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  • Membership SRS and WS62 Restauration

    Recently joined the Dutch Surplus Radio Society or SRS. Her goal is to keep, share, and grow the historical and substantive knowledge of radio communications installations. This all in the broadest sense and within the rules of the law. The SRS is trying to achieve this goal, by: Doing research, reviews and documentation of equipment,…

  • New QSL card

    What you see here is the back side. You’ll find an inspiring CW expression on the front, presented in the the basic colours of the flag and coat of arms of the province Gelderland. However, you’ll have to make a QSO to see the front! 73′ es CUL Gerrit … Read the rest

  • 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…