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I am going back to Tiszasüly for now (2023.09.25)

The plans changed a little bit. Today afternoon we (my radioamateur friend and I) went down from the mountain together. We travelled to Budapest Kelenföld by his

Today the windy, rainy weather washed away the planned garden work (2023.09.24)

Similarly to yesterday, we planned work in the garden for today too, but there was strong wind and rain. We spent most of the day inside the house. Three of my

We covered the cable trench in the garden on the mountain (2023.09.23)

Weekend work in the garden of the HA5KNF radioamateur club station on Kab-hegy (a 599 meters high mountain) in Nagyvázsony, Hungary. Fog, 15 °C, wind, and a little

Just one more day on the mountain (2023.09.13)

Tomorrow (on 2023.09.14) I will come down from the mountain, and I will go back to my brother in Tiszasüly to celebrate my upcoming 31st birthday, which will be

My plans for this September, and very good propagation on 28 MHz (2023.09.08)

I am currently in the Remete-lak on Kab-hegy (a 599 meters high mountain), Nagyvázsony, Hungary. My plan is to stay on the mountain until 2023.09.14. I will go back

I enjoy the pleasant temperature and the clear air on the 599 meters high mountain, and I am testing the radio (2023.09.06)

Today I spent many hours outside. The temperature is still 22 ° C. It was around 30 °C. I put even my blanket outside. I spend much more time outside than on the

M0MNM - HA5KZO 18.125 MHz QSO (2023.09.02, 18:48 UTC)

I am making QSOs (radioamateur contacts) again after a long time. The last time I made a QSO was on 2023.03.03. Today (on 2023.09.02) evening I made a QSO with M0MNM

My first QSO (two-way radioamateur contact) in 2023 (2023.01.07)

The last time I made a QSO (two-way radioamateur contact) was 11 days ago (on 2022.12.27). Today afternoon I made the first in 2023 with a Spanish special radioamateur

Two kind Hungarian words from France (2022.12.27)

As a Hungarian, it is a real delight for me to hear kind Hungarian words from foreign people. Today evening I made a two-way radioamateur contact with a French

Celebrating the 100 years of the BBC (2022.10.26, 10:11 UTC)

GB100BBC is a special radioamateur callsign. It is to celebrate the 100 years of the BBC. I am happy that I was in front of the radio, and the propagation was good,

Testing the 30 meters long wire antenna on the 160 m (1.8 MHz) band (2022.10.10)

This blue wire is my antenna. It is 30 meters long. Currently its highest part is around four meters or five meters above the ground. The built-in automatic antenna

Contact with Lebanon (Beirut) (OD5OJ Bassam) on 24.940 MHz today afternoon (2022.10.08, 11:53 UTC)

The propagation was good, but my current antenna is not ideal on the 12 meters (24 MHz) band. This is why I heard him just above the noise level, while he gave me

My first DX (long distance contact) with the 30 meters long wire antenna in Tiszasüly, Hungary (2022.09.30, 14:48 UTC)

My 30 meters long wire antenna is still approximately four or five meters above the ground in the garden. It is not ideal on 24 MHz, but it works. Today afternoon

Contact with Capoterra (Sardinia Island) (IS0FDW Angelo) on 14.268 MHz in the evening (2022.09.29, 16:05 UTC)

The propagation was not very good today evening, but we successfully finished the contact. His signal was mostly around 52. He gave me a 57 signal report. My 30

TM400MO - A special callsign for the 400 years of the birth of Molière (2022.09.21)

Today I put my 30 meters long wire antenna a little bit higher (from approximately two-three meters above the ground to approximately four-five meters above the

Hello Northern Ireland (2022.09.12)

Today I made a QSO (a two-way radio contact) with MI0AIH David from Cookstown, Northern Ireland on 14.260 MHz. The distance is 2047 km. At first, I barely heard

Contacting North London (England) with a 30 meters long wire antenna on shortwave (14.220 MHz) from Hunyadfalva, Hungary (2022.09.08)

Sometimes I like to experiment. Today I put up a 30 meters long wire in the garden approximately two meters above the ground between two trees. I used this wire

A radioamateur contact with the youngest radioamateur operator in Austria (2022.07.13)

Yesterday and today were mostly uneventful days. Usual workdays. Not that hot (in temperatures), but it is still hot. Around 30-33 °C. According to the weather forecast,

My 100th video on my radioamateur YouTube channel (HA5KZO) (2022.06.21)

Today I uploaded my 100th video to my radioamateur YouTube channel (HA5KZO). I achieved this approximately in 10 years. I created this YouTube channel on 2012.04.19.

II2CC - HA5KZO 14.215 MHz QSO (2020.05.30, 15:52 UTC)

This video is from yesterday. I already uploaded it to my YouTube channel. I made a radioamateur QSO (a two-way radio contact) with a special callsign from Italy.