Update 27-04-2025: New body added, for 16mm tube mount. I saw 5.6m telescopic antennas on Aliexpress a while ago. I ordered a set with the idea of doing something fun with them later. I wanted to make a lightweight dipole to hang in the mast. Later I thought it would …
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Messi & Paoloni POTA Cable
As an avid outdoor enthusiast and radio operator, I couldn’t be happier with my new 6mm POTA cable from Messi & Paoloni, along with the POTA Speed cable winder and the matching carrying bag. This setup has truly elevated my portable gear to the next level! After years of …
QRP UnUns (Alleen Nederlands)
Temporarily only availabe for Dutch & Belgian Customers Aangeboden: QRP UnUns 49:1 & 9:1 – 50W PEP Kenmerken: Maximaal Vermogen: 50W PEP Gemakkelijke Aansluiting: Push Terminals voor snelle en gereedschapsvrije verbindingen Compact Ontwerp: Handig en draagbaar voor gebruik in elke opstelling Aansluiting: BNC Beschikbare Varianten: 49:1 UnUn en 9:1 …
Fixing 10/11m 5/8 Vertical
During a field activation I noticed that my 10m 5/8L Vertical occasionally performed poorly. I soon discovered that a solder contact had broken loose. Probably due to transport. With some trickery I was able to temporarily solve this problem. When I got home I soon discovered that there was more …
New Symmetrical Antenna system for HF
I’ve been thinking about setting up a symmetrical antenna system for a while now. That is, Ladder line fed dipole. I did a bit of measuring and was able to stretch 2 x 9m of wire. I bought a new piece of 10m 450ohm ladder line a while ago. This …
PD5DJ/P
This summer (2023). I am more active than ever portable. At the beginning of the season I started with my IC-705 to get out and work QRP. At the same time I have also been able to play a lot with various antenna systems to see what works well at …
Portable Satellite Antenna
Now that I’m more portable, I wanted to do something with amateur satellites again. I mainly want to do this with the IC-705. Unfortunately, the IC-705 cannot work full duplex. So we depend on FM satellites. The IC-705 can work in Split mode. that is, Receive on Band A, and …
40m Deltaloop for NVIS
I’ve always been interested in all kinds of loop antennas. This is because closed systems are generally less sensitive to QRM and therefore receive more quietly. What I’ve been wanting to try for a while is to make a Deltaloop for 40m. And fed in such a way that it …
Refurbishing Glassfiber Poles
I have always been a big fan of army dump camo net poles to use as a mast, both portable and fixed based. These were always widely available for a nice hobby price at an army dump. When I started again in early 2022 with the hobby I used NOS …
Getting better 10GHz reception, modifying the mast :-)
Reception at 10Ghz can be quite a challenge, especially if you can receive the station to be received on the edge. I really had the problem that the signal went up and down even with a little bit of wind. The problem was that the mast on which the dish …