IOTA News
July 16, 2007
The 15th IOTA (Islands On The Air) Contest will take
place next weekend on July 28-29th.
Rules for the contest are available at:
http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/rules/riota.shtml
The SDI logging program by EI5DI uses custom Island/Prefix
reference files and is recommended for Single-Op entrants
under the rules. SDI runs on any Windows PC and is "FREE"
from: http://www.ei5di.com/sd/sdisetup.exe
AS-120. (UPDATE) Members of the Nicosia Amateur Radio
Club (CARS) will be active as C4MG from Agios Georgios [aka Kakoskaliou]
(MIA MCI-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th).
This coastal island of Cyprus (AS-004) has not been activ-
ated (as far as they know) since the previous expedition of
the CARS there in July 2001, so there should be quite a few
island chasers that are in need of this one. The group
consists of George/5B4KH, Spyros/5B4MF, Paris/5B4XF,
Nestoras/5B4AHZ, Andreas/5B8AP, Cliff/SV1JG and possibly
also Marios/5B4WN and Stavros/5B4AFM. Cliff/SV1JG is participating in
the expedition on behalf of the Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG)
of which he is the Vice President.
The group hopes to land on the island on the morning of Friday, July
27th, and hopes to be on the air early in the afternoon. Operations will
cease shortly after the end
of the IOTA contest on Sunday, July 29th. There will be 2
stations active, one with a linear amplifier. Antennas
include a 5-band Spiderbeam, a TA33Jr tribander and HF2V and R7000 verticals.
Operation will take place with the 5B4NC/P callsign outside the contest
and with the callsign C4MG during the IOTA contest - please update your
contest logging software. The QSL Manager for both callsigns will be George/
5B4KH. QSL via bureau or use the QRZ.com address for direct request.
AS-136. (UPDATE) Dale/BA4TB will be joined by Jiang/BG4TBC,
Dai/BG4TBJ, Mi/BG4TQX and Yun/BG1LKK to be active as homecall/4 from Chongming
Island, July 27-30th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest. They
plan to operate on CW, SSB and RTTY, on 80-6 meters. QSL via their home
callsigns.
EU-008. Operator Jon, M0OVL, will be active as MM0OVL/P
from the Island of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, July 27-29th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters and as an entry in the 2007 IOTA Contest. QSL
via M0OVL (QRZ.com). Visit it his Web page at: http://www.2e0ovl.com
EU-010. Dennis, M0LSB, will be active as MM0LSB/p from
Great Bernera (IOSA OH-12, SCOTIA HI-27), Outer Hebrides, July 27-29th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB, using low power, and will include
the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via his home callsign.
EU-011. Members of the Cray Valley Radio Society team
will once again (5th trip) activate St. Mary's Island in the Isles of
Scilly as G3RCV/P during the IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). In
the past the team has operated on the WARC bands, 2m and 6m prior to and
after the contest using their callsigns as
homecall/P.
EU-025. Operators Mallamo/IT9CQC, Sebastiano/IW9HBY,
Giovanbattista/IT9HCS and Mario/IW9DCM will be active as IR9P from the
Island of Sicily during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th)
as a Multi/? entry. QSL via IW9HMQ.
EU-036. Chris, OE9ICI, will be active as LA/OE9ICI
from Hitra Island for the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). Activity will
be on 80/40/20 meters SSB with only 100 watts. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the bureau.
EU-049. Operators George/SV1QN and Giannis/SV1GYG will
be active as homecall/8 from Samos Island (MIA MG-099, WLOTA LH-4163),
July 26th to August 4th. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on
160-10 meters, and will participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via
their home callsign.
EU-088. Operators Jan/OZ5JR, Klaus/OZ7KDJ and Erik/OZ9V
will be active as homecall/p from Anholt Island (NK-001 for the Danish
Islands Award), July 25-30th. Activity will include
an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th), using the
callsign OZ8MW/p and on 80-10 meters. QSL via their home
callsigns.
