#amateurradioUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsxplosive in #hive-138472 • 5 months agoMy first QSO (two-way radioamateur contact) in 2023 (2023.01.07)The last time I made a QSO (two-way radioamateur contact) was 11 days ago (on 2022.12.27). Today afternoon I made the first in 2023 with a Spanish special radioamateur station…xplosive in #hive-138472 • 5 months agoTwo kind Hungarian words from France (2022.12.27)As a Hungarian, it is a real delight for me to hear kind Hungarian words from foreign people. Today evening I made a two-way radioamateur contact with a French radioamateur…xplosive in #hive-138472 • 8 months agoTesting the 30 meters long wire antenna on the 160 m (1.8 MHz) band (2022.10.10)This blue wire is my antenna. It is 30 meters long. Currently its highest part is around four meters or five meters above the ground.  (OD5OJ Bassam) on 24.940 MHz today afternoon (2022.10.08, 11:53 UTC)The propagation was good, but my current antenna is not ideal on the 12 meters (24 MHz) band. This is why I heard him just above the noise level, while he gave me 59, and 55 to…xplosive in #hive-160355 • 7 months agoCelebrating the 100 years of the BBC (2022.10.26, 10:11 UTC)GB100BBC is a special radioamateur callsign. It is to celebrate the 100 years of the BBC. I am happy that I was in front of the radio, and the propagation was good, so I was able…xplosive in #hive-174578 • 8 months agoMy first DX (long distance contact) with the 30 meters long wire antenna in Tiszasüly, Hungary (2022.09.30, 14:48 UTC)My 30 meters long wire antenna is still approximately four or five meters above the ground in the garden. It is not ideal on 24 MHz, but it works. Today afternoon I made a QSO…xplosive in #hive-174578 • 8 months agoContact with Capoterra (Sardinia Island) (IS0FDW Angelo) on 14.268 MHz in the evening (2022.09.29, 16:05 UTC)The propagation was not very good today evening, but we successfully finished the contact. His signal was mostly around 52. He gave me a 57 signal report. My 30 meters long…xplosive in #hive-174578 • 8 months agoTM400MO - A special callsign for the 400 years of the birth of Molière (2022.09.21)Today I put my 30 meters long wire antenna a little bit higher (from approximately two-three meters above the ground to approximately four-five meters above the ground) in the…xplosive in #hive-174578 • last yearOR100RCBE - HA5KZO 14.160 MHz QSO (2022.04.21, 13:22 CEST)Today (on 2022.04.21) I made a QSO (two-way radio contact) with OR100RCBE on 14.160 MHz, and I recorded it on video. This is what you can see and hear below (on my YouTube…xplosive in #life • 11 months agoA radioamateur contact with the youngest radioamateur operator in Austria (2022.07.13)Yesterday and today were mostly uneventful days. Usual workdays. Not that hot (in temperatures), but it is still hot. Around 30-33 °C. According to the weather forecast, the peak…
