Biography

Hi, thanks for your visit in my page, i am amateur radio from late '70, begin as SWL than licensed from '97; i'm operate in SSB, RTTY, CW, PSK31 on 2-6-10-12-15-17-20-30-40-80-160 meters band also on 70-23-13 cm

if you need a sked, please feel free to my mail address, i'm very glad to arrange a sked with you!

I live in Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the Chianti hills, near Siena, famous for the ancient Palio horse race, at the edge of the province of Arezzo and Florence, with my family, wife and two daughters.
Your qsl cards are welcome for my WAS, DXCC and IOTA awards, i confirm all qsl by buro, or direct on request.
I update monthly my LOTW account. WW LOC. JN53SI
TNX for your visit, I hope to listen you soon 73' de Marco

Equipment

rig
- ICOM IC 7600 - Icom IC-910H (144-430-1200)
- Sennheiser headset with Heil Sound HC4
- ICOM SM8 desktop mic
- EXPERT 1k-FA power amp
- Home made ATV tx/rx and power amp for 1200Mhz band
- ICOM IC 28 - IC2710 - Kenwood TM-702E + Kantronics I/f for Packet Cluster (in shack)
- IC2725 - IC-706MKIIg (in my van) with CG2000 tuner and Motorola Whip
- digital interface for Rtty-CW-PSK31 Micro KEYER II - microHAM
- s/w: Logger32 ; Mmtty ; Digipan

antennas
- 12mt Vertical for 160-80-40 mt. (HF3B by IT9ZMX)
- Homebrewed Multiband inverted V dipole for 80-40-30mt
- Three elements Yagi Dynamic Beam 6-20 Mt - Ultrabeam;
- 10 ele. Yagi beam for 2mt band + ICOM AG-25 preamp
- 40 ele. Yagi beam for 23cm band
- Comet vertical antenna for 144/430/1200 Mhz over a Yaesu G1000SDX rotator
- 20 ele. Yagi beam for 70cm band + ICOM AG-35 preamp
- 40 ele. Yagi beam for 23cm band
- 30 ele. Yagi beam for 13cm band + downconverter over a HyGain Ham IV rotator
- Homebrewed 3 elem. yagi for 2mt packet cluster
- Diamond vertical antenna for 50/144/430 Mhz