HAM - ON4PFD

Hi ! I'm Fred, ON4PFD, a Belgian amateur radio operator.
I've had my license since 2016, but I've become more active as an operator since March 2024, when I was invited to a Yota contest in France.

Picture taken during the Yota event contest of March 2024, operating as TM4Y at the F6KOP radio club

RIGs​

TODO : add pictures

Home​

My home rig consists of an ICOM IC-7300 powered by a Jetfon PC-30 power supply. Both have had their fans replaced with Noctua fans to reduce noise.

Noctua fan replacement on the Jetfon PC-30 on top, and the IC-7300 on the bottom

I'm finally learning CW, and I'm using a ForceKey to practice. I hope I'll be able to make some CW contacts soon !

My antenna is a home made tunable dipole, inspired by AD0MZ's design.
I was using a folded dipole working from 80m to 10m, which unfortunately broke when a knot failed.
I'll soon install a Cushcraft R7 vertical antenna, which should enable me to make some long distance contacts.

ON4MSF​

I also sometimes operate MSF's HF station, which consists of a Yaesu FTdx101D, paired with an UltraBeam antenna on an antenna rotator.

Tools & Gear​

HAM Software​

• SDR++
• GQRX
• FLRig (and other software by W1HKJ)
• CloudLog

Radios​

• ICOM IC-7300, modded with a Noctua fan and frequency-unlocked
• Yaesu FT817
• Radioddity DB25-D Mobile Radio

Development​

• HackRF One & Portapack H2
• LibreSDR B210
• Generic RTL-SDR Dongles
• RPi & MMDVM Duplex combo
• SDRPlay RSP1A
• NanoVNA
• TinySA

Antennas​

• Tunable dipole antenna

Others​

• ModMic Uni Microphone
• Focusrite Studio headphones
• Footswitch for PTT
• ForceKey morse paddle (see ForceKey project)

Projects​

• ForceKey - A solid-state morse paddle

QSOs​