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IOTA News
May 14 2007

AS-043. Operators JA1UNS, JI1PLF, 7N1GMK, 7L4PVR and 7N4VPS will be active as homecall/1 from Hachijo Island (JIIA AS-043-004, WLOTA LH-0446), JA1 South Izu Group, May 25-28th. Activity will be on the HF bands, 6m, CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

EU-060. Operators SV2FPU, SV2HNZ, SV2HOB, SV2HPP, SV2HPY, SV2HRT, SV2HSV and SV2GNQ will be active as SY8WT from Skyros Island between June 16-22nd. This is the 4th most wanted European island. QSL via SV2HPP, by the Bureau or direct.

EU-108 Operator Jim, MM0BQI, will be active as MM0BQI/p from the Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles (IOSA NH-17, SCOTIA DI-09), September 1-3rd. Activity will be on 80-15 meters, mainly SSB. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com).

EU-112 Operators Alan/G0RCI, Gordon/G3USR and possibly other members of the Grantham ARS will be active as GC0GRC/p and GS0GRC/p from Eilean an Tighe (House Island), Shiant Islands (IOSA OH-18, SCOTIA DI-24), July 10-13th. They plan to have 2 stations on the air on all bands 80-6 meters, SSB only. QSL is 100% via the bureau.

EU-120 Members of the Wakefield & District Radio Society will be activating Holy Island Lindisfarne from Saturday, July 21st to Sunday, July 22nd, 24 hours special dispensation from the National Trust only. The callsigns will be GB1HI and GB5HI. Contacts will also count for "Holy Island Guille Lighthouse" (Ref.no. ENG-224 and Admiralty number A2816.5). The Worked All Britain (WAB) reference is NU-23 Northumberland. The IARU Locator is IO95CQ. QSLs for ALL contacts are via Charles, M3ZYZ, direct (QRZ.com) or by the Bureau. E-mail Bureau requests are welcome (see QRZ.com).

EU-145 Francois, ON4LO, will be active from Faro Island (AL-006 for the Portuguese Islands Award), June 14-27th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters SSB and PSK. QSL via his home callsign, bureau preferred.

OC-177 Five members of the Organisasi Radio Amatir Republik Indonesia (ORARI) will be participating in 2007 CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) from Ayer Island in the Jakarta Bay. Operators mentioned are: Pri/YB0ECT, Dudy/YB0DPO, Jo/YC0LOW, Andry/YB1TX and Ray/YD0NQW. Activity will be on 160/80/40 meters, 80m and 160m bands, as a Single-Operator category.

This IOTA reference is very seldom activated for IOTA
chasers. Look for RTTY and PSK31 activity on high bands. The operators will be signing with their home callsigns with a specific designator "/0", example: YB0ECT/0. Please send QSL cards to the Orari Bureau and/or direct.

Source: OPDX


 

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