YOTA 2019 Netherlands
News from YOTA 2019 Netherlands
Joe, MW6MQW On the first day we were introduced to the geostationary satellite QO-100 on Es’hail-2. We found out the basics of working at high frequencies. Due to the deviation of crystal oscillators being a certain percentage of their operating frequency, they alone are not enough to ensure a stable SSB signal at very high […]
News from YOTA 2019 Netherlands
Charlie, 2E0FMZ I had a wonderful and very memorable time at this year’s winter YOTA camp. We attended lectures on satellites including OSCAR-100, jet engines and QRM hunting. We learned a lot about specific methods for reducing QRM, and I discovered that a balanced feeder is better than a coaxial, which can act like a […]
News from YOTA 2019 Netherlands
Zach, 2E0IPZ The winter YOTA camp was one of the best experiences of my life so far, it was amazing to meet so many other members of the amateur radio community from different backgrounds and countries. While attending the camp, I gained new knowledge about many different aspects of the hobby I did not previously […]
News from YOTA 2019 Netherlands
Lucy, M0LEJ One of the activities we did was an off-air contest. It was essentially like an ordinary contest, except we were talking face-to-face. There were three tables representing the 20m, 40m and 80m bands, and some people called CQ from there. The rest had to walk around the room and try to make as […]
