Biography
Born in 1953. From september 1974 I am a technical teacher for the french Belgian Ministry of Education. I have been interested in radio for past 35 years ago and I am for more of 27 years SWL with call ONL6622. I'm also one activ member from radio club "Gang De Verviers" ON4GDV. In this radio club I'm QSL manager and from september 2005 to march 2012 the chairman in title. I'm also member of UBA (Union royale Belge des Amateurs - émetteurs) and BAFARA (Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association).
Past my novice licence in December 2004 and have received the call ON2KF changing two month after for ON2CK. The first of september 2005 I have received the ON3CK callsign. In end of June 2007 past the test for update to the full licence and have now Harec level.
Time to time I work on 50 Mhz or on 24 Mhz with the vanity call OS0C. I use also this 2 by 1 call in contest.
All years from 1988 on second week-end of september I'm staff member of Special Event Station ON4USA
All years in october I'm staff member of Special Event Station ON4JOTA for the Jamboree On The Air
If you want direct QSL YOU DON'T NEED ANY return charge (IRC or $) inside your envelope.
I believe that hobby is a hobby, not a business !!! Write only your adress on SAE (self address envelope) for return.
Hope to meet you on the bands soon
73's de chris
Worked DXCCs:
Equipment
I don't have many place for put big antenna at home and use only one multiband end feed long wire antenna with balun 1/9 from my house to one big tree in end for the garden direction South East to North West. This antenna its 20 m long and put 10 m above the ground level.
In HF bands I use Icom IC 746 line (IC 746 + PS 125 + SP 23 + SM 20) or Icom 775 DSP line ( IC 775 + SP 20 + SM 20 or Heil headset) or Kenwood TS 950SDX line ( TS 950 + SP 950 + MC 85 or Heil headset)
On 6 M band use Icom IC 575A transceiver, 20w PEP output power or Icom IC 706 line (IC 706 MkIIG + PS 125 + AT 180 + SM 20) and the antenna its a Vertical from Diamond the V 2000 tribander 6m/2m/70cm with triplexer
Hope use in the next future one yagy monoband beam 5 elements B 6/5 from Konni.
On 2M/70cm band I use Icom IC 821H (IC 821H + PS 85 + Heil MH2 Microphon) or Kenwood TS 790E (TS-790E + PS 31 + SP 31 + MC 85 Microphon)
The antenna its the same Vertical V 2000 tribander with triplexer.
I don't work at this time in 23 cm or up.