Switching from Cloudlog to Wavelog: A field report
Switching from Cloudlog to Wavelog: Why Wavelog is the better logbook software for amateur radio. Improved installation, better performance and user-friendly features make Wavelog my first choice.
DO8YDP HAM Radio station, JO42LF, Germany
Operated by Daniel Beckemeier, in memory of my father Ralf (former DL8YDP SK), in the town of Porta Westfalica
Switching from Cloudlog to Wavelog: Why Wavelog is the better logbook software for amateur radio. Improved installation, better performance and user-friendly features make Wavelog my first choice.
On 3 October 2024, companies, clubs and institutions across Germany will open their doors to young visitors as part of the Doors Open with the Mouse 2024 campaign with the …
While FT8 has revolutionized the way we make quick and efficient contacts, I often find myself yearning for more meaningful exchanges. That’s where JS8Call comes into play—a digital mode that combines the robustness of FT8 with the richness of free-text communication. Let’s dive into why JS8Call is a game-changer and how it can enhance your amateur radio experience.
When browsing social networks like Facebook or Reddit these days, I see many Hams ranting and being grumpy about the downtime of ARRLs Logbook of the world. People are demanding faster recovery times, more communication towards the issue and ask themselves and their communities the question if they should instead change over to a different QSL-exchange platform. I cannot even begin to understand this actionism, the frustration and the lack of understanding, and here is why:
With the publication of the Third Ordinance amending the Amateur Radio Ordinance of 27 May 2024, the use of the frequencies of the 6m band will no longer be tolerated for holders of licence class E.
My DL8DF common mode chocke and my cable distribution setup got a new housing. From now on I can switch between my large Endfed-antenna or my 6m dipole and can send the signal either in my office during the summer months or in the attic for operation during winter.
I didn’t need my old 10m dipole any longer, although it has really been a great first HF antenna to me.I connected my NanoVNA, shortened the ends to match the …
Some time ago I stumbled across the construction plan for a transportable and lightweight quarter-wave vertical telescopic antenna in my local club.
DL8DF came up with a common mode choke design, which combines both W1JR and DG0SA chokes in one housing. Together with DL8DF I build this choke for my Endfed antenna.
Operating from the Ringkobing Fjord near Sondervig where only a narrow landstrip lies between Fjord and North Sea as OZ/DO8YDP.