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HAM Radio
DL8MRE
Since beginning of 2007 I can call myself DL8MRE. I am member in the German HAM radio club called "Deutscher Amateur Radio Club" and the local discrict is called DARC OV L11..
My favorite is to combine the analog TRX technology with my PC equipment.
QSO's
A conversation between two amateur radio operators is called QSO. Sometime QSO's are confirmed using a so called QSL card which looks like a plain postcard. Nowadays, QSL cards are also exchanged in digital format called eQSL cards. Although I prefere digital communication modes, I prefere the old standard paper QSL card. I have uploaded some of my QSOs on my website and with Google Maps, the distance between my location and the destionation is marked by a line. Below the map, one can find the list of QSO's and sometimes the eQSL or scanned paper QSL is shown.
Contesting
There are lots of competitions for a ham radio. There are so called ham radio contests and I have already joined some of them.
Here is an overview :
| Date | Contest | Link to my results | Contest Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.-11.02.07 | CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest | N/A | |
| 12.-13.05.07 | Alessandro Volta RTTY Contest | N/A | Contestvolta |
| 13.-14.10.07 | The Makrothen Contest | Results | Makrothen |
| 20.-21.10.07 | JARTS WW RTTY Contest | Results | JARTS |
Fielddays
A special sort of contests are so caled fielddays. This is some kind of combined BBQ, Jamboree and tent event.
On fielddays, you meet your ham radio colleagues of your local club outside, usually at a high location and have as many QSO's as possible for 24 hours.
This is an overview of the Fielddays I have joined already together with my local club OV L11. :
| Date | Contest | Link to the results |
|---|---|---|
| 01.-02.09.07 | IARU Region 1 VHF Contest | IARU Region 1 VHF Contest |
| 01.-02.09.07 | IARU Region 1 Fieldday | IARU Region 1 Fieldday |
Useful ham radio tools
DX-Cluster
A DX-Cluster or packet cluster system allows radio operators or shortwave listeners to "spot" transmitting stations by submitting their call sign and frequency of operation to a computer system
which redistributes the information to all other connected users of the system The term "packet cluster" is derived from the use of AX.25 packet radio as the original connection mode to the computer systems;
today, connections are commonly made by telnet over the Internet instead. Packet clusters are designed to help radio operators share information so that other stations can find transmitting stations that
might be of interest to them. The original packet cluster systems were deployed by members of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club to help their fellow club members improve their contest scores.
I have developed a easy to use realtime DX-Cluster website.
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