Consider Amateur Radio a way for friendship betwen persons and peoples from diferent places, cultures, nations. Promoting peace and harmony trow understanding of diferent realitys of life and existence.

Always experimenting as a way of living dangerously Hamradio!

- Sorry for the confusion on Radio Shack, my wife did'n like also!

Main used bands; HF, 6, 2, 70cmSSB, FM, Digital & CW. QRP fan, even in QRO (100Watt), i always listen for low signals!

Antenna building, DXing and technical investigation main activitys, also surplus hardware searcher. Tactical military radios colector, mainly from 1970s-80s portuguese army models (Racal, Iret, ITT, etc.). Old radio gear entusiast.

Homebrew antennas: Quad loop, Discone, G2BCX antenas, HB9CV, Long-Yagi to 50, 144, 432MHz, Yagui 17, 10, 6 elements, T2FD folded HF multiband, 3/4-1/2-5/8 verticals multiband, Sim Jim 6 and 2 mtr, G5RV short and long, Zepelin, Levy, Quad arrays, Rhombic aerials for V-UHF, colínear, etc.

Comercial antennas used: Cushcraft R6000, Hustler 4BTV verticals, Diamond X50.

ExRedactor of the QSP-Radio Comunications Magazine (1993-2005),representingV-SHF Dubus Magazine 1997-2001, exCorrespondent of the german AGAF - Amateur TV Magazine, member ARBB-Beira Baixa Amateur Assoc., Member and liason of 6mtr Club for Portugal.

My tech Blog: http://filipect1ddw.blogspot.pt/

My 6 mtr Club Blog: http://clube6metros.blogspot.pt/

No trill on 59 contacts, prefer nice talks - I DONT AGREE WITH QSLs BUSINESS, i only answer via eQSL.