Welcome 136DA001 Alain
June 22, 2009 by Darren
The delightful eastern Caribbean Sea island of Martinique (NA-107) is the abode for the Dx Adventure Radio Club’s most recent member who is 136DA001 Alain.
A former member of the Sugar Delta and Tharacian Rose DX Groups, an ultra experienced QSL manager and skilled designer, and one of the hobby’s most well known island based operators, 136DA001 Alain is regarded as one of the world’s elite DXers and so clearly satisfies the DA-RC membership entry requirements of the DX Hunter and DX Leadership categories respectively.
With a huge 269 DXCC entities to his credit and a similar number of IOTA triumphs achieved from his overseas French Department, Alain is undoubtedly one of the most successful eleven metre DXers in history, an achievement which sits well with the self proclaimed ‘King of Caribbean’ who takes his radio communications hobby very seriously.
In the stunning overseas French Department of NA-107, Alain has balanced his labours in the shack behind the microphone of his Icom 706 MKII with efforts as one of the hobby’s most reliable QSL Managers, in addition to a number of other significant leadership roles. The previous Manager of the entire 136, 143 (St. Lucia Island) (NA-108) and 194 (Dominica) (NA-101) Division teams, Alain has also acted as the West Indies Coordinator, French HQ Member and French Territories Representative (DOM-TOM) respectively.
Away from the demands of the hobby, 136DA001 Alain is interested in surfing the endless waves of the internet – more specifically the intricacies of web site design. (Please see Alain’s excellent personal webpage by visiting the Member’s Websites section at http://www.delta-alfa.com/qsl-gallery/member-websites/ )
DA-RC’s newest affiliate also claims a love of television and movies and spends his spare hours relaxing on the couch zoning out to contemporary or past screen classics. Apparently, Martinique was the main setting of the 1944 film To Have and Have Not starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The island also featured in the 1999 remake of “The Thomas Crown Affair,” and in the movie “Sugar Cane Alley”.
In the outdoors, though, there are also plenty of other island attractions that keep 136DA001 Alain busy and entertained like jostling with tourists and visiting some of his island’s lush rainforests, active volcanoes and sandy beaches. Let’s just hope his time with DA-RC is equally as relaxing!
On behalf of all members, we look forward to meeting you on the air with your new callsign very soon, Alain. Welcome to the Dx Adventure Radio Club!
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Hi Alain 136DA001,
I would like to wish you a warm welcome to the group. Enjoy your new callsign. I hope to work you on the band soon.
73 de Nige 26DA019
http:/www.26da019nigel.webs.com/
Hello 136DA001 Alain!
Nice to know we have the King of Caribbean here on board with the DA-RC!!!!!
Hope we meet up soon on the 11m…
73’ssssssss…Marco 15DA015