Call sign: my short call belongs to the first series of Italian calls assigned in between 1946 and 1970, and never re-issued since then (no vanity call program exists in Italy). Not too many of them still around, see http://www.qsl.net/i0jx/twoletter.html.

QSL cards:

• Bureau (highly preferred):
  • I0JX: I confirm all my QSOs via the bureau (easy, fast and cheap thanks to www.globalqsl.com). Your QSL will be appreciated.
  • IS0/I0JX: I answer all received cards.
• Direct (please, ONLY if you really need a fast QSL): send your QSL card to the above address and I will return mine to you. Please just enclose a self-addressed envelope, no $ / IRC is required or accepted.

Electronic log repositories:

• e-QSL: not member.
• LoTW: not member.

Phone calls or SMSs: my cellular phone is always on, dial (+39)-335-384315.

VHF Beacons: the I0JX/B beacons operate on 50.004 MHz and (when authorized) on 70.088 MHz, see http://www.qsl.net/i0jx/beacon.html.

Sardinia operations (IS0/I0JX): I occasionally operate from Porto San Paolo (OT province, WW locator JN40RU), facing the "Kingdom of Tavolara" (read the story on the QSL back or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Tavolara). Mostly CW on the WARC bands.

Personal info: I became interested in electronics in 1961 and graduated in communications engineering in 1972 at the Rome university. Presently I am the development Director of a company dealing with satellite payloads, antenna & digital hardware design and prototyping.

Ham Radio info: you can see my Yagi antenna on the QRZ.COM GridMap.The pointer is just positioned on the mast-to-boom clamp.

I began my ham radio activities in 1964, at 17, with an home-built AM transmitter and a Geloso G. 4/214 receiver, see http://www.qsl.net/i0jx/geloso.

Initially I got the call I1JX (see http://www.qrz.com/db/i1jx) which was eventually turned into I0JX when the call-area system was adopted in Italy.

Today, my main interests are equipment building, and collecting & restoring vacuum-tube ham-radio sets, see http://www.qsl.net/i0jx/station.html.

My favorite band is 50-MHz. At page http://www.qsl.net/i0jx/log6m.txt you can see my 6-meter DX log (238 DXCC countries, 45 US states and 36 CQ Zones as of July 2011).

I have always been a country hunter on all bands, and have all DXCC countries confirmed (though I have quitted submitting ARRL cards for credit since many years). I have also participated in many contests, twice getting world top-scorer in the 40-meter ARRL CW contest.

I have been very active on satellites (AO-7 to AO-13) working more than 100 countries and all the US states.

My wife has a VHF-only license with call IW0BRW (now also allowed to operate HF), see http://www.qrz.com/db/IW0BRW.

I also hold the matching US call K0JX since 1996 (formerly AB6VZ, since 1993), see http://www.qrz.com/db/K0JX.

See you on the bands, 160 meters to 70 centimeters (and some satellite), mostly CW.