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Today we participated for about two hours in the VHF contest with my FT-818 and a HB9CV antenna. I made 11 contacts and the teenie made...

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Today we participated for about two hours in the VHF contest with my FT-818 and a HB9CV antenna. I made 11 contacts and the teenie made additional 8 contacts using my trainee call sign.

Later today I introduced the teenie to the learning material available on 50ohm.de/

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2.3.2025 19:12Today we participated for about two hours in the VHF contest with my FT-818 and a HB9CV antenna. I made 11 contacts and the teenie made...
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@hamchallenge HamChallenge 53: bringe den Bot möglichst oft an seine Grenzen ;)Vielen Dank für den Aufwand, den du in das alles rein...

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@hamchallenge HamChallenge 53: bringe den Bot möglichst oft an seine Grenzen ;)

Vielen Dank für den Aufwand, den du in das alles rein steckst.

2.2.2025 19:03@hamchallenge HamChallenge 53: bringe den Bot möglichst oft an seine Grenzen ;)Vielen Dank für den Aufwand, den du in das alles rein...
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Today, I participated in the 2m segment of the Winter Fieldday / Bayerischer Bergtag from my usual VHF hill which is also valid for POTA...

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Today, I participated in the 2m segment of the Winter Fieldday / Bayerischer Bergtag from my usual VHF hill which is also valid for POTA ().

In two hours I made 15 contacts to German and Czech stations using my trusty FT-818 (6 W out) and a 4 element yagi.

With today's activity I accomplished three |s at once:
(Contest)
(xOTA activation)
(Morse contact)

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2.2.2025 17:54Today, I participated in the 2m segment of the Winter Fieldday / Bayerischer Bergtag from my usual VHF hill which is also valid for POTA...
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Updated my QRZ.com and HamQTH pages and added links to my SOTA, POTA and Mastodon profiles. #hamchallenge #HC05S

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Updated my QRZ.com and HamQTH pages and added links to my SOTA, POTA and Mastodon profiles.

31.1.2025 12:54Updated my QRZ.com and HamQTH pages and added links to my SOTA, POTA and Mastodon profiles. #hamchallenge #HC05S
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This weeks #hamchallenge was a nice research detour. It gave me both some new insights in call sign history and also revived memories into...

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This weeks was a nice research detour. It gave me both some new insights in call sign history and also revived memories into the times when I was a fresh radio amateur.

To retain my my research results I wrote them down combined with some memories down into a longer text. At the moment just for me, but maybe I'll publish that in future as blog article or something like that.

21.1.2025 21:32This weeks #hamchallenge was a nice research detour. It gave me both some new insights in call sign history and also revived memories into...
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I started ham radio with a class C (VHF & up) licence and my first call sign was DC8TD. It seems that it was only issued once before in...

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I started ham radio with a class C (VHF & up) licence and my first call sign was DC8TD. It seems that it was only issued once before in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

After pasing the morse code test I was issued my current DF5GO. That call sign was also issued only once before. Surprisingly the previous holder lived in the town where I grew up.

Source: old call books available at archive.org/details/dlarc

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21.1.2025 21:18I started ham radio with a class C (VHF & up) licence and my first call sign was DC8TD. It seems that it was only issued once before in...
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This weekend's evenings we tried to find some DX stations on 80m or 160m using a web SDR. So far no success yet.@hamchallenge...

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This weekend's evenings we tried to find some DX stations on 80m or 160m using a web SDR. So far no success yet.
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19.1.2025 21:55This weekend's evenings we tried to find some DX stations on 80m or 160m using a web SDR. So far no success yet.@hamchallenge...
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@hamchallenge I just spend some time listening for NCDXF beacons. Here a overview including power levels of beacon heard#HamChallenge #HC02S...

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I just spend some time listening for NCDXF beacons. Here a overview including power levels of beacon heard

10.1.2025 11:14@hamchallenge I just spend some time listening for NCDXF beacons. Here a overview including power levels of beacon heard#HamChallenge #HC02S...
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@hamchallenge I took the map from Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minerva_atlas_1926_(142708849).jpg) and used...

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@hamchallenge I took the map from Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil) and used LibreOffice Draw to add the other design elements.

For printing I used the DARC service (qslshop.de/), which can directly use ADIF data.

4.1.2025 11:29@hamchallenge I took the map from Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minerva_atlas_1926_(142708849).jpg) and used...
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For #SOTA and #POTA activations I like to send QSL cards with site specific pictures.However, for the Wank...

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For and activations I like to send QSL cards with site specific pictures.

However, for the Wank (sotl.as/summits/DL/EW-001) which I activated last year I had no good photo. So I created this design based on an old and thus now public domain map of the Alps.

I might reuse this design idea in future for other summits.

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4.1.2025 11:20For #SOTA and #POTA activations I like to send QSL cards with site specific pictures.However, for the Wank...
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What great conditions on 2m today!I participated in the Marconi #VHF #CW #contest for less than three hours. As usual from a small hill in...

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What great conditions on 2m today!

I participated in the Marconi for less than three hours. As usual from a small hill in Berlin with counts for ().

I think, it was the first time that I worked Switzerland from Berlin. Many distant stations had booming signals here just if they were only a few kilometres away.

Summary:
Total: 10640
QSO: 31
ODX: 658 km, thanks !
AVG: 343 km/QSO
LOC: 19
DXCC: 8
TRX: FT-818
PWR: 6 W
ANT: 4 el. yagi

3.11.2024 19:37What great conditions on 2m today!I participated in the Marconi #VHF #CW #contest for less than three hours. As usual from a small hill in...
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I shared my VHF station with a second operator and we worked in slots of 30 to 45 min each. While she was contesting on 2m, I did a bit of...

