Update August 20, 2026: "The main focus of the trip will be Parks on the Air (POTA) activations from several beautiful parks on the island."

Operating Plans
Dates: August 20–24, 2026 (subject to weather and family schedule)
Callsign: IW2LUY/IA5
Bands: 60m to 6m
Modes: SSB, FT8 and FT4
Power: Up to 100 W
Equipment: Yaesu FT-991A
Antennas: End-Fed Half-Wave and portable vertical antenna

On August 23rd, Luca also plan to participate in the Sicilia VHF Field Day, operating on 2 meters from Elba Island whenever possible.

If conditions allow, he hopes to activate 3 different POTA parks during his stay.

Luca, IW2LUY will be QRV holiday style as  IW2LUY/IA5  from Elba Island (EU-028) on August 20-24, 2026.  He will operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 60-10 metres, possibly also on 6 and 2 metres.  

QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog; No paper QSLs.