Biography

WELCOME ON MY PAGE!
My name is Paolo, I was born on April 18, 1985 in Salerno, beautiful city at about 50 Km from Naples, in the southern Italy.

Ever since I was a child I have always been attracted to the sounds that came out from old radios. At Christmas 1995, my father gave me my first CB radio as a present. I wan only 10 years old... I remained hours listening, fascinated by this strange world and all those voices coming from all parts of the city. It was great for a child to know that someone could listen without being attached to a cable! After a few years of activity (1996/2001), due to the advent of the internet and the first cellular phones, the CB remained deserted. But my passion for radio communications was still at the top. Pushed by some friends, I joined my first Radio Club: "E.R.A. European Radioamateurs Association - Salerno". It was 2001... So I decided to take exam to become OM. I received my General Authorization on July 2003, at 18 years old.
I have always been an active part of the E.R.A. Salerno, collaborating in the management of repeaters with some OM friends. I also took part in many Civil Defense events, from 2002 to 2010, like MESIMEX etc... Due to my work, since 2010, I live in Genova, in northen Italy (WW locator JN44MJ). Then my callsign was changed from IW8EYZ into IW1EYZ.

Now I' m a member of Gruppo Radio Liguria - IQ1ZW

During summer, I occasionally operate as I8/IW1EYZ from Perdifumo (SA province, WW locator JN70MG), a little village at about 450 meters a.s.l. facing the Gulf of Salerno in the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni. Here was installed my Digipeater, IR8BK, active H24 7/7 from 2011 to 01/2022. It covered the mayority of the Nord province of Salerno, and parts of Avellino and Napoli provinces.

In the last few years I have always preferred a chat with friends on the HAM bands. Lately I've been interested in the world of SSB on the VHF and UP bands and I hope to be able to cultivate this interest thoroughly. Regarding digital modes, I have always used Packet radio, and now the "neewest" FT8 to "study" and understand the ionospheric propagation and the rebounds of the signal that starts from my antenna.

So, thank you for viewing my page and hope to listen to you ON AIR again!
Best 73 de IW1EYZ, Paolo

Equipment

Transceivers:
KENWOOD TS-890
Icom IC-9700
Yaesu FT-991A
KENWOOD TM-V7
YAESU FT1D * YAESU VX-6 * Yaesu FT-60 * TYTERA MD-380 (DMR ID: 2221296) * Baofeng UV-3R

Antenna' System (New QTH - Work in progress!)
BUTTERNUT HF-9xv Vertical antenna for 80-40-30-20-17-15-12-10-6m
GRAZIOLI FE10V 5/8 Vertical Ground Plane 27 ÷ 30 MHz
5 El. FRACARRO 5RA VHF YAGI for 144 MHz (Thanks to Luca IZ1MLT)
Diamond SRH-775 VHF/UHF telescopic antenna for all my HT radios
SIVA HF 400 UF - HZ Low loss coaxial cable + PCS N type connectors

Amplifiers:
ACOM 1010
RM VLA 200V VHF 200 W
TEKO Telecom UHF 500 W

Microphones & Audio:
HEIL SOUND PR-40 Studio Microphone
sE X1 A Studio Condenser Microphone
SHURE SM58 (Thanks to IW1PUK)
ICOM SM-20
YAESU MD-100

EQplus by W2IHY + W2IHY 8 Band Audio Equalizer and Noise Gate
UR6QW (V.5) 8 Band Audio EQ - Compressor - Noise Gate
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen.) Audio Interface + Waves Multirack program

KENWOOD SP-890 (PITHS Acoustically improved)
INDIANA Line External Speakers
SONY MDR-ZX110 Headphones

Accessories:
JETFON PC 55 SW + JETFON PC 35 SW Switching Power Supplies
DAIWA CN-801HP * DIAMOND SX-400 SWR & Power meters
DIAMOND CX-210A * DIAMOND CX-310A Coaxial antenna switches
AEA PK-232 TNC for some Digital Modes