I have been in Cambridge around two weeks ago, 2nd to 7th April, and I have spent a great week there. I arrived on Monday at Stanstead airport, where Martin (G3ZAY) picked me up. We drove to Dom (M0BLF) who has been my host for the week. We had dinner and then it became late….
How I learn(ed) Swedish
As you may have noticed, I really enjoy learning and using Swedish. But how do I learn Swedish? For quite some time now, I have been able to have normal conversations and I’d consider myself to be at level B1 or B2. Most of my learning happened using babbel.com, but as I’ve completed all the…
Reise: Prag, Budapest, OE3A Wien
Prag, 25.10.2017 Es ist Abend. Ich bin müde, denn heute morgen ging es früh los mit dem gemieteten Wohnmobil. Aber nach der Ankunft habe ich natürlich erst einmal den Transceiver aufgebaut und weil ich mich nicht mehr viel konzentrieren konnte, habe ich ein bisschen FT8 mitlaufen lassen. Auf dem Weg nach Prag bin ich an…
#YOTA2017
Whoa. What a week. More than 80 Youngsters from 26 countries gathered in Gilwell Park. All have the same hobby: Amateur Radio. So that’s what we did for a whole week. Amateur Radio stuff. Saturday was the day it all begun. Ryanair had some delay, so I came a bit late compared to all the…
#hamradio2017: See you again next year in Friedrichshafen
Also this year it has been nice to meet so many great people from all around the world. This year I stayed in the HamCamp again, this year organized by Gerrit, DH8GHH (thank you!) where meeting great people started. Friday, 9 a.m. I went to the opening of the Ham Radio. The mayor of Friedrichshafen…
Bald ist es wieder soweit: Ham Radio 2017
– English version below – Nicht mehr lange. Dann beginnt wieder das große Treffen von Funkamateuren aus aller Welt in Friedrichshafen. Funkamateure und Funkinteressierte treffen sich, um sich auszutauschen, neue Leute kennen zu lernen, Freundschaften zu vertiefen oder Freundschaften zu schließen. Nebenbei werden auch wieder Funkgeräte bestaunt und gekauft oder es wird über den Trödelmarkt…
Using Android – but without Google or other proprietary Apps
I didn’t like the fact that Google and maybe some other companies could spy on the activities on my phone, so I decided to remove everything that comes from Google. After some time I also thought it was great to only use open source software where many people usually read the code, making it more…
How to use every bluetooth CAT dongle with RepeaterBook – now without root!
Last time I showed you how you can use any bluetooth CAT dongle with RepeaterBook. This time I show you how to do the same but without the need to get root access. Everything is the same except how we get to that file and get it back to the device. Prerequisites You have ADB…
Satellitenfunk
Immer wieder habe ich mich schon für Satellitenfunk interessiert, bekam allerdings von anderen Funkamateuren nur Aussagen zu hören wie: „Das ist sehr kompliziert“ oder „Das ist riesiger Aufwand“. Also habe ich mir die vom DARC Verlag angebotene „LP145435SA, 2-m-/70-cm-Duoband-Antenne“ gekauft und an meinen FT-817ND angeschlossen. Ich habe mir die Frequenzen für die Satelliten schon vorher…
How to use every bluetooth CAT dongle with RepeaterBook
By default RepeaterBook only works with CAT dongles that have a specific MAC address. I bought a cheap dongle from ebay, but the Android App RepeaterBook didn’t recognize it. So I decided to look into the apps files. I found a file containing settings of the app. There I could set the MAC address: <?xml…