{"id":6,"date":"2013-12-02T11:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T11:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pa3hcm.utreg.net\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2021-01-18T19:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T18:33:38","slug":"ham-radio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pa3hcm.nl\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pa3hcm.utreg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/5ah_hf1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" src=\"http:\/\/pa3hcm.utreg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/5ah_hf1-150x147.gif\" alt=\"At PI5AH, doing CW on HF\" class=\"wp-image-150\"\/><\/a><figcaption>At PI5AH, working some CW stations on the HF bands.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It all started in January 1991. A friend of me showed me packet radio using a simple &#8220;Baycom&#8221; modem and a CB transmitter. I got myself a CB set and a modem too, and of course an antenna. In these months I got also involved in the educational radio station (PI5AH) at my school. In November I successfully finished my exam for a C-licence (VHF and up). Three years later I did my morse code exam and got the A-licence (nowadays called &#8220;full licence&#8221;), which opened the complete world of amateur radio for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1994 to 1997 I was mainly active on 144 MHz. I took part in several SSB VHF-contests, and built lots of antennas for this band. Other activities where mainly related to packet radio. I was involved in the startup of a packet radio node (PI1ANH), and ran a packet radio mailbox (PI8TFA). I was cofounder of the HTS Arnhem Radio Club to promote amateur radio to the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1999 I moved to Utrecht (early 1999). From that moment my radio hobby was almost frozen. But in December 2001 I bought myself a secondhand HF transceiver (IC-730), and I picked up some digital modes, includinmg RTTY, SSTV and weatherfax. However, my antenna situation was really poor, resulting in long periods of radio silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail wp-image-166\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/pa3hcm.utreg.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2x6yagi_elst-133x150.jpg\" alt=\"My homebrewn VHF yagi antenna's in Elst, stacked, about 12m above the ground.\" class=\"wp-image-166\"\/><figcaption>My homebrewn VHF yagi antenna&#8217;s in Elst, stacked, about 12m above the ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I got married in 2003, and in October 2005 we found a new home in the country, which happened to be a really neat place for amateur radio: free sight in all directions, mud for a perfect ground plane, no close neighbours, etc. From that moment I installed my radios again and nowadays I&#8217;m quite active, merely in building antennas and stuff. Homebrewing is one of my favourite activities. I joined some local radio clubs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioelektronicaclub.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REC Culemborg<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/a29.veron.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VERON Nieuwegein<\/a>). I was REC chairman for 5 years, did some workshops and presentations on related subjects, like a CW lecture, VNA lecture\/demo, Arduino workshop, and a RF-connector mounting workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend Adrian PA0RDA and I share a common interest in antenna technology. So we build mostly antennas for HF bands, which we test during the REC Field Days and the PACC contest. Meanwhile I&#8217;m also trying to start doing amateur television. The first transmitter is currently being built&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all started in January 1991. A friend of me showed me packet radio using a simple &#8220;Baycom&#8221; modem and a CB transmitter. I got myself a CB set and a modem too, and of course an antenna. In these months I got also involved in the educational radio station (PI5AH) at my school. 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