A while ago Mark, PA4M and I planned a ‘field day’ of our own. Last Sunday would be the day if the rain wasn’t too strong. We picked a spot near the Gooimeer in the center of the Netherlands. We were in the middle of some farmers land. Mark did bring his homebuilt end fed…
APRS-game for Scouting
Yesterday I helped my friend Karel, PE2KDK. Karel developed a game based on APRS. Basically you need 2 or more teams for this game. Every team has a team captain. The team itself is in the field and the team captain is at Basecamp. The position of the team is known in Basecamp because one…
Buddipole accessoires
This weekend another package arrived in the PA1JIM-shack! It’s from Wimo and contains a Buddipole mast of 240 cm (only 66 cm folded) and a tri-pot. So now I’m able to actually set-up the Buddipole in the field. Still need to align the Elecraft K1 for proper functioning and complete the last 6 CW-lessons. Then…