Austria here we come

We are on the road. Today we will reach Rosenheim, Bavaria Area. Tomorrow, we will go to Pruggern. Hope to reach our destination Saturday Afternoon.
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News

Back at home in Cologne9. August 2026

Austria Mountain Tour 2026 is finished. I am on air as usual from my home QTH or small portable activities.. ——————————————————

Nice opening to Japan19. Juli 2026

on 15 meters tonight. Many JA stations came back to my (FT4/8) cq calls. ——————————————————

Big thunderstorm tonight17. Juli 2026

with heavy wind direct over my QTH. After a short disconetion of the antennas i am back on air. Little damage on the VHF vertical only. It fixed it easily this morning. ————————————————–

All antennas are up12. Juli 2026

and working well. Just finished the set up of the verticals fore 10 and 15 meters, as well as an EndFed antenna (31 meters long). For VHF/UHF a Vertical and a Log Periodic is also up. Hope to see you all down the logs. —————————————————–

Arrived in our Holiday QTH11. Juli 2026

in Pruggern. VHF/UHF station is set up and running. As well as the vetical for 15 Meters: First contacts are made to USA and on the other hand, to my ome area via short skip. Tomorrow i will start to set up the other HF station and the antennas. —————————————————-

Austria here we come10. Juli 2026

We are on the road. Today we will reach Rosenheim, Bavaria Area. Tomorrow, we will go to Pruggern. Hope to reach our destination Saturday Afternoon.—————————————————

OE/DO1BEN soon on air …8. Juli 2026

preparation for Steiermark (OE) activity is running well. Most of the stuff is checked, so that the activity can start on July 11th.—————————————————–

Texel Isl. activity is QRT21. Juni 2026

for part 1 in 2026. After some nice DX contacts this morning i closed the station. Tnx to all who picked me up or came back to my calls. ——————————————————

Antennes discontected19. Juni 2026

due to upcoming Thunderstorm and Lightnings closer and closer.—————————————————–

Antenne for 10 meter is up10. Juni 2026

This morning i have set up the vertical for 10 meters. It’s working very well and first contacts (SSB and FT8) are made.—————————————————-