Ham Radio since 1999 | Contest group PA6NB and PC6M, PA6M 6m Club | Electrical engineer (SVD) runway lighting on Air Force base Gilze Rijen

Prinsenbeek The Netherlands
Joined February 2010
Shit, I was planning to work SO-50, but then no audio came out of my TH-D72 anymore. And of course, I didn’t have my hand mic with me… After looking into it, it turns out the speaker πŸ”ˆ had blown. πŸ™ˆ πŸ™ˆNow I’m looking for a new speaker. #hamradio #amsat
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Tried working the SO-50 satellite πŸ›°οΈ. Despite the strong wind, I still managed to make a few QSOs. Thanks for the QSOs!. #hamradio #amsat
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I will be QRV for the next pass of the 10.04 till 10.12 UTC. JO-97 satellite πŸ›°οΈ from JO57GG - 5Q7DX πŸ‡©πŸ‡° #hamradio #amsat
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Back in OZ! πŸ‡©πŸ‡°πŸ“‘ 16–23 September 2026: Saeby, North Jutland β€” IOTA EU-171. Operators: Maarten PD2R (OV2T), PA1SVM (OZ/PA1SVM) and PA7JWC (5Q7DX). See you on the bands! πŸŽ™οΈπŸ“»#hamradio #amsat
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This year, I’m once again taking part in the IARU HF World Championship 2026. I’ll be operating as PA6HQ on 15m CW and 80m SSB. #hamradio
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The first steps of my new antenna project are done πŸš€ Building a 70β€―cm Eggbeater antenna is underway! Can’t wait to run some tests on different satellites like RS‑44 and the ISS πŸ›°οΈπŸ˜‰ And honestly… building antennas is just too much fun πŸ˜„πŸ”§ #amsat #hamradio
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I want to make an overview for myself of how the Doppler effect works in satellite communications. In the meantime, I have created a one-page document with an explanation. I’d be happy to share it, so that others might find it useful as well… πŸ˜‰πŸ’ͺπŸ‘ #hamradio #amsat
πŸ€– Made with AI
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In January I will be QRV as PC26WWA for the WWA Award. Together with several enthusiastic amateurs, we will be active with multiple special calls: PA26WWA, PF26WWA, PE26WWA, and PD26WWA. Hopefully we’ll work each other. Much success and good luck hunting! #hamradio
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Preparations have started for our trip to Saeby, North Jutland (IOTA EU-171) πŸ‡©πŸ‡° From 17 to 23 sep, I’ll be active again as 5Q7DX, together with my friends Sven PA1SVM and Maarten PD2R / OV2T. We will be active on HF, satellites (RS-44, SO-50, QO100 etc.). #hamradio #AMSAT
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Tried working through SO-124, unfortunately it didn’t go well. It keeps running anyway… πŸ€£πŸ‘ #amsat
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Finally made it from holiday QTH JO11TN! Took a bit of fiddling, but managed to work two stations via SO-50. Thanks GB3RS and @EA1DR #amsat #hamr
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Built an LHCP/RHCP and horizontal/vertical polarization switch. This is the 2m version now time to build a 70cm one. 🀣Building it yourself is way more fun than buying a switch! πŸ˜‰πŸ‘ #amsat #hamradio
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Today busy with replacing the rotor G500 and G100SDX yaesu. For a new Yaesu G5500. #hamradio #amsat
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The weather is nice, and what are you going to do.. hobby in the garden with radio.. 🀣 @pd1b, UT5EDU, thanks for QSO on RS-44… πŸ˜‰πŸ‘#amsat #hamradio
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Next weekend is PACC contest again. so practice a bit with Mosrserunner…. Basic WPM is 30wpm but it’s still fun to practice at a higher speed.. πŸ˜‰πŸ€£πŸ‘
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Yesterday new antenna placed in the mast. 2el SteppIR has been replaced by 2el Ultrabeam.
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