by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 25, 2015 | HAM Blog, operating practice, portable operations, Rules
Radio amateurs from Canada have been asking me the possibilities of operating with a Canadian HAM radio license in The Netherlands. Because I think this information can be interesting for more Canadian operators, I decided to post it here. Let me start by saying this;...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 23, 2015 | Contesting, HAM Blog, operating practice, Technology
A week or 2 ago I competed in the PACC contest. This is a radio amateur contest where operators from all over the world need to contact Dutch operators to collect points. A contest is always a good way to check your antennas, your radio and other equipment because you...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 22, 2015 | HAM Blog
Today I decided to buy a Chinese antenna analyzer. I already have a RigExpert analyzer and am very happy with it, so why did I buy another one?! Well, I must say that the price was a big reason to buy it. It’s only 77 euros (USD 88) which is very low for such a...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Feb 14, 2015 | app store, DXCluster, HAM Blog, ham radio apps, radio amateur apps
A few years ago I made a DX Cluster app for iOS (iPhone and iPad) called Mircules DX Cluster. I’m a freelance software developer and found it interesting to make some software for mobile devices for my amateur radio hobby. A DX Cluster app seemed like a nice...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Jan 14, 2015 | app store, apple app store, HAM Blog, ham radio apps, HAMQuickLog, iOS, portable operations, radio amateur apps
Previous week a new version of Mircules HAM QuickLog came out. As most people will know, QuickLog is a logging app for Radio Amateurs voor the iPad. I wrote about this earlier in another post. The 2 most important additions to the app are “import from...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Dec 24, 2014 | HAM Blog, Technology
I got myself a Miracle Whip antenna! Although the things I read about it weren’t al that positive, I decided I wanted to get one anyway. Why did I get one after reading all these mixed reviews? Well, I was missing a HF antenna for one specific situation. 🙂...
