Last week at the Scandicci Flea Market I saw this unique mobile antenna farm. The mobile VHF UHF Arrays are mounted on a Ford Focus roof. Of course I could not ignore 6 antennas on the same car !
Mercatino Scandicci 2010
Today I’ve been at the yearly appointment with the local flea market hold in Scandicci. Thanks to the initiative of Scandicci ARI section, also this year we have been able to exchange second hand and brand new ham radio equipment and meet each other. This year maybe due to the fact that the Computerfest at…
Genesis 3020 SDR vs Yaesu FT-950
This evening at our local Club Station, ARI Firenze, we had a special event on SDR technology and in particular a Genesis SDR has been presented and tested with behind our club main radio the Yaesu FT-950. At the event there were aproximately 20 persons, everyone almost interested and curious. We were not able to…
IC-02E Restored
I’ve recently recovered from my latest house moving boxes, my old IC-02E. After a quick cleaning i’ve decided to use it for local VHF freqency montoring. When I bought it, ten years ago, it was a second hand radio, but was my first VHF transceiver. I decided then to demote it to a cluster dedicated…
JOTA 2010 in Florence
I’ve been visiting the yearly JOTA site in Florence, this saturday. The full event has been managed by local hams and in particular by IW5EGT Alessio that were on air using the special callsign II5BP. Antenna farm this year consisted in a rotary dipole for 20 and 40 meters, along to some VHF antennas used…
5V7TT DX with the Ghost ?
Today I finally had the opportunity to contact the 5V7TT DXPedition to Togo. This activation has been managed by I2YSB, an experienced dxer, who knows all tips and tricks of dxpeditioning, and from what I’m seing looks like are really making a fine job and tons of QSOs. It is said that the team is…
First experience with an SDR
Tonight I’ve been invited by Franco I5XFD to setup one of his recent toys. A PMSDR Software Defined Radio transceiver. Franco asked my help to setup the Winrad software, having just finished to assemble the PMSDR Kit. This SDR comes in a disassembled kit, and is very small as you can see from the picture….
ARI Firenze as ARES in Sesto Fiorentino
Today in Sesto Fiorentino, a Florence’s surrounding municipality has been taken an Emergency Service demonstration organized by local administration. ARI Firenze has been invited as representant of emergency service provider. In front of our stand, there were local Police and Carabinieri exposition as well as a couple of Protezione Civile (ES) stands. Our Ham colleagues…
Mercatino di Agliana PT
Just back from the newest free / exchange market dedicated to ham radio in Agliana in the province of Pistoia. This first edition, organized by ARI sezione di Pistoia has been hold in the center of Agliana ana there were aproximately 10 exposers. Drive directions where easily visible on the road. This is certainly a…
Firenze Computerfest and Radioamatori
The yearly ham fest announced by Compendiofiere to be held on upcoming week-end at the Leopolda station has been deleted / postponed. This is what rumors are saying here and a confirmation of this is on the compendiofiere web site , where at the calendar page, Firenze Ham Fest has been removed. Local hams, loos…