Biography

I'm born in Italy (Savona) in 1976.
My first QSO was with a simple 23 channel AM CB radio founded in my father's cellar in my early age of 12....
I toke the "virus" after my first DX with USA in AM mode, 5 W and a mobile antenna temporarily installed out of the window!
From 1988 to 1998 I worked many country in the 27MHz band (AM and SSB mode) then, in 1998, I obtained the OM licence with the callsign IW1RCT. F1VJT is my callsign since 2004, year when I leave Italy from France.
Actually I work HF from 3.5 to 28 MHz band and 144 MHz, SSB or CW, no digital mode.

I'm learning CW....OM be patient, I'm still QRS!!!

I have assembled many QRP CW transceivers: SWL Rockmite20, Hendricks DC20, Forty 9er and Pixie kits for 40 meter band and, the last arrived, a µBITx (HF all mode, 10W)
I have added a DDS VFO into my DC-20 and Rockmite transceivers. A PA of 20W have been installed in the DC-20 enclosure (high power is used only when powered by a power supply or big battery); the power is switchable between 20 and 1W for QRP operations.
My Rockmite have about 1.5 Watts (@13.8V).


I manage two Beacons

The 10 meter beacon: http://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1VJT/B
The 6 meters beacon: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZGD

I manage alsoo:
F1ZHI VHF repeater in JN33EO: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZHI
F1ZHR UHF repeater in JN33GE: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZHR
F1ZLY UHF repeater in JN23XI: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZLY
F1ZQE UHF repeater in JN33JM: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZQE
F1ZQF UHF repeater in JN23VK: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZQF
F1ZHN transponder in JN23XE: https://ssl.qrzcq.com/call/F1ZHN (at soon ON)


My Echolink gateway (198079) is actually OFF.
My Zello username is F1VJT


I founded my radiocommunication company (VJT Radiocommunication) in avril 2014 and I love my job!!

My hobbyes are photography (beginner) and play electric guitar (rock/blues).

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

@ home:
Icom IC-730
Yaesu FT-77

Turner +3B
Astatid D104-M6B
Yaesu MD-100
Astatic 575-M6 (spare)

Daiwa CNW418
Diamond CP6 (80-10 meters)

Vertex VX-1700 + FC40 and 9 meter wire antenna

Icom IC-290E
SSB Electronics TLA 144-200 (linear amplifier, 150W out with 10W in)
Collinear VHF/UHF antenna (2.5 meter long)

Icom IC-25E (thank to PA0RWE for help me to compile a new sketch for a new DDS VFO!)

Clansmann vertical key

Yaesu FT-7800H


@ /P FM:
Yaesu FT-60 (VHF/UHF FM)
Yaesu FT-70DE (VHF/UHF C4FM-FM) thanks to F6GLS!
Baofeng UV-5R (VHF/UHF FM)
Motorola GP-380 (29MHz FM)
Motorola GP-380 (50MHz FM)
Vertex VX-921 (70 MHz FM Job and HAM frequencies RX)
Icom IC-F31G (70 MHz FM Job and HAM frequencies RX)

@ /P DMR:
Motorola DP-4800 VHF (DMR - Job and HAM frequencies)
Motorola DP-4800 UHF (DMR - Job and HAM frequencies)
Radioddity GD-77

QRP, @ /P and/or @ home
Yaesu FT-290R
Hendricks DC20 with DDS VFO (RX 10.0-21.0 MHz TX 14.0-14.35 MHz CW, 1/20W)
Rockmite 20 with DDS VFO (RTX 10.0-18.35 MHz CW, 1.5W)
µBITx (HF all mode QRP, 10W) with backpack
Pixie 40M (TRX 7023 CW QRP, 1W)
Forty 9er (TRX 7030 CW QRP, 2W)
Antennas: 5el VHF Yagi, HF Miracle Whip, 14 MHz dipole, 14MHz loaded whip, Windom 40-10m
Energy: Rechargeables 18650 5800 mAh lithium batteries
12V Li-Ion pack batteries (3, 4 and 6.8 Ah)
3X 3.7 V 14500 Li-Ion batteries (500mA) for Pixies and Forty 9er


@ /M:
Yaesu FT-100
Yaesu FC-30 (Antenna Tuner)
Outback antenna (80-6m)
1/4 lambda VHF/UHF

@ Emergency or Field-Day:
Vertex VX-1400 (100W HF AM/SSB/CW)
Diamond DP-CP5 (80 to 10 meters) with 4 meter free-standing mast
Windom antenna (80 to 10 meters)