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Also Appreciated
Also received with the last batch of QSL-cards was a SWL-report. Nowadays they don’t come as often as before. I maybe receive up to three SWL-reports per year. No-one needs to have been SWL-ing on the ham bands to become … Continue reading
Very Appreciated
When going through the last batch of QSL-cards received via the buro I was happy to receive some new DOK:s from Germany to add to my collection towards DLD1000 on 40m. Currently I am just short of 17% accomplished. My … Continue reading
Posted in Contesting, ham radio, QRP, Radio operation, Radio Sport
Tagged agcw, AGCW-DL, contest, Ham Radio, QRP, radio sport
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Hottest DX Cluster Ever
DXHeat.com may be the hottest and ultimate DX cluster site so far. Created by Tobias DH1TW, with valuable help from friends, this site does not only offer DX spots with fast and superb filtering capabilities. It also has a superb … Continue reading
Posted in ham radio, Radio operation
Tagged dx, Ham Radio, hamradio
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Packing for the weekend
Antennas, cables, string, and some more wire for improvised antennas in the left box and IC-706mkIIg, AT-180, S-match, meters, power supply and other station accessories in the right box. On Friday afternoon SM7PXS, SM7XWM, and SM7RRF take the boat to … Continue reading
KX1 on Eu-037
Yesterday evening I had an errand to Öland, IOTA EU-037. It included some evening waiting time that I spent playing with my KX1. I drove to Äleklinta, JO86jx. It is an Alvar area Close to the Baltic Sea, overlooking Kalmar … Continue reading
Slack loop
Something has happened with my horizontal loop antenna. Instead of being straight at 8 meters over ground at its lowest point it is slacking 3 meters over ground. A close look at the above image reveals the slacking loop wire … Continue reading
Posted in Antennas, ham radio, Radio operation
Tagged amateur radio, antenna, Ham Radio
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8S7GL Garpen 2013
The weekend of great radio fun is over, back to everyday-life and reality. A big thank you to SM7PXS and SM7XWM for good company and making the weekend so fun and relaxing. Also a big thank you to SM7PIK and the … Continue reading
8S7GL
The coming weekend 16th to 18th of August I am looking forward to a large mass of amateur radio fun. Together with SM7PXS and SM7XWM I will operate 8S7GL from lighthouse Garpen during the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend. This operation … Continue reading
PSK31 on the loop
I have been working some hours with my new 110m long horizontal loop. So far mostly on 30m and a few QSO’s on 10m. The antenna is easy to tune with my S-match, band switching takes less than a minute … Continue reading
Posted in Antennas, ham radio, Radio operation
Tagged Antennas, Ham Radio, loop antenna, psk31
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Club Fieldday
The past weekend the annual field day of the local club was held as usual on the island Öland. This field day is both a radio event and a family event for club members and other hams with or without … Continue reading
Posted in ham radio, QRP, Radio operation
Tagged active antenna, Antennas, field day, Ham Radio
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SM7RRF 