ARCTICPEAK

~ LA8OKA Martin ~

I/LA8OKA from Italy
 7 February - 20 February 2010 - Business trip to Genoa and Turin
23 May - 5 June 2010 - Business trip to Ciampino, Rome
24 August - 26 August 2010 - Business trip to Genoa
27 April - 29 April 2011 - Business trip to Genoa
7 June - 10 June 2011 - Business trip to Genoa
30 January - 4 February 2012 - Business trip to Genoa
24 April - 27 April 2012 - Business trip to Genoa

 

Italy
Genoa and Turin is located in the north-west.
Rome is located near the centre of Italy.

Operator:

I/LA8OKA:
LA8OKA Martin Storli

QSL Info
Martin Storli
Rudbakken 12
N-1480 Slattum
Norway

Story January, February and April 2012:
This time I went to Genoa on a business trip and I brought with me a YAESU FT-817 and an ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner.

QTH:
Genoa - Italy
Position: 44° 25' 00" N, 8° 51' 15" E
Locator: JN44kk

Operating bands and modes January, February and April 2012
I tryed from the Sheraton Hotel on the airport, but the noise levels was to high to hear even the strongest stations, because of this I packed up my radio gear and walked down to the longest pier on the harbour, hang up the halfwave dipole between two light poles and fired up the FT-817. I managed to work quite a few PSK-31 QSO's on 20 m.

Radio Equipment January, February and April 2012:

YAESU FT-817 160 m - 70 cm HF/VHF/UHF Multimode Transceiver
ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner
Half wave dipole 

 

Story April and June 2011:
This time I went to Genoa on a business trip and I brought with me a YAESU FT-817 and an ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner.

QTH:
Genoa - Italy
Position: 44° 25' 00" N, 8° 51' 15" E
Locator: JN44kk

Operating bands and modes April and June 2011
I tryed from the Sheraton Hotel on the airport, but the noise levels was to high to hear even the strongest stations, because of this I packed up my radio gear and walked down to the longest pier on the harbour, hang up the halfwave dipole between two light poles and fired up the FT-817. I managed to work quite a few PSK-31 QSO's on 20 m.

Radio Equipment April and June 2011:

YAESU FT-817 160 m - 70 cm HF/VHF/UHF Multimode Transceiver
ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner
Half wave dipole 

 

Story August 2010:
This time I went to Genoa on a business trip and I brought with me a YAESU FT-817 and an ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner.

QTH:
Genoa - Italy
Position: 44° 25' 00" N, 8° 51' 15" E
Locator: JN44kk

Operating bands and modes August 2010
I tryed from the Sheraton Hotel on the airport, but the noise levels was to high to hear even the strongest stations, because of this I packed up my radio gear and walked down to the longest pier on the harbour, hang up the halfwave dipole between two light poles and fired up the FT-817. I managed to work quite a few PSK-31 QSO's on 20 m.

Radio Equipment August 2010:

YAESU FT-817 160 m - 70 cm HF/VHF/UHF Multimode Transceiver
ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner
Half wave dipole 

Story May and June 2010:
This time I went to Rome on a business trip and I brought with me a YAESU FT-817 and an ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner.

QTH:
Ciampino, Rome - Italy
Position: 41° 48' 05" N, 12° 36' 04" E
Locator: JN61ht

Operating bands and modes May and June 2010
I managed to work a few PSK-31 QSO's on 20 m. The antenna used this time was a Buddistick, which is a small multiband vertical that fits just about anywhere. Unfortunately the Buddistick does not have the same performance as my regular half wave dipole, thus limiting the number of QSO's made.

Radio Equipment May and June 2010:

YAESU FT-817 160 m - 70 cm HF/VHF/UHF Multimode Transceiver
ELECRAFT T1 Auto Tuner
Buddistick 20 m
Switch Mode PS 12 VDC - 4,5 A

Story February 2010:
I had to go to Genoa and Turin to do some work, unfortunately I didn't have room for HF-equipment in my luggage so the only radio i brought with me was an IC-E92D.

QTH:
Genoa - Italy
Position: 44° 25' 00" N, 8° 51' 15" E
Locator: JN44kk

Turin - Italy
Position: 45° 11' 29" N, 7° 39' 04" E
Locator: JN35te

Operating bands and modes February 2010
I managed to work some QSO's on local 2 m and 70 cm repeaters. When I was in Turin I also managed to work some QSO's in D-STAR.

Radio Equipment February 2010:

 ICOM IC-E92D 2 m/70 cm VHF/UHF FM/D-STAR Transceiver

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The "shack" used in May and June 2010 consisted of an YAESU FT-817 and an Electraft T1 Auto Tuner.

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The Buddistick on the roof of the hotel.

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DXing from the harbour of Genoa with the FT-817.

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The dipole antenna on the harbour in Genoa.

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The equipment used at the harbour in Genoa in August 2010.

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