IOTA News

13 July, 2009

Island activities:

AF-004. Operators Federico/EA8DN, Maria/EA8BJJ, Rosa/EC3AJW and Ricardo/EA4YK will be active as AO8Y from the Island of La Palma (DIE S-012, WLOTA L 1648) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via EA4YK, direct or by the Bureau.
Visit their Web site at: http://www.madrono.net

AS-040. Operators JA6VDB and JE6AQP will be active as homecall/6 from Nozaki Island, Ojika Island and Goto Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, between August 8-12th. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

AS-107. Members of the HSDXA (Thailand DX Association) will activate Si Chang Island as HS0AC/p during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) between 1100z, July 25th and 1100z, July 26th. QSL via HS0ZFZ. Operators mentioned are: Cy/HS0GBI, Winit/HS1CKC, Son/HS6NDK, Choon/E20HHK, Supote/E20NTS, Manfred/HS0ZEU, Swen/HS0ZFZ, Nathan/HS0ZHG, Mike/HS0ZHS, Paul/HS0ZIN, Juthathip/
HS3SAD, Supaporn/HS7ZVC, and possibly others.

AS-185. VERY RARE (#2).. A group of operators will be active as 3W6C from Con Co Island, Vietnam, between April 10-18th, 2010. Operators mentioned as of today: Team Leader Hans-Peter/HB9BXE, Jan/DJ8NK, Hansruedi/HB9BHW, Rene/HB9BQI, Christine/HB9BQW, Hansjurg/HB9DKZ, Paul/HB9DST/AA1MI, Friedhelm/HB9JBI, Matthias/
HB9JCI, Peter/HB9PJT, Rolf/HB9TVR, Casimir/HB9WBU, Eddy/XV1X and Michal/XV9DX. The team is looking for sponsors. Complete details are available at: http://www.3w6c.qrv.ch

EU-008. William, GM4UBJ, will be active as homecall/p from the Isle of Skye (IOSA NH07, SCOTIA CN14, WLOTA 1626) between July 19-31st. His activity will be holiday style, but he plans to participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, e-QSL and LoTW.

EU-016. Gert, OE3ZK, will be active as 9A/OE3ZK from the Island of Korcula (ACIA IC-767, CIA-19, IOCA CI-041, MIA MC-163, WLOTA 1315), July 21-30th. Activity will be on all bands using SSB, CW and RTTY. Check the IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-024. Giacomo "Jack", IZ3DBA, will be active from Sardinia (IIA SD-001, MIA MIS-035, WLOTA 1608), August
1-10th. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-028. Members of the "IA5K team" will be active from Elba Island (IIA LI-020, MIA MI-022, WLOTA 0609) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Operators mentioned are: Max/IZ5BTC, Stefano/IZ5MMN/KI6RVQ, Gabriele/IZ5FDD/KI6RVR and possibly other SWLs. QSL Manager is IZ5BTC.

EU-028. Paolo, IK2MLS, will be active from the Elba Island (IIA LI-001, MIA MI-022, WLOTA 0609), August 3-10th. Activity will be holiday style on all HF bands, plus VHF operation. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-032. Ed, GW3SQX, will be active using the special callsign TM7O from the Island of Oleron (DIFM AT-025, WLOTA 1369), July 25-27th. Activity will include an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) with operations on all HF bands, mostly CW. QSL direct to GW3SQX.

EU-036. Chris, OE9ICI, will be active as LA/OE9ICI from Kvenvaer, Hitra Island (WW Loc. JP43EM) between July 19th and August 1st. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau (No eQSL!).

EU-041. Giacomo "Jack", IZ3DBA, will be active as IM0/IZ3DBA from Maddalena Island (IIA OT-008, MIA MIS-013) between July 28th and August 1st. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Visit his Web site at: http://www.iz3dba.it

EU-055. Operators Henk/PA3FMC and Ruud/PE1BTV and Hans/PH0V will be active as LA/homecall from Utvaer island (WLOTA 2373, WW Loc. JP21GA), August 10-18th. Look for LA/PE1BTV and LA/PH0V to be active on VHF-MS from JP21GA and LA/PA3FMC on HF. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-067. Nick, SV1CEI, will be active as homecall/8 from Kea Island in the Kyklades (Cyclades) IOTA group until August 25th. QSL via his homecall, direct or by the bureau.

EU-077. Luis, EA1NT, will be active as AO1I from the Island of Lobeira Grande (DIE O-133, WLOTA L 4092), July 24-26th. Activity will include an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Operations will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Visit his Web site at:
http://www.urlc.net/Lobeira2009.html

EU-088. Operators Ole/OZ2TF, Klaus/OZ7KDJ and Erik/OZ9V will be active as OZ8MW/p from Anholt Island (DIA NK-001) between July 22-27th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters before the IOTA Contest. They will be in the IOTA Contest. Also, look for activity on 6 meters using a FT-920, 5 element beam at 15 meters. QSL via OZ8MW, direct or bureau.

