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ABOUT ME
I am passionate about amateur radio since childhood, but I received my license only in 2022. I like QRP mostly. I am old school, so I prefer SSB or CW.
DX EXPLORER
Welcome to DX Explorer, a blog and YouTube channel dedicated to those passionate about amateur radio. Especially to those into building homebrew radio gear. Most of the articles are meant for those making their first steps into the amateur radio hobby.
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A FEW WORDS ABOUT ME
I am passionate about amateur radio since childhood, but I received my license only in 2022. I like QRP mostly. I am old school, so I prefer SSB or CW.
I like building my own equipment. There is a particular satisfaction for me in using homebrew gear. I prefer simple circuits that do not require very large budgets. I am always amazed by the results obtained with just a few components. Because over time I worked a lot with digital equipment, in amateur radio I prefer everything to be analog.
The best part of the hobby, is that I made great friends from all over the world. It feels like I have family relatives everywhere around the world. Maybe people could learn from the amateur radio community about the way we get along and help each other. I appreciate a lot how helpful people are in this hobby. That is also why I’ve learned so much in a short time.
Most of the equipment I’m building is here on the blog and on the YouTube Channel.
GEAR I AM USING
Mostly kit builds or 100% home made.
TRANSCEIVERS
- tr(u)SDX: CW / SSB ( 5W );
- QRPGuys AFP-FSK Digital ( 5W );
- Tidradio TD-H8: FM VHF / UHF ( 10W );
- Tidradio TD-H3: FM VHF / UHF ( 5W );
- Forty 9er: 40m CW ( 2W );
- Pixie: 40m CW ( 700mW );
- Pititico: 40m CW ( 700mW );
- Pititico II: 40m CW ( 700mW );
- G3XBM uu80b: 80m CW ( 700mW ).
TRANSMITTERS
- Michigan Mighty Mite: 40m CW ( 500mW );
- Ten Minutes Transmitter: 40m CW ( 800mW );
- Minimalist Transmitter: 40m CW ( 700mW ).
RECEIVERS
- Yaesu FRG-7: ( HF );
- Sputnik Regenerative Receiver ( 40m );
- N1TEV: Regenerative Receiver ( 80m to 40m );
- roWaves Lidia DC Receiver ( 80m );
- Little Roo DC Receiver ( 40m );
- roWaves RBA-03 Receiver: ( Airband ):
- roWaves DJ1WF Pocket Receiver: ( VLF ).
ANTENNAS
- EFHW 8010 ( 80m to 10m );
- EFHW 4010 ( 40 to 10m );
- DX Vertical ( 20m );
- roWaves MHF-4217 Whip ( 17m, 20m, 40m );
- DK7ZB Yagi ( VHF / UHF );
- Vertical Dipole ( VHF / UHF );
- roWaves RX Magnetic Antenna ( 3MHz to 8MHz ).
QSL CARD INFO
I have accounts on most used websites, to confirm the QSO in case you are running for any awards. I will constantly update my log and confirm the QSO’s ( all modes ) on: eQSL, LOTW, CLUBLOG, HRDLOG, HAMQTH, QRZ, and QRZCQ.
On request I will send either a digital QSL card by email ( PNG file ), or a traditional printed QSL card. You can print the digital QSL card sent by email and keep it as a traditional QSL card. If requesting a QSL card, please let me know if you would like, the digital version or the printed version ( I only mail them directly, no bureau ).
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