Biography

1968-1969 - CW Telegraph Operator in the French Navy (Brest)

Radio Technician at France Télécom in Sainte-Assise (77): high-power transmitters (35, 80, 120, and 250 kW). Le Conquet (29): maritime radio transmission center (tube transmitters + 1-3 kW power transistors), Villejuif (94): studies, installations, and troubleshooting of private "island and mountain" links, Saint-André-de-Corcy (01): Eurosignal, maritime and mobile VHF, R2000, PTT VHF and UHF network. Word and Excel (Multiplan) training. Programming of measuring devices via the I3E bus (Turbo Pascal).

1981/1987 - Djibouti - Head of the Maritime Radio Center - Maintenance and troubleshooting of transmission and reception center installations - Commissioning of 10 kW ceramic tube transmitters "4CX10000", installation of 3/30 MHz THCSF antennas.
Return to Saint-André-de-Corcy (interference section). I left the French Post Office (PTT) (privatization of France Télécom in 1992) to work for the National Radiocommunication Service (SNR), which would later become the National Frequency Agency (ANFR).

At the ANFR, in the "interference" section, I specialized in radio interference research and measurement, spectrum monitoring, compliance checks, and radio site engineering. I was an examiner for amateur radio operator certificates and maritime radio certificates.

Deputy Head of the French Polynesia section of the French Post Office (PTT) – Control of ship radio installations, authorizations, interference, regulations, certificates and licenses, etc. – In China, "Fuzu" provided telecommunications expertise for ships built for Polynesia. Returned to Saint-André-de-Corcy (01) within the "Private Network Control" section, examiner for amateur and maritime radio licenses.

Several overseas missions: French Guiana, Réunion. Participation in numerous national events related to radio network monitoring: Tour de France, FIFA World Cup and Rugby World Cup, papal visit to Paris, Formula 1 at Magny-Cours, Albertville Olympic Games.

My skills: radio measurements, spectral analysis, proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Programming of tools specific to radio measurements via I3E interfaces in TP3, C, and C++

Hobbies: Dog training, amateur radio (F6 license since 1975), model boating and aeronautics.

Retired since 01/01/2013 !


• F6GGX, certificate and license obtained in April 1975 (Class 1 = all modes/all bands)
• J28DQ to Djibouti from 1981 to 1987 - Secretary of the ARAD "Amateur Radio Association of Djibouti" and IARU corresponding to the Republic of Djibouti.
The First station J2 (J28DQ) to activate the RTTY, AMTOR and ARQ.
• Chairman of the REF-01 from 1988 to 1994
• Chairman of the ADRA-01 from 1994 to 1999 (not REF association)
• In 1993, with F1DFB †, F6GGI, F6GTY† manufacturer of relay to the department Ain (01) "F6ZJD"
• From 1995 to 1999, Packet Station "F6KJD-1..." at the QRA and Sysop of this BBS
• In 1999 - FR/F6GGX
• From 1999 to 2003 - FO5RF
• In 2004 - FY/F6GGX
• 2003/2013, chairman of the departmental establishment of Ref-Union "ED-01"

• Certificates : WAC, EUPXA (113), DNF (266), All zones 14 country (579), SHOGUN (73), DUTCH WHODEN (245), TAF (879), J2 (245), FO (333), FK (203) + 6000 QSO and 110 countries confirmed by QSL from Djibouti - 500 QSO in CW and 250 In RTTY or AMTOR.
Few QSL on my website http://s.affinito.free.fr/qsl/index.html

Website development for association on amateur-radio of Department of Ain http://amat-01.r-e-f.org and a personal site http://s.affinito.free.fr and http://f5khp.fr.ht/ for ARAG-32

Trainer for the operation of computer skills (Excel, Word, Browsers and Messengers) and operating computers Windows and Linux (file management and navigation).

since february 2014, I left the department 01 to install me in the department (32) LAHITTE-32810 - february/july 2014, Interim QRA to Auch (32).


Loisirs : Éducation canine, Radioamateur (licence F6 depuis 1975), modélisme naval et aéro.

Développement du site web de l'association de radioamateurs du département de l'Ain (http://amat-01.r-e-f.org) et des sites http://s.affinito.free.fr
et https://f5khp.blogspot.com pour ARAG-32.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

• FT 897 D - 100W , All Bands - All modes
• FT 817 - 5W, All Bands - All modes (used for PSK)
• TS830 S - 100W - AM and SSB (WARC Bands)
• FTdx10 - 100W - AM and SSB (WARC Bands)

• Kenwood Receiver (weather beacon and other)

• APRS station TT4 (F6GGX-9 mobile).
• Link RRF F5ZSP on 144.725 MHz, CTCSS 71.9 (only 7AM to 9PM).

• pylon supporting 10 meters :
• An antenna "HyGain TH3-JR"(14, 21 & 28 MHz) -> TS 830S & FT 897D.
• An antenna "W3DZZ" (traps coaxial) dual band (3.5, 7.0 MHz + dipôle 20m) -> TS 830S & FT 897D.
• An antenna VHF 16 elements TONA" polar H -> FT 897D.
• A vertical dual-band antenna (VHF and UHF) 3/5 dB - Station APRS,and other amateur radio applications.
• discone antenna for aeronautical and weather beacons.

• A vertical dual-band antenna (VHF and UHF) 8/10 dB - FT 897D for the relais and other amateur radio applications.