Biography

‣ Welcome to my Page! 

• My name is Francisco Carmo, 24 years old, from Lisboa, Portugal.
• Currently living in Cappelle-la-Grande, France (in the Dunkirk Region) but also licensed in Portugal as CT7AJM.
• Mostly active in HF (SOTA, DX'ing & Contests), VHF/UHF: FM, C4FM, DMR, TETRA and APRS, Radiosonde Chaser


‣ About me:

• First licensed in Portugal as CR7AJM (from 2014 to 2016), after 2 year of mandatory stay on Class 3 , I was able to take the Class 2 exam, my callsign change to CS7AJM (from 2016 to 2017).
• On the 18th of January 2017, I was approved in the Class 1 exam (Extra) and finally "turn" into CT7AJM ("CT7" is the most advance amateur class in Portugal).
• On February 2017, I officially moved from Lisbon, Portugal to Dunkirk, France.
• With this "big change" in my life, and with my HAREC certificate, I requested a French amateur radio callsign, and then the F4VSE was "born".
• I'm the main operator and "Station Keeper & Manager" at the F8KGS Radio-Club (A2RS) .
Also Responsible/Manager/SYSOP for the A3RN's F1ZKY Repeater Group (V/UHF - MMDVM - FM - APRS).


‣ Guest Operator at:
F8KGS, CS5CC, TM4RMC, TM18YOTA, TM4JDD, TM5TFV, TM5LHP, TM19YOTA, TM100CLG




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‣ Member of:

• ARRLx - Associação de Radioamadores da Região de Lisboa (CS5LX) #20;
• A2RS - Association Régionale en Radiocommunications Scientifiques (F8KGS);
• REF - Réseau des Émetteurs Français #61932;

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

TYT MD380 UHF DMR Radio
Yaesu FT1D
Motorola GM360 UHF
Yaesu FT-1802 (APRS)
Alinco DM-330MWII
Icom IC-7300