ARI Cernusco S.N. (IQ2CU): A Legacy of Radio Engineering and Community

Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy – The A.R.I. (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani) Sezione di Cernusco sul Naviglio, identified by its call sign IQ2CU, boasts a rich history rooted in a group of dedicated technicians and engineers.

The section is located at C/O IPSIA E. MAJORANA - VIA VOLTA 11, 20063 CERNUSCO SUL NAVIGLIO MI. For inquiries, you can contact President IZ2EWP Pettinari Roberto.

Meetings are held every Friday from 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM. For more information, visit their website: www.aricernusco.it.

Inception and Dedication

In late 1975, a group of technicians from G.T.E. in Cassina Dè Pecchi (a company specializing in radio links for telecommunication, later Siemens and Nokia Siemens Network) decided to establish an Amateur Radio Club. They dedicated it to "Francesco Vecchiacchi" (Camporgiano 1902, Milano 1956), a renowned Italian engineer, professor at Politecnico University of Milan, and a pioneer in the study of electrical circuits and telecommunication networks.

The Founders

The founding members of the club included:

• Oneto Anselmo I2RZA
• Bianchi Aldo I2CCM
• Lucchi Gianfranco IW2ANL (I2LYH)
• Renesto
• Piva Arduino IW2ATH
• Luciano Marconi I2YVM
• Campora
• Radice
• Monfredini Nedo I2NM
• Lattanzi Bruno
• Perego
• Lezzi Franco
• Fabris Domenico
• Garrioni
• Scotti
• Furlan Gianni I2FUA

Soon after, Moreno Dalla Mariga I2DKJ, Tonion I2TON, and Angelo Vimercati I2VAM also joined the group. Oneto Anselmo I2RZA was elected the first president, and the initial headquarters was established in Cassina Dè Pecchi in a small house at the corner of Via Matteotti and Via Roma.

Evolution and New Home

On November 26, 1977, the committee formally decided to apply to become a local branch of the Italian Radio Amateurs Association (A.R.I.). One year later, on November 11, 1978, the first shareholder's meeting elected the new committee. Since then, the club has changed several locations within Cernusco sul Naviglio and Pioltello.

Finally, on June 6, 2001, the section moved to its current location in Cernusco sul Naviglio, finding a home in the I.P.S.I.A. "E. Majorana" school. It was at this point that it adopted the name "A.R.I. Cernusco sul Naviglio." Over the years, many notable figures in the history of radiotechnical and amateur radio activity, individuals with high "HAMSPIRIT" (the spirit of amateur radio), have graced the club with their membership, including Ing. Danilo Briani I2CN and Ing. Ernesto Viganò I2BEV (both SK - Silent Key, meaning deceased).