EU-105. Operators Jean-Jacques/ON7EQ, Roland/ON5QK
and Sebastien/ ON3EQ will be active as F/OT3T from the Ile-de-Batz (DIFM
MA-018), July 26-29th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th). Outside of the contest they will activate the Ile-de-Batz lighthouse
(DPLF 094, ARLHS FRA-071, WLOTA LH-0680). Activity will be on all bands,
SSB only. QSL via ON7EQ, direct or by the bureau.
EU-122. Operators Allan/GM3OZB, Barry/GM3YEH, Steve/GM4OSS,
John/ GM0DJG and Gordon/MM0BIM will be active as GI3YS from Rathlin Island
(WLOTA LH-0283) during the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via the bureau to MM0DHQ.
EU-123. Operators Colin/G3VCQ, Steve/M1ERS, Trevor/2E0TWS,
Sharon/M3VCQ and possibly others plan to be activate two islands in the
Clyde Islands group between July 26th and August 2nd. They will start
with the Island of Arran (IOSA CL-01,SCOTIA CS-14) using the callsign
GS3RCM. They will also be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th)
using the callsign MM3M. The group also intends to activate the Island
of Pladda (IOSA CL-07, SCOTIA CS-12), if possible. QSL both callsigns
via G3VCQ, direct or by the bureau.
EU-127. Andy, DA0T, will be active as DA0T/p from Neuwerk
Island (N-12 for the German Islands Award, WLOTA LH-2311), July 26-29th.
Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest and will be on all HF bands.
QSL via his home callsign to: Andreas Kuelper, Curslacker Deich 362, D-21039
Hamburg, Germany.
EU-133. A group of Russian operators will participate
in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as RI1AA from Bolshoy Berezovyy
Island (RRA RR-01-02). Before the contest they will be active as UE1CBB.
QSL both stations via UA1AIR, direct or by the bureau.
EU-136. Rafal, SQ5FWR, will be active as 9A/SQ5FWR
from Losinj Island (ACIA IC-116, CIA-25, IOCA CI-048, MIA MC-204) during
the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via home call, direct or by the bureau.
EU-158. A group of OM/YL German operators will active
from Proti Island (MIA MG-092) between July 26-31st. Their activity will
also include the upcoming RSGB IOTA Contest. Look for the OM operators
Olaf/DJ7TO, Uwe/DK3WW, Frank/DK7AO, Michael/DL6MHW, Holger/DL7AU and Holger/DL7IO
to be active as J48IO. They plan to run 2 stations simultaneously from
160-10 meters. Each station has its own generator and antenna setup for
160-10 meters. The YL operators are Katrin/DL1AXL, Andrea/DL3ABL and Birgit/DL7IQ,
and they will be active as J48YL. Activity will also include the RSGB
IOTA Contest on all bands and modes. QSL route for both callsigns is DK7AO.
Bureau QSL cards are preferred. An E-mail bureau request is also OK via:
dl7io-at-qsl.net
EU-170. Caudio, IN3DEI/W1ADX, will be active as 9A/W1ADX
from a few Dalmatian Islands (Dugi Otok, Molat, Pasman, Ugljan) in this
IOTA group from now through August 7th. Activity will be holiday style.
QSL via IN3DEI.
EU-181. Boyan/LZ1BJ and friends will be active as LZ1BJ/P
from Sveti Ivan Island between July 23-26th (weather permitting). QSL
via LZ QSL Bureau.
EU-182. Operators Alexandr/UR5FAV, Oleg/US0ZZ, Slava/UT5ZC,
Boris/UT7UT, Nikolay/UX0FF, Vladislav/ER3DW, Anatoly/ER3DX, Alex/ ER3OO
and Valery/ER3ZZ will be active as homecall/p from the Island of Ankudibov
from July 27-30th. QSL via their home callsigns. Activity will also include
an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th), and the team will sign
EM5F. QSL via UX0FF, by the Bureau or direct to: Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.
