Welcome to the new website of the FB Sig Contest Team

We are three ham radio operators interested in dxing and contesting. Because we have limited time, space and money we don't have massive antenna systems or extremely big amplifiers. Instead, we have a modest setup and small city gardens. This means we have to rely more on operating practice rather than brute force. Still, we managed to reach 1st place in several major contests! Here is a short introduction:

Gilbère (Bert), PFøR (click for picture)
Since birth Bert was impressed by anything that had an AC plug. He studied Chemical Engineering & Chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology. His favourite mode is rtty but he is also a keen cw operator. Bert’s spare time is very limited so he can get on the air only a few days per year. Bert is also the qsl-manager for our contest callsign PF6WW.

Jean-Paul (JP), PFøX (click for picture)
JP received his license in 1997. Recently he studied Biomolecular Sciences at Utrecht University and Financial Management at the prestigious Nyenrode Business University. Currently he works as an investment banker in Amsterdam which means his on-air time is now limited to a couple of hours per year. JP's favourites are cw and ssb. You can find a video of him during the 2007 field day making some qso’s “FB sig style” on Youtube.

Ton, PA1CC (click for picture)
Ton (ex PA3GDR) got infected with the dx virus by his friend Eric, PA3DZM. He received his vhf-uhf license back in 1989 and upgraded three years later. Got addicted to hf and never worked higher than 50 MHz ever since. He has no technical background but studied economics and accounting. Currently Ton works as a financial advisor in the public sector. He has a lovely wife and two great kids. His favourite mode is cw but you can also hear him in ssb or rtty, especially if he has to obtain some extra bandpoints or those final few DXCC’s.

Website updated: 31-1-'10 (added the FT5GA qsl!). Webmaster: PA1CC