Biography

Hello, my name is René-Pierre, radio enthusiast since 1975 or so. I got my call FC1TKN then F1TKN in 1990. After fifteen years of inactivity, the radio virus has returned with the confinement during Covid ! I am on the 80/60/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters HF bands and on VHF/UHF/SHF bands.

I am located near the city of Valenciennes in northern France 15 km from the border with Belgium.

73 and good DX, René-Pierre

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Transceiver : Icom IC-706MKIIG, Icom IC-725, Icom IC-T81E, Yaesu FT-5100, Yaesu FT-991A, Yaesu FT-470, Yaesu VX-1R
Antenna : G5RV length 2 x 15.5 m height about 8 meters, Comet CX-902 height 11 meters, Comet FL14HA
Matching box : Daiwa CNW-518 - Mic : SM-30 - Digital Mode : Signalink USB

• QRV on the QO100 satellite.
• RX QO100 : HackRF One + LNB Bullseye + SDR Console or with Web SDR.
• TX QO100 : IC706 MKIIG + Upconverter DXPatrol MK5 + Ampli EP-AB003 (2.4W) 3dB loss in 10m of cable LMR400 (1.2W on antenna).
• 1m Offset dish with Helix antenna (3.5 turns) Home made.