It has been an exhausting week with very little sleep, extreme weather, antennas blowing down, shack RFI, QRM, condx going up and down, and whatnot. When I got back home I slept for 10 hours straight, and could easily sleep for 10 more. Here are some photos from our trip. Loading the boat On our …
I'm QRV as OJØ/LB5SH. I've been running SSB mostly, but have also worked a few FT8 contacts. I run skeds on request, let me know. As of September 18th I'm counting just shy of 1800 QSOs and I'm having the time of my life. If you suddenly hear me pop up and answer someone else's …
I've been holding back on this for a while due to uncertainty, but now it seems promising and I've bought the tickets, so let's spill the beans once and for all. Tomorrow I'll be on my way to Stockholm, and from there I will head to OHØ Åland. The plan is to wait there until …
No wonder my cup isn't empty yet. I went on family vacation in a hurry and I left behind one imporant item. A case containing the antenna tuner, power amplifier, multiple cables, baluns, power supply, and pretty much everything I need to operate the radio except for the radio, about 5 meters worth of coax …
Okay, let's both ignore my horrible attempt of a wordplay in the title, and rather dig into what's happened, and up for the upcoming month. It's been a few busy months with very little activity. I'm still a bit bummed that the JX Jan Mayen expedition got cancelled, but I'm on a constant lookout for …
Yesterday I had the pleasure of working with Akademisk Radioklubb (ARK) as LA1K/P in the Swedish portable test, SSA Portabeltest. LA1K mainly worked the 80m and 40m bands for the contest, while I kept a third station busy by calling CQ POTA on 20m. We managed to get Festningeparken a POTA id and did the …
I received a message from the operator, literally minutes ago, informing me that the planned trip to Jan Mayen is cancelled due to a lack of passengers. This is a decision I fully understand, and it's beyond their control. They said they will try again same time next year, and I'm already on the booking …
As you may know, my plan is to hitch-hike with a team of mountaineers, travelling from Svalbard to Jan Mayen in late June, 2022. However, a couple of weeks ago, I received a notification from the operator that the trip is at risk being cancelled, due to a lack of reservations. At the time being, …
The CQ WPX RTTY contest was held a few days ago, and despite being occupied with other duties that apparently are, quote, "more important than sitting infront of that radio all day", I logged 100 contacts on low power. This should ideally be tenfold that number, but I'll get there next year. The antenna used …
Last week I bought a few cheap aluminium pipes and decided to build a discrete vertical antenna for my post stamp backyard. The goal was to make something that looks a little bit more professional than a cobweb of wires, and at the same time support the 10, 15 and 20 meter bands. If that …
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