Me

Let me introduce myself a bit. My name is Jabik. In some circles I'm also known as PA5BUK. That is my HAM radio callsign. It means that I am a Dutch amature radio operator.

HAM radio is one of my hobbies. But as many nerds, I got many more hobbies. Computer programming, guitars, scouting, fountain pens, mechanical keyboards, reading, writing. I count them among my many hobbies.

This site

This site is my personal outlet. You can find here blogs about my radio adventures, computer escapades, or what have you not. The following domains all redirect to here:

SNTH.eu

snth is the Dvorak equivalent of ;lkj. They are the letters you get when you type from your pinky to your index finger on a dvorak keyboard layout.

PA5BUK.nl

My current HAM radio callsign. Of course that deserves a website.

PD3BUK.com

My old HAM radio callsign from back in the days when I was still a Novice.

JABIK.frl

That is where you are now. The main domain for this site.

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Recent Posts

Amsterdam DX Certificate

On January 12, 2024 I became a member of the Amsterdam DX Certificate (ADXC). This is an award for contacting Amsterdam HAM operators. If you work an ADXC amature you get one point. If you have 6 points, you are eligible for the award. Rules Contact 6 ADXC-member amatures, you get the award. Since this is an Amsterdam award, if you live in or near Amsterdam it would become a lot easier to contact AXDC-members.
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FT-8 on X6100 and Apple Mac

How to setup FT-8 on an Xiegu X6100 and Apple Mac So I got this new radio, the Xiegu X6100. It is a nice little thing that can do a lot! It can do 5W on battery power, SSB, CW, FM, AM, and of course Digital. One of the best things is that it has a built-in sound card. This means that you can hook it up to your laptop via USB-C without the need for additional interfaces.
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Web applications

Since 2011 I have been running my own server. I use it to send and receive e-mail, host my website, do some programming. You know, the basic stuff. Recently I was looking for a self-hosted calendar server and came across the awesome selfhosted Git repository. Among the calendar servers were some other nifty web applications you can host yourself. TimeTagger TimeTagger is an app that lets you track the time you spend on stuff.
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