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Gerard Jacot

Медаль № 40/2022

Hello,

I’m Gerard F2JD born June 5Th 1947 in Paris.

Get my first F2JD license in 1967 after several years SWL (1963).

Telecom engeneer in 1969 I moved to Kerguelen Island in Geophysics were I was FB8XX during one year and half.

Then TAAF send me with my amateur radio equipment (TR4 Drake…) to Heard Island VK0HM for 2 months.

I continue to work in geophysics research (CNRS) for 4 years (TT8-VE8-ZD8).

I spend one year in 1973 in Niger for telecom’s (was 5u7/F2JD ) for civil aviation.

Then I start in projects for Microwaves links with Alcatel from 1974 to … 2002.

I had chance to stay and operate in ham’s bands generally from few months to years as a field engineer then project manager.

This was [except for few vacations\] : SU-3A-TR8-D2-5Z4-5V7-TU4-FC-FY-FG-FM-FS-FP-BY1-A6-TG9-J6L-J7- VP2M-EA-ZB2- S79- HK -HR – CE-CE0Z-CE0A-HP1-PY2-PY0-HB0-4U1ITU -DU- …

I retired in 2002 and had the chance to be operator of various DX expeditions:

On our way to Peterone Island in 2006 3Y0X after a first attend in Argentina and Chile in 2005 we were.

Also CE0Z -LU8-LU9-XR9A.

With F6KOP team to IS0R – XT2C – XT2JD – TJ9PF – J5C - TM7CC – 5X8C.

With MDXC team to V84MDC – XU7MDC- 9U4M.

With N6OX / N7CQQ and French CDXC team to Clipperton TX5C.

With UK team 5Stars CDXC to T32C.

With EA5RM team recently HD8R.

Generally in HR5/F2JD for 3 to 4 month’s every year were I met my wife Maria 34 years ago.

73 and don’t forget that my manager Jean-Michel F6AJA (LNDX) send for me from more than 34 years a lot of papers QSL’s Direct or via Buro.

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