The Dx Adventure Radio Club extends a kind greeting to our latest member from France…14DA028 Philippe who hails from Department 59 (Locator is JO10KM). Formerly 14IR128, Phil is regarded as the world’s expert in Inland Water Island DX operations, having conducted many of his own IWI adventures in the past few years.
“My goal is to discover and to activate the internal islands (Inland Water Islands) of my region the North Pas-de-Calais D59 & 62),” says the dedicated ICOM fan. ”With Hervé and Fabrice (Now also DA-RC) we are friends since 1999 and we are a DXpedition Team very active and already many ideas for 2009…!”
In addition to pioneering exciting IWI Tours and being acknowledged as an authority in the IWI field, Phil has undertaken extensive Islands On The Air (IOTA) DX work during his 20 years in radio communications, with two of his most prominent activations being as 14IR/MA-012 from Brehat island (See below) and MA-051 from Ar Morbic Island – both falling under the RSGB reference number of EU-074.
Essentially, 14DA028 Phil’s contribution to the orb of DX adventure is not limited to IWI and IOTA, as well as the occasional functioning as a Special Event Station (SES) – even the design of special QSL cards for other DXpeditioners. History tells that he has also played a part in the growth of Castles and Fortresses On The Air (COTA) ventures, capturing the Freeband community’s imagination with 14IR/CF-59020 and 14IR/CF-62222 for the International Radio Group in 2007.
In addition to meeting DA-RC’s criteria for membership in the DXpeditioner Classification, 14DA028 Phil can lay claim to being a first class DXCC and IOTA Hunter as well, with almost 200 DXCC and 300 island contacts to his credit. Many of these confirmations can be seen on his personal website at http://14ir128.blog4ever.com .
A father of two boys, a husband, and also one of the Freeband world’s most complete DX hobbyists, Phil has already confirmed plans to embark on dx adventure to both French and Belgium islands under the banner of his new club in the near future.
On behalf of the World HQ team and all DA-RC members, welcome to the Club, 14DA028 Phil. We all look forward to sharing your dazzling tales of adventure, secured through numerous DXpeditions in the future.
