VK5FR CHRIS.
Lives at:
Southern suburbs of Adelaide.
Personal info:
Married to Tanya. Has two grown up children.
Working life:
Recently retired from the Australian Army.
When licenced:
Chris was first licenced in 2005.
Member of:
Other info:
Previously checked in regularly to the ANZA DX Net - helicopter aeronautical mobile.
Other callsigns:
Special event calls:
DXpeditions: Was a team member of the VK5TIL Troubridge Island trip. Was a team member of the VK5FIL Flinders Island trip.
WWFF/VKFF:
Equipment used in the parks - Elecraft KX3 with a 7m squid pole and a SOTA Beams 20/30/40/80m linked dipole. .
WWFF/VKFF stats:
Other interests in the hobby:
Chris enjoys digital modes and chasing DX
Other hobbies:
Chris enjoys 3D printing and flight simulation.
Southern suburbs of Adelaide.
Personal info:
Married to Tanya. Has two grown up children.
Working life:
Recently retired from the Australian Army.
When licenced:
Chris was first licenced in 2005.
Member of:
- Amateur Radio Experimenters Group (AREG)
- RASA
Other info:
Previously checked in regularly to the ANZA DX Net - helicopter aeronautical mobile.
Other callsigns:
- previously operated from Timor Leste as 4W6FR.
- operated from Kangaroo Island under the calls of VK5CWL & VK5KI.
Special event calls:
DXpeditions: Was a team member of the VK5TIL Troubridge Island trip. Was a team member of the VK5FIL Flinders Island trip.
WWFF/VKFF:
Equipment used in the parks - Elecraft KX3 with a 7m squid pole and a SOTA Beams 20/30/40/80m linked dipole. .
WWFF/VKFF stats:
- 123 WWFF references worked in 2 different DXCC entities
- 122 of those are VKFF, the other in Antarctica
- 17 WWFF reference areas activated
- VKFF Hunter Honour Roll 100 issued
- Bronze VKFF Activator issued
- 88 Park to Park contacts
Other interests in the hobby:
Chris enjoys digital modes and chasing DX
Other hobbies:
Chris enjoys 3D printing and flight simulation.
