27-28-29/07/2012 Expedition to Saint Marcouf Islands, IOTA EU-081 Ile du Large, DIFM MA-001, WLOTA L0060, DPLF PB-052, locator IN99KL, DFCF50-013 Fort de l'île du large.
Access to the island is very filtered.
Landing depends highly on weather conditions and is dangerous.
So not sure to be on the air in time. Will use 100 W and dipole.
Working in IOTA contest.
You can help the association "Les Amis de l'île du Large" : http://www.ilesaintmarcouf.com/ that maintains and restaures the island.
Expedition to Frioul archipelago EU-095, on Ratonneau island ME-003 for the RSGB IOTA contest 30 and 31 july 2011. Also DFCF13-061 Fort Ratonneau.
Expedition to National Parc La Narbonnaise FFF-092 + Lighthouse of Port La Nouvelle PB-235 / ARLHS FRA-427 with F5ISY on saturday 2011/06/04 100W/dipole 06h00 TU to 12h00TU.
First licenced in 1990.Used the call FD1RAB until 1993 then F5RAB. I'm into DX'ing, expeditioning, contesting.
Active from tens of french castles (DFCF)in several french departments.
Also active from IOTAs :
Ré EU-032 (2001, 2007),
Belle île EU-048. (2002, 2007),
Corsica EU-014 (2003),
Ile aux Chevaux EU-048 (2004),
Lewis EU-010 .(2005),
Ouessant EU-065 .(2006/04/22-25 ; 2010/07/24-25),
Bréhat EU-074 (2006/04/26-28),
Ile aux Moines EU-107 (2008/05/09-10-11)
Penfret (Glenan Archipelago) EU-094 as TM5EL(2009/05/07-08-09)
Tombelaine EU-156 (2009/07/24-25-26).
Sein EU-068 as TM5EL (2010/04/07-14)
Ratonneau (Frioul Archipelago) EU-095 (2011/07/30-31)
Also from lighthouses (WLOTA and DPLF):
Mont St Clair PB-130. (1999);
Goulphar PB-048 .(2002);
Chassiron PB-047. (2002 +2004);
Butt of Lewis L-2075 .(2005);
Creac'h , Stiff , (not Nividic) L-0208, PB-1002.(2006/04/22-25);
Le Paon , Le Rosédo L-2010, PB-1001 (2006-04/26-28).
Penfret as TM5EL. (2009/05/09)
Sein as TM5EL. (2010/04/07-14)
I also sometimes take part in a few contests REF, IOTA (best score 2 nd WORD 1143 QSO 100W/Dipole in 2007), CQ WW DX, IARU , UFT (1st in 2010), CQ WPX
Callsigns I used : FD1RAB, FF1NHI, F6KFI, TM6ACO, F8PTT, FBC5RAB, F6KHI, TK/F5RAB, GM/F5RAB, TM5EL .
National ham radio association REF,
Local radio club F6KHI,
Clipperton DXC,
French Telegraphists UFT,
World Light House WLOTA,
Amateur Radio Direction Findind ARDF,
Provins radio-club F6KOP,
Rescue association (aeronautic beacon research and emergency transmissions ) ADRASEC28 and FNRASEC.
Local award manager for DFCF, Manager and Webmaster of local REF section ( http://ed28.ref-union.org/ ).
If QSO data doesn't match on eqSL or Lotw, send a mail, not all my log is online.
When I'm not at radio I teach maths , I'm with my family (three sons)or with my dog, I seek for geocaches.
This was my schack in the 2000's :
And in November 2010 :
FT1000 MARK V FIELD :
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17m high tower with 3 elements Steppir installed in 2010 :
