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.

Solar conditions

The current solar conditions are:

September 16, 2026

Radioronde Amsterdam

Al lange tijd is er geen radioronde meer geweest van onze afdeling. Vroeger was er een op 145.350 MHz. Al voor mijn tijd is die ronde ermee opgehouden. Dit jaar kreeg ik het idee om de ronde nieuw leven in te blazen. Het leek me namelijk leuk om vaker "met de hobby" bezig te zijn. En dan is dit natuurlijk een mooie manier.

Dit zal voor het eerst zijn dat ik mee doe aan een ronde. En dan ben ik meteen ook de rondeleider. Ik heb toch wel een beetje last van microfoon-vrees, zeker op 2m/70cm want daar moet je zoveel praten. Maar ik zie het hier wel goedkomen. Deze mensen ken ik allemaal al van de afdeling, en ik heb een "script" dat mij houvast kan geven voor als ik even niet meer weet wat ik moet zeggen.

November 28, 2025

New QSL cards

My new QSL cards have arrived! If you have made a QSO with me recently, expect to find this QSL card waiting for you with your local QSL manager.

I moved my shack to a different location (almost the other side of the country), with a completely different QTH locator. My old cards were for the old locator. I got tired of having to write "Operated from …" on every card by hand. So it was time to get some new cards in.

November 26, 2025

Icom IC-7300

I have been using my Yaesu FT-897 for years, but a while ago I came into contact with the Icom IC-7300. After some deliberation I placed it on my wishlist.

Test drive

The VERON chapter a04 in Amsterdam I am a member of has bought the IC-7300 as the club radio a year ago. Many of our members have one in their shack. It was the radio we were using during the field day contests. During the field days I was able to take the radio for a spin across the bands. What a nice and convenient radio.

jabik.frl