A controversial topic: the End Fed Half Wave! For years now I wasn’t a big fan of the End Fed Half Wave (EFHW). Simple because an end fed wire picks up more static, isn’t more efficient then let’s say a mono band dipole (so I thought) and generally speaking suffers more from RFI. But after…
Visit Grimeton Radiostation Sweden
At the end of our holiday in Sweden this summer, we stayed in Haverdal, about 50 minutes driving of Grimeton Radiostation in Varberg. This one I did have to visit of course. History In 1895 the Italian physicist and later Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) had realized wireless telegraphy, i.e. the possibility of transmitting…
SM/PA8E 2025
This summer I was active as SM/PA8E from Sweden, JO77ed. We rented a lovely holiday house at a lake, away from anything. With a private little beach it was ideal for the kids to play. We’ve had a great time ! Radio stuff Of course I took some radio stuff with me to be on…