by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 11, 2021 | Contesting, HAM Blog, ham radio apps
Lately I haven’t been doing a lot of HAM things. Corona and work have been keeping me busy! My work is making mobile apps and I did work on some HAM apps I made. I made total new versions of them and will be putting them in the app stores in the coming days /...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 23, 2015 | Contesting, HAM Blog, operating practice, Technology
A week or 2 ago I competed in the PACC contest. This is a radio amateur contest where operators from all over the world need to contact Dutch operators to collect points. A contest is always a good way to check your antennas, your radio and other equipment because you...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Nov 24, 2014 | app store, apple app store, Contesting, HAM Blog, ham radio apps, HAMQuickLog, iOS
After a lot of software development and testing I finally put my new app in the Apple app store! The app is called Mircules HAM QuickLog (or just QuickLog) and is an app for the iPad. It’s a logging app for Radio Amateurs and has a lot of very useful features....
by Cees (PA1CA) | Jun 30, 2014 | Contesting, HAM Blog, Rules
In my previous post I spoke about the conversation I had on Sunday with the King of Spain. Some people asked me what we talked about and if we had a nice conversation. Because this was a radio amateur contest the talk we had was very short but friendly. To give you an...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Oct 27, 2013 | Contesting, HAM Blog
One of the biggest HAM radio contests of the year was this weekend; the CQ World Wide DX Contest 2013. This is a voice contest (we talk to each other) and the goal is to make as many talks to as many far away places as possible. It lasts 48 hours; the whole weekend....
by Cees (PA1CA) | Sep 11, 2013 | Contesting, HAM Blog
I discovered another use for the new CW filter I put in my FT-817; I found out it also works in digital modes! During my stay in Montreal, working as VA2/PA1CA, I decided to work an hour or so in the 2013 Russian RTTY contest. Because I was using my Yaesu FT-817 I was...
