Koos van den Hout PE4KH / is on Nostr

Radio amateur (full license), cw included. Interested in HF DX, contesting, digital modes, morse, satellites

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2025-05-07 17:59:36

Having a look at the websdr for the ZS8W pileup, that's not going to work with my station/available time
https://mastodon.radio/system/media_attachments/files/114/467/844/291/316/906/original/45b4f882afb51eee.png

2024-06-23 13:16:27

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@npub16ju…y8u7 three-legged lady Katinka can be in the mood for belly scritches but not right now
https://mastodon.radio/system/media_attachments/files/112/666/110/886/078/585/original/da09da64444ddfd7.jpg

2024-06-23 13:16:27

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2024-06-09 17:06:53

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@npub16ju…y8u7 check your marriage contract for small print about powerbanks. And while you do that, check whether it mentions warming cold feet

2024-05-21 12:27:31

Last weekend I participated in the King of Spain CW #contest and suggested a rules file and multiplier plugin for tlf in the process https://idefix.net/~koos/newsitem.cgi/1716146680

2024-03-25 13:09:17

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@npub1u76…qmwm yeah we could use more DX news on mastodon

2024-03-09 12:02:50

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@npub16ju…y8u7 I once stayed in a ski resort with a TV in hotel mode (on switching it on it would go to the local info channel at a low volume) and you could rent the remote for more TV.
Too bad it was a standard Philips TV and someone in the group happened to have a PalmPilot with infrared remote software that had a backup of a Philips remote.

2024-03-08 16:22:31

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@npub16ju…y8u7 wife: don't put your leatherman on your belt, that makes you look weird.
Also wife: do you happen to have your leatherman with you?

2024-03-01 12:17:36

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@npub16ju…y8u7 that is a special kind of WTF! In my opinion the nuclear option may be replaced by the slow and methodical "what were you thinking and who approved this" approach. No hurry, just a few FOIA requests about this letter and the catalogue.

2024-01-09 17:07:24

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@npub16ju…y8u7 behind every safety rule is an interesting incident?

2023-12-15 18:06:08

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@npub16ju…y8u7 leet'o'clock!

2023-12-01 13:09:49

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@npub16ju…y8u7 I wonder how much of the improvement is just for the looks and whether the roof still leaks like a sieve.
The google maps satellite pics available show that there is still a bit of wasteland behind other houses in the row.
I was amused the real estate website doesn't list the available broadband connections for a house.. yet.
Also those wires over the lawn are not good for antenna work!

2023-11-21 11:08:16

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@npub16ju…y8u7 good map and confirms the story and the state of the world. I've seen it before but hadn't thought about linking it to this story yet. Thanks for the addition!

2023-11-21 10:50:22

Security and radio frequency is somewhere between hobby and work for me, but I'm posting this to the amateur radio side because I think the world needs a lot more people who actually understand enough of radio frequency (RF) to know why problems occur.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bk3v/commercial-flights-are-experiencing-unthinkable-gps-attacks-and-nobody-knows-what-to-do

2023-11-15 19:39:03

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@npub16ju…y8u7 I've seen antenna setups based on those poles with jubilee clips stay up for a weekend (contest)

2023-08-05 10:38:04

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@npub16ju…y8u7 @npub19m4…a2az Nobody expects...

2023-07-01 13:15:55

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@npub16ju…y8u7 (foreign)

2023-06-27 17:49:21

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@npub16ju…y8u7 @npub1m0v…nzl9 interesting crossover of circles happening