Biography

Hello, Thanks for looking me up!

INFORMATION ABOUT ME

I'm an architect, my others passions are meteorology, photography and fishing, usually in fresh water

Amateur radio license from 2014

My QTH is Rignano Sull'Arno, a city about 30 km from Florence (Tuscany, Italy)

The municipal area is 54.21 square kilometers; the lowest point of the municipality is, Rosano 80 meters above sea level, while the highest point is 694 metres above sea level, Poggio of Florence.

The territory of the municipality of Rignano Sull'Arno in situated in a zone that is prevalently hilly, south -est of Florence, in the Upper Valdarno, in the curve created by the river Arno on the left bank of which the administrative centre is located.

Probability a roman settlement (hence of toponym) informations regarding Rignano were found starting in the year 1000, as a town that arose in the vicinity of the parish church of San Leolino, and the ruined castle in the 12th century, in its present location in the village on "Casa Rignano" on the hill that dominate the administrative centre

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

The my current radio station is composed of:

-Icom IC 7300 + SM30

-Yeasu FT 897D/I + Yeasu MH31

-Yeasu FT 2900E

-Tuner MFJ 969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II

-Tuner MFJ 989D Versa Tuner V

-Kenwood TL922


CQ CQ CQ DX in 10-12-15-17-20 metres bands, occasionally in 40-80 metres bands.

I also trasmit digitaly PSK31, PSK 63, RTTY, JT65, FT8 on HF bands and in CW mode


My antennas for HF

-1 Yagi antenna 10-15-20 metres bands

-1 Random dipole with bifilar line(+tuner) for 12-17-30-40-80-160 metres band

My antennas for VHF-UHF

-Diamond X-200 for 0.70 /2 metres bands

I would be pleased to receive your QSL, thanks

-LoTW

-QSL card by Mail

-QSL via Bureau

73 ! by IU5BJS Op. Giampaolo (John Paul)