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09 February, 2015

Finally got my Ultrafire WF-501B as I wanted it

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As I wrote in my blog post a few days ago , I got the intensity down for night vision for my red flashlight. But I wasn't quite happy ...
04 February, 2015

Dimming my Ultrafire WF-501B

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I got this red LED flashlight as a Christmas present. But unfortunately the intensity was way too high for what I intended to use it for. ...
30 January, 2015

- Hardly any young people are becoming hams anymore

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This is what Ed Muns,  W0YK, said in an interview the other day, and goes on with  " because they see this as kind of old school stuff...
27 January, 2015

0.2 Watts to South Africa

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This is a new one for me: Norway-South Africa on 30 m WSPR in the middle of the night. Again I am amazed at what this mode can accomplish...
24 December, 2014

Getting ready for 60 meter

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I have never had any contacts on the 5 MHz or the 60 meter band. But I guess it's time for that now. Both my K2 and my K3 support it...
14 December, 2014

Waiting for an AP510/AVRT5 APRS tracker

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I just ordered an AP510/AVRT5 APRS tracker and am anxious to get my hands on it to try it out. I like the small size and the fact that it ...
12 December, 2014

Congratulations to Logbook of the World

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Congratulations to the ARRL Logbook of the World (LOTW) which just reached 100 million confirmed contacts. This is the same as an impressi...
23 November, 2014

Milestone in blogging

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Today the number of hits on my blog just exceeded a quarter of a million. When I converted my old web pages to a blog I didn't really ...