Biography

Welcome to my QRZCQ page!

My name is Mario Rosa, and I’m from Terceira Island in Azores, Portugal.

I started my amateur radio adventure back in 2007, and got my “Category C” license in April 2008 by recommendation of CU3AU (Francisco Rosa) and CU3CY (Alberto Pires). I was assigned with the CU0AMU call sign, and with this license, I was limited to operate VHF, UHF and the 10MT band.

In 2021, during the Scouts “Jamboree On The Air”, I decided that I wanted to get a new license to operate all HF bands.

With the help of CT2IXQ (Antonio Viegas), I was able to get my Category 2 in February 2022, and was assigned CS8ACN.

In December 2023, I got my Category1 licence (top tier in Portugal), and my callsign was changed to CT8ACN.

I'm a Scoutmaster, and during the Jamboree On The Air, you will find me operating CR2AEC. I'm also part of the National Radioscouting Team in Portugal. Check us out in: https://radioescutismo.escutismo.pt/

I am proudly married with Joana – CS8ACM.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

HF: Yaesu FT-710AESS

VHF/UHF/C4FM: Yaesu FTM-500D

VHF/UHF/C4FM Portable: Yaesu FT5D

HF Antenna: Homemade Double Windom / Homemade EFHW / Homemade Delta Loop (Under construction)

VHF/UHF Antenna: Diamond X-300 / Diamond X-200