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Author: Simone

Born in 1970 currently live in Florence Italy. Married with 2 childrens work as IT Technician.

FT5ZM Log now Online!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Simone

FT5ZM clublog log db has been updated right now! So it means they have an internet connection Are you in the log ?

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FT5ZM log

Posted on January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 by Simone

During these first days of the long-time awaited Amsterdam Island dx pedition FT5ZM, lot’s of us are looking for the FT5ZM log search in order to verify if that 599 TU was really address to our call. Well, looks like the crew at FT5ZM have no internet connection, since the announced Club Log upload is…

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Ham Radio App For Google Glass

Google Glass Ham Radio app

Posted on January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 by Simone

  Google glass are wearable computer, with a built-in Android OS on it, and in this movie N3WG Nick Garner show us a sample application of a ham radio related application written for the Google Glass platform. Practically Nick is able to remote control an Elecraft KX3 radio via the Pigremote  connected via Wi-Fi, of…

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Tokyo Hy-Power

Tokyo Hy-Power out of business.

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Simone

Tokyo Hy-Power, world famous Japanes amateur radio equipment manufacturer filed for bankruptcy on 24th December 2013. Tokyo Hy-Power, founded by JA1DJW Nobuki Wakabayashi, since 1975 has been an industry leader in military, medical, commercial and amateur product market, and is particularly famous in the ham radio market for their HF and VHF RF power amplifiers….

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Ham Radio and Arduino

Posted on December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 by Simone

Looks like the Arduino platform is getting popular and popular among amateur radio community. I’ve been reading a lot’s of interesting projects based on the Arduino, from CW Players, to antenna tuners, beacons, keyers, and rotor controllers, magnetic loops controllers and more. The Arduino looks is so popular that the ARRL is also publishing a…

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Radio Arcala Antenna Collapsed

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Simone

Web rumors, and some social network postings, says that the largest 160 meters band antenna, setup in Finland, collapsed during a recent storm. I can confirm that all Europe has been touched by violent winds and storms during last weeks. At time writing the Radio Arcala website did not mention anything related to OH8X antenna…

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CQ Map

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Simone

I’ve restored the Original CQ MAP of the world representing the world divided into the 40 Zones according to the CQ WAZ Award.Read the CQ Worked All the Zones Award Rules

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Philippines and CQ WW CW – 40 meters band usage

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Simone

Received from Jojo DU1VHF, NTS Chairman and CFO for the Philippine Amateur Radio Association – please read and heed.   “The much-awaited CQ WW CW Contest is nigh and everyone is chomping at the bit. However, here in the Philippines, our enthusiasm is a bit tempered by the recent events of a catastrophic typhoon which…

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Award – UCI Road World Championship – Tuscany 2013

Posted on September 13, 2013September 17, 2013 by Simone

The ARI Tuscany Regional Committee (ARI CRT) – sponsor this award during the week of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships – that will be held in Flonrece, in Tuscany from 22nd to 29th September 2013. The Award is issued for confirmed two-way radio contacts with Tuscan stations (I5### or I#5###) in fixed or portable station,…

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QSL Query : App for Google Glass

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Simone

David Young, AE5DY announced  QSL Query the first Google Glass application associated with the hobby of amateur radio. It is basically used to look up FCC call sign information, primarily for use in filling out QSL cards. Currently, the information returned by QSL Query includes the name, address, and license class of the person associated…

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IW5EDI Simone

  • Licensed Amateur Radio operator in 1996 as IW5EDI, active member of ARI Firenze and ARRL
  • Class 1970, married with two childrens, love experimenting and antenna home-brewing. IT System Engineer, recently started having fun with morse code and Raspberry Pi


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