by Cees (PA1CA) | Dec 14, 2013 | HAM Blog, Technology
In my last blog entry I wrote about the “code hanger antenna” I put up. It is in fact a MFJ-1795 antenna of course that looks a bit like a coat hanger. I tested it out a bit and decided that it’s not bad, but not really a big improvement over my homemade antennas. I...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Sep 12, 2013 | Digital, HAM Blog, Technology
What a strange hobby this amateur radio hobby is! At home I’m trying to have the highest antenna with the biggest radio and the most power. Whereas while traveling I want the smallest antenna with the smallest transmitter; which means, low power. While traveling size...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Sep 11, 2013 | Contesting, HAM Blog
I discovered another use for the new CW filter I put in my FT-817; I found out it also works in digital modes! During my stay in Montreal, working as VA2/PA1CA, I decided to work an hour or so in the 2013 Russian RTTY contest. Because I was using my Yaesu FT-817 I was...
by Cees (PA1CA) | Dec 15, 2012 | Contesting, HAM Blog, Technology
I did another RTTY contest, this time it was organized from the radio amateur organization in the Czech Republic. For me it was a way to try out my mobile 40m band antenna which I bought and put up a few weeks ago. In this picture the left antenne is the 40m band...
