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25 July , 2008

Island activities:

AS-105. Operators DS2AGH, HL1IWD, HL1XP, WX8C and AC4RK will be active as 6M0HZ/2 from Kangwha Island, Korea, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via HL1IWD.

EU-006. Members of the EJ0GI Contest Team will be participating in the 2008 RSGB IOTA Contest from Inis Oirr (one of the Aran Islands). QSL via EI2SDR (South Dublin Radio Club). The team is comprised of members from South Dublin Radio Club (SDR) and the City of Belfast Radio Amateurs Society (COBRAS - GI2BX), several of whom are ISWL members (GI0RTN, GI0PCU, GI3MMF and GI8SKN). ISWL Members please note that each ISWL member operating this callsign will count for Monitor award points. Look for activity before and after the contest on 80-6 meters, CW and SSB.

EU-006. David, EJ3GKB, will be active as EJ3GKB/p from Inisheer Island (WLOTA LH-2314) during the IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). Look for activity before and after the contest on 80-6 meters. QSL via EJ3GKB.

EU-029. Bert, DK2BR, will be active as OZ/DK2BR from Mon Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign DK2BR.

EU-052. Gerard, F2VX, is active as SV8/F2VX from Cephalonie until August 3rd. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-084. John, G3LAS, will be active as SM/G3LAS from Fogdo Island, July 24-29th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via his home callsign.

EU-084. Claes, SM0MPV, will be active as SK0HS/0 from Blido Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band/Lower-Power entry. QSL via the Bureau or LoTW.

EU-091. (UPDATE) Members of the Strange Radio Team will be active from Sant'Andrea Island (WAIL PU023, ARLHS ITA084, WLOTA LH0075, IIA LE001 and WWLOC JN80XB) as IQ8OM/7 (Headquarter's callsign) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). Operators mentioned are: IZ0BTV, IZ7AUH, IZ7CDB, IZ7LDC, IZ8GGF, IK8WEJ, IZ8EQF and
IW8EQS. QSL via IZ8EDJ.

EU-091. Members of the Salento DX Team from the ARI Lecce, the Mediterraneo DX Club (MDXC) (Alfredo/IK7JWX, Enzo/I7PXV, Gilberto/ IK7LMX, GianCarlo/IK7QMJ and Michele/IK7FPX) and the ARI of Castellamare di Stabia (Leopoldo/I8LWL, Titti/IK8GQY, Ciro/ IZ8LFK and Michele/IZ8GNW) will be active as I8LWL/7 from the Island of Grande (IIA LE-02) during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 26-27th). QSL via the home callsign or by the ARI Bureau.

EU-099. Operators Charles/M0OXO and Nigel/M0NJW will once again be active together, this time from Les Minquiers Islands as GB8LMI between July 23-29th. They will be operating from Maitrese Island (the largest island in Les Minquiers group). During the RSGB IOTA Contest, they will be using the callsign MJ0X. QSL via M3ZYZ. Visit their Web page at: http://www.gb8lmi.co.uk/

EU-138. Operators Freddy/SM7WDG and Richard/SM7OHB will be active as SK7OA from Tjurko Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via the Bureau.

EU-147. Operators Elena/RA3ACC and Pavel/UA3AUG will be active as RK3AZY/1 from Pezhostrov Island, July 24-31st. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th).

EU-149. Operators Tonu/ES2DW, Toivo/ES2RR, Tonno/ES5TV, Mart/ES3BM, Tiit/ES4BG, Juri/ES5JR, Juhan/ES5QX, Viljar/ES3VL, ES7GM, Juri/ES5GP, Juha/OH1JT will be active as ES2Q from Keri Island, Estonia, in the Finnish Gulf, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Multi-Op/Expedition entry. QSL via ES5JR. For more info checkout: http://www.es2q.com

EU-165. Operators Miro/IS0UNG, Piergiorgio/IS0SDX, Marco/IS0UWX, Ugo/IS0XUM, Gianni/IS0IGV, Simone/IS0HFE, Giovanni/IS0PGF, Simone/IS0AFM, Gianni/IS0XDA, Giuseppe/IS0MKX, Marco/IS0KEB
and Marco/IS0ZOD will be active as IM0S from Asinara (IIA
SS-061) between July 24-27th. QSL Manager is IS0UWX. QSL via the Bureau or direct to: Marco Murtas, Via Bandello, 19,
09131 CAGLIARI, Sardinia Island - ITALY.

EU-179. A joint team of Ukrainian and Moldavian operators will be active from the Berezan Island in the Black Sea, July 24-29th. Activity will be on the HF bands (80-10m) using CW and SSB, plus a possibility of 6 meters. Operators mentioned are: UR5FEL, UT4FJ, UT0FT, UT0NT, US0ZZ, UT4ZG, ER3AI, ER3DW, ER3DX, ER3GS, ER3OO, ER3ZZ and ER1DA. In the RSGB IOTA Contest, look for the callsign UW2F or UW2F/p to be used. QSL via UT0FT, direct or by the bureau. Activity before and after the contest, the operators will sign homecall/p.

NA-026. Andrei, EW1AR, will be active as NP3D/W2 from Long Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as Single-Op/ Mixed/Low-Power entry. QSL via W3HNK, LoTW or direct.

NA-029. Operator Ken/K6LA will operate from Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada using the VY2TT superstation (Grid Square FN76vs, CISA PE-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Mixed entry. QSL via K6LA.

NA-137. Several members of the Long Island DX Society will be active as N1LI from Long Island, Maine, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via N1LI (see QRZ.com).

NA-229. Operators Bruce/KD6WW and Mike/K9AJ have changed plans for the activation of Hearn Island due to landing problems on that island. They now plan to activate Diana Island as KD6WW/VY0 and K9AJ/VY0 instead. Diana Island will also count for NA-229 (New!), Hudson Bay Quebec Coast NE group, and CISA NT-(New!) for the Canadian Islands Award. Dates remain the same - between
July 25th and 28th, RSGB IOTA Contest included. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

SA-016. Xavier, PY7ZY, will try to be active as PY7ZY/PR8 from S. Luis Island between July 25-30th. This is not a DXpedition, but he will try to find a local available station to be active for a few hours. He likes to operate CW. QSL via his home callsign.

SA-080. Cris, PY7GK, will be active as ZW6GK from Tinhare Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via PY7GK (See QRZ.com) - ONLY direct.

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