IOTA News
June 18 2007
EU-060. (Update) Members of the White Tower DX team
will be active from Skyros Island (MIA MG-115, WLOTA LH-2002) between
now and June 22nd. Operators mentioned are: Peter/SV0XAW, Giannis/SV2FPU
(WTDX Team Leader), Babis/SV2HNZ, Christos/ SV2HOB, Nikos/SV2HPP, Giannis/SV2HPY,
Paul/SV2HRT and Dimitris/SV2HSV.
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 and a list of frequenncies, visit the
White Tower DX Team Web page at: http://www.whitetowerdxt.com
EU-102. Operators Albert/UA1PBU and Mike/UA1QV will
be active as UE1RFF/1 from an island in the Pechorskoye Sea Coast Centre
Group, June 21-24th. QSL via UA1RJ, direct or by the bureau. This island
is also in the Nenetskiy State Nature Reserve and counts for RFF-61 for
the Russian Flora Fauna Award; information is available at:
http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rffa_e.htm
EU-138. Bernd, DL8AAV, will be active as SD1B/7 from
Aspo Island between June 18th and July 1st. Activity will be on all HF
bands, but SSB only. QSL via his home callsign.
NA-128. Operators Igor/VE3ZF, Alex/VE3KF and Nick/VE3FJ
will be active as VE2IDX from Orleans Island (QC-007 for the
Canadian Islands Award) hopefully before sunset on June
29th. Activity will be for a couple of days, but their main
goal is to participate in the RAC's 2007 Canada Day Contest
(July 1st). For details on the rules for this contest, go to:
http://www.rac.ca/downloads/2007
CanadaDayContestRulesEnglish.pdf
Activity will be on 80-2 meters, but their main frequencies
are: 14260 kHz (daytime), and 3795 and 7260 kHz (during the night). QSL
direct to VE3ZF: Igor Slakva, 105 La Rose Avenue, Apt. #803, Etobicoke,
Ontario, M9P 1A9 Canada.
NA-140. Operators Steve/NY3A and John/N3DRA will be
active from James Islands (Dorchester County, Maryland) as NY3A during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th).
With this activity they plan to qualify James Island (in the Chesapeake
Bay) for the United States Island Award as reference number USI MD-011.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL via NY3A.
SA-077. Brazilian operators Carl/PU1NEZ, Charles/PU1UZH,
Tony/ PY1AAV, Vieira/PY1LVF, Flavio/PY1NDK, Lima/PY1NEZ and Rick/ PY1VOY
will be active as PY1ERR/p and possibly as homecall/p from Santana Island
(ARLHS BRA-062 and WLOTA-0714), July 12-15th.
Operations will be on the usual DX, LH and IOTA frequencies, 80-10 meters,
CW and SSB. Activity is in conjunction with the Cultural Center of Scout
Movement of Brazil (CCME) in association with the Rio de Janeiro Branch
of Brazilian Boy Scout Association (UEB - PY1ERR) as a Scouting Movement
Centenary celebration event. QSL Manager is PY1NEZ; either direct or by
the Bureau.
Compiled by OPDX
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