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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

well! got RI1JFZ on QO100 FT8... hope some CW ops via satellite, but now back to basic: HF hunt!

vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

anche una "buona azione": kidnapped cassa bt dei ragazzotti vicini in spiaggia!! non ne potevo più della loro musica e del loro volume... si son beccati un bel pò di zio Ozzie, prima di spegnerla... riaccesa ovviamente si è ricollegata al mio cell... altri 10 minuti di ZZtop... stò ancora ridendo🤓🤓😎

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

per chi volesse perdere il sonno, consiglio vivamente di leggere i due essays di Dario Amodei, CEO di Anthtropic... Vado a farmi una birra, il sonno l'ho perso...😕

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just had QSO with Peter @MM9SQL via AO-7 SSB!!! A little raspy downlink but useful, and no CW takers... Thanks Pete, my 5W does it's dirty job 🤓😎👍

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today LEOsat day! Setup seems to be working; I’ve made several QSOs via FO29 and RS44, but unfortunately there’s not much CW traffic🤨 It’s much better on SSB: during the last RS44 pass, I even made a QSO with Tim #GW4VXE, which is also a new country via sat. It’s a shame there isn’t much CW on sats!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today I’m having a day of testing with my rather complicated setup, half local / half remote I’ve finished developing some ‘middleware’ between #Predict and #rigtld, so that I can control the radios using this old (new) app for LEO satellites. You could say it’s a bit of a follow-up to my #PCRsat..

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

questa ancora non la conoscevo.... non provateci, vi ho avvisato!🤓🤓 "echo '. ./_&. ./_'>_;. ./_"

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just had QSO with A50QO via QO100 CW in NL47VL!!! one step toward 100 country ;-)

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

When one morning you realise that being over 65 is an advantage: in Budapest, you can travel for free on public transport!!

Budapest, National Parliament from Danube

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Se io avessi visto tutto questo, dati causa e pretesto, le attuali conclusioni...." Addio Francesco... 😢😢😢✊️

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Dopo due mesi di lontananza siamo messi così.... Potrei cambiare il suo nome da Cip Bostik...🤩😝

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

È il mio dumb-phone che ha caldo oppure Mastodon è fermo??🤔🧐🧐🧐

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Yesterday I went on a boat trip with my cousins to IJ7 Cheradi Islands, two small islands off the coast of Taranto which were under military control. During the Second World War, chains were stretched between the two islands and the mainland to prevent access to the port.

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

There's nothing better than watching a couple of episodes of “Straight to Hell” under a beautiful starry sky and counting at least 15 satellites passing by... forget about the Veneto Plain, #Puglia forever!!!

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SFIGATTO @sfigatto.it · 29/06/2026

TROVA IL GATTO E RIPOSTA SENZA DIRE NULLA 😻

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Well.... seems that my HF ops from JN80pi are finished... RTX broken, and my lab it's 900 Km away!! So, back to my remote, maybe via LEOsats... HF aren't so gud

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Questa sera... Venere e Luna vicine tra loro, circa 2°, e Giove più in basso a destra

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Today national ARI contest... so managed to do some noise from my "remote HF station", even if I'm abt 900 km far south, into my loooong vacation!! A lot of fun, some QSO in CW/SSB/RTTY! but now going to have my last daily swim😎😎😎

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

questa sera, ore 21.40 circa, il "bacio celeste" frs Venere e Giove... le foto fatte ora dalla mia vacanza😎😁

massimo avvicinamento Venere e Giove, stasera

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

... perchè questo concetto, in quest'ultimo periodo, mi suona familiare???

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tonight, from my vacation, a little trip down memory lane... Transit5B-5!!! It’s always fun to listen to a sat that’s just a little younger than I am, and keeps orbiting undisturbed... Too bad it stops transmitting almost completely when it goes into shadow.

satellite TRANSIT 5B-5 entering Earth shadow

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is what the landscape will look like for a while... JN80pi 😁😎 Actually, I grew up on these beaches...

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Good #TowelDay everybody!!! and dont forget your towel... you never know what might happen!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Now I can explain some of the strange behaviour of the remote LEO: I’ve added two temp sensors, one for the case, oner for the PA (which isn’t currently installed). This also explains why the rotor has been refusing to raise the antenna over 30° recently, whereas in the evening there’s no problem

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

cool!!! I’ve just listened a qso between SU2ID and 4Z1A? via #ISS repeater! Just abt 2° before LOS... My LEO system start working 🤓😎

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

WOW!! just had CW QSO with 4X1AJ and G5NIK via #RS44 thanks my (never finished) LEO sat remote stn !!! It’s been ages since the last satellites QSOs… let’s say since the days of Oscar 8 or RS 10/11 .... well, I'm really old... still kicking! 🤓😎😆

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#MADRID Puerta del Sol.... two bears in the photo!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

WOW!!! Just worked RI1ANY [ANTARTICA] via #QO100 FT8!!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

just worked BG7XWF in OL24 via #QO100 CW. Vy faint signal and a bit QRQ ;-)

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

just worked HA0NAR/mm in JF71 via QO100 CW!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

LEO satellite station “sanity check” when no satellite pass is available in the near future: Doppler traces from an aircraft flying over a beacon 50 km away... It works!!

waterfall with doppler traces from airplane flying over the path

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

ach.. just missed Pink Floyd at Pompei Anphiteatrum....

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

right now: 3Y0K Bouvet isl. via QO100 cw.... a WALL !!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Greets from 5Z land... LI06aq!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

well.. 2nd place as MultDistributed... as usual!!👍😁😎😎😎

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

guess what??? LEO sat system improvement... 😎

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

NdS: cambiata foto del profilo, uguale a quella di Mastodon... un pò di ordine!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

ebbene sì, sono sulla via della tossicodipendenza: oggi 3g di Fottolin Forte non hanno quasi fatto effetto....

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

bene! addio a Dropbox, trasferito tutto in EU.... la degoglizzazione procede, terrò solo l'account Gmail come account "scrauso"!😆

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

uhmm.... thre's something wrong with my GPSDO on QO100 station!! it's snowing right now on remote site, maybe a blancket could help!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Regalo dei figli !!! Per i "non veneti" metto anche un pò di spiegazioni sull'uso del termine, in queste lande, più in terraferma che sull'insula, usato e abusato come intercalare. Dono adeguato al momento: fatti programmi per il weekend, andati a rotoli causa influenza... Ghe S...o!!!

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vittben - I3VFJ @vittben.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Just worked 5R8IC loc LH45 [ Madagascar ] in CW via #QO100 sat.... one more DXCC via satellite!!!

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