My weekend project this time was to build a cheap magnetic loop antenna. I'm talking really, really, cheap. No variable capacitor, no fancy or expensive parts. The goal was to build a monoband magnetic loop antenna. I'm tempted to call it "mono frequency" also, since there are no adjustments to it, but given the bandwidth …
I'm working on a low-budget 100W transistor power amplifier for HF, based on the FQP13N10. By pairing these $2 transistors in a push-pull configuration, the estimated build cost of a functional amplifier will be in the ballpark of around $20-$30 each. This is only an extremely simple prototype which requires active PTT, has no filters, …
Did you miss OJ0 the last time I was at Market Reef? Santa didn't leave you anything under the tree this year? I'm planning a new DXpedition to OJ0 Market Reef in Q2 2023, together with three other operators. We're planning to keep two stations active around the clock, for about seven days. We will …
I decided to give CQWW CW a go, despite being a complete noob when it comes to CW. At the current speed of 10-15 wpm I'm completely useless in a contest like this, but with a little help from skimmer software I managed to secure a few. Or, at least, that was the plan. Prior …
CQWW SSB 2023 is over, and I assisted my club the best I could. We struggled with terrible conditions on Saturday, but did our best and worked 160-10m with four operators. I logged about 500 of the 2000+ QSOs we got. Fingers crossed for better conditions next year! Unfortunately our Expert 1.5k-FA PA decided its …
It's that time of year again. Prepare your ears and forget about getting any sleep, it's CQWW SSB time! I will be joining my club and be active as LN2T from CQ zone 14. We will start planning operator shifts soon, but I will probably opt for the evening/night shifts like I've done earlier. My …
Logs have been uploaded to QRZ.com, and will be synced with LoTW shortly. If you are looking for QSL cards, please forward your requests to EA5GL. I bumped into a bit of problems with my logs, and accidentally got the wrong time stamp on the first batch. Deleting all the QSOs from QRZ.com is a …
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 …
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