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30m WSPR at night 7-8 Jan.
Results from last night transmitting with the VCXO-AXE on the horizontal loop. I hoped for a spot from AE5X who did some experiments with a Funcube Pro+. Unfortenately propagation was not good enough I...
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WSPR kit boxed
It seems building and testing a WSPR kit is not that interesting. The amount of blog readers dropped dramatically last couple of days. I don't care.....I'm having fun!I decided I better spend all...
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WSPR 30m 990 minute run
I decided to do a last run on the power supply in the shack. 99 times a 10 minute slot. This time I used the vertical. The advantage is that I can use my radio to listen elsewhere. I choose the 40m...
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First Light
Bert PA1B wrote me a e-mail as he did read my first postings about the 30m W5OLF VCXO-AXE WSPR beacon. He wrote me his thoughts about it.This is my free translation:I've been reading the first article...
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Ramifications of the 100% transmitting beacons
Reading and commenting on a post about the new 10m W5OLF WSPR beacon AE5X John made and tested, something important has been pointed out. Regarding the use of 100% transmitting beacons on WSPR, you...
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The QRZ.com award program
John MW1CFN pointed me to the new award program from QRZ.com via his blog today. So I thought to give it a try. Not that I am a award hunter. But it looks nice on your QRZ page. So if you like you can...
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EP6T at the end of the DXpedition
Not much time for playing radio lately I decided to spend time this morning to try and work EP6T from Iran. I didn't give it much of a chance as EP6T was weak on 12m and 15m SSBthis morning. The...
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CQ DX thursday
Due to circumstances I had some hours to spend in the morning for some good old SSB DXing I so much like in this hobby. Looking for DX on various bands costs time. I decided only to go for 20-10m SSB...
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DXCC nr.77 on 10m WSPR 1W
Roger G3XBM mentioned his 500mW 10m signal was heard at ET/G8DYK in Ethiopia earlier this week. So this weekend I had to give it a try for DXCC nr. 77 with 1W WSPR. And yes, he received my signal. I...
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Friese 11steden contest certificaat
I received this very nice certificate last week. A second place at the Frysian 11 cities contest. Thanks to the contest organisation. I will not hang this on my shack wall as with all these...
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PACC tips
As this blogpost will be most interesting for Dutch people I publish the Dutch language first and the english writing second.De PACC 2015 komt er alweer aan. Helaas ben ik dit keer niet in de...
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Chasing DX
Today was the only day of the week I had time to work DX and especially chasing K1N from Navassa. It was also the first time I could actually hear K1N. But unfortenately the propagation was not good...
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More PACC preparations
Hoewel ik niet de hele contest mee ga doen zoals de laatste jaren zal ik wel proberen er hier en daar in te duiken voor een paar uurtjes is de verwachting. Mijn log programma is sinds jaren N1MM en dit...
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PI4H krantenartikel (newspaper article)
Trots op mijn collega amateurs hier uit de buurt. Weer een leuk stukje in de krant zodat je niet alles weer uit hoeft te leggen als je het over de hobby hebt. PD2TW op de voorgrond en dan PA7NTH en...
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PACC 2015 QRP
Event: PACC 2015Logger: N1MM+ most updated versionStation: Icom IC-706MKIIG (power in L pos.4W)Antenna: HB9CV at 6m AGL, 84m horizontal loop at 7m AGL, Vertical HF multiband antenna at 9m AGL.Well, it...
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Hobby expenses? Experiment and experience!
How much do you spend in the radiohobby? This hobby could be a cause of endless expenses and it seems when you're hit by the radiohobby fever there is always a need to get better equipment. There just...
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Interesting loop tests with 1:1 baluns on 160m
After reading some advice on a radioamateur forum regarding the use of a "short" loop like I have on 160m I tried a 1:1 balun between the ladderline and tuner instead of the built in 1:4 balun. I can't...
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CQWW 160m SSB contest last weekend
It has been 2007 when I last participate in this contest. I then was the only participant on SSB from the Netherlands and of course got first place! Actually the time this contest is on (best at night)...
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Increase activity with JT9
Since eQSL has now 2 certificates you can get with JT9 digimode I hope activity will increase because of this. You can get those certificates when you got 100 DXCC JT9 QSO confirmed by eQSL (eDX100)...
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JT9 map 5-March-2015
Had some time this evening to play JT mode again. Suprisingly 15,17 and 20m were still open after it became dark. Only digimode as I didn't hear a single SSB station on those bands. JT9 is a amazing...
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