Biography
My name is Fabien. I was born in Evreux (Northwestern France) in 1983 but mainly grew up in the South of the country (Béziers) until the age of 18. I have been a ham since I was 16 (1999) and hamradio has always been part of my life.
I studied and lived in Germany (Bochum), Italy (Turin) and Syria (Damascus) and then found my first job in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2009 in the construction field.
Eversince, I have been staying in this part of the World working in countries like Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Because of my frequent noise issues from home, I tend to me more active being /P by the sea whenever I can as it is a lot more enjoyable.
I will be soon adding pics on Facebook about my portable station.
Equipment
While being portable by the sea:
- 17ft/43ft/66ft from 3.7 Mhz to 28 Mhz (antenna length depending on the band worked and installation time constraints) telescopic whip with either a 100W or a 1500W waterproof remotely controlled antenna tuner underneath (right at the antenna feedpoint).
- J-Pole vertical antenna on 28 Mhz
- 1 element Delta Loop on 28 Mhz
From home:
- 2 element 5-band Cubical Quad from 14 Mhz to 28 Mhz
- 6 element LFA on 50 Mhz
- 16 element dual-band beam (8 elements on 50 Mhz / 8 elements on 70 Mhz)