But my radiostory beginns much earlier. In 1960 as a 12 year old boy I built my first radio, a
crystal diode detector,
followed 1961 by my first
tube radio.
Later in 1965 while I learned the job of a precisionmechanic I built a
AM QRP-transceiver and a
short wave receiver (Kit).
The same time I learned the morsecode and was 1968 CW-radiooperator in the Swiss Army. I married 1972 and got 1973 my degree as electronic engineer.
Finally after my daugther Nadja was born in 1977, I felt enough mature to get the amateur licence.
After more than 40 years I am still fascinated with the phenomena of how electromagnetic waves propagate through the ether and carry my dots and dashes from here to there with so little power.
My Rig's:
FT-890, FT-817, K2, ATS-3, ATS-4,
several homebrew QRP monobander's (see Pictures)
Antenna's:
- at current time without any fixed antenna. Yes it's a pitty!
Meber of following Clubs: (see Links)
- USKA, Union Schweizer Kurzwellenamateure
- ARCI,Nr 8412, Amatuer Radio Club International
- G-QRP-Club #4048
- AGCW-DL Nr. 1592,
- I-QRP Nr.,
- DL-QRP,
- HTC, Nr, 086 Helvetia Telegraphy Club ,
- RACS (Radio Amateur Club Swissair)
Holding following Awards:
DXCC, WAC(QRP), QRP-Master Nr.120, WAS, WAE I, WAZ,
H26 (worked all Swiss Cantons on HF and VHF), 100 Oblast,
IOTA, SOTA
Whenever I find time I am active in Contests and activity parties:
Straight key parties, semi automatic or bug key parties,
various QRP contests in Europe,
various CW contests on HF, in Europe and worldwide.
I like any outdooractivities like hiking in the Swiss Alps where I take always a rig is with me.
Since 2008 I am SOTA - activator and chaser
I like Homebrewing: QRP-transceivers, tuners, portable antennas, power supplies and others.
(see Pictures)