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Catch up with comments moderation
Since I have my blog configured to keep spam away comments after 14 days of posting a article have to be moderated by....me!But....I just discovered today that there is a tab "comments waiting for...
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#cqww CW raw score
Looks like no one else in the Netherlands did submit a log for the section 80m QRP unassisted.That means I will beat the 32 year old dutch record held by PA3AFF. The raw score of course is not the...
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Hamspots offline till 2018
HamSpots.net will be offline until sometime in the new year (2018).The services provided by HamSpots to JTAlert (Band Activity Data and TextMsg forwarding) will still be working. Spots sent by JTAlert...
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#28MHz ARRL 10m contest this weekend
Several posts about the 10m ARRL contest were made last year. Even with a detailed description of the propagation days before the contest. I took part with the biggest effort I could and it resulted in...
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#28MHz 10m ARRL is going to be dramatic?
Will the 10m ARRL contest be just as dramatic as my effort in 2010? Only time will learn!SFI:67 SN:11 A:10 K:2. They expect aurora next tuesday, a little too late for the contest.However it looks like...
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#28MHz 10m surprises me again!
Yes, 10m surprises me. I didn't have any propagation expectation at all and looking at the propagation last couple of days I did not expect to make many QSO's at all.SFI:69 SN:11 A:10 K:1 today, does...
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#28MHz ARRL 10m contest review
Event: ARRL 10m contestSection: Mixed (SSB/CW)Logger: HRD log converted with log converterStation: Icom IC-706 MK2G 100WAntenna: Multiband vertical at 9m aglWell, never expected but there appeared to...
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Bouvet personal propagation prediction
http://www.bouvetdx.org/propagation/You can find your personal propagation prediction for Bouvet Island here.Very nice service from this most expensive DXpedition ever. I'll bet every serious DXer in...
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Kenpro overhaul (2)
In a previous post I wrote I would do some work on the Kenpro KR600 (not to be confused with the RC (Round Clock) model. Well, it took some time and effort to get everything ready. Besides that I...
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Replacing my log processing logbook
Slowly I came to the conclusion that I can't continue with Ham Radio Deluxe version 4 as my main QSO/QSL processing logbook. I still think V4 is the best in simplicity and it is clear as crystal in my...
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WSPR new ones and WSPR LP?
The gigantic WSPR spider. TX/RX so far.First of all Merry Christmas to you all. Christmas is the time you spend with your family. However technology evolves and we can now spend both time on the hobby...
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2017 highlights, 2018 goals
A traditional post for many years on my blog. A review of 2017 and preview on 2018. This year has gone in a flash, too fast, too many things happen. Another radio friend lost, I guess this will happen...
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2018 Agenda
A new year, a new agenda. First post this year and already made my plan, well the same old contests like last year. And again I can participate a full weekend in the PACC contest.I don't know how this...
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2017 Statistics
Saw several blogposts show up in my blogroll with clublog statistics. I have to admit that clublog is by far the best statistic website around for what you want to know about the amount of QSOs and...
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Hamspots.net is back
Hamspots.net is back after some time off the net. Laurie did some changes which you can read on the site. This site is a great "propagation" viewer for digimodes like JT65/9, FT8, MSK144, SIM31 etc....
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Arctic WSPR beacon and monitoring station
The hardware for the planned WSPR beacon in Antarctica as a joint project from the technical university München, the hochschule of Bremen and the DARC E.v.. is on the way to the eternal ice. De...
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A paradigm shift within the radiohobby
Actually started to write this article at the end of 2017. But things are changing fast in this subject and so is my vision on this all.Recently I read a couple of articles about the future of hamradio...
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The dividing line...automation in the future
Contacts made with a robot!After my post, the video from SV5DKL and the blogpost from AE5X I did a bit of creative thinking. From the comments I read here and there I see a dividing line drawing...
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Frustrating...
Well, about the new antenna tower. I have it up and it holds a emergency inverted-V with 2x20m wire fed through a 30m long open line. But it doesn't work that well mainly because I think it is too low...
View ArticleCQ parrot...a ultimate fieldday friend
Did get a tip from Hans PE1BVQ a long time ago and last summer I ordered this gadget from BOX73. It's a building kit but SMD parts are already on the printboard. It's a CQ parrot or voicekeyer...
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