About me

I always like to have a picture of the ham I’m talking to and also a little background, that’s why I created this page. On pixelfriedhof.com you can find my blog about technology, travel, photography and much more. Feel free to visit.

QSL information

Logging nearly daily on QRZ.com, eQSL LoTW while I actually like paper QSL cards most via Bureau or Direct. When sending direct, please include Self-adressed envelope (SASE). No need to include any kind of money or stamps. Sending QSL cards is a culture based on reciprocity. When I receive a card by post, I reply to it. At no cost.

QSL by postal mail:

Daniel Beckemeier
Kiefernweg 1
32457 Porta Westfalica
Germany

QSL via Bureau:

DARC (German amateur radio club)
DOK N52

Current and former QSL cards

History

My parents Ralf (DL8YDP SK) and Ulrike (DL5YDN) both operated as hams during the 80s, 90s, and later on. As a kid I was always fascinated about the possibility to communicate around the world, using only a radio. It must have been that time that sparked interest in me for wireless communication, IT and technical stuff. I remember countless hours of talking about radios and technologies with my friend Dieter (DL7XPY/SK and SM7XPY/SK), while sitting at his ham-shop backroom desk, drinking coffee. That must have infected me with HF and amateur radio. In my twenties I worked as an instructor for marine communications on VHF, HF, Inmarsat and so on and thus am certified with SRC, LRC and UBI. Later, I found my profession in IT, where I am now head of one of the IT departments at the worlds largest terminal block manufacturer. I assume that my radio amateur parents and their enthusiasm for technology and radio have shaped my professional technical career. And I’m happy to get in contact with you guys, sharing this beautiful hobby.

DO8YDP, DANIEL

Me, DO8YDP, 16th Jan 2024 at the day of my Exam. Operating in the same attic room my parents used to work from. In the summer month I take the equipment to my office room as the attic is way too hot then.

MY RIG

Yaesu FT-991A, 6m Maas 1/2 wave dipole, Diamond x30 underrroof. Since April 2024 I put up my endfed multiband antenna for 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 80m.

DL8YDP (SK 2021)

My father Ralf (DL8YDP SK) operating in ’88

DL5YDN

My mother Ulrike (DL5YDN) operating in ’87

OFFROAD TRAVEL

In the summer, you find us traveling Europe with Defender and rooftent.

WE LOVE GREECE

Food, people, hospitality – Greece is our favourite place to be.

KAISER WILHELM MONUMENT

My hometown Porta Westfalica, JO42lf, with it’s famous Kaiser Wilhelm monument

SHACK-DOGS TRUFFLE AND PELLE

Always on air – with their farts

My organizations and clubs

  • German Amateur Radio Club “DARC”
  • District group DOK N52 “Vlotho” with club station DF0VL
QSOs and statistics

In numbers

314
SSB contacts
811
FT8 and FT4 contacts
6
PSK-31 contacts
1142
Total QSOs
News and documentation

Station diary

News

Overreach to 2m during the Northern Lights in October 2024

2024 was the year of the Northern Lights – at least if you live in northern Germany. In May and October, we were able to marvel at this extremely rare celestial spectacle in Germany. In October, I took advantage of the auroras to use overreach in the 2m band.

Yaesu FT-736R for 2m, 70cm and 23cm. A legendary old-timer.
Station Diary

An old-timer: Yaesu FT-736R moves in for 23cm, 70cm and 2m

I had set up a search request for the Yaesu FT-736R on kleinanzeigen.de. In July 2024, the alarm went off: In Soltau, a device in unknown condition was offered from an estate for €200. I could see from the pictures that it even had the 23cm module installed. I went for it. But would the device work?

Hitting the ISS repeater with my 2m/70cm Arrow antenna.
News

Today I fucked up: Contacting the ISS repeater for the first time

I began to read about space and satellite operations a few months ago. Really interesting stuff, but I didn‘t have the right equipment for it. Until last week and so I started contacting the ISS repeater without success. One week later I found my stupid mistake. An overview of how to start and what errors to avoid.