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CEPT Novice Licencing Information

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:36:00 +0000

As I was searching the internet for information about the CEPT Novice Licence I found out that there is not a single website where all the details are collected. Even the European Radiocommunications Office Document Database website is not complete and on some parts it will give you the wrong information!

That's why I have started to collect all the information from the different countries. It will take much more time to get all the information from the different countries but I decided to publish what I have collected up untill now.
Every time I have the information about a country complete, I will publish it straight away.

So, visit my website again in the future if the information you're looking for is not here at this moment.
All the information about the CEPT Full Licence will follow as well.

You can find everything via my website www.pd3em.com .

New website

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:55:00 +0000

Since I passed the exam for my ham license I was on air more often than I was doing SWL.
That's why I created a brand new website to give you more information about my activities and ham radio.
The website contruction is still in progress: it's partly a blog, partly informational and I will try to post some ham related news items regulairy.

Please take a look at my new website at www.pd3em.com

Any comments and tips are welcome.

73, Elmar PD3EM

Everything unplugged

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:22:00 +0000

No radio activities this evening... A very nice thunderstorm is coming right over my area as you can see in the above radar image.
So, all the cables and antennas are unplugged and the rigs are shutdown.
Last night I made a short QSO with Loet PJ2LS on 20 meter. It was my first QSO in phone across the Atlantic Ocean since I got my license one and a half month ago.
I've been active in Phone on 10m, 20m and 40m and in psk and rtty on 20 meter. On all modes and bands I work with 25 watts.

PD3EM

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:31:00 +0000

I got my callsign and it's PD3EM.
Now it's time to be active on HF and I hope to meet you on the bands.

I got my license !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:56:00 +0000

Yesterday I passed the exam for my novice license!
It will take about 1 or 2 weeks before I'll receive my license and callsign.
So I have to be a little patient but then... I hope to meet you on the bands.
With my novice license I'm allowed to work on 10m, 20m and 40m HF and on VHF and UHF with 25 watts.

Studying for my license

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:13:00 +0000

The last few weeks I haven't tuned the bands much. Instead I try to put every spare moment in studying for my license. I still have two more weeks to go before my exam is taking place. When I pass the exam I'll have my Novice license.
I'm really looking forward to the moment I'm allowed to be QRV so wish me luck and I hope to talk to you later on the bands!

New QSL Cards came in

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:12:00 +0000

This weekend some more QSL cards came in via the bureau: Daniel HK3Q, Angel LU1ECZ, Serge 3XM6JR, some IOTA Islands and some more. One QSL was a special card for answering SWL cards: The card from Charly HS0ZCW! So thanks to all of you hams who sent me your QSL card!

Not all new cards are shown here. I will update the QSL cards menu item in the next couple of days.

Shack In A Box

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:59:00 +0000

Since the last fieldday we are still having fun thinking about what we need the next time and how we can be QRV as quickly as possible.
Peter PD1AJJ has made his "Shack In A Box". Peter is QRV within 5 minutes after arriving at any location.

Some bureau cards

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:30:00 +0000

This weekend some more QSL cards arrived via the bureau and one was handed out at our local club evening by Peter PD7SFD.

Thanks again for sending your QSL card and looking forward to all the cards that I still expect.

YN2N QSL Card arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Today the direct QSL card from Octavio YN2N arrived. Great to have Nicaragua confirmed!
Thank you very much Octavia!

3DA0TM QSL Card arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:38:00 +0000

Today I found a very much wanted QSL card via direct in my mailbox from Swaziland!
Andy 3DA0TM posted it on december 10... so it took more than two months to arrive in PA from 3DA!
Thanks a lot Andy for your QSL Card!

You can check Andy's website to see some great wildlife pictures he took.

Dutch PACC Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:20:00 +0000

Last weekend we joined the Dutch PACC Contest with our local Club Station PI4VAD. The last few weeks we put some time in fixing the antennas: a new dipole for 40m, 80m and 160m, the beam for 10m, 15m and 20m was checked and the vertical for 10m - 40m has been taken off the roof a couple of times. On saturday morning we found out that the mounting point for one end of the dipole was gone and 40% of the dipole was lying flat on the roof due to that. So... very little time to fix but we did it. The vertical was still giving us some hard time getting it tuned.
Despite the antenna problems we still had a lot of fun and made 764 QSOs with 129 multipliers. That make a total of 98.169 points. Last year we had 38.048 points. For the few that can't count... thats 60.121 points more!
On the picture you can see me working on 160m at 2:15 local time (1:15 UTC). On the left of me Rob PA3BXR is taking care of the logging.

8P6GU QSL arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:05:00 +0000

Last week I received the direct QSL card from Haschel 8P6GU. That means that Barbados is also confirmed! Thanks alot Haschel!

