Carlo IU1KGS 📻

@IU1KGS@mastodon.radio
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Amateur radio operator, #MorseCode dilettante.

Interested in #SOTA, #POTA and #QRP.

locationNorthern Italy 🇮🇹
station10W and a wire
backup accounthttps://mastodon.social/@IU1KGS
Carlo IU1KGS 📻1d ago
“Meet the leading YouTubers and influencers from the Amateur Radio world live at the IARU Innovation Zone booth”
Show threadCarlo IU1KGS 📻1d ago
The KX3 is a direct conversion receiver, the local oscillator can leak and be heard on nearby receivers, so there is an optional 10dB isolation amplifier that can reduce leakage, but this is the regular 20dB low noise preamp.
Carlo IU1KGS 📻1d ago
I’m experiencing some spurious signals especially on 20m, they follow the VFO and disappear with the preamp enabled. Notice the notching effect on a noisy waterfall. They only affect the PX3, but they’re huge and get bit annoying when looking for weak signals.
Carlo IU1KGS 📻4d ago
hackaday4d ago

Crowdsourcing SIGINT: Ham Radio at War

https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/crowdsourcing-sigint-ham-radio-at-war/

Crowdsourcing SIGINT: Ham Radio At War

I often ask people: What’s the most important thing you need to have a successful fishing trip? I get a lot of different answers about bait, equipment, and boats. Some people tell me beer. Bu…

Hackaday
Show threadCarlo IU1KGS 📻4d ago
And now they are, 3A for the QRP rigs and 500 mA for the PX3.
Show threadCarlo IU1KGS 📻4d ago
Plus fancy inline stackable fuse holders, since my portable radios are not fused right now.
Show threadCarlo IU1KGS 📻4d ago
I didn’t realise that these cables were cloth covered. I plan to use them as a replacement for the brittle PX3CBL, something that Elecraft strongly advises against.
Carlo IU1KGS 📻4d ago

Digikey order, delivered in 72 hours from Thief River Falls, MN.

They were the supplier of last resort, to avoid customs annoyances, but there weren't any.

Carlo IU1KGS 📻5d ago

Got Namibia 🇳🇦 and Saint Kitts & Nevis 🇰🇳 confirmed on LoTW.

Four new DXCC entities from the last CQ WW WPX CW, together with Chatham Island 🇳🇿 and Kuwait 🇰🇼

Carlo IU1KGS 📻5d ago

"Irish fishermen without a radio license. Two ships in communication. Seagulls in the background are clearly audible from one of the ships whose owner is called Ian. Ian uses the word “fuck” in every second sentence at least once. The other ship has a quite weak signal. Its owner has similar ways as Ian to express his views".

https://www.iaru-r1.org/2025/iaru-iws-newsletter-may-2025/

IARU IWS Newsletter May 2025 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)