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  • WA-R15CWC Award

    September 20th, received my requested award within one hour. Silver degree only, as I Missed R15CWC and worked 5 bands only. Nevertheless 34 CW QSO,s  with 10 calls on 5 bands and resulting in my first new award since 2011. No. 222 is not too bad either. 73" Gerrit… Read the rest

  • PACC 2015

    September 19th 2015, Visited the HF-day, organized by the Veron Traffic Bureau in Apeldoorn and received the 2nd place reward in 2015 PACC contest in the most competivive section: SO LP CW. Top 3 stations from 50 participants were: 1 PA0O       1442 QSO,s 2 PA3AM     1111 QSO,s 3 PA2W       1077 QSO,s Position in 2010 was the third…

  • Skywire / Loop for 160 meters

    Saturday 15th of August: Last part of work on my Horizontal Loop or Sky-wire antenna. Unfortunally it was raining all afternoon, but around 16:00 hrs I was ready to connect the last two open wire -ends and the 187 meters 2,5mm2 wire loop was closed. It felt like closing a dyke. Average height is 15…

  • BC453 Receiver 150 – 560Khz

    2015, May 14th 2015, On Acension-day  I,ve managed to buy a couple of BC453 receivers. It was at a car boot sale during the “Jutberg event”, a radio Flea Market, where I found a BC453-B from the Royal Canadian Air Force and  a ARC (Aircraft radio Corporation) R-11-A receiver. Both receivers where offered to me for…

  • Installation of new Antenna Tower

    With help of two committed radiofriends (Left to right; John PE1RZU, Gerrit PG3VA and Gerrit PA3AM ) we have managed to install the 25 meter Bijzen Crank Up Tower on a sunny  Saturday, 2nd of May 2015. Initial start of the project was 11th of Januari 2014. I will soon complete this article with an…

  • Homebrew with tubes

    During our 2009 Fielddays, I’ve built a hartley ECO CW transmitter, using an EL84 tube. I then got inspired by the Glowbug from SM5GNN, The re-introduction of the “Mighty Midget” and the article “one hour transmitters from G3VA TT september 1988. I decided to build a new “One Tube, Two stage, Three band CW transmitter.…

  • AGCW-40-3 activity on 40-meter band.

    AGCW-40-3 Surfing around on the internet, found this activity on the website of AGCW. (I am member 3375). Year-round on the air activity 3 years “new” 40m Band Plan All CW contacts from 29th March 2012 onwards between 7035 and 7040kHz of at least 5 minutes duration count for points. Stations may be worked more…