ARRL DX CW Contest 20-21 feb 2010 Last weekend I participated at our club station PI4TUE. This is the University of Technology Eindhoven...

Why a bandpass filter for 6m? I recently ordered this from Cross Country Wireless and received this the other day. There is a couple of rea...

Cleaned out the soldering table Installed two wooden shelves Lined up the equipment at one side Notice the army CW key?

CQWW 160m CW My favourite contest. These last few years I have hardly had time to participate seriously from anywhere. Excuses, excuses Ther...

General remarks All rigs have been tested at 14 and 28.4Mhz and other adjacent frequencies to rule out bandfilter anomalies. Pre-amps,RF gai...

This follows the previous blogs on optimizing my Elecraft XV144 144/28MHz transverter + 28MHz IF transceiver Purpose of MDS measurement Fi...

What is my goal? Pure and simple: have more fun in hearing (seeing?) weak signals, participate in a few contests and/or work new dx, on 144M...

Planned changes There's a few reasons why I'm planning some upgrades on my current VHF station. First there's the annual wear an...

The MPV rises to 16mtrs ! I have found a top section of an old 12m spiderpole. This came from a damaged Heavy Duty version and has served as...

"Most Pitiful Vertical" It's time to become active on Top Band again! Since the move to my new QTH there have been several opt...