Nov 10th, 2016 and the following morning brought two presents, that I really appreciate. Reports from VK7BO appeared on Hamspots.net showing reception of European stations on 60 meters. I decided to put out some CQ’s to see if my signal arrived. Well it did! In the past, VK7BO received my JT65 signal, which was a… Continue reading »
In a recent post, I reported about my situation, comparing it with CISPR limits and came to the conclusion that these limits do not offer the required protection to comply with the European EMC directive. On the web, I found a report on the website of the European Communications Committee (ECC report 024, local copy),… Continue reading »
One of the most disturbing developments of the current time is the vast amount of electronic devices that are produced and fin their way to homes and businesses. Electronics have been around for many years, but in the past, these were mostly of an analogue nature. Yes, there were compatibility problems, but most problems were… Continue reading »
Some time ago, a colleague who wants to become an amateur, was given a 13 elements 70 cm yagi. My colleague asked me to test it, so it was put into the mast early September. After moving from the QTH in JO20XX in September 1994, my 70 cm station had been QRT for over 20… Continue reading »
On Sunday, Sep 11, 2016, M0JCQ/P was experimenting with low power. He was using a portable setup with a KX3. James recorded the experiment. I like the nice country view, that can be seen near the end of the video. With regard to the QSO, unfortunately, I did not record my end of the contact,… Continue reading »
Another remarkable surprise reception of my JT65 signals was noticed on Sep, 9th, 2016. VP8ALJ apparently had a receiver running on 60 meters and copied my signal with -21 dB. Not only a remarkable distance (nearly 13,000 km) but also showing what 60 meters has to offer. Thanks to VP8ALJ for his effort!
Today, June 3, Peter JW7QIA, Svalbard Island was worked for a new one. Around 17:30 UTC, signals were coming in and not much later, I could add a new one. Here is a recording, just after I made the QSO. I forgot to switch on the recording… As you can hear, the signal was not… Continue reading »
I have been active on 50 MHz since 1978. It started with building a converter, because we were not allowed to transmit on 50 MHz in The Netherlands. At first, in the summer of 1978, only noise was observed. Television signals were the best I could get! But in the spring of 1979, I switched… Continue reading »
Yesterday, I browsed through the spots on PSKreporter (PSK reporter map) and it was a real surprise to find my call reported on 60 meters by VK7BO (Tasmania) on Dec 28th, 2015 at 18:15 and 18:30 UTC (JT65 with -18 and -15 dB). The path is nearly 17,000 kilometres! It appears that VK7BO reports stations… Continue reading »
Below, an annotated picture of my antenna setup, taken in 1992 (click on the photo to enlarge). Some years later, I moved to a different QTH and unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to put up the mast again:-(