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HAM radio

Volunteer to build the peripherals of the regional repeaters PI2EHV PI3EHV PI6EHV and PI6EHN

Trying to learn CW.

Radioplanner at Ericsson.
Connected a BME280 sensor to the #Meshcore transceiver Heltec V4.
SDA goes to GPIO 17
SCL goes to GPIO 18
Vcc = 3.3v

Needs some calibration 😄

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #868MHz #prepping #Weather #temperature #pressure #humidity
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Playing again with 868MHz #meshcore #mesh network.

The #swr plot of the stock #antenna of my Heltec t114 and a few-minutes-build GP.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #measurement #DIY
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Local #interference makes #reception below 5 MHz impossible.
But this solution with a miniwhip #antenna and mixing this signal out of phase, the #QRM is almost gone.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #residential #solution #HF #shortwave
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
March 3th 1980, it was legal to use #CB #radio in the #Netherlands.

In the first weeks, more than 300000 licences were sold but only 22 channels were available.

The result: very crowded channels.
Hear the mess of #channel 14.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio
#antenna #FM
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#testing the #waterfall #display

Can be activated at backlight 32 or 33 and use ETM mode.
By turning and pressing the #VFO button you can enter the #station showed on the waterfall.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #radio #SI4732 #antenna #SDR
#firmware
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
With this mod, you will have a #RTTY #decoder
New is the terminal #display to have a larger read back window.

#conditions are bad today but here is a small #demo with Pinneberg #weather #station

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #antenna #tadio #SI4732 #WX
#HF #shortwave
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Two weeks ago, during #JOTA , someone was really impressed by the #SI4732 #mini #radio so I give my device to him.

I bought a new one (V3) and the #hardware #mod for #RTTY decoder is already made.

Playtime.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #YOUTH #scouting
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
October 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
During the UHF and up #contest we made some QSO on 122 GHz (wavelength is 2.5mm) between #Netherlands and #Germany
RF power was only 0.5 mW (-3dBm) in FM F3E.
#QTH is JO21XC
Also #10GHz experiments

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #radio #SHF #122GHz #antenna #Microwave #dish
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Lowband #DX on topband #160m and #80m
There was a time I really loved it.
Hearing signals from westcoast W7/VE7 via #longpath
Building #antenna like beverage
Greyline around December 14th.

Forever gone

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #QRM #power #GRID #interference
October 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The #Baofeng UV-5R mini is a nice looking handheld #radio #transceiver but the stock #antenna is worthless on #2m #145MHz
This Retevis RHD-701 works much better.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #RadioAmateur #VNA #measurement #VHF #UHF #70cm
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In between some appointments, I stopped near a small forest for a #test in a #QRM free area
There only was some QRM from the #SI4732 itself but I could #decode #Pinneberg good on #longwave 147 kHz

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #RTTY #Weather #SDR #radio #antenna #DDH47 #Germany
October 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
CQ WW RTTY contest but now on this #SI4732 #radio
Receiving YT3X in 45 baud, on this small #receiver is almost a #JamesBond #movie

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #RTTY #telex #Espionnage #contest #antenna #RadioAmateur
September 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
#sundayvibes
Have some time to install the newest #firmware on the #SI4732 #radio

This video shows #RTTY decoder of Pinneberg #weather station at a speed of 50 baud on the 30m band.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio
#RadioAmateur #Shortwave #antenna #weekend
September 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I was in "Sint Oedenrode" for Market Garden #memorial show.
Nice to see, hear and smell those over 80 year old #vehicles

#WorldWar2 #WW2 #War2 #USA #vintage #Memories #MarketGarden #MarketGarden81
#Bridge
September 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"The Singing Skulls" are ready!

Working around a Raspberry Pi 3, an #Arduino Uno, some webshop items and deep dive in my junkbox.

Ready for #Halloween at the local Scouting

#raspberrypi #programming #C #scouting #LED #DIY #electronics
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Another "useless" #easteregg for the Baofeng UV-5R mini.
Press and hold menu for a #stopwatch

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #radio #transceiver #handheld #surprise
September 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
September 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In 5 days I received the new #Baofeng UV-R5 mini #handheld
Nice color menu, compact, USB-C charging on #battery, 5W on #VHF and #UHF, wireless (or wired) programming.
For only 21 euro
And #AM reception on #airband

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio
#transceiver #handheld
August 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sunday morning at 9u, we started to work the whole day to get #23cm #FM #repeater PI6EHN active again.
Antenna is at 65m
Output is 1298.400 MHz
See all information in the link below.
Report are welcome

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #antenna #Eindhoven
#UHF #mobile #handheld
August 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Again a new #firmware update for the #SI4732 mini #radio
This time some nice features for #FM #DX
Mono stereo indicators, also in percentage. And AFC fine tuning. As we had on high end tuners in #70s and #80s

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #software #STEREO
#mono
August 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
@Feargal_Sharkey
congratulations with your 67th birthday.

73 Arno

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #music #NEWWAVE
August 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
#Sundaymorning, 0630u. Let's wake up to do some work to get #hamnet and #23cm #FM #repeater PI6EHN qrv again. 27 degrees C but we have a job to do.

The #antenna is on the roof, the #repeater in the rack and 3 #hamnet links are active again. We went home at 17u

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #UHF
August 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A few days ago I was QRV from DM/TH-004 #SOTA Inselsberg on 20, 17 and 15m in #CW
5W, qmx, endfed, powerbank, begali. 915m above sealevel
Bad #HF conditions and no takers so I took a #beer

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #antenna #QRP #mountain
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
After the modification, I can decode #RTTY with the #SI4732 #radio
No luck in #CW decoding yet.

#hamradio #hamr #AmateurRadio #mod #hardware #ESP32 #DIY #electronics #weather #Pinneberg
July 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM