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    February 17

    Hamradio software

    Professionaly I work for Belgiums biggest telecom-company, Belgacom.
    The headquarters are located in Brussels, which means I face a 2 hour traintrip every day.
    After watching all episodes of Lost, prison break and heroes I searched a way to spend my traveltime more hobby related.
    I downloaded the ARRL handbook and the antennahandbook to read broaden my knowledge.
    Another interesting program is websucker, don't mind the last 6 characters  hihi. It's a program that allows you to grab websites
    and download them to your computer. I used it to download several hexbeam related websites and do some offline research.
    I want to complete the list with my favorite one, morserunner. It's the application to increase your CW speed and a must
    have if you want to enter the CW contest world.
    So far VP6 is not in the log, but I have another week to complete the task.

    Till next time, Frank, ON7RU
    February 13

    Back in town

    Dear readers, you propably taught I was lost in space, but no worries, I'm back in town.
    The previous weeks I was really busy with sporting. It's a rare combination, hamradio and cycling but for me it's difficult to make the choice.
    But last weekend I fired up the radio again. There wasn't to much on the radio, till I crossed the digi signals.
    There was an RTTY contest going on and I tried to work some new ones.
    So I workes YN, Nicarague as a new one on 15 & 20.
    On 17m CW I was one of the latest station to work the DXped, XR7W from Wager Island (SA-053).
    Today, Ducie is not in the log, Maybe more luck this friday in the clubstation.
    That's it for now, enjoy my cycling pictures.