LA0BY is my amateur radio callsign, assigned by the Norwegian Telecommunications Authority. I have also had a national license in Germany with the callsign DF9PY. I am a member of the national amateur radio organizations NRRL (Norway) and DARC (Germany). My favorite subjects in HAM radio are propagation and the construction of receiving and transmitting equipment for higher frequencies. Currently I am also the national beacon manager for Norway and Aurora column editor for the DUBUS magazine. The amateur radio license gives permission to construct, own and operate radio transmitters, receivers and antennas for experimental purpose on wavelengths from under 3 mm to 160 m. By international agreements (CEPT T/R-61) this permission is extended to include many other countries. On this site you will find some information on topics related to my Hamradio interests. I try to keep it updated wrt information on my activities. |
Operations
My radio activities - covering VHF & up
Activity log JO59 - record of contacts and observations
Radio equipment used from home and hilltop - rather modest setup
Resources
Beacons in Norway – link to latest list (always up to date, covering 28 MHz to 24 GHz)
JW7SIX on Svalbard - the Worlds northernmost 50 MHz beacon
Where to go? - recommended locations for VHF expeditions
Propagation
Extreme Tropo Propagation – presentation initially given at the Nordic VUSHF Meeting in Skjeberg 2019
DX on VHF and above – overview on propagation modes relevant on higher frequencies
How to catch the DX? - my favourite propagation links
Meteorscatter (MS) - introduction and operating techniques
Moonbounce - some info on EME in general
VHF propagation in Northern Scandinavia - what is so special about it?
Equipment construction & measurements
144 MHz PA with 2 x 4CX250B - description, pictures and circuit diagrams
Antenna couplers for 144 and 432 MHz - construction details and test results
Program to compute antenna couplers - provided by Rich, OM2TW
SSB phase noise measurements - performance of popular 2 m transceivers
Templates
DUBUS Standard Aurora report format - for submitting your report
Søknad for etablering av radiofyr - gjelder kun Norge
Egenerklæring - må legges ved fyrsøknaden
My contact details: E-mail: la0by ”at” darc.de or nrrl.net (the latter works better) Mobile: +47 - 90 11 44 32 Snail-mail: Hildsvei 5, N-1349 Rykkinn, Norway
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