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If you see figures regarding solar activity, you could conclude that we are very close to the start of a new solar cycle. That means within a few years my beloved 10 m band will open up again for DX. Continue reading Review of the QRM Eliminator X-phase
Spring 2015, there could be a crisis on its way. I home from work to find out my next door neighbour installed two solar panels on his roof. A ‘DIY plug and play’ type which you only need to plug Continue reading When the noise came banging in
Most modern high end transceivers come with a nice display showing you a bit of spectrum analysis. This bit of displayed spectrum can be very handy when looking for activity on one of the bands. Even more when you are Continue reading How to setup a panadapter for the Kenwood TS-480
Quite a long time ago since I posted on my blog. People around me know I had quite some issues past years with my wife’s health. She had a stroke in 2016 and things changed for our family. I had Continue reading Upgrading the vertical for the lower HF bands
I have a license to operate all HF bands, but my Hustler 4BTV 4-band trap vertical only covered 40 m, 20 m, 15 m and 10 m. Now the 80 m band is the only band which allows me to Continue reading CG-3000 remote auto tuner on HF vertical review
It took me a while to do it, but I designed a new QSL card. I am intrigued with solar activity and the influence on HF propagation, so I took a spectacular photograph taken by the NASA SDO observatory in Continue reading New PA9X QSL card
The NCDXF and IARU founded the International Beacon Project. It consists of 18 beacons around the world. Each beacon transmits every three minutes, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. A transmission consists of the callsign of the beacon Continue reading How to run an NCDXF IARU Beacon Monitoring station
If you have mobile devices like your smartphone, or you have a laptop, you probably run a wireless network. Concrete, bricks and metal will limit the range of your WiFi signal. Installing one or more WiFi repeaters guarantees a strong Continue reading Why WiFi repeaters do not guarantee fast internet
Why ask an IT specialist how to extend your wifi range? Wifi is nothing else than a digital radio signal in the 2.4GHz or 12cm SHF band. You need a communication specialist to tell you the secrets, someone like the Continue reading Solutions to improve your Wifi range
LED lighting is probably the most sustainable way of bringing light into your life. Power consumed by LED is only a fraction of that consumed by a conventional light bulb, with the same amount of light. And what about the Continue reading LED lights, a sustainable radio disaster