Biography

Born in Uruguay, lived there until I was 10.

Licensed since 1980 as IK2BER.

Suspended activity until 2018.

Change of callsign to IU2KXV in 2018.

Other Interests:

Glider pilot, currently working as software manager in a corporate making industrial printers.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Transceivers:

- Yaesu FT991A for HF, VHF, UHF fixed operations.

- Qrp Labs trasceiver on 30m, 3.5W with manual antenna tuner.

- RadioOddity GD77 for DRM portable.

- SdrPlay for sniffing.


Antennas:


- Homebrew Yagi 10 elements for 2 meters

- Hex6B for 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters

- Homebrew vertical (fish pole) 30 + 40 + 60 + 80 + 160 meters with homebrew remote switching control (internet(App) + remote + manual switch)




Following antennas are not used anymore:

- Trapped inverted V for 10+15+20m
- Homebrew dipole inverted V for 40m
- Homebrew cubical quad 5 elements for 2m


Other stuff:

- LDG AT-200ProII Autotuner
- Begali Paddle Key
- Vertical Homebrew Key (Allumina Lever + Wood base)
- Vertical Homebrew Key (Allumina Lever + Stainless Steel base)
- Side Swiper Homebrew Key (Nails file Lever + Allumina base)
- Side Swiper Homebrew Key (Nails file lever + Stainless Steel ring-sheped base)


Activities:


Refreshing CW
After 30 years of dust and rust I'm resuming my CW skills. Thanks to the help of the fellows of the ARI Bergamo club and some self training, I'm now active on all the bands from 2 to 160m.


Last winter I was very active on 2m in FT8. My 10 el Quagi is working quiet well and it's most of the time bearing north (300 to 360 degrees). It's a everyday's matter to connect Germany, France, Swiss in the 600km range. Looking to connect England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Denmark, Holland, Belgium (in the range from 1000km up) who are often listening me but without success in a real connection.