Box 320, Izmail, 68609, UKRAINE.
EU-185. Victor, UA6AF, will be active as homecall/p
from Sudzhuk Island (RRA RR-24-02), located in RDA District KR-07 (Centralny,
Novorossisk District), Krasnodarsky Kraj (KR),
July 27-30th. Activity will be on all bands 80-10 meters,
with an emphasis on the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th).
QSL via his home callsign.
NA-044. Juergen, NF6J, will be active as VO2/NF6J from
Battle Island (CISA NF-049, WW Loc. GO22CG), Newfoundland, September 6-13th.
Look for activity around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via DL7RV, direct
or by the bureau.
NA-092. Operators Matt/KM5VI and Bill/N5LYG will be
active from North Padre Island (USI TX-006S), July 27-30th. They will
be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest.
NA-128. Operators Claude/VE2FK and Jean-Pierre/VA2SG
will be active as VE2FK from Ile-aux-Coudres (CISA QC-009), July 27-29th.
Activity will be on 80/40/20 meters CW only and an entry in the RSGB IOTA
Contest. If the propagation and weather is good, they might stay one more
day to operate some RTTY. QSL direct to VA2SG. North America stations:
Send 1 SASE with 1 USD to VA2SG. All others: Send 1 SASE with 2 USDs to
VA2SG. (See info at QRZ.com) More information can be found at:
http://www.qsl.net/va2sg/_sgt/m1m2s3_1.htm
NA-144. Operator Terry, W6WTG, will be using the special
callsign W6I from Anacapa Island (USI CA-002S, WLOTA LH-1300, WW Loc.
DM04HA, Ventura County, California), July 27-29th. Activity will include
the RSGB IOTA Contest. Operations will be battery power using an IC-7000
on 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
NA-160. Members of the Radio Club de Honduras will
activate HQ3C from Chachahuate Island, Cochinos Cays, during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th. The team will consist of Pedro/HR2PAC, Henry/HR2H,
Daniel/HR2DMR and Antonio/HR2DX. The QSL Manager will be HR2RCH. QSL via
the bureau or direct to: DXpedition Cochinos Cays - Chachahuate Island,
PO Box 273, San Pedro Sula, Honduras (w/SAE and IRC).
NA-231. (Operation ABORTED!) Cezar/VE3LYC reports,
"Hi Guys, I am heartbroken to announce that our attempt to activate
East Pen Island had to be aborted. Ken/G3OCA and I have arrived in Ft.
Severn, northern Ontario, based on a long series of telephone and E-mail
communications with the local community here, who at no point in time
provided an indication that this operation should be cancelled.
For the past four days we have been on a roller-coaster, with the local
community going back and forth between being ready to provide assistance
and withdrawing it. On Thursday, July 19th, after intense negotiations,
a team of four experienced guides/ hunters was proposed and gathered by
the local counsel.
Although this increased substantially the cost of our ex-
pedition, we agreed to it, having travelled so far. Late
evening, however, two of the guides dropped out, which left
no opportunity for other sufficiently skilled guides to take
their place. It has to be said that numerous local people
have reported recently an unusual number of polar bears on
the shore for this time of the year - polar bears are
supposed to come to short sometimes after mid-August.
Last August aerial survey of East Pen Island reported 40 polar bears
there. Locals belive that with such an intense recent activity their number
is larger this year. Besides this
danger, colonies of walruses have been reported both on the
shore and on the island, these animals having cubs right now
and therefore being extremely protective - constituting thus
a serious danger in crossing to the island in a small boat.
In view of the above, it was clearly impossible to continue
with our attempt.... 73, Cezar (VE3LYC) and Ken (G3OCA)"
SA-051. Members of the Association of Radioamateurs
of Venezuela are organizing an IOTA DXpedition to Las Aves de Sotavento
Archipelago in August to celebrate 2007 Venezuelan Navy Day. Their activity
will be on CW and SSB on HF and on VHF FM. QSL via DL3AMA.
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