Category: Radio Operations
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Setting up HAMSIP telephony on the PC – step-by-step
This is a follow-up to “HAMSIP Telephony: Our New Toy” and describes how to set up HAMSIP completely on a Windows PC, without a SIP phone and additional network hardware. 1. Request Hamnet access 2.…
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HAMSIP telephony – Our new toy
Some time ago we attended a HAMNET workshop in Vienna and since then we have been playing around with the Internet for radio amateurs. A separate number range on the Internet, starting with 44.xxx.xxx.xxx, is…
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Radio and skiing at the end of the world
The story started with our visits to the radio camp in Döbriach on Lake Millstättersee. The idea was actually to get our son interested in radio engineering. But it infected me with the radio virus.…
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2m SSB Round – Every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. LT (UTC+1): A highlight thanks to Raimund OE8ANK
Dear radio friends, Thanks to a great idea from Raimund OE8ANK, there is now a new way to liven up the 2m bands and conduct exciting QSOs: the SSB round on 2m. This takes place…
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How POTA fever caught us
Last year, after POTA fever caught me and my XYL Sandra, OE4SLC, I attempted my first activation right near our QTH. Equipped with the JPC-12 antenna and the IC-705 with 10W power, we went out…
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Martin OE8KKK – The veteran of the Carinthian QRGs
There are names that are not only well known in amateur radio, but are almost legendary. One of them is undoubtedly Martin, “da Tino” OE8KKK, a man whose reputation resonates far beyond the borders of…
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Experiments with self-sufficient power supply for our radio station
After repowering our roof PV system after 10 years of operation, a few older PV modules remained that are ideal for experiments and craft projects, such as the emergency power supply for our radio systems.…
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Self-sufficient radio weekend in the Hohe Tauern
We are invited to spend the Pentecost weekend in a hunting lodge in the Carinthian Hohe Tauern. We are Sabine OE5SLE and I Manfred OE5MBP. Sabine discovered Bergfunken 4 years ago after getting her license,…
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Insight into the BrandMeister DMR network functions
The Dobratsch converter (OE8XFK) is integrated into the BrandMeister network (https://brandmeister.network/?page=device&id=232895). The BrandMeister DMR network offers many functions. The role of the BrandMeister dashboard The BrandMeister dashboard (brandmeister.network) is the central control tool for radio…
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Voice Bot via Digital Modes: The Future of Radio?
In a groundbreaking development, amateur radio operator Michael DC9VQ has made Nunu NARSPT‘s DMRBot available to the general public made. This exciting news was successfully tested using the Dobratsch repeater (OE8XFK). But what exactly makes…
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POTA activations Schütt and Dobratsch
The recent POTA activations by Michael OE8YML at the AT-0112 Schütt – Graschelitzen and AT-0016 Dobratsch sites were a complete success. Michael was able to activate both parks via SSB on shortwave, once again demonstrating…
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POTA park activation Görtschacher Moos – Obermoos
Michi OE8YML was able to successfully carry out the POTA activation Görtschacher Moos (Park AT-0091 Görtschacher Moos – Obermoos) in the Gailtal on September 17th, 2023. This POTA activation Görtschacher Moos was not only a…
