In this video I assemble and field-test a lightweight 5-pound portable ham radio kit designed for VHF, UHF, APRS, and packet Winlink operations. The kit includes the Lenovo Tab M8 tablet, the BTECH UV-Pro handheld radio, and an Ed Fong roll-up J-pole antenna mounted on a Gigaparts POTA 20 mast—everything you need for off-grid communications, emergency preparedness, and backcountry digital operations. I take the complete kit deep into the woods for a real-world test and show you step-by-step how to send and receive a packet Winlink email in a low-signal environment. This is perfect for hikers, SOTA/POTA activators, emergency communicators, and anyone building a compact go-bag radio setup. 🔹My Favorite Gear - 🔹Links mentioned in the video Btech UV-Pro - Lenovo Tab M8 - Ed Fong Antenna - POTA 20 Mast - The Tech Prepper - @TheTechPrepper 🔹Raspberry Pi Build Guide - 🔹Frequently Asked Questions - 🔹Weekly Newsletter - 🔹Follow Me Twitter @km4ack 🔹FREE Get Started Guide - 🔹Cool Ham Gear - 🔹Support the channel through Patreon - 🔹Did you just get a raspberry pi and want to hook it up to your radio? Start here Want your raspberry pi to play nice with your ham radio? Are you into digital modes like FT8, JS8Call, FLDIGI, Winlink, APRS, Digipeaters and others? Each week I put out new content showing you exactly what steps to take to get the latest ham radio software on your raspberry pi. Whether you just want to ragchew or are seriously into emergency preparedness, emcomm, or ARES and want to learn all you can about using the raspberry pi to drive your ham radio, this channel has something for you. Be sure to click the subscribe button and ring the bell before heading off. That way you will get notified of all future videos. 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases