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I'm resident permanent of DFCF-77018 & WCA: F-03775 see Info > Click here <
Hello & welcome, my nickname is "Chris", I'm 34 yr.
On air since 1994, I live near of disneyland paris.
I was always fascinated by electronic since childhood,
I made my studies in electrotechnical & also in electronic for obtaining my diplomas & make my job
I'm active of 6 to 160m, in SSB, CW, Hellschreiber, PSK, RTTY, JT9, but mostly active in JT65
My rig, Trx Yaesu FT450-D, microphone MD-100, ACOM-1000 amplifier
Digimode interface, Signalink usb, with HRD and DM 780, Winkeyer USB & Bencher BY1 for CW
Antennas, 4 EL Delta loop 10/15M, 1EL loop 6m, GP 160/80/40/20/17m, Inv V 30 & 40m monoband.
Member F6KOP Team radio club station, NAQCC, Feld Hell Club, PSK club EPC, 30m Digital Group, DMC, BDM
My QSL is sure & fast via DIRECT, or BUREAU 2 or 3 times a year, Uploading once a day on LOTW & EQSL(AG)
My faithful companions
MY AWARDS
5 Band WAZ #1834 ( 200 zones )
WAZ Mixed #8987 + WAZ Digital #008 + WAZ SSB #5276 + WAZ CW #757
WAZ 10m Single band/Digital mode #001 worldwide
WAZ 15m Single band/Digital mode #001 worldwide
WAZ 20m Single band/Digital mode #002 worldwide
WAZ 30m Single band/Digital mode #001 worldwide
WAZ 40m Single band/Digital mode #001 worldwide
8 Band DXCC #7863 + DXCC CW + DXCC Mixed + DXCC Phone + DXCC Digital
8 band WAC - CQ DX RTTY #61 - CQ DX Phone #2601 - USA-CA County Award #3630
DUF Excellence #4723 - WPX Mixed Excellence #2193 - WPX Digital Excellence #73
WAS Basic - WAS Digital - WAS JT65 - WAS 30m single band
5B WAZ #1834 with 200 zones sticker Endorsement
Logo Designed by F4GTB with prior authorization of owner/publisher of CQ Magazine, Dick Ross K2MGA
& special thanks to my friend, floyd N5FG, for his precious help
WFF Hunter award
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* * * * * ANTENNAS HOME MADE * * * * *
DELTA LOOP 4 elements at 10m, ( 2 X 28Mhz + 2 X 21Mhz )
Tri-Band Ground plane home made 80/40/20m ( quarter wave ) & 160m with coils system
Built with 3 Spiderbeam fiberglass masts of 5, 11 & 18m of height + Radials 20 X 10m underground
A lot of rope needed
my assisstant watches the works
Finish
You can see my coils system to 160/80m, FB !
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Inverted V 7MHZ & 10MHz monoband home made, up 12 & 15m
My modest loop for 50Mhz, at 8m, just for have fun, hand rotor 
Sometimes for low band, , I use 42m of horizontal Long Wire (not in picture)
running with my tuning control home made.
Tuning optimized for > 160-80-40m, ROS = 1:1 on all bandwith = & accept 500W TX if need.
The capacitors come from radio TSF DUCRETET of 1932, They were perfectly cleaned and tested at high voltage.
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I'm resident DFCF 77018 & WCA: F-03775 Chateau de la Duchesse de Longueville
* * * Callsign used for this activity is F4GTB not F4GTB/P * * *
QSL card via F4GTB with SAE + 1 USD or 1 Valid IRC or via BUREAU
All QSO will be uploaded with F4GTB account on Eqsl (AG) & LOTW as usual
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QSL POLICY FOR WFF & DFCF ACTIVITY / INFORMATIONS QSL POUR LES FFF et DFCF
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QSL via direct, joindre 1 enveloppe timbree et self adressee SVP, autrement le retour se fera via bureau !
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WFF and DFCF references activated by F4GTB/P
10/02/2013 - FFF-1251 Forest reserve, QTH : CHENOISE (DDFM 77), locator : JN18OO
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18/05/2013 - DFCF 77-186 + WCA-F 06042, QTH : AULNOY (DDFM 77), locator : JN18NU
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25/05/2013 - FFF-1254 Forest reserve, QTH : VILLEMAREUIL (DDFM 77), locator : JN18MW
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15/06/2013 - FFF-1253 Forest reserve + DFCF 77-187 + WCA F-06044, QTH : Moncteaux les Meaux (DDFM 77), locator : JN18LW
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07/09/2013 - FFF-886 headland of espiguette beach, qth : le grau du roi (DDFM 30), locator : JN23BM
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08/09/2013 - DFCF 30-017 + FFF-1407 Natura 2000 Camargue Reserve, QTH : Aigues mortes (DDFM 30), locator : JN23CN
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10/09/2013 - DFCF 30-011 + FFF-1407 Camargue Reserve QTH : Saint laurent d'aigouze (DDFM 30), locator : JN23CO
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15/09/2013 - FFF-1407 Camargue Reserve + WL-F101 World Lake Award, QTH : Aigues mortes (DDFM 30), locator : JN23CN
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20/09/2013 - FFF-275 Forest Reserve, QTH : JOUARRE (DDFM 77), locator : JN18NV
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30/09/2013 - FFF-279 natura 2000 Spring of the Yerres river + DFCF 77-073 , QTH : chaumes en brie (DDFM 77), locator : JN18KP
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05/10/2013 - FFF-281 natura 2000 + DFCF 77-189 + DMF 77-050 , QTH : Saint ouen sur morin (DDFM 77), locator : JN18OV
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26/12/2013 - FFF-1252 forest reserve, QTH : La chapelle-Rablais (DDFM77), locator : JN18LM
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06/01/2014 - FFF-278 Natura 2000 + DFCF 77-192, QTH : Marolles-en-brie (DDFM 77) locator : JN18OS
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13/01/2014 - FFF-280 Natura 2000 + DFCF 77-190 + DLF-77-002 QTH : Saint loup de naud (DDFM 77), locator : JN18OM
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26/01/2014 - FFF-277 National Natural Reserve, QTH : Mouy sur seine (DDFM 77), locator : JN18OK
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23/04/2014 - FFF-1251 - Forest reserve + DFCF-77-097 / WCA- F-03854, QTH : CHENOISE (DDFM 77), locator : JN18OO
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04/05/2014 - FFF-1472 Regional Natural Reserve, QTH : Congis sur Therouanne (DDFM 77), locator : JN18LX
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08/05/2014 - FFF-1474 Regional Natural Reserve, QTH : Seine-port (DDFM 77), locator : JN18GN
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11/05/2014 - FFF-1475 Regional Natural Reserve, QTH : Cannes-ecluse (DDFM 77), locator : JN18LI
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16/05/2014 - FFF-1479 Forest reserve - QTH : La grande-paroisse (DDFM77), Locator : JN18KK
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17/05/2014 - FFF-1480 Forest reserve - QTH : Fontaine-le-port (DDFM 77), Locator : JN18JL
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19/05/2014 - FFF-294 Forest reserve - QTH : Champagne sur seine (DDFM 77), locator : JN18JK
Some information on my hobbies
I listening the old world on a radio of 20's, she works very well, even today
I collect old radio TSF, manufactured by company DUCRETET, become DUCRETET Thomson (USA) in 1936
I puts back them in good working order, inside & outside, often after 60 or 80 years of silence.
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Fast repairing of old TSF (BCL)
After change of some capacitors, and checking the voltages of the tubes.
I make a realignment of the oscillating circuits.
This model is of 1937, there are all current, it does not have an electric transformer.
the adjustment of the voltage this fact by metal plates located in the back of the frame.
all the filaments of the tubes are in series, so, If a tube is cut, the radio does not work.
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Other exemple of complete restoration to the inside & outside of one old BCL DUCRETET of 1926
Before restoration
Power supply in bad state
Back panel
front panel
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Checking of all elements : Tubes, resistors, capacitors, electric transformers, various short-circuits
checking of high frequency block & oscillating circuits
checking of electric transformers (voltage, short-circuit), & checking of the valve tube & ballast resistor
Cheking of tubes with METRIX checker
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Replacement high voltage capacitors, but I leave the old capacitors to keep original aspect
verification of cabling, all is OK :-))
replacement of tunning scale, very damaged with time
Restoration of the woodwork and front paint
*** 1 week later ***
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My BCL with his original loudspeaker
Below, my power supply home made, for the radio battery 20's.
She gives the voltage necessary for my old radio
80 to 120 volt for plates
40 volt for grids
0 to 16 volt for polarization
0 to 4 volt for filaments
Some rare tubes of my collection TSF
only manufactured by DUCRETET in the 20's years, these rare tubes were called "Bigrilles Red JM".
( Behind 3 rare french tubes of emission of the 20's ).
I make it again, with to tubes of type NOVAL, for saved the rare originals.
left (copy home made) --- right (original).
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OTHER HOBBIES
I collect the old IBM PC, since 15 years
All restored, them work very well,
I was lucky enough to have found manuals and diskettes of maintenance for the repaired.
Below the first IBM transportable model 5155, of 1983, very rare
Other models : IBM PC 5160, 5160XT, PC AT ( advanced technology ) 5170, model PS1, PS/2 model 55SX, 70-386, 50Z, 30, 30-286, 30-286 55SX, 56-486SLC2, 486-DX4, and many others, not in picture.
Picture of the first transmission of TSF in Paris (france), between Eiffel Tower and Pantheon = 3 kms !!!
In 1898, With Eugene DUCRETET and the Russian, Alexander Stepanovich Popov
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