IOTA News from OPDX
25 May, 2015
Island activities:
AS-084. Han, DS2GOO, will be active as DS2GOO/4 from Sangch’uja Island in the Cheju-Do Province between May 27-29th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
It will be a low power, dipoles and vertical antennas operation.
QSL via DS2GOO, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-010. Chris, GM3WOJ, will be active as GM7V from Benbecula Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band/DXpedition/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via N3SL.
EU-092. Dave, GM0LVI, will be active as homecall/p from Tanera Mor
(IOSA SC10, SCOTIA CN32, WAB NB90), Summer Isles, between
July 25-31st. Activity will be on the HF Bands and in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op entry. Dave will be using a KX3, with various GPs and a Buddistick. QSL via GM0LVI, by the Bureau, direct to or LoTW.
EU-120. Ed, GW3SQX, will be active as G7O from Isle of Wight during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/
12-HRS entry. QSL via GW3SQX.
EU-123. A joint operation with the members of the Sheffield & District
Wireless Society, Worksop ARS and the 93 Contest Group will be active as GM5TO from Isle of Arran, on the Seal Shore campsite, Kildonan (WW. Loc. IO75KK) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Outside the contest they will be active as GM2AS (Sheffield DX Group) between July 23-26th. QSL via G3PHO for both callsigns. NO EQSL, NO LOTW and NO CLUBLOG. Operators mentioned are Peter/G3PHO, Mike/G0NEY, David/G8EQD, YL Krystyna/2E0KSH, M6JIJ, Steve/G0EAK, YL Sue/M6XAK, Peter/M0PJO, David/M0GDX, David/M5DWI and John/G4LKD. For more details and updates,
see: http://www.sheffieldwireless.org/2014/12/islands-on-the-air-iota-contest-2015/
EU-128. Jan, DG8HJ, will once again be active as DG8HJ/p from Fehmarn
Island (DID/GIA O-001, WLOTA 0637) between July 18th and August 3rd. Activity will be on the HF bands and in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
EU-144. While Dino Island was suspended, the IOTA committee approved 3 new entries for the same group and one of them, Scoglio
Mantineo (“Mantineo Rock”) will soon be on the air! Members of the Calabria DX Team and ARI Vibo Valentia, cooperating with DxCoffee, will be at Mantineo Rock on May 23, 2015, with a small group of operators (Alex/IK8YFU, Pasquale/IZ8IYX, Domenico/IZ8BAD, Costantino/IZ8EPX, Davide/IZ8ESX and Domenico/IW8RAO). The Callsign will be ID8/IQ8HP and this activity will count for Italian Island Award (IIA K-019) too. QSL via IW8PQ (by the Bureau or direct).
EU-145. Operators Colin/G3VCQ (CT7ACG), Andy/M0GAV and possibly others will activate Culatra Island (DIA AI-01, DIP AL-001) in the
Algarve Province of Portugal during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). They will use the special callsign CR5CW from the the Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-013, DFFA FA-06, DFP FAL06, WLOTA 0144), located in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (WWFF CTFF-007). QSL via CT7ACG.
NA-168. Karl, KD5LCP, will be active as KD5LCP/p from Grand Isle (USI
LA-003S, Jefferson County, LA) between June 27-28th. Activity will be holiday style (fishing trip), so operations will be sporatic on CW transmitting QRP. QSL via his home callsign.
OC-139. Rob, VK4AAC, will once again be active as VK4AAC/5 from Kangaroo Island (WLOTA 0869) between June 1st and August 25th. Activity will be on 40/20 meters SSB. Rob will also try to activate
Flinders Chase National Park (WWFF VKFF-173), Dudley CP (VKFF- 809), Kelly Hill CP (VKFF-810) and Vivonne Bay CP (VKFF-811).
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct (see QRZ.com)
SA-069. Operators Domingo/CE1DY, Erik/CE1OEB, Marco/CE1TBN, Pablo/
CE1UMY and Nicolas/XQ1KZ will be active as XR1T from Santa Maria Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. Activity will be on all bands using CW and SSB. QSL via CE3OP.
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