Maybe it’s because of my age, or maybe it’s because I’ve seen it happen live (I won’t go down that road now, but at 12 I had a Vic-20, at 14 a C64, and so on…), but I’m in the bunch convinced that a ham should try something new every day of his life! So, since I’ve read the first time about the RTL-SDR project, I decided I’d go deeper. First was to secure a DVB-T stick featuring Read more →

Easter’s Monday (“Little Easter”, as it’s called in Italy) makes a perfect day for field radio. If weather is not horrible, everyone feels the need to walk, to burn extra-nourishment of the day before. So, considering sun was quite high, and temperature was not too cold (10° Celsius), I decided I’d go for some trekking. Weeks ago I noticed an hill, above the place where I live, that Read more →

Let’s face it: if you ride along DX highway, DXCC is your fuel, and a new Country marks your main goal for every new day. However, well before that comes knowing your engine. If you can’t meet the expected speed, you still have to enjoy the ride, maybe by stopping for a while and appreciating the landscape. Last night, yours truly wasn’t quite believing his ears. Signals from the US Read more →