Off Grid Ham Radio & Fat Bike Camping

Off Grid Ham Radio & Fat Bike Camping on the island of Hailuoto in Finland.

Hello Operators.
Today on OH8STN Ham Radio we take another journey into operating a portable ham radio station off-grid. With an emphasis on ham radio data modes, I have made my way to Hailuoto Island Finland for several days of radio camping. Riding my fat bike, I carried a QRO radio, easy to setup HF antenna, portable battery power and solar powered with PowerFilm solar panels. Going beyond the basics of off-grid and grid down comms was the priority.

On this trip I used a Yaesu FT-891 and 120-watt powerFilm SOlar panel. Data modes were accomplished using a Raspberry Pi and Android Tablet. These days I use the Icom IC-705, Lab599 Discovery TX-500, Xiegu x5105 or x6100 when operating man-portable. These radios offer better efficiency and capabilities than QRO rigs, in a lightweight portable ham radio setup.

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För this trio, we'll take the solar powered Ham Radio Station off grid, powered by the Raspberry Pi field computer, the 45ah solar generator, and a 120 watt PowerFilm Solar panel to the island of Hailuoto Finland, for a multi-day, off grid communications test, and another episodia of the x days off grid series. The expedition is completely man-portable, and solar powered. The entire station was carried on a fat bike, with a small bike trailer, for a total distance of about 90km or 56 miles. The trip lasted 3 days, which was more than enough time to test off grid communications with js8call, the PowerFilm 120 watt panel, the Nortent Gamme 4 shelter, the Yaesu FT-891 and Raspberry Pi.

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Julian #oh8stn #xdaysoffgrid

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Mentioned in the video:
Raspberry Pi Field Computer    • Raspberry Pi Field Computer | Ham Radio  

PowerFilm Solar
   • Portable Solar Panel | PowerFilm Solar  

45ah Solar Generator
   • DIY Ammo Can Solar Generator | LiFePO4 Off...  

Antenna used:
Chameleon MPAS 2.0
   • Chameleon MPAS 2.0 HF 50Mhz Portable Ham R...  

OH8STN Raspberry Pi Pages
http://oh8stn.org/off-grid-raspberry-pi/

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http://oh8stn.org/shelter-system/

AmRRon Setup Scripts for Raspberry Pi
https://gitlab.com/amrron/setup-scripts


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