IZ2BKT · Amateur Radio Station

IZ2BKT, Mauro
on the air from Pescarolo ed Uniti

HF and VHF/UHF operations, digital modes, custom CAT control software and online logs. Check the last QSOs in real time and request your QSL by e-mail.

Locator JN55CE WAZ 15 · ITU 28 ARI Cremona Licensed since 1997

Check your QSO & request QSL Open BBLoggerWeb

QSL card of IZ2BKT: Mauro, Pescarolo ed Uniti, locator JN55CE

On the air

Live log

The most recent QSOs, updated in real time by the online logbooks. The service is available when I am on the air.

Need a confirmation? Use the live QSO checker to request your QSL by e-mail, or see the QSL options below.

The station

Mauro, IZ2BKT

Everything about the shack: radios, antennas, amplifiers and the logbooks I use every day.

Vertical multiband antenna installed at the IZ2BKT station — Vertical antenna for VHF and UHF at the station in Pescarolo ed Uniti.

Name: Mauro
Born: 1961
Licensed: 1997
Locator: JN55CE — Pescarolo ed Uniti (CR)
WAZ / ITU: 15 / 28
WAIP / EURA: CR / 004
Club: ARI — Sezione di Cremona
Digital clubs: DMC#2744 · 30MDG#5617 · FT8DMC#3949
Radio: Icom IC-7300 · Icom IC-7100 · Kenwood TM-421E · Yaesu FRG-7700
Microphone: NW-800 with NW-100 power unit
Antennas: Grazioli MV7 · ~~HexBeam 6B · Delta Loop M0PLK~~ · EZWire 16 by CT1FFU · Vertical Extreme Super Wide by IW2EN · Dipole 40-80 W-735 · Vertical for VHF and UHF
Remote coax switch: Ameritron RCS-8V
Tuner: LDG AT-1000Pro II · TM-535
Power amplifier: Acom 1010 · DX-e Amplifier V2.0
Power levels: 30 W on digital modes, from 100 W to 500 W on SSB
Logger: BBLogger · HrdLog · ClubLog · qrz.com

eQSL (AG) LoTW ClubLog HRDLog QRZ.COM

My home town page: pescarolocultura.it

Downloads

My software

Free tools for CAT control, logging, precise time sync, WW-Locator management and DX clusters, for Windows and Android.

CAT Control

CatBkt2

Universal CAT control for Windows 10/11 (64-bit), free: it drives hundreds of transceivers and receivers from Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Elecraft, FlexRadio, Xiegu and many more.

Multi-radio profiles, connected at the same time with instant switching of the active one
Web Radio UI: control and listen to your radio from any browser (PC, tablet, phone), transmission included, with personal login and a low-bandwidth mode for slow connections

Features, plugins and download →

Logging

BBLogger

The logging program for Windows, with the preview channel reserved to those who want to try the new versions of BBLogger2 in advance. From here you can download the current version and the previous ones, and read the Log PDF with the news and the instructions of each release.

Found a problem? Please report it always and only on the official support forum; the stable version is still distributed on the official BBLogger site.

Preview versions and download →

Utilities

BktTimeSync

Free time synchronization for Windows (32/64-bit): it keeps the system clock accurate, a fundamental requirement for digital modes such as FT8, JT65, JS8Call and WSPR. Three synchronization sources are supported:

NTP — standard time servers over the Internet
GPS — external receivers on serial, USB or Bluetooth ports, reading NMEA 0183 (RMC, GGA, ZDA) and TSIP protocols
Android — the GPS sensor of a smartphone or tablet with the BktTimeSyncGPS app, over the local Wi-Fi network
LAN server mode — one instance synchronized via NTP or GPS can feed the time to other instances on other PCs of the same network

It also supports the WSJT-X AutoGrid function, automatically updating the WW Locator from the position data of the configured GPS source.

Download, user guide and manual →

Android

BktLocator

Manage the WW-Locator with your smartphone.

Android

BktDxCluster

DX Cluster client for Android.

Free download from ManiaRadio

Media

Pescarolo ed Uniti from the air

A short video of the town and its surroundings, recorded near the station.

IZ2BKT, Mauroon the air from Pescarolo ed Uniti