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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Semi Automatic Key evening
DATE: Annually on the 3rd Wednesday in February TIME: 1900-2030 UTC PARTICIPANTS: All licensed amateurs using a semi automatic key (bug). No hand keys or elbugs. FREQUENCIES: 3,510 – 3,560 kHz CALL: CQ BUG EXCHANGE.: RST + QSO-No./the year the OP used a bug successfully for the first time. Example: 579001/61 SCORING: Every complete QSO…
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Semi Automatic Bug Evening
20 feb 2013: Enjoyed tonight’s contest called Semi automatic Bug Evening or “Schlackertasten Abend” As I am AGCW member, CW lover and Vibroplex owner, I just had to join again. Invitation is normally as follows: (by mail :-)) CQ DE DK9KR = DR OM = 2013.02.20 1900 TO 2029 UTC 3510 TO 3560 KHZ =…
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PACC 2012
October 10th, 2012, PACC 2012 QSL-card is ready This years’ PACC contest resulted in 840 QSO’s and 5th position in single-op, all, low, CW. All worked stations will receive the special QSL card soon. Picture is showing the Hanzeboog, near Hattem, a railwaybridge which arches across ijseldelta, connecting the provinces Gelderland and Overijssel. It rests…
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40M Band: My favourite CW band
40M is my favourite band the last few years as it is like a HF band that works at night time but allows you to work any distance, if properly equipped. The widely differing propagation conditions on 7MHz during a 24hrs period, and the differences between summer and winter conditions, make this a very useful…
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160M Band: Gentlemens’ or Top band
Just above the mediumwave broadcast band, 160 meters is the lowest radio frequency band allocation available to radio amateurs operators in most countries. Seasoned operators often refer to 160 meters as Top Band, it is also sometimes referred to as the “Gentleman’s Band” in comparison to the often-freewheeling 20 and 80 meter band allocations. The…