Welcome to 14DA024 Fabrice
February 22, 2009 by Darren
The Dx Adventure Radio Club is proud to introduce to you its most recent membership newcomer…14DA024 Fabrice. Fabrice’s home QTH is Boulogne-sur-Mer, a delightful city in northern France and a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais (Dpt 62).
Formerly with the Sugar Delta DX Group as 14SD504 and maintaining an association with the International Radio and Alfa Romeo DX Clubs respectively, Fabrice is regarded as one of the finest Freeband DXers in continental Europe with a resume of ‘Everest like’ hobby achievements second to none.
Active in radio communications since 1979 when he was just 13 years old, Fabrice has forged a reputation as a prominent DXpeditioner, undertaking an extraordinary number of Islands On the Air (IOTA), Lighthouses On The Air (LOTA) and Windmills (MILL) activities in his Freeband career to date.
A passionate Islands traveller with a fascination of maritime seascapes, Fabrice has activated Wight Island in Southern England as 26IR/EU-120, Brehat island (EU-074) as 14IR/MA-012, Ar Morbic Island (EU-074) as 14IR/MA-051 and Sheppey island as 26IR/EU005.
On the LOTA front, Fabrice has conducted activities from many of France’s famous coastal beacons; such as Cape Gris Nez I Lighthouse as 14IR/FRA-086, Calais Lighthouse as 14IR/FRA-004, Cape d’Alprech I/Le Portel Lighthouse as 14IR/FRA-158, Berck I Lighthouse as 14IR/FRA-159, Lighthouse of Brighton as 14IR/FRA-232 and also Belgium’s Nieuwpoort Head Main Lighthouse as 16IR/BEL-004.
14DA024 Fabrice’s love of the outdoors bides well for his fondness of portable dx adventure. In point of fact, Fabrice was part of the team which operated as 14IR/FD001 during one of the World Wide Radio organisation’s World Wide Field Days. He also enjoys taking to nearby Le Portel’s spectacular white cliffs and chasing DX, far above sea level and away from the QRM hustle and bustle of his local community.
“I like expeditions with radio friends,” DA-RC’s newest member says. “One week end in the fields….camping….we spent good time together.”
In addition to his classic feats on the DXpedition world stage, 14DA024 Fabrice also lays claim to being one of the most successful DX Hunters in the modern-day Freeband World with 260 DXCC worked and confirmed and a similar number of the world’s islands to his credit. Many of these achievements, including an impressive photo gallery, can be seen on his personal website at http://www.freewebs.com/14ir106/index.htm .
In addition to a love of DXpedition work and portable field operations, Fabrice has also compiled an impressive list of Special Event activities which include 14TRC/D-Day and 14SA/D-Day marking the Invasion of Normandy, as well as 14SA/OF, 14AR/OCT and 14AR/FB. These SES say much about=the diversity of his skill-set in the communications hobby.
Since accepting his invitation with DA-RC, Fabrice has already announced that he will be undertaking a series of IOTA, and Inland Water Island (IWI) activations as the propagation potential of Cycle 24 becomes more visible. Like most members, he has also pledged his involvement in the 2009 WWRO Islands Festival, adding to DA-RC’s already impressive IOTA Team line-up.
On behalf of everyone associated with the Dx Adventure Radio Club, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to 14DA024 Fabrice. We trust you will enjoy your membership and the experiences and friendships that will come.
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Salut Fabrice, bonne chance sous ton nouveau call.
Toujours au plaisir de te contacter.
Amitiés
14IR207 JP
Nice to know You, Dear Fabrice.