Name: Michel Versteeg (1967)

QTH: Nijmegen-Noord (also known as 'De Waalsprong' in Oosterhout, municipality Nijmegen), The Netherlands

Locator: JO21wv

My ham-radio website: www.pd0mac.nl
Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/pd0mac

Identities at D-STAR:

PD0MAC > D-STAR with Icom-IC2820 (mobile), IC-92D (portable) or DV Dongle with Logitech headset (in the shack)

Hosting D-STAR Hotspot PI1KAN-B

'KAN' means 'Knooppunt (node) Arnhem - Nijmegen' - near the motorway node between the cities Arnhem and Nijmegen

Frequency: 431.0000 MHz simplex (shift: 0 KHz)
Usually connected to: x-NET DCS007 B (the national gateway for The Netherlands)

This hotspot is a GMSK-modem (Satoshi), connected to a RaspberryPi (Linux Debian software)
A permit (ATOF) is issued by the Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands for 24/7 operation.

Identities at APRS:

PD0MAC > APRS with OpenAPRS and my iPod Touch
PD0MAC-7 > APRS, portable with Kenwood TH-D72
PD0MAC-9 > APRS, mobile with Kenwood TM-D710
PD0MAC-10 > APRS, base station with Yaesu FT-8900 and Symek TNC3S packet radio controller

Memberships and activities:

* Secretary of the board at the 'Radio Elektronica Club' (REC), Culemborg, The Netherlands - www.radioelektronicaclub.nl
* Webmaster of the Dutch Emcomm Portal - http://emcomm.startpagina.nl
* Member of GEM (Global Emergency Communications Network) - www.gem-int.org

My hobbies: amateur radio, internet technology, photography, hiking, swimming, biking, sailing, travelling and literature.