I am now located in    JN34OT

I was born in 1968 and I’d got my licence in 1989 (with call IW1CGB).

I upgraded my licence , with actual call, in 1998.

I started my ham activity oriented to the 144MHz, a band that actracted me for particularly complex propagation modes.

After some years of activity with a single antenna on 144MHz, I started also on 6m and upgraded my 2m antenna system to 4x17 el. 3.2wl for some years of EME activity on that band.

Actually I am no more active on EME 144MHz but I started to move my first steps on 1296MHz.
First using a 4m dish and now, after two years of work, with the precious help of some friends, I operate with a new 8m 0.4 F/D dish.
Now I am active on 23cm during EME international competition with IK1MTZ, Diego.

Since 1999 I am also become a SETI supporter. I joined The SETI League Project Argus, an all sky survey on 1420 MHz  ( hydrogen line ) looking for artificial radio signal coming from others civilizations.

For this project, I realized a microwave receiving station using actual 8m dish and automatic scanning algorithms receiver for the identification of artificial deep space signals; it was also be the object of my thesis degree.

My family: the great part of my free time is joyfully oriented to Maria and Francesco, my 8 years and 6 year old children and to Irene, my extremely patient wife. Without their support nothing could be carried on.

Other interests: Alpinism, rock climbing, skiing, diving, geology and natural sciences.

My actual RIG:

144MHz
17el. F9FT + FT817 + PA with a parallel of 4CX250

50MHz
3 el.NBS for 6m;
TS680 transceiver;
PA with a parallel of 4CX250 

1296MHz
8m dish with VE4MA feed, LNA with PEMT FHX35, XVTR DB6NT, TS850 transceiver;
PA with a parallel of 2C39  

 

Results on 144MHz:

PROPAG.

DISTANCE(km)

DX STATION

LOC.

SQUARES WKD.

`MS

2090

UT5EC

KN78

67

ES

2853

EB8BTV

IL18

102

TROPO

978

EA5EZJ

IM98

94

FAI

2020

UT5JCW

KN64

31

AUR

907

G7RAU

IO90

12

 

Total squares worked (terrestrial propagation) 312

DXCC 144MHz # 67

 

Results on 50MHz:

Total squares worked (terrestrial propagation) : 300

DXCC 50MHz:# 124


SPECIAL EVENTS

  • May-June 1994: 2 months of activity on 144MHz from Erice (JM68), a great place 700m high on seaside in IT9;
  • Various portable operations from top of high mountains around Turin ( Mt. Chaberton, Mt. Jaffreau, Mt. Ciantiplagna…)
  • July 1998: 15 days of activity on 144 and 50 MHz from IS0 (JM49)
  • November 2000, 3A/IZ1BPN: with IK1MTZ, first ever QRO EME expedition from Montecarlo.
  • November 2001, T7/IZ1BPN: with IK1EGC, IK1MTZ, IW1AZJ, IW1CCH EME/MS expedition from San Marino.