
OZ9XU
FO/a - Austral Island
April 20, 2022
5P5Q
3X - Guinea
May 25, 2022
OV5O
3X - Guinea
May 25, 2022
Rigs & Antennas
“Antennas should be heard, not seen”
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The Shack |
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![]() Schack setup |
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The shack setup. The computer is for logging only as well as lookups in QRZ.COM a. o. The computer will never be a part of any radiocommunication whatsoever. On the table you can see my Elecraft Dual paddle HexKey. Soldering iron and screwdriver? CW on a PC? Never, I want to have fun. The flag on the wall is a modern version of the Ravenbanner (Dane Broge) which was used by the Vikings during a raid. |
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Shack window view |
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![]() Shack window view |
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View over the Baltic Sea (looking towards NE) from my shack window.
On the flagpoles, left: The Bornholm Island regional flag and right: The Danish flag “Dannebrog”, which celebrates its 800th anniversary June 15, 2019. As you can see, it was a nice spring day with a calm wind from N/NW, sunny with abt. 8 dgrs. C. |
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Messy CW? |
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![]() 2nd operator “DX” |
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Here’s why I sometimes mess around a bit in my CW.
He loves to push my hand while I’m sending CW and it happens that I get hold of his -…/.-/.-../.-../… instead of the paddles. His name is “DX” and his motto is: “It is not necessary, but I need” and at the same time looking at his food bowl. (Maybe he uses CAT Interface?) |
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Elecraft K-Line = K3 – P3 – KPA1500
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![]() KPA1500 – K3 -P3 |
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This is my main station.
From left: Barefoot operation: The radio is equipted with internal ATU, Sub-receiver and 100 Watt output. The P3, Panadapter, which gives me an excelent wiew over the band I’m working on. The radio has 11 bands, 6 m through 160 m. The optional 2 m module is not implemented in my radio. Power Amplifier operation: On February 12, 2019 I got my first external PA-unit ever. Since 1974 and until that date I have worked with 100 Watt. April 20, 2022: My KPA1500 Amplifier is out of order, sending smoke signal instead of HF, so my old KPA500/KAT500 is used until further notice. Transceiver/Panadapter PSU: |
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Yaesu FT – 450D |
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![]() Yaesu FT-450D og MFJ-993B ATU |
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Are used as my spare station and non-home-QTH activities, like fielddays, ILLW etc. Bands: 160-6m, incl. WARC and 60m bands. Output power: 100 Watt. |
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Racal RA17L |
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![]() Racal RA17L receiver |
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Vintage tube communication receiver.
Freq. range: 0.5 through 30 MHz. |
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Extended/Inverted Fritzel FD4 Windom for 10 – 80m bands.
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Ground Plane for 6m band. |
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![]() Ground Plane antenna for 6m |
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The antenna is an old antenna for 2 meter band, but modified to 6 meter band. The antenna is installed on the Chimney, abt. 8 meters up from ground (15 meter ASL). The flag is “Bornholmerflaget” (Bornholm Island regional flag). |
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Vertical (for 60m, 80m and 160m bands). |
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![]() MFJ-2990 vertical antenna |
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Used to be setup as inverted L antenna, but now changed to its originale design as vertical antenna as of April 19, 2022. The antenna is 14 meters in hight and should cover 160m to 10m bands, but will mainly be used for 160, 80 and 60m bands. The antenna is self-supporting, but since my QTH are very close to the coast, sometimes with very strong winter storms, the antenna are equipped with guying ropes. The antenna is installed with the feed point at ground level (up 50 cm) and with 20 burried radials of different lengths. Due to the lack of space, the radials are not evenly distributed, but mostly in the western and southwestern direction. |
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Elecraft Dual Paddle HexKey |
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![]() Elecraft Dual Paddle HexKey |
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Magnetic tension, just a dream! Elecraft, but made by Bencher. | |
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Bencher BY-4 paddle. |
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![]() Bencher BY-4 paddle |
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Perfect for my stiff fingers (hi). |
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Kent Twin TP1-B paddle |
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![]() Kent TP1-B paddle |
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Very heavy and solid. Nice to use.
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Vibroplex Original |
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![]() Vibroplex Original |
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Including round vario arm.
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Vibroplex Square Racer, Iambic paddles. |
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![]() Vibroplex Square Racer |
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Magnetic tension, easy to ajust and use.
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CWtouchkeyer, P1PAD, Iambic paddle. |
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![]() CWtouchkeyer P1PAD |
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No moving parts or contacts, you just have to touch the paddles.
You have to pratice a lot, not easy to use. It CAN be very sensitive to HF on some bands, but else nice to use. Is available in many configurations, with and without internal keyer Electronics. My model have only the paddle Electronics and I use the internal keyer in the K3 transceiver. |
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Great Northern Telegraph (GNT) handkeys |
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![]() GNT hand keys |
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Two different models.
The black one (model 605) is similar to the one I – for many years ago – learned the art of CW. My arthritis wrists do not allow them to be used daily, but they are touched once in a while. |
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Previously used stations.1969-1973: 1973-1974: 1974-1977: 1977-2011: 2011: 2011-2013: |
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