CT1WW - Tiago Frederico, definitively QRT at 1996

My intention with this page, is only remember one of the Portuguese pioneers in V/U/SHF in Portugal.

I hope, in future, we can work on a web site, inteirly dedicated to CT1WW.

I meet Tiago during a V/U/SHF DX´pedition to the north of Portugal. In that time, CT1WW have their antennas down, for maintenance, and, together, we put all the system up ... The next fotos, is from the place where Tiago have a little "shack" in a top of a mountain, near is QTH, and is the place where is installed the world´s known 50 Mhz beacon, CT0WW, and the first EME activity in 432 Mhz, from Portugal, CS1EME, with a good friend of Tiago, Rainer, DJ9BV ...

 

 

On the pics above, you can see at left pic CT1WW (at left) work on 432 Mhz array  and on the pic of the right, CT1WW (on center), install the power splitter. In the picture at right, on the right side, you can see CT1DHM, Carlos, one of the Tiago´s best friend ...

 

 

On this pics, you can see the system almost ready to make some tropo V/UHF contacts. On the picture at left, Tiago, CT1WW (at right) ande me (on center) and on the right picture CT1WW is on the final tests.

Tiago, CT1WW, have made, in his life, lots of experiments and tests on the V/U/SHF bands. The firsts DX between CT´s/EA´s/F´s in 144/432/1296/2.4 Ghz, the QSO´s in the firsts Oscars Sattelites, and the use of the 50 Mhz band in Portugal, is obtained from Portuguese autoritys by Tiago ... It´s a long history, full of interess for the Ham´s, but for me, the most inportant, is the fact of Tiago teatch a lot of his know how to us... He left a very valuable collection of old equipments, ready for a future museum ... this little page is to short for everything we have to tell about Tiago ...

And now, a few more photos from his QTH ...

 

 

Tiago´s 432 and 1296 Mhz system and 144 Mhz system at left ...

 

 

On this picture (above at left) you can see the Douro´s river, viewed from CT1WW QTH, and the next picture, you can see Tiago and (at left) Pepe, EA1TA, one of his friends, and a very good friend ...

Listen CT1WW´s voice in RealAudio

I have a lot more of words to say about CT1WW, but, maybe soon me and his numerous friends have a special place to that, like a CT1WW official web page ...

Rui, CT1FAK