IOTA News
May 26 2007

EU-001. Alex, GM0DHZ, will be active as SV5/GM0DHZ from KOS Island for 2 weeks starting June 7th. Activity will be on CW and SSB. This will be a holiday style operation.

EU-060. Members of the White Tower DX team will be active from Skyros Island between June 12-22nd. Operators mentioned are: SV0XAW, SV2FPU (WTDX Team Leader), SV2HNZ, SV2HOB, SV2HPP, SV2HPY, SV2HRT, SV2HSV and SV2GNQ. The DXpedition team will be using the special callsign SY8WT. Activity will be on 160-6 meters on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via SV2HPP. For more details on this DXpedition, visit the White Tower DX Team Web page at: http://www.whitetowerdxt.com

EU-061. Operators Udo/DL1DWR, Lutz/DG4VX and Olaf/DG0CH will be active as LA/homecall from Tromoy Island between now and May 29th. Activity will be on 160-2 meters, mostly the digital modes, also CW, SSB and FM. QSL via their home callsigns.

EU-067. Operators Theodoros/SV1EJD, Manu/IZ8IYL and Ant/IZ8CCW will be active as J48MDC from Mikonos Island between June 13-18th. Do not expect too much activity from Ant and Manu because they are on a honeymoon trip. Pilot station will be IZ8BGY ( iz8bgy@mdxc.org ). More info about J48MDC can be found on: http://www.mdxc.org/j48mdc

EU-088. Members of the EDR Silkeborg will be active as OZ8MW/P from Anholt Island (DIA NK-001), July 25-30th. Activity will include an entry in the IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). The activity outside of the contest will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB.

EU-174. Laci, HA0HW, will be active as J48HW and SV8/homecall from Thassos Island, Greece (MIA: MG-124, Grid KN20hs), between May 27th and June 5th. Activity will be on the HF bands, mainly 40/30/20/17 meters and 6 meters. Operations will be mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31 as well. QSL via his home callsign, by the HA Bureau or direct.

NA-029. Operators Gregg/VE3ZZ and Noel/VE2BR will operate from Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada from July 25-30th using the VY2TT superstation (Grid Square FN76vs, CISA PE-001). During the July 28-29th IOTA Contest they will operate as VY2Z (QSL to VE3ZZ) and outside of the contest as VE3ZZ/VY2 and VE2BR/VY2 (QSL to their home callsigns direct via the QRZ.com address or via the Bureau).

NA-144. Terry, W6WTG, will be active as W6WTG/p from Anacapa Island (USI CA-002S, WLOTA LH-1300, WW Loc. DM04HA, Ventura County, California) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). He will be running battery power with a IC-7000 and will be active on 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign.

OC-129. Kaoru, JA7QVK, is active as JA7QVK/DU7 Cebu Island in the Philippines. He has been on Cebu Island since August of 2005 and is there on business. Kaoru is expected to be here until this coming August. He informs OPDX that he will be active during his free time especially on the weekends on 40-6 meters mainly SSB. Equipment is an IC-706MK2G and ATAS-100 which is a mobile whip like a screw driver.

QSL via his home callsign, direct w/SAE + 2 green stamps. He will answer after his return to Japan. ONLY JA stations can QSL via the JA Bureau. QSLs can be sent direct via the following Philippines address w/SAE + 1 green stamp: Kaoru Ono, Unit 1204, Park Tower 2 Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, Philippines 6000. SKED can be made via the following E-mail address: kaoru12506@globelines.com.ph
ADDED NOTE: Also, look for DU7/PA0HIP from Mactan Island
(OC-129). He is also very active now.

OC-150. Hotang, YC0IEM, will be actived from Lombok Island as YC0IEM/9, June 8-10th. QSL via IZ8CCW, by the bureau or direct.

Source: OPDX