Amateur Radio made in Italy
Amateur radio events
The second edition of the Flea Market in Florence will take place on Saturday 14 April 2012. We decided to move the location to a larger one this year, since le last one was really too small to host all exibitors. We had also to refuse someone due to the fact that only a few…
Also this year I’ve been in local Scout Group Headquarter for the annual Jamboree on The Air. Along to some other hams belonging to the local ARI section of Florence, we helped the AGESCI Scout Group Florence 8 to keep in touch with other scout groups using our radio. Satation Callsign for this event…
An excellent result on participants, for our first HamFest here in Firenze. We had to add tables outside the main room to host everyone and during the morning we had a huge numbers of visitors. Exposers came from many parts of Italy and particularly from Tuscany and Emilia Romanga, but also from Lazio. Due to…
THIS POST REFER TO FIRST EDITION 2011 Questo articolo di riferisce alla prima edizione del mercationo avvenuta nel 2011 ! The next saturday we are going to manage the first edition of the local Ham Fest here in florence. Address to reach is : VIA GIOVANNI DA MONTORSOLI 1. Firenze. Will be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ARI Firenze hams have issued a brabd new marathon competition on the six meter band. The first edition of this spring contest, was born on idea of a couple of ham in my city that enjoyed six meters during last springs, and during last winter have decided to setup an official, competion, sponsored and managaed…