by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 25, 2015 | HAM Blog, operating practice, portable operations, Rules
Radio amateurs from Canada have been asking me the possibilities of operating with a Canadian HAM radio license in The Netherlands. Because I think this information can be interesting for more Canadian operators, I decided to post it here. Let me start by saying this;...
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) | 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 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...
