by Cees (PA1CA) | Aug 10, 2013 | HAM Blog, Technology
I re-found my first love! I was 13 when I met here and spend hours playing with her. Than when I was 16 I lost her again….. Since this is a radio amateur blog you probably guessed I was talking about something to do with transmitters… 😉 I was browsing around ebay and...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 13, 2013 | HAM Blog, Technology
Some of you might know that, next to being a radio amateur, I’m also a professional programmer. I have my own company and work as a consultant making software for big companies. My last project was for a client where I was in a position to study how to make apps for...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Dec 15, 2012 | Contesting, HAM Blog, Technology
I did another RTTY contest, this time it was organized from the radio amateur organization in the Czech Republic. For me it was a way to try out my mobile 40m band antenna which I bought and put up a few weeks ago. In this picture the left antenne is the 40m band...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Nov 11, 2012 | Contesting, HAM Blog, Technology
I have a lot of first experiences lately. After my first contest, getting my first tube linear I tried another new thing. I had my first RTTY (Radio Tele TYpe) experience, also known as Telex! I also decided to jump into the deep end and enter the German Worked All...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Nov 4, 2012 | HAM Blog, Technology
I got my new Christmas tree! Well, not really of course but it comes close. I opened up my new Ameritron Linear just to see what those 4 tubes look like when the thing is turned on. It lights up the room and looks rather cozy! There is also a lot of heat coming from...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Oct 28, 2012 | HAM Blog, Technology
I took my next step in this great Radio Amateur hobby of ours! I blew something up! 🙂 Recently I bought a Diamond SX-100 power meter to use with the Ameritron Linear I bought. I’m using the linear with my two dipoles; the 15m one and the fan dipole for 10m and 20m. To...
