Biography

Born: March 1951 in Mainz/Germany
SWL: 1967 to 1971
HAM RADIO-Licence: March 1971

Longtime local branch chairman of the Amateur Radio Club DARC Vulkaneifel section K34 and over 30 years as head of the army amateur radio group (DF0DA).

Guest operator at the station of the European Council in Strasbourg (2008 TP2CE and 2012 TP8CE).

Title: Marconista 052

Honorary awards:
Support of the Golden Badge of Honour of the DARC e.V., Germany
Carriers of the Badge of Honour of the DARC e.V. District of Rhineland-Palatinate

Member of: Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC), Arbeitsgemeinschaft Telegraphie Deutschland (AGCW-DL 225), Marinefunkerrunde (MF502), Military Radio Runde (MRR113)

My business:
Owner of: Traxel - DK5PZ - Radio Map Service
Traxel Special Art and Transfers Design
Development and production of many national- and international Ham Radio Trophies made ​​of noble materials (glass, wood, metal, stone, trophies, medals, and more). Textile printing for amateur radio and amateur radio associations and other organizations and much more. We ship worldwide.

Equipment

Shortwave-Tranceiver from KENWOOD, YAESU und ICOM and various qrp-, portable and mobile equipments.
UHF-and VHF-Tranceiver from KENWOOD,TRIO,ICOM

Antennas: Windom-Dipole, DX-2000 Rhombus, Delta-Loop and Yagi

Collector of Morse keyers

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Last but not least; Aamateur Radio has shaped my life
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