OTHERS 30 YEARS OF RADIO!!

Autografia di Paolo Cortese I2UIY

Born on June 28, 1960 (do not simply wish me happy birthday... buy me a gift!).

SWL since 1971 (I2-20046).

First licensed in 1981.

Other callsigns: N7PMC (1990-1999), NH7DX (my NEW callsign since Oct. 1999), OK8AFL (1987), P40K.

Contest callsigns: IR2A, IQ2A (till 2002), II2A (1992), IO2UIY and more.

Former callsigns: I2-20046, OE6/I2UIY, IO2UIY, OK8AFL, I2UIY/I90, W2/I2UIY, W7/I2UIY, N7PMC/I2, IK2/N7PMC/P, N7PMC/6, N7PMC/5, N7PMC/WV4, N7PMC/WV7, N7PMC/WV6, N7PMC/NM4, N7PMC/WE4, N7PMC/AJ4, N7PMC/4, I2UIY/50, W1AW, N7PMC/0, II2A, P40K, P4/I2UIY, I2/NH7DX, 5U1A, 5U2K, 5U3T, 5U4R, 5U5A, 5U6W, 5U8B, 5U9C, 5U0T.

Operator: II2ARI, IU2A, IR2ITU, T70A, T77C, IU8A, 1A0KM, HV4NAC, IY2ARI, N7ZZ/WG, P49V, P40HQ.

DX operations: T70A, HV4NAC, 1A0KM, 5U2K, 5U3T, 5U5A.

Awards: Top DXCC Honor Roll Mixed; DXCC Honor Roll SSB & CW; 5BWAZ (all 200 zones); 5BDXCC; WPX Honor Roll Mixed, SSB & CW; WPX Award of Excellence; 5BWAC; USA County Award; RAEM; WAE 1 CW; ... and many others.

Member of: ARI - Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (since 1971); NCDXF - Northern California DX Foundation; HSC - High Speed Club (#1629); VHSC - Very High Speed Club (#334); SHSC - Super High Speed Club (#135); HACWG - Hungarian CW Group (#044); MCWG - Macedonia CW Group (#048).
 

Tasks:

ARI HF Contest Manager from 1989 till 2001;

CQWW Contest Committee Member since 1991;

CQ WPX RTTY Contest Committee Member since 1996.


Highlights:

1987. CQ M Contest World Top Score (SO 21MHz);

1988. CQ M Contest World Top Score (SO 14MHz);

1990. ARRL DX SSB Contest from T70A (with I2YSB & IK2BTI);

1990. WRTC - World Radiosport Team Championship in Seattle (WA, USA): Team Member & Most Accurate SSB Plaque winner;

1992. Inventor & founder of the Contest delle Sezioni A.R.I. (domestic);

1994. DXpedition to 1A0KM;

1994. WPX CW Contest Top EU Score and World Contest-pedition Plaque (HV4NAC M/S with I2VXJ);

1994. Inventor & founder of the European Sprint Contest;

1995. WPX CW Contest Top EU Score (HV4NAC MS with I2VXJ);

1995. DXpedition to 1A0KM;

1996. WRTC - World Radiosport Team Championship in San Francisco (CA, USA): Judge and log checker;

1997. Speaker at the International DX Convention in Fresno (DXpedition to 1A0KM);

1998. 160 Meter Phone Contest World Top Score (P40K, Single Opr.);

2000. CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest World Top Score and World Record (P40K, M2 with AI6V & P43P);

2000. ARRL International DX Contest CW World Top Score (P49V, M/S with AI6V);

2001. DXpedition to Niger (5U2K, 5U3T & 5U5A);

2001. Speaker at the International DX Convention in Visalia (Journey in Niger);

2002. DXpedition to Niger (5U1A, 5U4R, 5U6W, 5U8B, 5U9C, 5U0T);

2002. CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest World Top Score and World Record (5U8B, SO-21 MHz);

2002. Speaker at the International DX Convention in Visalia (Niger 2002);

Purtroppo dopo W4AN N6ZZ un'altra perdita per il mondo dei Contester.