He has been on the air for 40 years now, with an interruption during the Balkan War in the 90s. It is going to be his third WRTC as a competitor, so actually he does not need a presentation for the contester community. Besides, many active contesters have visited his legendary hilltop station and even more active operators use his products.
Until recently the 4O3A location was mostly used in contests to compete in the SOAB category. Whilst visiting Tallinn in early 2014, we struck a deal to put together a serious M/S entry for 2014’s CQWW SSB & CW Contests.
With WRTC2014 behind us, preparation began in the summer. These days, from a technical standpoint, the Multi Single category is very complex.
The success of the 1st place Europe (claimed) in CQWW phone boosted our hopes of similar fortunes in the CW leg @ 4O3A. One month later, the majority of the crew returned and the focus was very much on setting a new EU record.
As always the SSB crew were the guinea pigs and there were a few tweaks to be made in the setup. We needed more flexibility from the SSC-XL system.
An interview with 4O3A was published in the famous Spanish URE magazine.
¿Qué recuerda de sus primeros años como radioaficionado?
En 1975, cuando empecé a ir a la escuela secundaria decidí unirme a un radioclub. Como muchos de mis compañeros, estaba hipnotizado con la radio y con toda la tecnología que implica.