Biography

N0 FT8, work true Ham radio, not computer radio.

I was first licensed 1n 1972, under callsign VE2BLW, passed avanced exam in 1973. My first rig : National receiver NC-88 and Heathkit DX-60.
For the first three months, I was operating on only one frequency with a 7090 Khz crystal, until I added the companion VFO to the DX-60. After one year, with my advanced licence on hand, I added the HW101. I was very active, mainly on CW on 80, 40,20,15 and 10. I received my DXCC certificate in 1976 and a 50 more countries endorsement in 1978.
Now, after a QRT period of about 20 years, I'm back in business. Using an IC7200, an IC-735 and QCXLabs 40, 30 and 20 QRP rigs. You'll hear me mainly on CW on any HF band, trying to hit rare DX.

Now retired from printing business, I reside, with my lovely wife, in a small condo with a small back yard. I'll manage to obtain the best performance from antennas built in a restricted area, helped by the Rig-Expert AA-35 Zoom antenna analyser.

80% CW, 20% Phone

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Icom IC-7200, 100 watts
Xiegu G-90

QRP: QCX Labs 40,30,20,17M and15M
USDX portable


« 100 watts and a wire »

All monoband antennas :
- 40M vertical
- 30M vertical
- 20M vertical
- 17M Vertical
- 15M Delta Loop
- 12M Delta Loop
- 10M vertical
Due to restricted area in my new retreated property, no active on 80 or 160 M.

All my antennas are home built and fine tuned with the antenna analyser Rig Expert AA-35 Zoom. A great piece of equipment. Never use external or buit in antenna tuner.