Amateur Radiostation PA3DWC
Licenses
In 1975 I was infected by the radio virus. I started off as an FM Pirate radiostation.
After a police raid on my house, I started studying for an Official Ham Radio License.
In 1979 I obtained my first official License.
Due to my work in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps I was posted in several countries in the world where I obtaind several guest licenses.
PD0IKQ
This was the the first Callsign I obtained after a short home study program in 1979. The D-License gave me the opportunity to start working on 6 channels in the 2 meter band (144 - 145 Mhz). Although I had a lot of contacts, I wanted more and started a study for a advanced license (C-License)
PE1GHE
After a while I became bored by just playing around on only six channels. So I took up the study for an advanced License. It took me almost 2 years to get my license because of the fact that this was just a home study plan.
In that time there was no internet, and courses where expensive. So I just bought the book and started the study.
After 2 years I was ready for the examination, and I passed .... Huray. With my C-License I was allowed to work on all the VHF/UHF/SHF frequencies and much more power
PA3DWC
After I joined the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps as a Radio Operator I had to learn Morse Code up to 24 words per minute.
For the full A-License you had to do a test of only 12 words per minute, so I passed that examn with two fingers on the morse key and two in my nose.
With the full License I am able to work on all the Amateur Frequencies up to 400 Watt of PEP.
This means that World Wide communication is very possible everyday at any moment.
XU3DWC
During my deployment to Cambodia (1993) I managed to get in contact with someone from the department of telecommunications.
After a few beers he provided me with a Guest License.
So that made me one of the first official Ham Radio Amateurs who putted the prefix XU back on the air after 25 years.
The whole operation was sponsored by Ger Rys from Rys Electronics in Uitgeest. He provided me with an Antenna and a PK232 Mbx
P43DWC
From 1994 till 1997 I was based in the Carribean, on the island of Aruba.
I worked there as the Chief Radio Operator in the 33th Infantry Compagny RNLMC. For this period I got the Guest License P43DWC.
Due to the fact that I was away from home a lot, I wasn’t very active.
There were also a lot of other temptations on the island where I was more attracted to than Ham Radio
M0BFR
From 1997 till 2000 I served in the HQ of the 3rd Commando Brigade Royal Marines in Plymouth, where I worked as a teamleader in one of the deployable HQ’s.
Often I was away for more than 9 months a year, so the interest in Ham Radio was only 1% when I was at home.
Every now and than I made some QSO’s but not very much.
Although this was the place where I had a huge amount of space to put up large wire antennas....Well to my regret I never did.....
