PA8E

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      Managed by PA8E
Name:Jim
QTH:Hilversum
Country:Netherlands
Grid:JO22NF
 
Web: https://pa8e.nl
Email: Hidden
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Licensed since:Hidden
  
ITU: 27
CQ:14
 
  
   
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Who is PA8E?

As a little kid I was grabbed by the ‘radio virus’ in the early 80’s. I use to own a little transistor radio which I took with me to bed every night. Long after my bedtime I listened to local FM-pirate stations who were talking to each other over the band (duplexing). Many times I’ve tried to build such an FM-transmitter myself. It never worked very well. Also I played around with CB-radio (which was very populair in The Netherlands late 1980's) for a while to talk to some classmates. Then came the girls, mopeds and other teenage distractions. About ten years later the radio virus bubbled up again an this time I got into the study books to get my license.

Calls

My call-sign wasn’t always PA8E. I obtained my first (novice) license in 2003 as PD0JMW. In April 2008 I passed my Full-license. My call-sign changed from PD0JMW to PA1JIM. Begin 2017 I changed my call to a more convenient PA8E. Mainly because this call is easier to send in morse code.

Equipment

I use as main rig an ICOM IC-7610 barefoot. My main antenna is a ZS6BKW-like wire antenne feeded with an ICOM AH-4 coupler to compensate the fact that I can't hang the complete feedline. 

My favourite mode is morse code. If you spot me on the HF-bands, it most likely will be in CW chasing DX or participate in a contest.

Hope to work you next time!