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I shared my VHF station with a second operator and we worked in slots of 30 to 45 min each. While she was contesting on 2m, I did a bit of as our little hill in Berlin is not only good for VHF but also has the reference . Using the -mini and a small -P1 vertical I made 15 contacts on including one US station.

So quite a successful weekend with 36 + 15 contacts.

8.9.2024 18:57I shared my VHF station with a second operator and we worked in slots of 30 to 45 min each. While she was contesting on 2m, I did a bit of...
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Summary of a small scale participation in the #IARU #VHF #ContestTotal: 7031QSO: 36ODX: 547 km, thanks #DR9A !AVG: 195 km/QSOLOC: 19DXCC:...

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Summary of a small scale participation in the

Total: 7031
QSO: 36
ODX: 547 km, thanks !
AVG: 195 km/QSO
LOC: 19
DXCC: 6
TRX: FT-818
PWR: 6 W
ANT: HB9CV

8.9.2024 15:53Summary of a small scale participation in the #IARU #VHF #ContestTotal: 7031QSO: 36ODX: 547 km, thanks #DR9A !AVG: 195 km/QSOLOC: 19DXCC:...
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#SOTA summary of a couple of days of family holidays in the Bavarian Alps:• We activated two SOTA summits ("Wank", DL/EW-015 and...

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summary of a couple of days of family holidays in the Bavarian Alps:
• We activated two SOTA summits ("Wank", DL/EW-015 and "Großer Kranzberg", DL/WS-058). This was the first time, I activated summits not only on 2m but also on HF.
• We chased 5 five SOTA summits and one GMA summit using our handhelds on 2m FM.

30.7.2024 10:40#SOTA summary of a couple of days of family holidays in the Bavarian Alps:• We activated two SOTA summits ("Wank", DL/EW-015 and...
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These holidays I invented a new kind of ham radio training course: using the questions of the new entry level syllabus as quiz for the kids...

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These holidays I invented a new kind of ham radio training course: using the questions of the new entry level syllabus as quiz for the kids to fill in the time while waiting for our meals in restaurants.

27.7.2024 19:57These holidays I invented a new kind of ham radio training course: using the questions of the new entry level syllabus as quiz for the kids...
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I participated today for about 2½ hours in the 2m segment of the VHF/UHF/SHF contest and made 22 contacts.Rig: FT-818 (6 W out) & HB9CV...

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I participated today for about 2½ hours in the 2m segment of the VHF/UHF/SHF contest and made 22 contacts.

Rig: FT-818 (6 W out) & HB9CV antenna, so very low EIRP compared to competitors.

7.7.2024 19:11I participated today for about 2½ hours in the 2m segment of the VHF/UHF/SHF contest and made 22 contacts.Rig: FT-818 (6 W out) & HB9CV...
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Unter "gentlemanly", "friendly" und "progressive" verstehe ich auf jeden Fall was anderes...

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Unter "gentlemanly", "friendly" und "progressive" verstehe ich auf jeden Fall was anderes epa-arrl.org/the-amateurs-code

6.5.2024 12:48Unter "gentlemanly", "friendly" und "progressive" verstehe ich auf jeden Fall was anderes...
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Im DARC-Distrikt Berlin geben sie sich aktuell besonders große Mühe ein homogener Haufen alter weißer Männer zu bleiben:...

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Im DARC-Distrikt Berlin geben sie sich aktuell besonders große Mühe ein homogener Haufen alter weißer Männer zu bleiben:
"Sogenanntes „Gendern” wird als politisches Statement gewertet und, da es unserem Ehrenkodex widerspricht, sinngemäss korrigiert.genanntes „Gendern” wird als politisches Statement gewertet und, da es unserem Ehrenkodex widerspricht, sinngemäss korrigiert." darc.de/der-club/distrikte/d/r

6.5.2024 12:39Im DARC-Distrikt Berlin geben sie sich aktuell besonders große Mühe ein homogener Haufen alter weißer Männer zu bleiben:...
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This table shows the results after some hours of contest activity on Saturday and Sunday. Rig was:• Yaesu FT-818 (6 W out) for 2 m &...

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This table shows the results after some hours of contest activity on Saturday and Sunday.

Rig was:
• Yaesu FT-818 (6 W out) for 2 m & 70 cm
• HB9CV antenna for 2 m
• 4 quad series for 70 cm
• DB6NT transverter with small PA (2.5 W out)
• horn antenna (Saturday) resp. 30 cm dish (Sunday)

I am especially pleased with the 10 GHz score, first time more than 1000 points!

5.5.2024 19:36This table shows the results after some hours of contest activity on Saturday and Sunday. Rig was:• Yaesu FT-818 (6 W out) for 2 m &...
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VHF/UHF/SHF from a small hill in Berlin ("Rudower Dörferblick") in JO62RJ (POTA: DE-0315). #Contest #hamradio #Amateurfunk #QRP...

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VHF/UHF/SHF from a small hill in Berlin ("Rudower Dörferblick") in JO62RJ (POTA: DE-0315).

4.5.2024 15:12VHF/UHF/SHF from a small hill in Berlin ("Rudower Dörferblick") in JO62RJ (POTA: DE-0315). #Contest #hamradio #Amateurfunk #QRP...
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