Biography

Hello, my name's Riccardo, I was born in 1994, and I get my Radio Ham license between late 2013 and early 2014. Radio and electronics is my passion since ever, I have always liked to listen radio, so at 19 years old I decided it was time to get a permission to be on air.

I live in Villaorba, a little village near Udine, which is a Town not too far from Venice, In the north-east of Italy, pretty close to Slovenia and Austria.


I am a proud member of Team YOTA (Youngsters On The Air), which is the group of young Amateur radio operators in Europe and all over the world; and team YOTA Italia, which is the Italian team

Equipment

@Home:
Antenna: 2m/70cm vertical antenna
Dipole antenna for 6m
Yaesu FT-450D
Yaesu FT8100 for 2m/70cm

I use various kind of antennas in portable installation, mostly with Yaesu FT-450D
I also have a Kenwood TH-72 as portable radio, i often use it for APRS