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AF-004. George, GM0IIO, will be active as EA8/GM0IIO
from Playa Blanca, Island of Lanzarote (S-007 for the Spanish Islands
Award, WLOTA LH-0099), August 10-16th. Activity will be holiday style,
mainly on 20 meters CW and SSB. He will be using a FT-857 and fishing
pole vertical antenna. QSL via his home callsign.
AS-080. Members of Anseong DX Club will be active as
HL0LPM/3 from Taenanji Island (KDN F-17) between August 19-21st. Operators
mentioned are Song/6K2BWA, Lee/DS2GWM, Kwon/DS2GXU, Cho/DS2LLD and Kim/HL2CFY.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY with various beam and amplifiers.
QSL via 6K2BWA, by the Bureau or direct to: Song Jang Woon, 104-1004 Daewoo
APT, Dangwang Dong, Anseong, Gyeonggi 456-705, South Korea.
EU-028. Fabio, IW1DFU, will be active as IA5/IW1DFU
from Elba Island (IIA LI-001, MIA MI-022, WLOTA LH-0609), August 12-31st.
Activity will be mainly CW on 20 and 30 meters, with some SSB opertaions
on 20 and 40 meters. He will be running a 100 watts into a vertical and/or
dipole antennas. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.
EU-078. A group of 10 Spanish operators will activate
Meda Gran Island (DIE E-001 for the Spanish Islands Award, MS-007 for
the Mediterranean Islands Award and ARLHS SPA-161 [first activation]),
August 25-26th. This is a semi rare IOTA, but this island will become
very difficult to obtain permissions to enter after 2008; the authorities
will be closing the Park. The callsign will be EG3MED, and the team has
permission to stay there for 2 complete days running with 2 complete stations.
Activity will be on all bands, SSB and CW. The group will have 3 transceivers
and a Yagi, dipoles and verticals. The team members are: EA2RC, EA3AGB,
EA3CHZ, EA3ESZ, EA3FKX, EA3GHZ, EA3NM, EA5EOR, EB3GGU and EC7AKV. The
QSL Manager is EA3GM,
by the bureau or direct. A special QSL will be printed.
EU-127. Marcel, DJ5MS, will be active as homecall/p
from Helgoland- Duene (N-14 for the German Islands Award, WLOTA LH-0518),
August 27-29th. Activity will be SSB only, running 100w into a GP. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.
EU-156. Members of the Granville ARC (West Normandy,
Manche Department), will activate Tombelaine Island (MA-021 for the French
Metropolitan Islands Award - DIFM), a rock located in front of the Mont
Saint Michel, from 1800z, August 24th to around 1200z, August 26th. They
will use the callsign F5KAQ/p on all HF bands, using CW, SSB and Digital
modes, and VHF 2m, using SSB. WWG is: IN98fp. QSL via F5RJM, either by
the French REF Bureau or direct
(SAE + postage) to: Denis Villemin, 4 Le Flaquet, F50470
Tollevast, France.
EU-170. Marco, IK1ACX, will be active as 9A/IK1ACX
from Pag Island (ACIA IC-188, CIA-32, IOCA CI-082), between now August
18th. QSL via his home callsign.
EU-172. Stefan, DF8HS, will activate Samso Island (JY-008
for the Danish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-0726), August 26th to September
8th. Activity is planned for all bands using SSB, PSK-31 and RTTY. QSL
via his home callsign.
NA-083. Operators Dave/W4SAR and Joe/K4SAR will be
active as W4SAR/p from Chincoteague Island (USI VA002S, WW Loc. FM27HW,
Accomack County, Virginia), between 0100z, August 12th and 0100z, August
24th. Activity will be sporadic on 20 and 6 meters SSB, and 20 meters
PSK31. QSL direct to W4SAR (QRZ.com).
NA-112. Jeff, AI4U, will be active as K4I from Sunset
Beach (USI NC-012S, Brunswick County, North Carolina), between now and
August 17th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters on the IOTA frequencies,
CW and SSB, as time allows. QSL via his home callign.
NA-140. (CORRECTION) Last week we mentioned that Page,
WA3EOP, will be operating mobile from Kent Island (USI MD004S, WW Loc.
FM18UW, Queen Annes Couty, Maryland) on August 11th (1600-1800z). Thanks
to several readers, OPDX learned that the RSGB no longer counts Kent Island
for IOTA. Kent Island used to count for IOTA but was removed from the
list some time ago. NA-140 specifically EXCLUDES the following islands:
Asquith's, Kent, Tilghman, Upper Hooper and Wroten. Please see the RSGB
IOTA official Web site if you have any further questions at:
http://www.rsgbiota.org/info/
search.php?q=na140&search=Search
OC-130. Hans, DL5SDF, is expected to be active from
Mindanao Island until August 28th. As this was being written, his callsign
was not yet known, but he does have a confirmed license. Hans will only
be active on CW using 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via DL5SDF; preferably
via the bureau.
SA-051. The Association of Radioamateurs of Venezuela
and the Grupo DX Caracas are pleased to announce the celebration of the
Venezuelan Navy Day 2007 with an IOTA DXpedition to Las Aves Islands (Not
Aves Island, DXCC YV0 and IOTA NA-20), as YW5AS on August 27-31st. Activity
will be on HF (SSB, CW, Digital) and VHF (FM). They will also be activating
Aves de Sotavento lighthouse (Admiralty Reference Numbers: J-6491 and
WW Loc. FK62DB).QSL Manager is DL3AMA. Also, check the info at QRZ.com
for YW5AS.
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