73, Jim PA8E

Source Activity Date time
DXC DX de PA8E: 28487.0 CX3AT thanks Lalo, great talk to you! 2024-04-17 18:16:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 3800.0 PE1HXK LSB 1742Z 2023-12-14 17:42:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21190.0 R1BAC USB 1157Z 2023-11-25 11:57:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 28489.1 RZ2D USB 1134Z 2023-11-25 11:34:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 28527.9 RW3DU USB 1132Z 2023-11-25 11:32:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 28485.0 R9RA USB 1120Z 2023-11-25 11:20:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21310.6 N0QQ Sandy working Pennsylvania QSO-party 2023-10-15 17:39:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7134.7 PE1RWL LSB 0906Z 2023-02-12 09:06:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7132.0 M0PLX LSB 0904Z 2023-02-12 09:04:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7095.0 PA1H LSB 1834Z 2023-02-11 18:34:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14283.0 SN3N USB 1240Z 2023-02-11 12:40:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14278.0 OK7BA USB 1239Z 2023-02-11 12:39:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14234.0 RZ5D USB 1231Z 2023-02-11 12:31:00
RBN DX de S53A-#: 14050.0 PA8E CW 40 dB 24 WPM CQ 1144Z 2023-02-10 11:44:52
RBN DX de HG2EWS-#: 14007.4 PA8E CW 4 dB 28 WPM CQ 1049Z 2023-02-10 10:49:23
RBN DX de LZ7AA-#: 14027.3 PA8E CW 10 dB 27 WPM CQ 1047Z 2023-02-10 10:47:13
RBN DX de DO4DXA-#: 14027.3 PA8E CW 30 dB 28 WPM CQ 1047Z 2023-02-10 10:47:12
RBN DX de HG0Y-#: 14027.3 PA8E CW 8 dB 27 WPM CQ 1046Z 2023-02-10 10:46:53
RBN DX de F4VSQ-#: 14027.4 PA8E CW 23 dB 28 WPM CQ 1046Z 2023-02-10 10:46:53
RBN DX de S53A-#: 14027.3 PA8E CW 37 dB 28 WPM CQ 1046Z 2023-02-10 10:46:17
RBN DX de DM5GG-#: 14027.3 PA8E CW 17 dB 28 WPM CQ 1046Z 2023-02-10 10:46:16
RBN DX de OK1HRA-#: 14027.2 PA8E CW 35 dB 27 WPM CQ 1046Z 2023-02-10 10:46:12
RBN DX de S53A-#: 14050.0 PA8E CW 36 dB 27 WPM CQ 0818Z 2023-01-23 08:18:02
RBN DX de S53A-#: 14003.0 PA8E CW 33 dB 28 WPM CQ 1050Z 2023-01-22 10:50:55
RBN DX de DL8LAS-#: 14003.0 PA8E CW 24 dB 28 WPM CQ 1050Z 2023-01-22 10:50:53
RBN DX de DM5GG-#: 14003.0 PA8E CW 33 dB 28 WPM CQ 1050Z 2023-01-22 10:50:51
RBN DX de DO4DXA-#: 14003.0 PA8E CW 28 dB 27 WPM CQ 1050Z 2023-01-22 10:50:51
RBN DX de RN4WA-#: 28144.0 PA8E CW 21 dB 25 WPM CQ 1016Z 2023-01-22 10:16:56
RBN DX de HG0Y-#: 14010.6 PA8E CW 14 dB 27 WPM CQ 1421Z 2022-12-31 14:21:20
RBN DX de RU9CZD-#: 14010.6 PA8E CW 5 dB 28 WPM CQ 1421Z 2022-12-31 14:21:16
DXC DX de RW1F: 7022.4 PA8E Jim, ru slaves not welcome in cluster 2022-11-27 17:10:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 3543.8 SP3UN CW 1629Z 2022-11-27 16:29:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14049.5 G8XXJ CW 1609Z 2022-11-27 16:09:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7005.9 L6RDE CW 1518Z 2022-11-27 15:18:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14021.2 J42C CW 1453Z 2022-11-27 14:53:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14019.5 OA8FR CW 1451Z 2022-11-27 14:51:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21060.8 K3RV CW 1337Z 2022-11-27 13:37:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21023.6 Z68EE CW 1314Z 2022-11-27 13:14:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14090.7 HG22TISZA CW 1154Z 2022-11-27 11:54:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14068.6 W4KZ CW 1140Z 2022-11-27 11:40:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21000.1 TC3X CW 0954Z 2022-11-27 09:54:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14051.0 SK6E CW 0924Z 2022-11-27 09:24:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14032.0 EF2X CW 0908Z 2022-11-27 09:08:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14030.2 IR9R CW 0906Z 2022-11-27 09:06:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14018.6 SK5MEP CW 0853Z 2022-11-27 08:53:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7019.4 SK6ES CW 0824Z 2022-11-27 08:24:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 7011.2 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 1852Z 2022-11-26 18:52:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14017.3 OH9W CW 1410Z 2022-11-26 14:10:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14000.2 N1RS CW 1352Z 2022-11-26 13:52:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21025.4 WA3LR CW 1211Z 2022-11-26 12:11:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14051.3 ESJ2W CW 1055Z 2022-11-26 10:55:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14027.3 R4M CW 0933Z 2022-11-26 09:33:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 14027.5 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 0933Z 2022-11-26 09:33:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14026.7 R8DFP CW 0932Z 2022-11-26 09:32:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 14026.7 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 0932Z 2022-11-26 09:32:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21070.4 9H6WW CW 0755Z 2022-11-26 07:55:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 21049.1 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 0749Z 2022-11-26 07:49:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21047.0 RU6HQ Yuri, stop spamming cluster! 0745 2022-11-26 07:45:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 21047.0 PA8E hpe u dont support terrorism, 074 2022-11-26 07:45:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 21044.2 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 0743Z 2022-11-26 07:43:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 21036.0 RU6HQ Grow up... 0740Z 2022-11-26 07:40:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 21027.8 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 0739Z 2022-11-26 07:39:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 14051.4 IU6AF CW 0726Z 2022-11-26 07:26:00