Ready for PACC

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:30:00 +0000

At february 9-10 the Dutch PACC Contest is scheduled. It's the main contest that our club PI4VAD is active. So the last couple of weeks we're trying to get ready for this 24 hour contest.
All the antennas are checked and tested. We have put up a new 2x20 meter dipole for 80m and 160m band operation. If the weather will help us this upcoming weekend we hope to put up a second beam for 10m, 15m and 20m band.
This is the first year that 160m band is allowed in the PACC Contest.

The last few days I've been testing and setting up the hardware and software for logging and internet access. We don't have any DSL or Cable internet access at our club station so we're gonna use some UMTS/HSDPA wireless internet access.
For logging we use N1MM Logger. The N1MM Logger is a freeware program designed to do contest logging and some general logging. It is not a general logging program with award tracking etc. but is mainly a contest logging program. So that's why it workes great for us!

Live stream

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:26:00 +0000

At the moment I'm testing a live audio and video stream from my shack.
It will not be online all the time but I'll try to put it up and running when I'm in my shack and the radio is switched on.
Due to the size of the video stream its hard to read the frequency but you can check that on the left menu.

Migrants saved by Italian Ham

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:20:00 +0000

A Ukrainian family of six, lightly clothed and in some cases barefoot, has been rescued after illegally trying to cross the Alps into Switzerland.
The family of asylum seekers, which included four children, had got lost near Monte Lema in the Italian-speaking southern canton of Ticino. Some suffered severe frostbite.
According to the Ticino police, the family was saved by the fact they were carrying a walkie-talkie.
Their appeals for help in English were picked up by an Italian amateur radio enthusiast, who alerted the police in Ticino on Sunday.
The Ukrainians, a mother of 47, her 21-year-old son, and four other children between the ages of nine and 15, were found in the late afternoon and taken to safety by helicopter.
Three were suffering from frostbite. None are in a life threatening condition, but the nine year old is at risk of having a foot amputated.

Source: swissinfo.ch

New QSL cards arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:50:00 +0000

Today and last friday I received three more direct QSL cards.
So, thanks to Rodrigo CT1BXT who got me Mozambique confirmed:

Manolis HP2ECP sent me his QSL card as well direct. I hope to log him as well MM:

Adolfo EA7TV confirmed Ilha de Culatra, EU-145 with his nice QSL card:

Via the bureau I got the QSL cards from OM8A and LZ3FN. I hope the rest will follow soon!

4S7NE and 5L2MS QSL cards arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:34:00 +0000

Today I received the direct QSL card from Nelson, 4S7NE.

Thanks Nelson!

A few days ago the QSL card from the Liberia 2007 DX-pedition came in via the bureau:

KP4ED and HS0ZEE QSL cards arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:04:00 +0000

The last few days I received some more direct QSL cards and a few more via the bureau.
I wanna thank Luis, KP4ED for his quick reply and nice email contact!

It was great to find the QSL of Don, HS0ZEE in my mailbox last friday:

I still have to scan some more QSLs and hope to update the QSL cards pages in the next few days.

Seasons Greetings

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:27:00 +0000

3B7C QSL cards arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:39:00 +0000

Two QSL cards from 3B7C were in the mail today. I logged this St Brandon DXpedition on 17m, 20m, 40m and 80m bands all in SSB.
The front of the folded QSL cards looks like this:

Thanks to Bob M3RCV, the SWL QSL manager for this DXpedition!

Peru IOTA DXpedition

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:30:00 +0000

Jorge OA4BHY, Daniel DL5YWM, Bodo DL3OCH and René DL2JRM are going to activate two rare IOTA's in december 2007 and january 2008 with the callsigns OC6I and OC1I. Besides HF they will also operate 2m and 23cm EME from Pere's capitol Lima.

The scedule is planned as follows:

Dec 26 - Dec 27	Lima
Dec 28 - Dec 30	Isla Blanca SA-098 as OC6I
Jan 02 - Jan 07	Isla Lobos de Tiierra SA-076 as OC1I (HF and EME)
Jan 08 - Jan 12	Lima (2m and 23cm EME and HF)

QSL direct or via the Bureau to Daniel's father DL5WM.
More info on their website

Unexpected award

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:57:00 +0000

A big envelop was in my mail this week. I was surprised to find an Award in it.
It's the Short Listening Period Award 2007.
I joined the SLP Contest 3 times this year.

The Contest was held 8 times during major contests. I ended at the 10th place and I think thats not bad for my first contesting.

In fact I participated 2.5 times, because during the latest SLP Contest (simultaneously with CQ DX WW SSB) the conditions on 10 and 15 meter were rather good and I preferred to log some stations for QSLing rather than the short and fast contest logging.
Next year I hope to spent some more time on the contests.

Antarctic Activity Week 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:32:00 +0000

The 5th Antarctic Activity Week will be from 18 through 24 February 2008.
About 26 stations have allready credited to participate next february. A list is at the waponline website.

ZP5AZL QSL card arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Elmar) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:32:00 +0000

This morning the postman brought the direct QSL card from Tom, ZP5AZL:

Thats my first direct card from South America, so thanks alot Tom!