Ham radio blog by OZ1BXM

Figure 1. I needed a short 70 cm yagi for working the LEO satellites. In earlier years, I've had a 6-element yagi and I was satisfied wi...

My first DXCC diploma arrived in the mail today. Shipping from USA to Denmark took 16 days. The mode is Mixed because CW and FT8 were used f...

Greencube is an exciting satellite. The orbit is MEO (Medium Earth Orbit), and the average distance to Earth is 6,800 km. Greencube carries ...

In July 2022, I challenged myself to  pursuing 100 entities using FT8 and wire antennas. The pursuit is over now as I worked entity #100 on...

I've decided to challenge myself and pursuit 100 entities using FT8. My experience with FT8 is not long as I've had only 25 QSO'...

After some years of non-activity, I've decided to operate 144 MHz EME again. The equipment is in store, and I want continue in this exci...

Our refrigerator must run at +5C at all times. But one day, the security relay of the house flipped and cut the power off. The power outage ...