DXC DX de RU6HQ: 14021.4 PA8E Jim, PSE do not spot RU 0713Z 2022-11-26 07:13:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7028.9 EF2X CW 0646Z 2022-11-26 06:46:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 3517.6 IS0/OM2TW CW 0447Z 2022-11-26 04:47:00
RBN DX de DL8LAS-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 18 dB 30 WPM CQ 1907Z 2022-11-25 19:07:54
RBN DX de OH0K/6-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 23 dB 30 WPM CQ 1907Z 2022-11-25 19:07:54
RBN DX de DL8LAS-#: 1813.2 PA8E CW 15 dB 30 WPM CQ 1905Z 2022-11-25 19:05:52
RBN DX de K1TTT-#: 14009.0 PA8E CW 13 dB 30 WPM CQ 1617Z 2022-11-04 16:17:47
RBN DX de K1TTT-#: 14009.0 PA8E CW 13 dB 30 WPM CQ 1617Z 2022-11-04 16:17:44
RBN DX de DM5GG-#: 7011.1 PA8E CW 36 dB 30 WPM CQ 1617Z 2022-11-04 16:17:11
RBN DX de GI4DOH-#: 14020.5 PA8E CW 36 dB 30 WPM CQ 1018Z 2022-11-04 10:18:08
RBN DX de HG0Y-#: 14022.0 PA8E CW 29 dB 29 WPM CQ 1017Z 2022-11-04 10:18:00
RBN DX de HB9BXE-#: 14022.0 PA8E CW 7 dB 30 WPM CQ 1017Z 2022-11-04 10:17:59
RBN DX de DD5XX-#: 14022.0 PA8E CW 26 dB 29 WPM CQ 1017Z 2022-11-04 10:17:38
RBN DX de DL8LAS-#: 14022.0 PA8E CW 23 dB 29 WPM CQ 1017Z 2022-11-04 10:17:35
RBN DX de DM5GG-#: 14022.0 PA8E CW 29 dB 29 WPM CQ 1017Z 2022-11-04 10:17:31
RBN DX de SE5E-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 2 dB 6 WPM CQ 0624Z 2022-11-04 06:24:43
RBN DX de OK1FCJ-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 11 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:45
RBN DX de F4VSQ-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 14 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:44
RBN DX de W3LPL-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 13 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:33
RBN DX de G4ZFE-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 26 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:31
RBN DX de GI4DOH-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 10 dB 26 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:30
RBN DX de DE1LON-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 26 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:27
RBN DX de DF2CK-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 23 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:22
RBN DX de S50ARX-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 12 dB 26 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:22
RBN DX de IK3STG-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 11 dB 25 WPM CQ 0611Z 2022-11-04 06:11:14
RBN DX de SE5E-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 17 dB 26 WPM CQ 0601Z 2022-11-04 06:01:01
RBN DX de WZ7I-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 12 dB 25 WPM CQ 0601Z 2022-11-04 06:01:00
RBN DX de DM6EE-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 34 dB 26 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:55
RBN DX de F4VSQ-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 16 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:54
RBN DX de IK4VET-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 12 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:51
RBN DX de DE2SAX-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 21 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:43
RBN DX de OE9GHV-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 22 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:36
RBN DX de DL8LAS-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 24 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:36
RBN DX de DF2CK-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 27 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:34
RBN DX de G4ZFE-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 26 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:33
RBN DX de S50ARX-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 14 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:31
RBN DX de HB9BXE-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 20 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:30
RBN DX de DL0LA-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 14 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:29
RBN DX de DE1LON-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 19 dB 25 WPM CQ 0600Z 2022-11-04 06:00:29
RBN DX de SE5E-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 22 dB 26 WPM CQ 0550Z 2022-11-04 05:50:52
RBN DX de F4VSQ-#: 3533.0 PA8E CW 16 dB 25 WPM CQ 0550Z 2022-11-04 05:50:43
RBN DX de PA3AIN-#: 3529.4 PA8E CW 23 dB 25 WPM CQ 1802Z 2022-11-03 18:02:31
RBN DX de DL0LA-#: 3528.0 PA8E CW 10 dB 25 WPM CQ 1802Z 2022-11-03 18:02:29
RBN DX de DL8LAS-#: 3528.0 PA8E CW 29 dB 25 WPM CQ 1801Z 2022-11-03 18:01:59
RBN DX de DM5GG-#: 7043.0 PA8E CW 23 dB 30 WPM CQ 0744Z 2022-10-28 07:44:14
DXC DX de PA8E: 14191.3 PA03MILL Special Event HAM meets Military 2022-04-01 15:18:00
RBN DX de RK3TD-#: 3562.2 PA8E CW 6 dB 31 WPM CQ 0057Z 2020-11-28 00:57:25
DXC DX de PA8E: 7023.0 E2EUS thnx! 1742Z 2020-11-23 17:42:00
RBN DX de OH6BG-#: 14009.6 PA8E CW 13 dB 25 WPM CQ 1450Z 2020-05-20 14:50:22
RBN DX de HA7GN-#: 14009.6 PA8E CW 8 dB 25 WPM CQ 1450Z 2020-05-20 14:50:21
RBN DX de F5MUX-#: 14009.7 PA8E CW 16 dB 25 WPM CQ 1450Z 2020-05-20 14:50:17
DXC DX de SV3AQT: 18100.0 PA8E FT8 -08dB 2001Hz 1311Z 2020-01-06 13:11:00
DXC DX de SP6EFY: 7074.0 PA8E FT8 -14dB from JO22 2413Hz 0933Z 2019-12-29 09:33:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 1840.0 HB90CXZ FT-8 0521Z 2019-12-01 05:21:00
DXC DX de SV1VS: 10136.0 PA8E FT8 -20dB from JO22 2456Hz 1502Z 2019-11-29 15:02:00
DXC DX de SV1VS: 5357.0 PA8E FT8 -10dB from JO22 2453Hz 1832Z 2019-11-28 18:32:00
DXC DX de OZ2LP: 1840.0 PA8E 0536Z 2019-11-23 05:36:00
DXC DX de PA8E: 7159.0 CT9/OH2LZC 1218Z 2018-08-26 12:18:00