...over 30 years of radio:
Born on June 28, 1960 (do not simply wish me happy birthday... buy me a gift!).
SWL since 1971 (I2-20046).
First licensed in 1981.
Other callsigns: N7PMC (1990-1999), NH7DX (my NEW callsign since Oct. 1999), OK8AFL (1987), P40K.
Contest callsigns: IR2A, IQ2A (till 2002), II2A (1992), IO2UIY and more.
Former callsigns: I2-20046, OE6/I2UIY, IO2UIY, OK8AFL, I2UIY/I90, W2/I2UIY, W7/I2UIY, N7PMC/I2, IK2/N7PMC/P, N7PMC/6, N7PMC/5, N7PMC/WV4, N7PMC/WV7, N7PMC/WV6, N7PMC/NM4, N7PMC/WE4, N7PMC/AJ4, N7PMC/4, I2UIY/50, W1AW, N7PMC/0, II2A, P40K, P4/I2UIY, I2/NH7DX, 5U1A, 5U2K, 5U3T, 5U4R, 5U5A, 5U6W, 5U8B, 5U9C, 5U0T.
Operator @: II2ARI, IU2A, IR2ITU, T70A, T77C, IU8A, 1A0KM, HV4NAC, IY2ARI, N7ZZ/WG, P49V, P40HQ.
DX operations: T70A, HV4NAC, 1A0KM, 5U2K, 5U3T, 5U5A.
Summary: about 500,000+ (estimated) QSOs mostly on CW/SSB but with some interest in RTTY since 1992; about 100,000+ (estimated) QSL cards received.
Awards: Top DXCC Honor Roll Mixed; DXCC Honor Roll SSB & CW; 5BWAZ (all 200 zones); 5BDXCC; WPX Honor Roll Mixed, SSB & CW; WPX Award of Excellence; 5BWAC; USA County Award; RAEM; WAE 1 CW; ... and many others.
Member of: ARI - Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (since 1971); NCDXF - Northern California DX Foundation; HSC - High Speed Club (#1629); VHSC - Very High Speed Club (#334); SHSC - Super High Speed Club (#135); HACWG - Hungarian CW Group (#044); MCWG - Macedonia CW Group (#048).
Tasks:
ARI HF Contest Manager from 1989 till 2001;
CQWW Contest Committee Member since 1991;
CQ WPX RTTY Contest Committee Member since 1996.
Highlights:
1987. CQ M Contest World Top Score (SO 21MHz);
1988. CQ M Contest World Top Score (SO 14MHz);
1990. ARRL DX SSB Contest from T70A (with I2YSB & IK2BTI);
1990. WRTC - World Radiosport Team Championship in Seattle (WA, USA): Team Member & Most Accurate SSB Plaque winner;
1992. Inventor & founder of the Contest delle Sezioni A.R.I. (domestic);
1994. DXpedition to 1A0KM;
1994. WPX CW Contest Top EU Score and World Contest-pedition Plaque (HV4NAC M/S with I2VXJ);
1994. Inventor & founder of the European Sprint Contest;
1995. WPX CW Contest Top EU Score (HV4NAC MS with I2VXJ);
1995. DXpedition to 1A0KM;
1996. WRTC - World Radiosport Team Championship in San Francisco (CA, USA): Judge and log checker;
1997. Speaker at the International DX Convention in Fresno (DXpedition to 1A0KM);
1998. 160 Meter Phone Contest World Top Score (P40K, Single Opr.);
2000. CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest World Top Score and World Record (P40K, M2 with AI6V & P43P);
2000. ARRL International DX Contest CW World Top Score (P49V, M/S with AI6V);
2001. DXpedition to Niger (5U2K, 5U3T & 5U5A);
2001. Speaker at the International DX Convention in Visalia (Journey in Niger);
2002. DXpedition to Niger (5U1A, 5U4R, 5U6W, 5U8B, 5U9C, 5U0T);
2002. CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest World Top Score and World Record (5U8B, SO-21 MHz);
2002. Speaker at the International DX Convention in Visalia (Niger 2002);
...more to come.
Main (radio) interests: Contests (mostly ARRL DX and CQWW), DXing, Contest-peditions, CW. Being a Contest Manager for many years, I like working to develop new Log Checking techniques.
Radio-job: Since 1995 I’m handling the A.R.I. QSL Bureaus. Both Outgoing (100%) & Incoming (60%) services are done at my home. I calculated that I process over 2,500,000 cards each year. It means 8,400 Kg (18,500 pounds), if you put all of them one on top of the other you’ll make a pile high over 750m (over 2,500 feet).
HSC
High Speed Club
VHSC
Very High Speed Club
SHSC
Super High Speed Club
F. C. Inter
Milano
N. C. DX F.
Northern California DX Foundation
