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Summer
It has been a while I wrote a real article in my blog. Lots of things happened and time is too short. It's summertime and that means a lot of work in and around the house besides the usual job. Summer...
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Welcome to the future 3
It has been 2013 that I wrote about future radio equipment. Slowly things are developing and both russian Expert Electronics with the SunSDR-MB1 and american Flexradio with the Maestro have been...
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Yaesu FT-767GX units sale
In my post from 15 July I wrote I would send a list to all radio friends with all equipment for sale that I have to sell for PD0FF Foppe. After examining all the equipment I decided I will not send any...
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New tools
Our main food supplier (LIDL) had some tools for sale I really wanted to have. You really don't want to miss these when you are doing experimental radio research....I really don't know how they made it...
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Another hobby...
Toyota Starlet 1.0XL S6 12V (1988)Don't be afraid, I will not leave HAM radio! It appeared already sometime on my blog. Another hobby from the past......cars. Some time a while ago my hobby was tuning...
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PE4BAS experimental 30m WSPR beacon tonight
If someone asks me what my hobby is regarding the antennas etc. I tell them I am a experimental radio researcher. It sounds so much more professional as HAMradio or amateurradio. Besides that we often...
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Inside a IKEA flashlight
 My daughter had a IKEA flashlight. The model that you have to charge yourself. I broke inside after it felt on a hard floor. It is a amazing designed machine with a acceleration device using gear...
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Experimental WSPR 30m setup
After 178 x 2 minute WSPR transmissions I have a result and can share the outcome of this experiment.I have been transmitting with a homemade magnetic loop with a 92% efficiency installed inside the...
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IARU SSB #Fieldday @PE4BAS
Event: IARU SSB Fieldday 2015QTH: JO33jk Eemshaven (harbour) NetherlandsLogger: Paper and pencilStation: YAESU FT817ND 5WAntenna: 12m vertical pole with 3 band PE1BVQ endfed on a dyke (10m agl)....
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Real time bandconditions
Thanks to Bob VA3QV I found this very useful website from K5BIZ.This is the description:Â The purpose of this experimental website is to provide 24-7-365 actual ( REALTIME ) band condition information...
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Balloon foxhunt 2015 (prediction)
I can cut and past the story but why bother. Find it here! The balloon will fly at Sunday.The weather doesn't look promising (rain). So I am curious what the outcome will be. Last year I made the...
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Last prediction balloonfoxhunt
Prediction from friday evening seems to be pretty accurate. Path is still north. Ballon transponder is hitting S9+ and 100mW is weaker at S1-4.Update final path:Very nice to see I was close....
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Balloonfoxhunt 2015 report from the north
Great show! Very unusual path to the north this time. And it made a touch down in Friesland, something I already expected at Friday. Due to the north path I could follow the balloon all the way and...
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Cleaning the blogroll
It is that time to clean the blogroll again. I inserted some very nice new ones this year. And did remove from those who did not update their blog for over a year. Gone are the blogs from NU8Z, PA1JIM,...
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Welcome to the future 4
I think I will continue with my "Welcome to the future" of HAM radio series. I started my first post in this series in 2011. I think it was the time that the Elecraft KX3 was just on the market. Time...
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60m (5MHz) in the Netherlands soon, what to expect?
May be you did read the news somewhere we probabely are able to get on 60m (5MHz) on a secundary basis soon here in the Netherlands. The frequencies will be between 5350 and 5450 KHz. I wonder how many...
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Some Yaesu FT-817 bugs previously unknown by many
I came across a bug of the Yaesu FT-817 today that was previously unknown by many people. At least I didn't know about it. Another bug or shortcoming of the FT-817 was pointed out to me last year by...
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New one!
I happen to be on 15m JT65/JT9 this morning and kept an eye on DX clusters. I suddenly noticed D67GIA spotted himself on 21.180 MHz SSB. If someone spots himself it does mean he's not busy and waiting...
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CQ WW RTTY contest 2015 report
Event: CQ WW RTTY 2015Logger: N1MM+ most updated versionStation: Icom IC-706MKIIG (power max. 50W)Antenna: Vertical HF multiband antenna at 9m AGL.RTTY is not really my favorite mode, it is slow and...
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