#shortwaveUnmoderated 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-148441 • last yearON75TWS - HA5KZO 14.195 MHz QSO (2022.02.09, 13:35 UTC)▶️ Watch on 3Speak Another radioamateur video from me. This is my third videoxplosive in #hive-148441 • last yearII9WRTC - HA5KZO 14.240 MHz QSO (2022.02.07, 13:56 UTC)▶️ Watch on 3Speak I decided to upload this video on my 3Speak (Threespeak) cxplosive in #hive-148441 • last yearEA5/LA2PC - HA5KZO 14.178 MHz QSO (2022.04.14, 16:05 UTC)▶️ Watch on 3Speak I decided to upload this video to my 3Speak (Threespeak) cxplosive 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 • 9 months agoContacting North London (England) with a 30 meters long wire antenna on shortwave (14.220 MHz) from Hunyadfalva, Hungary (2022.09.08)Sometimes I like to experiment. Today I put up a 30 meters long wire in the garden approximately two meters above the ground between two trees. I used this wire as an antenna.…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 • 9 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 • 9 months agoHello Northern Ireland (2022.09.12)Today I made a QSO (a two-way radio contact) with MI0AIH David from Cookstown, Northern Ireland on 14.260 MHz. The distance is 2047 km. At first, I barely heard him calling CQ…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 #hive-174578 • last yearMy 100th video on my radioamateur YouTube channel (HA5KZO) (2022.06.21)Today I uploaded my 100th video to my radioamateur YouTube channel ( HA5KZO ). I achieved this approximately in 10 years. I created this YouTube channel on 2012.04.19. I upload…xplosive in #hive-174578 • last yearII2CC - HA5KZO 14.215 MHz QSO (2020.05.30, 15:52 UTC)▶️ Watch on 3Speak This video is from yesterday. I already uploaded it to myxplosive in #hive-174578 • last yearM0GLV - HA5KZO 14.225 MHz QSO (2022.05.22, 17:59 UTC)▶️ Watch on 3Speak This is the second upload. Hopefully the video will be proxplosive in #hobby • last year5 Watts WSPR-2 transmissions on 21 MHz with an indoor mobile antenna (2022.03.19)I rarely post about it, but a few of you probably already know that I am a licensed radioamateur. Nowadays I rarely turn on my radioamateur transceiver (Yaesu FT-450D), because…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…xplosive in #radioamateur • last yearMy first WSPR spots on 14 MHz with my brand new laptop (HP 15s) (2022.04.10)22 days ago (on 2022.03.19) I tested 5 Watts WSPR-2 transmissions with my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy A12). Today I tested the WSPR receiving and decoding with the WSJT-X…