EU-120. Members of the Medway Reynet and operators Chris/M0DOL, Morris/ M0MAO and Gary/M0NNH will activate special event station GB100SS from Isle of Sheppey (WAB TR15, LOC. JO01kj) on all bands between July 25-27th. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary on the fly machines in that country. Read about the details at: http://www.qrz.com/db/GB100SS

EU-125. Axel, DL7VEA, will be active as OZ7VEA from Romo Island [aka Roemoe] (DIA NS-001), August 2-21st. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-157. Stephane, F8CFE, will be active as homecall/p from the Ile Agot (DIFM MA-009) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). No bands/modes of activity or entry category was provided. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-170. A Hungarian group will take part in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) again this year. Activity will be from Pasman Island (IOCA-085, JN73QW), Croatia, between July 20-29th.
Before and after the contest you can find them on all HF
bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. The operators mentioned are: Laci/HA6NL, Zsolt/HA6PS, Al/HA7JJS and Laci/HA7PL. All operators will sign 9A/homecall except Laci/HA6NL; he will sign 9A6NL. QSL via HA Bureau or direct by the operators home addresses on QRZ.com. For direct requests, please enclose SAE and 1 (valid, new) IRC or 2 USDs. Without this, the QSL will go via the bureau.

EU-174. Gabi, HA1YA, will be active as J48YA from Thasos [aka Thassos] Island (GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124, WLOTA 4186, WW Loc. KN20HS) between August 25th and September 8th. Activity will be on the HF bands, 4m, 6m and 2m. QSL via his home callsign.

NA-067. Operators Frances/AJ4JQ and Jonathan/KJ4IZB hope to be active as AJ4JQ from Hatteras [aka Pea] Island (USI NC-005S, WLOTA 3913) between July 12-18th. Frances reports "This is just a vacation, so I can not guarantee that I or my Dad, KJ4IZB, will be on the air from any particular place at any particular time, but I know we will visit Hatteras and Roanoke islands, so I will try to bring the gear along. QSL via home call (QRZ.com).

NA-067. Members of the North Carolina Contesters Club (NR3X) will be active as N4A from Core Banks (USI NC-033S, WLOTA 0596, Pamlico County, North Carolina), July 22-27th. Activity will include an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Operators mentioned are: Nate/N4YDU, Keith/W4KAZ, Barry/K4CZ, Dan/N3ND and Jack/W0UCE. They will use 100 watts into wire antennas and expect to be on or near the usual island/IOTA frequencies. QSL direct to N4YDU (QRZ.com).

NA-137. Members of the Long Island DX Society (N1LI) will be active from Long Island (USI ME-083S, Cumberland County, Maine) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via K1DG: Doug Grant, PO Box 301, Long Island, ME 04050 USA (SASE would be appreciated).

NA-139. Stan, N2US, will be active as homecall/p from Assateague Island (USI VA-024S, Accomack County, Virginia), and the lighthouse (ARLHS USA-021, WLOTA 4206) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/12 Hour/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com).

NA-143. Bill, N5LYG, will be active from Galveston Island (USI TX-001S, Galveston County, Texas) during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com). Visit his Web site at:
http://www.n5lyg.org

NA-230. Cezar, VE3LYC, will attempt his most difficult operation to date: activating for the first time the Ottawa Islands (IOTA NA-230) group in Hudson Bay. Name of the specific island and exact dates are not available at this time, but they will be announced a few days in advance of the operation. Cezar seeks to be on the air for 3 full days during the period July 25th to August 10th using the callsign VY0O.

Ottawa Islands are 12-14 hours away from shore and transportation requires a large boat. This is not a leisure trip. Traditionally, unstable weather patterns, unknown local landing conditions, high seas, the presence of ice chunks in the Bay, potential presence of polar bears (since islands are cooled by cold winds in summer), and other logistical aspects make this trip extremely challenging.

Cezar will work towards a successful attempt but wants to convey to the island chasers that this operation may be aborted as safety comes first. At this time Cezar seeks group and individual donors who understand and appreciate the difficult and expensive task ahead and are willing to be part of this effort. All those who will contribute financially will be acknowledged. He mentions that past support from EU stations has been dis-proportionate with their QSO demand (45% of QSOs but only 25% support for VY0A), but hopes that this situation will improve.
Direct and bureau QSL instructions will be announced in due course. He requests, "I am desperately trying to find support for this operation. Any help will be so much appreciated."

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