by Cees (PA1CA) | May 30, 2014 | HAM Blog, Rules, Technology
One thing I enjoy from having the full license is that I can use all Radio Amateur bands available. I enjoy the fact that every band has its own peculiarities, almost like a living creature! For instance the 80m band is a night creature. It comes alive in the evening...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Apr 23, 2014 | HAM Blog, Popular, portable operations, Technology
Lately I’m trying to improve my portable HAM Radio setup because I want to do some activations for Castles On The Air (COTA) and WorldWide Flora & Fauna (WFF). The idea for the activations is that you take all the HAM radio gear you need to make your contacts and...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Apr 18, 2014 | HAM Blog, operating practice, Rules
Just wondering…. Today I saw the QRZ page of a Dutch Novice radio amateur. He had a Youtube movie on his page in which he made a QSO with an American operator in which he told the American OM that he was using 1 Kilowatt of power. I wonder if the American OM...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Dec 14, 2013 | HAM Blog, Technology
In my last blog entry I wrote about the “code hanger antenna” I put up. It is in fact a MFJ-1795 antenna of course that looks a bit like a coat hanger. I tested it out a bit and decided that it’s not bad, but not really a big improvement over my homemade antennas. I...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Nov 3, 2013 | HAM Blog, Technology
I put up a new antenna; the MFJ-1795. It’s a nice antenna, for people with limited space. It is 3.5 meters long, the big HF antennas are 7 meters long or more. So I’m playing in the minor league when it comes to antennas! Anyway, already 2 of my HAM radio...
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....
