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IT9ZGY SK ... "MR SICILY"

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  1. IU3BTY

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    A few days ago Piero Marino passed away ...i paste some info about him from qrz.com to remember his serious ham career! :

    Two of the best-known calls from Sicily Island are IT9ZGY (Piero) and IT9TAI (Dom). Less knows is probably that Piero and Dom are brothers. Piero and Dom are both DXCC Honor Roll mixed with 384 countries confirmed all time. Piero Marino IT9ZGY became a Radio Amateur in 1952 and he now is retired. In former times was Vice-President of A.R.I. National Council for ten years and he also was President of A.R.I.(Associazione Radioamatori Italiani) of Sicily Island for many years. He was also one the founders of the " DX OLD TIMERS CLUB ", together with IT9SEZ, now KB5GL, W4VPD, W0QGI, I8AA, I8KDB and IT9TAI. From 1962 until 1967, Piero was DX-editor of the " Radio Rivista ", the official magazine of the A.R.I. In the 70s years he was the President of the A.R.I. Radio Club of Palermo. Currently holds the position of Charmain of the Board of Statutary Auditor of Associazione Radioamatori Italiani - A.R.I. - Since 1952 he has made more than 160.000 contacts on all bands and he is active on HF-VHF-UHF but Piero prefer Contest and 160 meter activity. He has the following awards: DXCC PHONE No.1 Plaque with 380 countries all time's - current 339 - DXCC MIXED No.1 Plaque with 390 countries all time/current 340; DXCC CW Honor Roll with 352 countries all times's-current339; DXCC RTTY with 273 countries - DXCC 160 meter with 284 countries confirmed - 5BWAZ No. 153 Plaque got on Sep. 22 1987 - DXCC RTTY - 5BDXCC No. 132 got on Dec. 20 1971 - endorsements: 160 - 30 - 17 - 12 meter. WAS -5BWAS - Bicentennial WAS - WAS RTTY - 49 U.S. States confirmed on 160 mtr. Countries worked all time's: 160: 284 -80: 293 - 40: 332 - 30: 318 - 20: 385 - 17: 327 - 15: 357 - 12: 306 10: 331- WAZ 160 No. 27 with all 40 zones confirmed- WAZ SSB 80 No. 58 - WAZ CW 80 No. 29 WAZ SSB 40 No. 70 - WAZ CW 40 No. 130 WAZ SSB 20 No. 843 -WAZ CW 20 No. 399 WAZ SSB 15 No. 378 - WAZ CW 15 No. 206 WAZ SSB 10 No. 390 - WAZ CW 10 No. 112 - CQ DX AWARD SSB No. 1604 - 341 DXCC current countries confirmed - CQ DX AWARD CW No. 727 - 340 countries confirmed - Single #1 Europe1991 WORLD WIDE 160 METER DX CONTEST 1# Europe- #2 World - CW TROPHY Winner, DONORS K4UEE . He is A.R.I. Life member - ARRL - A1 Op.Club - DXOTC - INORC - TOPS CW CLUB - OTC - HIGH SPEED CLUB - RAG CHEWERS' CLUB – Tikirriki Contest Club He has operated on CW from HV1CN in 1965 and he has been CW operator from 9A1TAI in San Marino. W4VPD has been the QSL-manager for these DX-pedition. He is the QSL-MANAGER FOR A61AT, IH9ONU, 1A0KM/IT and ZA1BM. 160 meter and DX-Contest, specially all CQ-Magazine Contest, are his favourite activities. He also enjoys meteor scatter works on 2 meter. At present time, he using these equipments: Transceivers: KENWOOD TS940/SAT - YAESU FT/1000 D – ICOM IC-756PRO III Amplifiers: HENRY 3KA - AMERITRON 1500 - AMP-LK800/NTC Antennas: 4 el. Beam 6 bands on 21-meter high tower HY-GAIN 205-BA on 18-meter high tower Delta loop for 40 meter - Inverted V and sloopers for 80/160 He can reached via Internet:

    Tnx for your time and 73's de IU3BTY (ex IW9HIK)
     
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