Description: Webpage of the Belgian Amateur Radio Station ON5MM. Mainly active in SOTA, IOTA, 8m, 4m, 6m, LoRaAPRS and homebrew electronic projects.
For the last few years I have been using a 3 Element SteppIR beam for the upper shortwave bands. It can be tuned stepless from 14 to 30 MHz and changes the length of the three elements by electrical motors. It is connected to the TRX and the compuuter via a common CAT interface line and tunes to the current transmitting frequency automatically. Via a simple key touch/command the first and third element length can be swapped which means a 180° inversion within only few seconds. The rotor is also connected to
Linking being outdoors and doing some ham radio activity is what I like most. I fancy to take some antenna equipment and hike to a lonely place. During early summer (Es season), my favourite bands are 50 and 70 MHz. I have built a transverter for the latter which works quite well with a homebrew 3 element yagi. After now having moved to a site with excellent HF/VHF conditions, I plan to bring up a 70 MHz beacon/monitor rx. Besides voice operation my favourite modes include all kinds of digital noise like FT
At the moment, QO-100 satellite equipment is under heavy construction but not yet qrv. While playing around in the shack, I am often listening (and sometimes talking) to DMR BrandMeister. Car is pimped by a Hytera MD655 for DMR and analog voice operation. Various MMDVM-based hardware has been built in the past: Not only a Raspberry Pi based hotspot but also a 70 cm DMR-repeater consisting of a MMDVM/Arduino/Raspberry-combi and two modified Motorola GM radios.