I am Hamamateur since 1979 with a novice licence. 'F'-licence since: 2005

Crewmember of PA6BRA ( it was pa6big) in Breukelen The Netherlands (special event in july/august every year). Visit WWW.DE-BRA.EU Member E.P.C. number #620

Setting for hf rig: Icom 720a/Yeasu ft 817nd. Ant: homemade LC-dipole and a discone.

Setting for vhf/uhf rig: Icom 211e/Icom 451e/Yeasu ft817nd. Homemade ATV on 1250 Mhz. Ant. vhf/uhf/shf: beam(s).

ICOM D-Star 880 ref17 Mobile or @home.

Computer: Pentium D with W7, Linux Ubuntu 10.10 and Mandriva Spring Powerpack with a interface for bpsk 31/sstv/rtty/wsjt,etc.

Clusters: www.DX Summit.com, www.DXwatch.com, www.on4sk.com

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In 1609, Henry Hudson, exploring for the Dutch East India Company, discovered the island he named ‘Manna-hata’ and laid the foundation for the Dutch presence in America (www.henryhudson400.com)

Four centuries later, the island is still known as ‘Manhattan’, and many more reminders of Dutch heritage live on in the area (think of Harlem [Haarlem], Brooklyn [Breukelen], Wall Street [the wal built on the northern boundary of New Amsterdam, now New York City], and Staten Island [Staaten Eylandt]. This year marks 400 years of uninterrupted friendship between The Netherlands and U.S.A.

To help celebrate that important milestone, the B.I.G. amateur radio group www.de-bra.eu has launched a special call: from PC400BKL. The participating B.I.G. members are: PC2LR, PA7JB, PE1EZU, PE2BER, PA7ML, PC2F, PE1PGA and NL-13405.

Beside QSL-cards via the bureau we also use e-QSL.cc. If QSL direct is needed pse send SAE + 2$, 1€ or 1 (new) IRC to PC2F. If no SAE and postage fee the QSL will be sended via buro.

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At this moment i am on a farm with my mobile station. See the pictures here!