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And again!
Remember my efforts and struggle last month in the Dutch Kingdom Contest? Well, it seems I was not the only one struggling as I won the A1SSB section (low power 100W) again.I think the time of the year...
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PDØFF SK
Sorry to write this but my radio friend Foppe PD0FF died last thursday. I knew Foppe from long time ago when I was a CB operator and later he obtained a novice license to enjoy the amateurradio bands...
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Interference
KPN Experia box internet modemAt the start of this year I did the 100DXCC in 100 days QRP challenge. At 5W power output there is not much chance you interfere with other appliances. But lately I had...
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Summertime, experimentation time!
14MHz currents new designAntenna experiments are something I'd like to do more. But life has not enough time to do it all, at least not for me. Experimenting and building antennas is not something you...
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Guest post: Interference from a LDG Z-817 autotuner
This actually is a guest post from PE1BVQ Hans. Hans did suffer from heavy noise (S9) on his FT-817 affecting his receive especially from digital weak signals like WSPR and JT modes.By coincidence I...
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Vertical antenna rebuilt
I collected all the neseccary ingredients for this simple upgrade from Alu tape antenna to Cu tape antenna. Now, this monday was the right time and coorperating weather to disconnect te vertical and...
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After nearly two decades, a spy "numbers" station is back on the air
Actually this is "old" news but I'm surprised no other blogger has picked it up yet. North Korea Is Sending Mysterious Coded Radio Messages Again After nearly two decades, a spy "numbers" station is...
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Shocking
A thunderstorm was approaching last week en when I saw a lightning strike nearby I decided to disconnect the verticals. I still have to find out why I got a electrical shock from the outer of the PL...
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PH0NO Lars activates Canadian WWFF
Lars PH0NO wrote last week:Tomorrow l will be heading to VE3 with my family. It will be a first time visit for me to VE. I will be visiting my brother who lives in Toronto and travel around Ontario...
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Average
Igot a few e-mails about the coppertape vertical and see now that I forgot to make more important photos from the building process. Anyway, I tried to make some close ups from the connection of the...
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58 hours on 30m
I left WSPR running for about 58 hours and closed the station when a thunderstorm was nearby.RX including bogus spotsTX with 1WReceived uniques 24 hours on the 30thReceived total distance on the...
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Not so spectaculair
Not so spectaculair results on 30m. TXing with the W5OLF 1W transmitter. On the magnetic loop which I found under a layer of dust in my garage. I didn't check it, just connected the battery and hit the...
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New one...
By Klaus M. - Image (Map) made by Klaus M. (Mikmaq), Germany, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1273342Difficult, but on the other hand easy. I've been listening for CY9C...
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Terrain analysis
If you're studying the performance of your antennas over real ground including the surrounding area you need to have terrain analysis software like HFTA or Radio Mobile. HFTA can be found on the CD...
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Sorry, almost forgot...
I'm feeling terrible. After my vacation in Denmark last spring I forgot to upload my contact log. Only a few contacts but as important as other contacts. I didn't have much time to make QSOs and my...
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The monster is back...
Last year I visited the harbour Eemshaven near my QTH and made some photos from the largest pipe lay crane vessel of the world. It has gone away but when my wife and daughter visited the Eemshaven...
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Summer is here...
Polygonia C-album, quite unusual in the north.Well, I do not update the blog much these days. Other things are on my mind, about that later. We have the most beautiful weather of the year at the moment...
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Interference (2), VDSL a HAM operators nightmare
Remember my post about interference last July? I did solve the problem for a while. But the modem/router did had a defect. We lost internet almost all evenings and I was not even transmitting! So, we...
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WWFF event: PE1BVQ/P Zuidlaardermeer
PAFF-0065 by PE1BVQSeptember 29 @ 09:00 - 12:00 UTC+0Activating PAFF-0065 Zuidlaardermeer.Start on 7085/7114 Mhz LSB, later on 14.244Mhz USBLet's help Hans to get those 44 QSOs he need!If you hear him,...
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#cqww RTTY 2016 - Just for fun
Operating remote from the livingroomEvent: CQWW RTTY contestSection: LOW powerLogger: N1MM+ Station: Icom IC-706MK2G at 40WAntenna: Coppertape multiband vertical at 9m aglParticipated just for the fun...
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