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This page was last updated : 29-Aug-24 11:51:05

I use this website as to publish the results of my ham radio experiments and things that spark my interest, like mode railroading, tech and chess. 

I'm proud that this website doesn't have ads and I try to keep it that way*. This also means that I don't have sponsors, don't get money from social media companies like YouTube, FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter etc., or get money or goods for product placement. This means that all my ham radio experiments, equipment, rigs etc. and the hosting of this website (hosting cost aprx Euro 30 a month) are paid out of my own pockets.

When you like to content on this website, you can support me by :

• buying parts, products and left-overs from my ham radio experiments which I sell through my For Sale page.
• sending a token of appreciation through my PayPal.me page. 
• buy me a coffee at Ko-fi.com.
• buy me a coffee at BuyMeACoffee.com.
• share links to pages you like on you own website or blog. 
• share links to pages you like on your social media.
• spread the word  :-) 
  
   

* I have been asked a few times to put ads and place branded content on this website  because I get +500 visits a day and +2K unique visitors a month.

  

Wishlist 

I have a wish list with things I want to build or experiment with, but currently I'm saving up for a really big investment for in the shack : a Siglent SVA1015X Spectrum & Vector Network Analyzer

You might think : "Why the <BEEP> do you need such a <BEEP> expensive spectrum analyzer when you have a NanoVNA H4, LiteVNA64 and a TinySAUltra?"

Good question, I will tell you.

From the start of my hamradio "caree" I'm member of the hamradio club Veron/Vrza-Twente and every Monday evening we had a "soldering and measurement" meeting. I was one of the hams who helped other hams  with there projects and experiments, did repairs etc. In the years we got our hands on quite a nice collection of (semi pro) measurement equipment including a user-friendly Rigol DSA815-TG spectrum analyzer. We used that for tuning filters, tune antennas, measuring output power and spectral clearness, EMI etc. and compared to the old-school spectrum analyzers, it was joy to work with.

But for me things changed. Due to a heavy and long burn-out, the COVID19 pandemic, work obligations,  family etc, I couldn't attend for years. Also the relocation of the club building from Hengelo to Oldenzaal which stroked with dependency on public transport, made it hard to attend to these meetings on a regular basis. Luckily sometimes a fellow ham offer me a ride, but I don't want to lean to much on that. But you might understand now that I do miss the nice measurement equipment and it's not only on Monday evenings I want to do some measurements. 

As mentioned before, I own a NanoVNA H4, LiteVNA64 and a TinySAUltra, and can do most of my measurements at home. But having regularly work with (semi) pro SA with VNA options, I often miss the larger screens and better dynamic range at home.  And the  Siglent SVA1015X covers these to requirements :-) 

Now you know.  ;-)

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