Biography

Radio CV

1966 HB11 - one of the first 11m-band operators in Switzerland
1967 HE9GRQ - official SWL callsign issued by Swiss authorities PTT
1972 DQ79-1 - one of the first official CB-callsigns issued by Swiss authorities PTT
1967 1st membership of USKA

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1972 - 2015 very long radio pause

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January 2015 discover Hamsphere on the Internet by chance
March 2015 HED991 packet radio licence by Swiss authorities BAKOM
June 20. 2015 novice examination passed
June 2015 HB3YPT issued by BAKOM
August 27. 2015 class -1 examination passed
September 2015 HB9FXL issued by BAKOM
February 2016 XU7AKB issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication (MPTC)​, Kingdom of Cambodia
Mai 5. 2017 FCC Technician examination passed
Mai 13. 2017 KM6KJY issued by FCC
July 15. 2017 FCC General examination passed
July 18. 2017 K9FXL issued by FCC

Member (Radio) of USKA, GRI ALFA TANGO, ARRL, URE, SDXF, INDEXA, HB9Z Radio Club, MBARA
Member (Aviation) of AOPA, Aero Club Switzerland, MFGZ

DXPeditions
IS0/HB9FXL - October 2015, Costa Rei, South Sardegna, Italy - IOTA: EU-024
EA6/HB9FXL - April 2016, Ciutadella, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain - IOTA: EU-004
XU7AKB - August 2016, Kampong Som, Cambodia, South East Asia (see QRZ.COM -> XU7AKB)

Remote Operations
HB9FXL/HB9HD (10m-Repeater)
HB9FXL/HB9Z (K3 / Expert 1 KW, Mosley Beam)
EA5/HB9FXL (FLEX1500 / Dipole)
K7/HB9FXL (ICOM IC71000 / Delta Loop)
W6/HB9FXL (K3 / KPA500 / Pro67c Beam)
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Links
http://hb9fxl.com

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steff_Gruber

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steff_Gruber

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steff_Gruber

http://kino.net

Equipment

HF
Kennwood TS990S / 200W
ICOM IC7300
Elecraft K3s

VINTAGE EQUIPEMENT
Sommerkamp FT277E (1975)
Sommerkamp 920DM (1979)
Kennwood TS830S (1980)
Collins S-LINE (1967)
Collins Transceiver KWM-2 (1964)
Collins 5I-S1 Receiver (1962)

PORTABLE
Yaesu FT857D / 100W
President Lincoln II (3) / 40W

REMOTE OPERATIONS
Elecraft K3s/mini
remotehams.com device

QRP
Elecraft KX2, 10W SSB/CW
Elecraft KX3, 15W SSB/CW
YouKits Tj2B ca. 5 W SSB/CW-Transceiver (17/20/40m)
Albrecht AE2990 AFS, 15 W SSB (10/11/12m)

WSPR
WSPRlite (Sotabeams) 200mW

SDR
ICOM IC7300
SDR Receiver DXPATROL

VHF / UHF
Yaesu VX-6, 5W

TUNER
MFJ IntelliTuner 993B

MAIN ANTENNA
Aerial-51 - 404-UL (400gr.!) Inverted-V Antenna by Spiderbeam, 12m Fyberglaspole on ruftop, ca. 25m above ground

ADDITIONAL ANTENNAS
HyEndFed Wire Antennas
Hexbeam by FoldingAntennas.com
ALEX Loop

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