• Bio

Hello,

I've dicovered the Ham Radio activity with a family friend who was Hamradio "Jean-Marie" F4EMZ (sk), so I begun the radio, as a SWL when i was 13 years old and the life will go on....I stopped radio activity in 2002 when i started to work. 

I've restarted the HAM Radio Study in March 2015 on advices from OM as ON3YP, ON3DT, ... and i did the "HAREC" exam  (full french ham license ) in the begining of July 2015 !

Thanks to my RadioClub: The Radio Club of the North of France "RCNF",(QRZ: F8KKH, http://www.f8kkh.org/ ),  for all lessons given to me.

?BR,have nice QSO,73's from Arnaud, " F4HOT "

• Conditions de trafic QRA:

Transceivers :
- TRX base: Flexradio Flex-6400-ATU + Flexradio Maestro (remote console) + a Transverter 28/144Mhz  for VHF,
                    Before I used an ICOM IC-7300 (2018), Yaesu FT-991 (2017), TS-480 (2013), an old FT-707.

- TRX pocket: (Tetra) Motorola MTH800 & MTP3000 series... 
                       (DMR) Motorola SL-4000, Hytera PD-365-785G
                       (C4FM) Yaesu FT-2D
                       (Analog) Kenwood TH-F7...

- TRX Mobile: (Tetra) Motorola MTM800E, MTM5400
                       (DMR) Motorola DM4600 UHF / TYT-9600 V/U Analog-DMR, before I used in DMR Mode a Hytera MD785GH Uhf
                       (Analog) Motorola GM360 VHF, GM360 UHF.
      for "portable condition" a Multi mode & band TRX: Yaesu FT-857d + ATU LDG YT-100.

- DMR & C4FM (YSF&FCS) Gateway:  on linked hotspot via Raspi3 & MMDVMHost + DVMEGA / RPi Zero + MMDVM HS-Hat...
- Homebrew MMDVM repeaters with Motorola transceivers GM3x0/GM950...

- SAT TX/RX: Pluto SDR with 2.4Ghz Amplifier
                      SDR Lime-Mini (TX/RX 10MHz - 3.5GHz)

Microphones :
- Shure SM7B  in the Shack with a broadcast sound processing + Yamaha AG03 Mixing console & sound card powered and connected by usb on my PC.

- Shure MV7    from others QRA rooms or in remote mode (very good Mic with µUSB sound-card integrated )  connected on my portable PC.

- Shure SM58  in the shack, direct connect to the FLEXRADIO 6400,  

- Kenwood MC-60 & MC-80 connected to the Maestro (Flexradio dédicated remote console) 

- Icom SM-6, Adonis - InRadio IN-908, and old Zetagi MB+4...

- Shake / Antenna :

My Shack    -  new Setup Q4-2020:

My modest shake in 2015 - 2016, Thanks to my YL who give a space for Hamradio

And since this Summer '2017 my New IC-7300 take place in the Shake:

**** Antenna ****

The pulley / la poullie & the X-200  (V/U)                                                         G5RV & I-Max 2000 (HF)

G5RV (half)  in "slooper" configuration,  from 8m (pulley) to 3m from ground .

The Diamond V2000 (50-144-430 Mhz)  in the attic / grenier.

My both T2FD / ( W3HH ) OM Made. :  

sometimes I replace G5RV by this. ( it's the small one, 14-50Mhz,)          and the second one a medium W3HH / T2FD : 2x 7m (reality: 2x14m = folded dipole for 7-50Mhz ) :

- Photos from "portable" mode: 

* Summer 2015:

Diamond X200N (2m/70cm) @5m from ground.                                        

       W3HH - T2FD (HF / 7-50Mhz)

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my small shake in the mobil-home 2015/2016/2017:

     summer 2017:

** Summer 2017:

New test with a half G5RV, verry good result on 20 & 40 m

Summer 2018: New Car, Same condition @ Caravan Mobil-home near Dunkerque /  ON Borders:

Activations:

- RCFB  19/07/2015, a long W3HH/T2FD:  from radiodxcenter shop, model: ITA-LCB, it's a 2x11m with all HF Band covered:

Older Mobile Condition (My previous car):

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- For V/U analogic & digital mode: Diamond NR-770-R (V/U with pivot 90° angle),  NR-770S (small V/U), or a small magnetic V/U,  DP-NR2C  (2m VHF Diamond Antenna 6/8)

- for HF/6m:  ATAS120A with offset arm, to be in right with local law (not hide the car identity) drive by a FT-857D.

& HF Helicoidal antenna (ProHam) 40, 20, 12m... in "parking" mobile.

73's from F4HOT, Bye :) Arnaud.