IK1ZYW Labs

T his note will look old, since more than one month has passed since we've returned back home. But at least will report what I have done...

E very year I can hardly wait for Alpe Adria VHF contest, the first Sunday in August. After my best performance of year 2008, I wanted to im...

Finally I put my Tek 7603 oscilloscope into service. A friend (the one from optical experiments) needed to verify a circuit he's buildin...

After shooting the long wave NDB (non-directional beacon) CAS, I happened to have the chance to shoot another NDB in Croatia. It is NDB ZAG,...

I had not seen such a bad signal yet in my digimode life. 30m, BPSK63, 2009-06-18. I did everything on my FT-817, IPO, ATT, volume control b...

H ave you ever come across a keyboard+mouse+VGA mechanical switch? I have found a 4-way model (4 computers, 1 actual device) and couldn'...

F unny enough to report it here. Last night I was working 30m PSK31 when a Mr. Enzo from Paris came back to my CQs... after the usual data e...

F or the upcoming Summer holidays I decided to try something new: an End Fed Half Wave Antenna (EFHWA). Since all operating conditions will ...