First picture shows my Shack around 1988, in the second picture you see myself seated at the shack in pictures taken around 1999, third picture shows my Shack as it is now, running
Yaesu FT 1000 MP and a Yaesu FT 100, external microfone Astatic mod. 1104,
Heil pro Set 4,
Ten-Tec Hercules II 500 W. and
Kenwood TL 922 amplifier rarely used, an Automatic Antenna Tuner J.W.Miller model AT 2500 and for antenna test I'm using
MFJ 269 B and
Autek mod. VA1, complete my Shack an ADSL Internet connection and for last i bought in 2004 a Rigblaster Pro from
West Mountain Radio , it introduced me for first time in in my Ham life, in the world of digital trasmission mode, PSK31 and RTTY, this last is my prefered mode and of course CW and SSB not in the contests i'm afraid "
Contest ? --- NO THANK YOU --- hi hi, too much confusion and stress, I never used the VHF and Higher
I don't like them, talking
about my QSL card it will be 100%
OK only via Bureau and Direct, no E-QSL please, ( appreciated a SASE for direct cards so my QSL Address is :
Enrico Robetto, Via Borgo Nuovo 12, San Maurizio Canavese, 10077, Torino, ITALY ) extra appreciated Qsl from SWL, pse check my
Blog & News here left side column to see my daily qso's and
Site News as well, nothing more to say now, if not thanks to all.
Here picture of my actual Antenna set up, ( picture taken 16Jul06 ) wich consist of a multiband multielements Cubical Quad ( 5el. in 6/10/12m. , 4el. in 15/17/20m.on 34 foot boom lenght, and interlaced 3el. Yagi for 30 and 40m. for total of 54 foot boom lengt, hardly visible the four square vertical dipoles array in 80m and inverted L for 160m.
Here a list of page links to all main Commercial and DIY experimental Antennas i have tested over the years since 1988, i did not put in the list varius DIY very simple antennas tested like Dipoles, Long Wire, Windom, Beverages etc.