New portable setup for my IC-7300
Last summer I cycled a lot from park to park with my IC-705 and telescopic mast, with various experiments in terms of antennas. I have had a lot of fun with this, and will...
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New portable Telescopic mast
Last month, I visited the fair in Beetsterzwaag and came across the booth by EPS Antennas. Among their array of intriguing equipment, a +/- 11m telescopic aluminum mast caught my eye. It was a...
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...
Battery Box upgrade
In the summer of 2023 I started using a LifePo4 battery. I had made this in a bag for the time being, with all electronics loose in the bag. Of course this will cause...
Tuner functionality added to Portable Setup
Portable Setup Upgrades April 2024 I’ve made some additions to my Portable Setup. Auto tuner added, with a wider tune range. BalUn added to work with ladderline. Tuning Aid added. Auto tuner I had...
Utility Boxes for Baluns & UnUn’s
Lately I’ve been working a lot with Baluns and UnUn’s and Chokes. I always needed a new housing for that. These are ultimately quite pricey and sometimes difficult to obtain. That’s why I spent...
CI-V Tuning aid for ICOM Radios
Updates 17-04-2024: Firmware v0.2 Almost every HF radio from ICOM has a Tuner connector, you know that white 4-pin connector at the back of your radio. Via this connector you can give a command...
Signal Splitter box
Due to illness I had to enjoy myself a bit at home with the moments when I felt a bit good. I had small projects that were already finished but still needed to be...
Portable ATV Receiver
A while ago I came up with the idea of building a portable ATV receiver. Important features of this receiver had to be: 1. Large screen with real noise (no fake noise) 2. Of...
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...
Update available!: MiniBook Version 1.2.1 - Also a new tool is added for bulk editting.
Ziet er goe uit Bjorn
what can I edit in the arduino environment to make your 'civ.listen' function compile up for the UNO R4 WIFI,…
New update, editting and exporting to ADIF now possible
Dude you are a true inspiration for HAM's. Just love how you live the HAM life. :)