IOTA News

11 May, 2009

Island activities:

EU-039. Operators Jean-Jacques ON7EQ, Mich ON8DM, Claude ON7TK and Carine ON7LX will be active as F/0T3T from Ile Grande, Chausey Islands (DIFM MA-004, WLOTA 0424) for the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via ON7EQ, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-043. A team of eight Swedish operators will be active as 7S6W from Vinga Island, off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden, between May 14-17th. Activity will be on 80-2 meters using four stations on the air. QSL via SM6WET, direct or by the Bureau, following QSL instructions at: http://www.qrz.com/callsign/7S6W

NA-029. Gregg, VE3ZZ, will be active as VY2Z from Prince Edward Island (CISA PE-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/? entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

OC-268. Fuadi, YB7IM (ex-YFMI), and some friends will be active as YE7M from Payung Payungan Island in the Laut Kecil Islands Group, May 22-24th. The team will depart from Banjarmasin City on May 20th, and head to an empty restricted area in Laut Kecil Islands on Payung Payungan Island between E 115' 48" - E 115'49" and S 4'22" - S 4'23".

There is an old Light-house in the middle of the island, which was built in the colonial era in Indonesia. No lighthouse reference number was provided.
Activity will be on 40/20/17/15/10 meters using CW and SSB. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7023, 14040, 18098, 21040 and 28040
SSB - 7080, 14260, 18150, 21260 and 28360 kHz
The QSL Manager is YB7KNV: PO Box 7, BANJARMASIN 70000, SOUTH KALIMANTAN INDONESIA.
Web site: http://ye7m.blogspot.com/

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