Greetings from suburban Lucera, south Italy, near Gargano mountains, adriatic sea. I have been a radio enthusiast since I was a child. I can remember my first equipment, a gloriosus Geloso Rx together a Tx, home made(tnx I7TGH). When I was 14 years, my father contributed generously to my radio radio hobby by purchasing a Sommerkamp CB radios. This served as my gateway to Amateur Radio. From 1988 since 1994 j don’t operate because j’m very busy to foundation my personally legal-accounting department office. My antenna are:. In 6 mt j have a 6 elem.(Tnx I0JXX) with long boom. In HF, J have a 3C Force 12; for 40 mt I use a home made 2 element.yagi with long boom too and in 80 mt j use a delta loop 2 elem. F/size. In top band(160 mt), j use a loop f/size and for receveir j use two double dxengering beverage (250 mt each one). My equipment is:Ten Tec Orion II, FT 897, My HF amplifier is Italiamplifier with 3CX3000 and for 6 mt I useHLVA700(it's is a pilot 3cx3000a7 too). I’m 1° in Italy in WWPX 2004 and 8° and 10° in cqww 2002 and 2003. Many thank to my wifeTina an my son Jhon, hard people for my hobby. 73 Iz7Evz Luck