Biography

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My name is Gert, born in 1964 near the west coast of the Netherlands. Since 1973 I live in the small town called “Epe”, 1 hour by car east of Amsterdam, in the middle of the nature reserve called “Veluwe”.

I got my Novice License since 2018 and I worked under PD2ALL. In March 2019 I did my examination for the Full License succesfully and now I am using my new callsign PA1BC.

My shack is build up gradually as well as the antenna system with an Ultrabeam VL2.3 antenna which at this moment is still in the box waiting for a special retractable antenna mast. Meanwhile I am using a multiband end fed antenna hanging on a height of 4 meters in between a tree and the house.

Besides SSB DX connections I like QRP very much. For portable QRP connections I make use of a Yaesu FT-818 combined with a portable antenna. My next step is to get more aquainted with digital communications, CW, etc. I am still learning a lot to enjoy this hobby even more and appreciate the connections made with other radio companions.

Equipment

Icom IC-7610
Yaesu FT-991A
Yaesu FT-818
Ultrabeam VL2.3
Hyendfed multiband end fed antenna
Buddipole DeLuxe portable antenne
Sark-100 portable antenna analyzer