by Cees (PA1CA) | Apr 19, 2015 | HAM Blog, Popular, portable operations, Technology
After waiting for a pretty long time, my new gadget from China finally arrived! It’s a SARK100 antenna analyzer. I wrote about buying one, in February I think, so already some time ago! Most radio amateurs know that antenna analyzers are pretty expensive; starting...
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) | 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) | Oct 13, 2014 | HAM Blog, portable operations, Technology
As people that read my blog posts might know; I’m always looking for the best portable setup. At the moment the options revolve around using the FT-817nd with a small linear or using the FT-857d. Using an FT-817nd plus a small linear In my post about using the...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Aug 3, 2014 | HAM Blog, portable operations, Technology
A few years ago there was a rumor going around that a new version of the Yaesu ft-817 would come on the market “pretty soon”. This new model would be called the Yaesu FT-818. The FT-817nd has been the favorite of many radio amateurs for as long as it...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Jul 1, 2014 | HAM Blog, portable operations, Technology
I got another one; the Baofeng UV-3r+! On a rainy Sunday afternoon, after browsing a bit on internet I went to this Chinese website that sells HAM radio stuff. I already bought a few small transmitters there and some other stuff and I decided to get another one of...
