Biography

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Before 1984 CB Station ECO MIKE BANDA BASSOTTI (n°5) group from Busto Arsizio (VA)

Since the distant 1984 I have approached the SWL n°2552/84 at Busto Arsizio (VA). In 1986 obtained the callsign "IW2ETG", where I only had a dual band on the car, moved to Valtellina (SO) in 1988, for work reasons.

I acquired ordinary license "IK2WPZ", with which I operated with the Yaesu FT736 V/U + 1200 Mhz and Yaesu FT767GX HF + 50 MHZ.

Atenna cushcraft polarized crossed Vhf 10 elements, Uhf 20 element, Shf 40 elemen polarized circular autocostruction, gp for 50 mhz and dipole V inverted whit trap 80 40 20 10 15 mt.

In 2007 I moved to Omegna (VB) sold the whole station, again for work reasons,
In 2024 I moved station location and changed the callsign to "IU1TDM" where I continue to operate as a SWL and little on V-UHF Whit Old Standard C500 portable.

Currently and permanently, the station is in Suardi (PV) return old callsign Ik2WPZ, having returned to Lombardy.

Equipment

The antenna:
4mmq copper wire 16.20 mt Balun 9:1 for HF autocostruction
Triband omni 144/430/1200 Diamond X5000.
Dipole 50-70 Mhz autocostrucion
Discone 50-1300 Mhz autocostruction for RX

Radio:
ICOM IC7300 SM30
ICOM IC9700 original HM-219
SDR Receiver Autocostrution

AND my legendary radio, now 45 years old, YAESU FT 101 ZD MK1 awaiting a good overhaul, whit Astatic Microphone