Biography

35 years old, licensed since dec 2009 (TX'ing since sep 2010) after ~20 years of SWL'ing to HF utilities, digimodes and VHF/UHF local nets.
My main hobbies are: HF utilities monitoring, digimodes analysis, HF mobile, linux, tweaking & DIY.
You can find me on the irc channel #wunclub@starchat.net & on the UDXF Yahoo group under the nick "linkz".

I'm working as a telecommunications technician in microwave links for mobile phone networks of France (preparing 4G)
My professional road trips during job/daytime are mostly located in the middle east France area, grid locators > JN(1|2|3)(4|5|6|7)

I like joining DX nets, you can find me sometimes on:
* ANZA (14183kHz usb starting at 0515z), greetings to controllers VK4SWE Lyn, VK1TX Tex, ZL1RD Rob, VK4CC Col, VK4LJ John, VK7XX John
* 247-DXNET (14247kHz usb starting at 2000z), greetings to controllers AA0BS Lorraine, KP4BME Jose, W2AF Jack, VE3QN Brian
* Arabian Knights (14250kHz usb starting at 0500z on Friday only), greetings to controller JY5HX Dr. Munzer


PLEASE NOTE that i have both "F4GFZ" & "F4GFZ/M" accounts on eQSL.cc & LoTW QSL systems
Be sure to enter the right callsign if you upload our QSO on one of these electronic services, THANKS.

Equipment

My Mobile equipment:
Icom IC-7000 (~100W w/ Traveler boomset by Heil Sound)
ECO ART-66 HF monoband whip antenna(s) (80,40,20,15,10) + ART-67 WARC bands kit (30,17,12)
DIAMOND NR-770HB biband VHF/UHF
UNIDEN BCT15X

My Home equipment:
[RX]
SDR Perseus (S/N: 1579 - sometimes available online, check S/E France area)
SDR FUNcube dongle Pro (S/N: 1051)
UNIDEN UBC3500XL - 2x YUPITERU MVT7100

[TX]
Icom IC-706MKII w/ original mic (dedicated to TX/VHF or RX/HF ALE networks scanning)
Yaesu VX-6R HT
Yaesu FT-100 w/ StudioProjects B1 mic + MIC200 Behringer vacuum tube preamp (for SSB/FM)
homemade RX/TX switch via serial port + homemade audioline w/ xfmers 1:1 & cap + homemade CAT interface (for digimodes)

My Home antennas:
commercial Tennadyne T-6 log-periodic antenna at 8m/26ft agl only (installed 12 August 2011) for SWL on high frequencies & TX
commercial GP 5/8 CB for SWL on high bands & TX on 10m
commercial 9el DK7ZB WY209 by Wimo for VHF
commercial 23el log-periodic 130-1300 by Wimo (not in use)
professionnal MAT Equipement/Jaybeam MA481QS06 collinear vertical for UHF monitoring
professionnal RAC collinear vertical 756.706.42 for VHF monitoring
professionnal Procom 4el yagi R70-7/h for UHF monitoring
professionnal MAT Equipement/Jaybeam MA412D00 GP dedicated for French road service networks monitoring
homemade G7FEK antenna experimental for SWL on low frequencies
homemade 2x K9AY loops for SWL on low frequencies (dismantled)
homemade EWE system antenna for SWL on low frequencies (dismantled)
homemade Moxon 2el for SWL on high frequencies & TX on 20m (dismantled)
homemade Flag RX antenna for HF bands (dismantled)
homemade HB9CV for 10m band (dismantled)
homemade 5el VHF Yagi antenna (dismantled)
homemade 11el UHF yagi for radiosondes or Ham Balloon tracking (dismantled)
homemade quadrifilar helicoidal RX antenna for 137MHz WX sats
homemade horizontal loop antenna (75m perimeter, 10m agl) for SWL on low frequencies & TX