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WSPR DX hunt
Paul PA0K wrote about this DX station and how his 200mW signal was received there yesterday. Well, I'm writing about S79RP from the Seychelles and found that Paul actually was heard last Sunday around...
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#60m 5Z4VJ Kenya worked
I was lucky yesterday. After my successful efforts with WSPR I managed to have a QSO with 5Z4VJ from Kenya. Andy was formerly on air as 5Z4/G3AB and I have seen him once on 60m with that call but so...
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#60m Saint Barthelemy worked
It looks like the 60m DX season has really started again. Yesterday evening I noticed TO0Z was spotted in the morning and from info on the internet I noticed today was the last day of the activity...
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IC-7300 USB configuration at one place
Have you got your IC-7300 configured with only the USB cable for CAT/FSK RTTY/CW Keyer/SSB (Keyer)? Well you're happy and doing fine. I recently got some questions how this is done. You can find all...
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#60m United Nations Headquarters worked
Well, 4U1UN has quite a history. Although I really don't understand why this station counts for a DXCC. It's no separate country or island it's just an organisation. I guess it's the same reason as...
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#CQWW RTTY contest 2020 review
Event: CQWW DX RTTY 2020Section: Single Operator Low Power All Band Logger: N1MM+ newest versionRTTY engine: MMTTY & 2ToneStation: Icom IC-7300 100WAntenna 1: Multiband Inverted-V 2x20m...
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Balun musings
For a while now I'm thinking about a coax wound airbalun to feed my vertical, in between the autotuner and the antenna. The design is made by PA0FRI and therefore sometimes called the PA0FRI balun....
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Fox Mike Hotel Portable Ops Challenge review
Go pack... This new challenge is kind of a contest and a try out. I planned to participate on/off for 8 hours at sunday in the most difficult section portable SSB. The weather was not good, rain and a...
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I was wrong....portable WSPR results
I was wrong assuming I had no spots transmitting one slot after my unsuccessful participation in the POC yesterday. Although I programmed WSPRwatch with the call PE4BAS/P I probabely transmitted...
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Operating mode comparisation chart including FST4
DB6LL Hartmut made a very nice comparisation chart which he published on facebook. I got permission to publish it on this blog to inform even more HAMs. Thank you Hartmut!I still have to try this new...
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JS8Call use
Once or twice a week a take a look around on JS8Call. Just to check if I got messages or put my QTH on APRS.fi. I always try to start a QSO but though enough stations are on the air not many respond....
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CM choke, RF choke, RF isolator, line isolator, RF current filter
Years ago Hans PE1BVQ was so kind to give me a common mode filter. It was at the time I had issues with my VDSL2 connection. I tried everything to avoid the coax from radiating and receiving unwanted...
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JARTS RTTY on vy low power
I've been active on 40m quite a lot last week. Experimenting with JS8Call, since I want to find out what interesting use it actually has for me. At the end of the week some complaints from neighbours...
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Unfortunately we had to cancel our multi operator event we do the last couple of years with our PA6AA crew. This due to Covid-19 of course. Luckely we can have fun in the contest individually. Hope to...
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Last chance to work New Zealand on 60m
I noticed my last 60m contact from last week was with ZL4OL. Now, it is no hot news but tomorrow is the last day New Zealand HAM operators can be active on 60m. 5 MHZ TRIAL ALLOCATION CEASES...
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Last time ZL on 60m
Although I was participating in the CQWW SSB DX contest I took one hour off the contest especially to work ZL stations on 60m for the last time Saturday morning. Others did as well, it was very busy...
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#CQWW DX SSB contest 2020 - breaking the barrier
Event: CQWW DX SSB 2020 Section: Single Operator Low Power All Band Logger: N1MM+ newest version Station: Icom IC-7300 100W Antenna 1: Multiband Inverted-V 2x20m ladderline fed, apex @12mAntenna 2:...
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Balun musings (2)
After my doubtful experiment with the PA0FRI 1:4 airwound balun I decided to make the balun shown at DH1TW's site. Just because I had a mix#61 ferrite core still in my "junkbox". And because I wanted...
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#10m FT8 Sat. 31-Okt-2020
I checked 10m and found the band open already early in the morning. I decided to leave the radio/computer on 10m today. Several from VK are received and I even made QSOs to Indonesia and India.The 10m...
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#10m report 01-Nov-2020
To be honest, what is good propagation? I didn't have much time for radio today, other chores took my time. But the time I had available for radio was pure quality. Made QSOs with Australia, Pakistan,...
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