ON5ZO-OQ5M

Amateur radio dude from Belgium! πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ
Franki ON5ZO, active also as OQ5M.
Only on HF, mostly CW. Addicted to the hobby.
I teach electronics for a living.

2025-05-01

@DL6PL @dc1tc @F4LUB
I always break down at colour of underwear or shoe size!

2025-05-01

@DL6PL @F4LUB
Isn't that the definition of our hobby?

2025-05-01

@stu
Still it feels that 10+12m are going down fast.
Maybe my timing is off but I haven't seen a good opening lately.
SFI also not up there...
I hope it's a temporary dip!

2025-05-01

@HopelessDemigod
My rigs and one Amp can do 6m.
I don't have a dedicated antenna.
Zero interest in The Tragic Band.
I used my 12/17m wire dipole there a few years ago to work 3 USA stations in a row (CW). It presents a workable load for some reason.
My first and only non-EU on 50MHz.
I think that was enough for me.
Bottom line: no option in your poll that covers my feelings for 6m πŸ‘»

2025-04-27

@g7vkq @on5ia
I hope mine is NOT recorded. 🀑

2025-04-27

#hamconbe ~ #hamConBE25 was a success.

First edition. Hats off to the organizers. And the speakers. A balanced mix of topics.
I have a dozen browser tabs open with things I need to dig into. I learned so much.
Met some nice folks too.

I just wish there had been XXL sized T-shirts on sale. 😜

#hamradio #amateurradio #liveandlearn

Hamcon.be promo banner
2025-04-26

Today I'm at #hamconbe
I'm attempting to give a presentation on #HamRadioContesting a/k/a #radiosports

Spreading the word of the #greatesthobbyintheworld

Sign that points to a building of University Leuven, home of HamCon'25
2025-04-18

@G8GDS Yes, that baseline is all I know about it...

2025-04-18

@G8GDS
Contrary to PokΓ©mon...

2025-04-18

I don't know how or why but I just made 130 SSB QSO with EU on 40m as OQ0IARU. In one hour.
Why doesn't that happen when I do #cw?
#morsecode is therapeutical. SSB is plain work.

#hamradio is like fishing. I guess you need good bait.

That said:
#amateurradio is the #greatesthobbyintheworld

2025-04-16

I guess that's that for today - again.

#hfpropagation #amateurradio

Shows high K index of 6-7 for today. A burden on HF propagation.
2025-04-14

@IU1KGS
I was out of town for WPX SSB so I was not active.
The O*100x special calls are not allowed in contests.
I hope to be in WPX CW.
73 / ciao.

2025-04-13

@PE4KH
I've not been on 80m yet. By next weekend probably.
I'll let you know. It's not easy to work PA-ON on the higher bands.
73!

2025-04-13

In case anyone wonders what I've been up to (what are the odds?): I'm trolling HF in mostly CW and some SSB as OQ0IARU.
I made 3200 QSO and the callsign is shared with the other members of the #ubabe HF Committee.
Propagation above 14MHz has been poor...

#hamradio #amateurradio
#hamradioaward
#InternationalAmateurRadioUnion

2025-02-23

@croyle @Geojoek

Best known song, but not the best by far.

"Check your head" is full of gold.

2025-02-23

@Geojoek

K1LZ is a Big Gun contest station indeed.
He's one of the 'all band contest beacons': if he's weak on a band, I know it'll be tough going.
You can forget about the second layer of stations.
Let alone the 3rd.

And for me: an amplifier amplifies the fun. A more potent signal = more QSO = more fun.

Now back to the shack. Got a contest to play in πŸ˜€
CW, not doing SSB on 160...

2025-02-23

@Geojoek @croyle

"So how you gonna kick it?"
...
...
Or it wasn't a Beastie Boys reference?

2025-02-19

Coming up: UBA DX CW #hamradiocontest

uba.be/en/hf/contest-rules/uba

Usually plenty of activity as CW contesting draws a crowd.

Everyone works everyone, especially me of course 😁

Flashcard for next weekend's UBA DX CW Contest
2025-02-15

@PA3DSB
You should filter out non-EU πŸ˜€
Strange propagation. Could be worse yes, but still...

2025-02-15

Did I miss the announcement on tariffs for #160m in #arrl #hamradiocontest ?
Or is the #hfpropagation to USA just lousy?

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