- Operator: Markus Hansen.
- Location: North Vancouver, B.C. Canada - Grid CN89.
- Activities: Contests, LF-HF-VHF-UHF, Homebrew, Antennas, CW, QRP
Rhododendrons and Azaleas in bloom at VE7CA's QTH (May 18/09).
Biography:
I was 16 years old when I obtained my ham radio licence. My first call was VE7BGE.
(My first Ham Station)
After high school I attended Room 19 in the City of Vancouver, BC and obtained my 2nd Class
Commercial Radio Licence. Upon graduating I obtained work as a commercial radio operator at a Loran Station as
a radio operator and weather observer at Spring Island, BC off the west coast of Vancouver Island .
I was later transferred to Smithers BC, then served for one year at the worlds most northerly
city, Alert NWT. After returning from the arctic, I transfered to Terrace BC and finally
to a Canadian weather ship named, The Stonetown, stationed off the West Coast of British Columbia.
Here are a few QSL's that I sent out when operating from the above mentioned locations.
(My first QSL),
(The card I sent from Alert NWT),
(Fun card to send from maritime mobile as VE0ML),
(My Current QSl).
In 1967 I decided to return to school and enrolled in general sciences at the the University of
British Columbia,(UBC) located in Vancouver CANADA . While at UBC I was a active member of the university ham club called
HAMSOC.
(Hamsoc FD 1967),
(1986 HAMSOC Reunion),
(1992 HAMSOC Reunion),
(1995 HAMSOC Reunion).
During my second year at university I met my future wife, Gaye. We were married in 1969. In 1973 we moved to
Cranbrook BC. (My Heathkit days in Cranbrook),
While living in Cranbrook BC, I obtained my flying licence. I often worked 2 meter aeronautical mobile
while flying from Cranbrook to Western Canadian locations. At an altitude of 12,000 feet you can
work a long ways on 2 meters.
(My brother and I in an old Cessna 172 visiting our cousins on their farm in Saskatchewan),
(My father-in-law, VE7BEH now a SK, and I preparing for a flight over the Rockies),
(Our 1977 Cessna 172),
In 1980 we moved to North Vancouver, BC where we have lived ever since. In 1979 I was issued a two letter call, VE7CA.
(Recent pictures of the author, Markus Hansen, VE7CA). We have one daughter and two sons. Our
daughter and youngest son are married and we are blessed with six grandchildren, 2 girls and 4 boys.
(Our six grand children),
I have been working in the commercial real estate industry for the last 30 years and
have no plans to retire. Following is a picture of my operating station with my homebrew HBR2000!
The HBR2000 is a home built, 160 to 6 meter CW/SSB & Digital Hi-Performance QRP
transceiver. Under the operating desk is a homemade 160-6 meter, 100 watt amplifier and power supply. You
can find more information regarding my homebrew amateur radio projects in the menu above. Above
the HBR2000 is a 40 Meter direct conversion transceiver (W7EL design) and the DCP-10 6 meter
direct conversion CW/DSB transceiver which you will also find described in the Homebrew Page
shown in the menu above.
I continue to be active operating mostly CW, chasing DX, looking for new grids on 6 meters and
entering contests under the QRP category. I have a strong interest in antennas and have
published 4 articles on antenna designs that I have developed. See the above menu for further
details regarding my homebrew amateur radio and antenna projects.
Antennas:
160 meter full wave quad loop with half of the loop in vertical plane and the other half in the
horizontal plane.
Diamond shaped, Rotatable, Terminated Low Noise Receiving Antenna for 160 to 40 meters. Dec. 2008.
3 Element 20 - 10 meter with single element 40/30 folded element SteppIR Yagi at 60 feet.
Two stacked 5 element M'2 6 meter yagi's, one at 54 ft. and the other at 38 ft.
Portable 2 Element Wire Tri-band Yagi, See QST November 2001
Portable 2 Element 6 meter Quad
Portable 3 Element 6 meter Yagi
144 and 430 Mhz Yagis.
My antenna stack mounted on an old Wilson crank up tubular tower.
Ham Gear and Test Equipment:
Homebrew 160-6 Meter High Performance Transceiver HBR-2000
Homebrew T Antenna Tuner for 160 to 10 meters.
Homebrew 6 meter CW/DSB 10 Watt DC Transceiver
Modified Norcal Sierra QRP CW Transceiver 40-10 meters
Homebrew 40 Meter Optimized QRP CW Transceiver based on W7EL design in August 1980 QST
Yaesu FT-726R VHF/VHF Transceiver
Homebrew 6 Meter 70 Watt Solid State Amplifier
Heathkit SB220 Linear
Homebrew HF Spectrum Analyzer based on W7ZOI/K7TAU design, August 1998 QST
Homebrew Personal Network Analyzer based on design by Steve Hageman, see Jan/Feb 1998 QST
Homebrew RF Power Meter by W7ZOI/W7PUA, June 2001 QST and K3NHI additional features
May/June 2002 QEX
Homebrew Vector Network Analyser (VNA) by N2PK, --->
N2PK's Site.
HP8640B signal generator. See July/Aug 2004 QEX if your gen. has no output power,
or my Hints and Kinks page for the HP8640B. .
SITE UPDATES
May 10, 2009: Photos my QSL cards and flying days (see above).
May 1, 2009: Added photos of my first gain antennas."CLICK":
April 13, 2009: New Hints and Kinks re: HP8640 #18: "HINTS AND KINKS":
Jan 24, 2009: New Hints and Kinks re: HP8640 #17: "HINTS AND KINKS":
Jan 19, 2009: Added photos of 100 Watt Amplifier stage. "100 Watt Amp.".
Jan 18, 2009: Added 160 Meter Page. 160 Meters.
Jan 12, 2009: Added note regarding compensationg VFO Drift: "VFO and FREQUENCY CONTROL"
Nov 28, 2008: New Hints and Kinks re: HP8640 #14: "HINTS AND KINKS":
Sept 18, 2007: Information requested regarding RFI Sweeper. International RFI Sources.
July 20, 2007: Information added to a link regarding a Six Meter 4 element quad. Six-Meters.
July 16, 2007: Information regarding manuals for the HP8640. "HINTS AND KINKS"
Dec 18, 2006: New Receiver Front End and Measurements. "NEW FRONT END"
Dec 4, 2006: New VFO details: "VFO and FREQUENCY CONTROL" .
Aug 30, 2006: Added Crystal Filter design features. see Design Utility.
Aug 30, 2006: Added VFO Incremental Tuning Bias Design. see Design Tools.
June 30, 2006: Added bias & feedback network design for bipolar transistors. see Design Tools.
May 12, 2006: Added Antennas and Propagation Calculator, see Design Tools.
April 1, 2006: QEX publishes article titled: Perfecting a QSK System, see QEX Mar-06, Perf. QSK.
March 1, 2006: QST publishes article on HBR-2000 Transceiver, see Homebrew HBR2000.
Feb 2, 2006: Added Hints and Kinks page for the HP8640. "HINTS AND KINKS"
Dec 19, 2005: Added dimensions for a 6 Meter 3 Element Quad, see. Six-Meters.
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