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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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New Books
Two new books landed in the mailbox. One is for my hobby and one is for my work. Which book is for which do you think? Next week we are starting up this winter season’s radio electronics course in our local … Continue reading
Higher and Higher
This weekend offered very nice weather and I spent a couple of hours taking advantage of the sunshine while doing antenna work. Using the Apache bow and arrow my 2 x 13m doublet was moved closer to the clouds. Now … 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
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
Hentenna and MS
I write this post during the Perseids, using the Hentenna to work meteor scatter Just now trying to work DL2IAN on JT6M. So far this evening I have had two MS QSO’s, both random, with LY2CP and F1GTU. I cannot … Continue reading
Waves
Have you seen the video link “Waves, an instructive film” in my link list on the right hand side of this page? If not, you should look at the film. Understanding wave behavior is very relevant to the radio amateur. … Continue reading
Posted in Antennas, ham radio
Tagged Antennas, Feed Lines, Ham Radio, Standing Waves, SWR
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