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IOTA News
28 September, 2009
Island activities:
AS-120. Members of the Nicosia Amateur Radio Club were expected to
activate Agios Georgios Island on September 26th, as homecall/p.
QSL via their home callsigns (using addresses on QRZ.com).
Operators mentioned were: Andreas/5B8AP, Spyros/5B4MF, Tamer/
5B4AHE, Philip/5B4ZN and Paris/5B4XF. It has been two years
since the island was last activated during the IOTA Contest
in 2007. http://kkioftes.homeip.net/ham/iota2007/
http://kkioftes.homeip.net/ham/as120-2009/pictures/
island_view.jpg
EU-104. Claude, F5MCC, will once again activate some of Corsica's
EU-164. coastal islands as TK/F5MCC between now and October 2nd.
He was heard last week on EU-014, but is expected to activate
Sanguinaires Islands (EU-104, DIFM TK-002, MIA MCO-022, WLOTA
L 0098) soon and also Lavezzi Islands (EU-164, DIFM TK-011,
MIA MCO-007, WLOTA L 0755).
The activation on EU-164 will be
for one day only between 1000-1600z. QSL via his home callsign,
the Bureau is preferred.
NA-110. Rich, K3RWN, will once again activate the Isle of Palms (USI
SC001S, Charleston County, South Carolina) between September
26th and October 2nd. Activity will be mostly SSB/RTTY/PSK31
with a focus on 30 meters for the Digital modes and 40/20 meters
for SSB.
This will be a portable operation using only 100 watts
into a PAC12/Buddipole antenna. While on the beach, Rich will
try some QRP SSB operations using his FT-817 and 5 watts. QSL
via his home callsign (QRZ.com).
OC-070. Hotang, YC0IEM, will be active as YC0IEM/8 from Ambon Island
between October 4-23rd. Bands and modes of activity were not
provided. QSL via IZ8CCW.
OC-142. Ray, K9LUK, will be active from Fraser Island (WLOTA L 2976,
Queensland State, Australia) between October 18-23rd. Callsign
was not provided. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his
home callsign (QRZ.com).
SA-062. With the support of the Island Radio Expedition Foundation
(IREF), the Araucaria DX Group and the ForDX, a group of
operators, will be activating Coroa Vermelha Island between
November 11-16th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW
and SSB.
The team members are Leo/PP1CZ, Andre/PY0FF, Renner/
PY7RP, Jim/PY7XC, Ciro/PY7ZY and Mike/K9AJ.
QSL via K9AJ. For
more details, visit their Web site at: http://www.pw6c.com
Compiled by OPDX
RSGB IOTA website
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