Biography

My name is Roelof Bolhuis, I'm born in 1967 and I live in the north-east of the Netherlands, in Lageland. A small village about 10 kilometer east of the county town Groningen. Our province is called also Groningen.
I work as civil technical employee for the province Groningen, department canal management. With a small team we are responsible for the management and maintenance of shipping canals in the province Groningen.

Radio history
In 1980 I started with carry out experiments with radio. First legal with FM CB-radio (26.965-27.405 MHz), I used de callsign "Telstar". Since 1982 illegal as "Radio Telstar" on the 3 meter broadcasting band (100-108 MHz), from 1990 till 1993 illegal on the 11 meter SSB, first as TS 105, then as 19 AT 145 (27.415-27.855 MHz), from 1993 till 1997 as "Radio Titanic", illegal on the 60 cm band (480-490 MHz).

Amateurradio
On 11 april 1997 I did my examination for "Radiotechniek en Voorschriften II" (Radiotechnology en regulations II) and I succeeded. I was a Novice licensed radioamateur. The proper authorities assigned me the callsign PD1ADM.
On 4 november 1998 I did my examination for "Radiotechniek en voorschriften I" (Radiotechnology en regulations I). And I succeeded again. I had my full licence. In the meantime the rules changed and I could choose my own callsign. I have chosen for PE5TS. The letters TS are the abbreviation from "Telstar", my first call I used when I started with radio.
Since I started with radio I was always busy with technical experiments, the last years I spend my spare time more and more on making radiocontacts all over the world on the shortwave. For local communication you can find me on 2 meter, 6 meter and 70 centimeter. I'm also active with amateurtelevision on 13 cm and 23 cm.

Equipment

Kenwood TS-480 SAT
Icom IC-821H
Kenwood TM-V7
Icom IC-T81E
Kenwood R-5000
Condor 16
Homebrew equipment for amateurtelevision on 23 and 13 cm

Antenna's
SteppIR, 3 el. for 10-12-15-17 and 20 m, 1 el. for 40 m and 4 el. for 6 m. Height about 15 m above the ground
Windom for 10-80 m. Height about 10 m above the ground
V-2000 for local work on 2m, 6m and 70 cm
X-5000 for local work on 2m, 70cm and 23cm
Homebrew dish, diameter 80 cm, for reception ATV on 13 cm
Tower

Versatower
This is a crank-up tilt-over tower with a variable height between 10 and 18 meter
Free-standing mast, 10 meter height, for Windom antenna