Hello

My Name is Reto Capol

I'm a old man

Model from 1962

I live 10 km west from the city Zürich

QTH Unterengstringen

2. QTH Canton Graubünden

My Job I built HF RADIO-STATIONS in Cameroun, Burkina Faso and Algeria

very strong 2 mega HF-POWER output

Since 1981 I have the Radio Amateur Licence HB9RJG

My Tranceivers: FT897 Yaesu, FT757 Sommerkamp, FT277 Sommerkamp

My Antenne Windom FD4, 42 meter long, 6 meter over ground

My direct HF-Range from Switzerland

more than 8'000 QSO's

more than 150 countries

Worked all Continents

My best QSO's

1983 First US SPACE SHUTTLE on 2 Meter Band.

2009 VK3UM Australia over Moon, 2 x 400'000 km - Apollo 11 Event with Swiss TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUVoiEJd86s

MY TOP DX QSO BEAMING OVER SOUTH AMERICA - ANTARCTIC TO

MY TOP DX QSO BEAMING OVER INDIA TO AUSTRALIA

My best Contest

2011 IARU HF World Championship Contest, single, low Power, all band, Place # 3 in Switzerland, Place # 344 World

2010 EU HF Championship Contest, single, all bands, low Power Place # 1 in Switzerland

2011 EU HF Championship Contest, single,all bands, Place # 2 inSwitzerland

2010 World Wide WPX Contest, single, low Power all bands, Place # 2 in Switzerland

2011 World Wide WPX Contest, single, low Power all bands, Place # 3 in Switzerland

2012 World Wide WPX Contest, single, low Power all bands,Place # ? in Switzerland

2010 European DX Contest, single, low Power all bands, Place 1 # in Switzerland

2011 European DX Contest, single, low Power all bands, Place 3 # in Switzerland

2011 ARRL DX Contest (America), single, low Power, all bands,First Place in Switzerland

2012 ARRL DX Contest (America), single, low Power, all bands, Place, 2 in Switzerland

2010 Russian DX Contest, single low Power, all bands, Place 2 # in Switzerland

2011 Russian DX Contest, single, low Power, all bands, Place 2 # in Switzerland

2012 Russian DX Contest, single, low Power, all bands, Place ? #in Switzerland

2011 ALL Asian DX Contest, single, low Power, all bands, Place1 # in Switzerland

Activ in the contest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTms3MSpJUc

Contest Team

My wife Anita Contest Kitchen

My Awards:

First Contact Award, Dec. 1981

EURO - DIPLOM 2008 GOLD

WAC Worked all Continents 2009

E-DX 75 Countries 2009

World Wide WPX Contest 2010, 2 # Rank in Switzerland

European DX Contest 2010, 1 # Rank in Switzerland

World Wide WPX Contest 2011, 3 # Rank in Switzerland

European DX Contest 2011, 3 # Rank in Switzerland

ARRL Contest (America) 2011, First Place Switzerland