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The ultimate portable digitalmode unit (2)
Inside the tablet...I'm working on a ultimate solution for portable digital operations as you probabely know from my last post about this subject. Most ideal would be a headless unit like the one...
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#cqww RTTY 2018
Event: CQWW RTTY 2018Section: Single Operator Low Power All Band RTTYLogger: N1MM+ newest versionStation: Icom IC-706 MK2G 50WAntenna: Multiband Inverted-V 2x20m ladderline fed, apex 12m aglRTTY is...
View ArticleIcom IC-706 features you didn't know about
It is already years ago I read about these unknown features officially not documented. Actually it is not of any use but these (start up) features are there and it's just nice to try them. Instructions...
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FT8call overnight & FT8call 0.7 news
Left my computer running overnight because I have some videocard issues that lock W10. It seems it didn't lock last night and it spotted all the stations received. When I did a allcall? early this...
View ArticleNamechange: FT8Call is now JS8Call
"JS8Call stands on the shoulder of giants...the takeoff angle is better up there."You might be asking...why is this named JS8Call? Why was it renamed from FT8Call? Why not something else, like BACON or...
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#60m DXing
Last evening and early this morning. Best DX worked was not NP2Q (7180km) but AA0MZ (7300km) from Kansas.Many HAMradio operators are whining about the bad propagation lately. However, it might be they...
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Today
Today was spend most of the time for the radiohobby. The weather was great and this could be the last couple of days with good weather of the year. The day started on the radio looking at the 60m FT8...
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Animals
The day started early this morning on 60m trying for 3D2AG from Fiji again. Yes I did receive him again (-14dB) and no he didn't see me at all. Who thinks that DX is easy....even with FT8 it can be a...
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JS8Call quicky
Click to enlarge!I'm a little late with a JS8Call review. But this evening I finally had time to download and install the program. First of all I copied FT8Call.ini from the "local" directory and...
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10 years PE4BAS weblog
I can't believe I started this blog 10 years ago today. At October 11 2008 I posted a picture from my temporary shack after we just moved into this house. The second floor is only partly been rebuilt...
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Unsuccessful HF5B installation
Up side down...It is not always a success story on my blog and today was very frustrating! I had high hopes from this butternut HF5B butterfly antenna. PB7Z Bernard does well with it and is confident...
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Impatience
PB7Z Bernard told me so after I expressed my failed installation of the HF5B to him. He already has this antenna for years in his tower which is the same one as I have. And he worked a impressive list...
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JS8Call QSO party this weekend
The JS8Call site announced the first JS8Call QSO party this weekend. Not a contest but a free party. No logs to send in. No prizes. Information exchange is all free.We have done this in the past with...
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Radio is magical
Appeared today.....a magical sign??Sorry, no post about the JS8Call party yet....more on that later. No, it's about the magic of radio. Remember my "QSO of 2018"? Well I did it again. I saw PG0DX Henry...
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JS8Call QSO party review
Yes, I did participate. However like always, time was a issue. I tried to keep my computer and radio on the whole weekend to accommodate a relay for those that need it. Unfortenately my computer is...
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#cqww ssb 2018 again with PA6AA
Last year we did the contest with a nice group of amateurradio friends. It was fun and we obtained 3rd place in the Netherlands with almost 3000 valid QSOs. Of course we did it for fun but experienced...
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#cqww SSB 2018 PA6AA contest review
Event: CQWW SSB 2018Section: Multi Operator Two Radio High PowerLogger: N1MM+ newest versionStation 1: Elecraft K3s 400WStation 2: Icom IC-7300 400WAntenna 160m: Inverted-LAntenna 80m: Inverted-L +...
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PA-Beker 2018 contest review
Don't be afraid I'm not a die hard contester. I'm busy writing some interesting articles but it takes time. In the mean time I enjoy some small contests like the PA-beker contest this weekend and the...
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Friese 11 steden contest review
Since this is a pure Dutch contest I will write the review in Dutch for archive purpose. If you're interested to read it you can try a translate with google translate to your desired language.Event:...
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