13cm S-Band Helical antenna Since the antenna has to go on the satellite mast, and there is not much room for a dish, I decided to start off with a Helical antenna. I have build several in the past, and took the design from VE2ZAZ Back in 2005-2007 I had …
Build your own Rotator Interface
Rotator Interface I have created this page with all information needed to build your own Rotator Interface. On this page you will find the minimal requirements and hardware configuration needed to embed this in your own Rotator interface / situation. The initial design of this Rotator Interface is based on …
SQualo antenna for 2m. Omni-Horizontal polarized
Check out one of my latest antenna projects! The SQualo antenna for 2m! SQualo antenna for 2m
SQualo antenna for 2M
Building the SQualo antenna for 2m For some time now I am very active on FT8 on HF. I enjoyed it so much because the high QRM level I have on HF. Then some fellow amateurs at the club, asked me if I was active on 2 meters too?. I …
Participated PA6Y in the CQ WPX 2018 Contest
This weekend I have participated in the CQ WPX 2018 at PA6Y in Phone. I was mostly Active on the chaotic crowded 40m band, the place where I am at my best 🙂 I Enjoyed operating again after a long time of being inactive! [dimage url=”https://www.pd5dj.nl/wp-content/uploads/pano/pi4rck-pano.jpg” control=”true”] My place for …
AAI N1201SA Vector Impedance Analyzer
In 2016 I bought a very handy tool for measuring all my antennas and “filters” up to 2.7GHz! Its an new Vector Impedance Analyzer for the company AAI, there are 3 versions of this analyzer, the one I bought is the N1201SA.. Specifications: – Model: N1201SA – Working currency 140MHz~2700MHz …
Rotator Interface
Do you need a Rotator Interface for example Satellite tracking? Over the years I have made several Rotator intefaces that you can hook up to your PC, Mac or Linux system. The interface is Yaesu GS232a(b) protocol compatible. Read more on the project page: Build your own Rotator Interface
13cm S-Band Helical antenna
For 13cm S-Band Satellite reception, I needed a Circular polarized antenna. I have decided to build one my own again. read more on the project page: 13cm S-Band Helical antenna