IOTA NEWS:
THASSOS ISLAND (EU-174) -HA0HW Laci informs to the "DX Bulletin XE1BEF" that I had a conversation today with Laci, HA0NAR. He told me: He will again be SX8R from Thassos island ( EU-174, MIA: MG-124, GIOTA: NAS-037, WLOTA: LH-4186, QRA: KN20hs), Greece. The operation will take place on 22-31 July including The IOTA Contest. He will operate on cw and ssb on 80-10 +6 m with 100 watts and monoband antennas. (Inverted Vee for 80m and verticals on Spider pole and fishing roods for other bands). QSL via home call, via HA bureau or direct as QRZ.COM addres shows. 73 de Laci http://www.c3.hu/~ha0khw/ha0hw.html
LIGHTHOUSE - HA0HW Laci informs to the "DX Bulletin XE1BEF" that Pista, HA5GY will be on Balearic Islands EU-004 on 14-20 July as EA6/HA5GY/qrp with a FT-817 and LW, and inverted Vee antennas for 7-10-14 MHz. On 15 July he will operate from the BAL-005 lighthouse, QRA is JM19EN. QSL via home call. 73 de Laci http://www.c3.hu/~ha0khw/ha0hw.html
IOTA - LIGHTHOUSE AZORES - Carlos Nora CT1END informs to the "DX Bulletin XE1BEF" that IOTA and Lighthouse activity from Faial, CU7 Azores - A GPDX expedition - IOTA contest: July 25 – 26, 2009, 12.00 UT – 12.00 UTC - Call: CR2W m/s expedition category, IOTA EU 175 - QTH: Cedros, North coast of Faial - QSL via CT1GFK, bureau OK; via email to cu8at@sapo.pt - Lighthouse operation - Date: July 18 – 24 and July 27 – 31, 2009 - Call: CR2F - Lighthouse: Farol da Ribeirinha WLOTA 1830 - Locator: HM58qo - DIP: AZ-007 - Bands: 6m - 80m. Modes: CW, SSB, RTTY. 50 MHz Operation: We are QRV around 50.113 MHz with CR2W as call. In case of openings SMS reports can be sent to 00351 967200392. Team: CT1EEQ, CT1EGW, CT3FN / HB9CRV, CU8AS, DJ2VO, HB9CQL. Caldeira do Faial Natural Reserve - Date: July 29 and 30, 2009. Call: CR2N – not yet confirmed. DPRN # FF-212 - WFF # CTFF-46. Diploma dos Parques e Reservas Naturais e Paisagens Protegidas - Natural Parks, Reserves and Protected Landscapes Award http://www.wff44.com/en/rules/ Team: CT3FN / HB9CRV, CU8AS, DJ2VO, HB9CQL. QSL via CT1GFK, bureau OK; via email to cu8at@sapo.pt - Online logs will be available on: http://algarvedx.com/logonline/ More information see http://www.to-mk.com/neu/ HB9CRV / CT3FN July 14, 2009.
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 disproportionate 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. "
SARDINIA (EU-024). Operators Rastislav / OM3BH, Jozef / OM3GI, Jozef / OM3NA and Tibor / OM3RM will be active as IS0/OM8A during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op(?? ?)/All-Band/ High-Power/ DXpedition entry. QSL via OM2VL.
SARDINIA ISLAND - RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26, 2009) - op om3rm - callsign IS0/OM8A - Sardinia isl EU-024 - SOAB HP Dxpedition - QSL via OM2VL. Operators:OM3BH, OM3GI, OM3NA, OM3RM. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
SWUADI ISLAND - Would like to inform you that DXpedition team from The Royal Omani Amateur radio Society would be active from Suwadi Island AS-112 during IOTA Contest 2009. The Callsign is A43SI. Thank you, A41MA – Younis. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
ST. LUCIA. Howard, WB6WXE, is now active as J6/WB4WXE until July 20th. He was spotted on 6 meters this past weekend using a 6 element beam and 350 watts and operating from a site which is at 2,000 feet ASL. Howard is expected to be active on other bands when 6m is quiet, especially on 17 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
IRELAND: - IOTA Rathlin Isl EU-122 Sean EI4GK, Pete EI4GZB, Declan EI9HQ, Pete GI4VIV and Joe EI7GY are going back to Rathlin Island again for this year's IOTA contest. They will be based in the East Lighthouse, the same QTH as last year. The call sign for the contest will be GI0MPG. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
DXPEDITIONS NEWS:
SWAZILAND (Ops Needed). Frosty, K5LBU, is once again looking to put together a team of operators to do the CQWW DX SSB Contest in October 2010 from Swaziland. This would be a 10 or 15 day operation with the contest in the middle. It would be possible to do a Multi-2 set up, but he doesn't think they could do a Multi-Multi operation. He would like to hear from anyone that might like to go. He plans to use one callsign for the contest and the rest of the time you can operate with your own 3DA0 callsign. His E-mail address is: frosty1@pdq.net
ITU HQ. Gerald Lander, HB9AJU, reports (edited) "that the callsign 4U1ITU will be put on the air only very seldom in the upcoming future. The restricted activities are the result of a general assembly of the Inter- national Amateur Radio Clubs (IARC) in May. Several reasons led to this decision including increased security levels at the ITU headquarters, a changed recognition of amateur radio in international communication and last but not least, 4U1ITU does not belonging to the most wanted countries list anymore. The IARC decided to focus their activities on special modes or conference delegates and to limit all overnight and weekend activities as much as possible. Finally the new antennas were installed on top of the Varembe building." You can see them at: http://public.fotki.com/sparky73/any/ham_radio/4u1itu-2009-antenna/
MADAGASCAR (IOTA Op). Eric, F6ICX, will be active as 5R8IC from Saint Marie Island (AF-090) between November 17th and December 15th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
OMAN (IOTA Op). Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will be activating Suwadi Island (AS-112) as A43SI during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL only direct to A47RS: P.O. BOX 981, PC 113 Muscat, OMAN.
ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC UPDATED SCORES POSTED. Michel/F6DWQ and Mehdi / F5PFP from the "French Polar Team" announced that the Antarctic and Arctic Challenge scores/results have been posted on the following Web pages:
Antarctic Challenge scores:
http://www.french-polar-team.fr/Antarctic_Challenge_results.php
Arctic Challenge scores:
http://www.french-polar-team.fr/Arctic_Challenge_results.php
Polar Challenge (Ant + Arct ) scores:
http://www.french-polar-team.fr/Polar_Trophy.php
BOLIVIA. Toni, EA5RM, is expected to be working in Bolivia during the month of August. He informs that he expects to be on the air during his spare time as CP1XRM.
PORTUGAL. Operators Jose / CT1EHX, Joao / CT1FNT, Antonio / CT1GFK, Al / CT1GPQ, Miguel / CT1IUA and Rui / CT2IHP will be active as CS28MCF during the 28th International Motard Meeting of Faro between July 13-19th. All operators are members of the Algarve STAR DX Team. Their activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via CT1EHX.
SPECIAL EVENT -SPAIN - Look for special event station EG1SMP to be on the air between July 24th and August 7th, especial during the ham gathering in San Miguel de Pedroso between July 25-26th. Activity is by the UREBU (URE section of Burgos). Reference numbers: Los Restos del Antiguo Monasterio de San Miguel (MVBU-1259) and (DME-09048). QSL via EA2BT, by the Bureau.
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON. Operators Tim/M0TDG and Martin/G3ZAY will be active as FP/homecall from Miquelon (NA-032), September 24-27th. Activity will be on the low bands using CW and SSB, depending on equipment availability (and airline baggage limits). QSL via their home callsigns. ADDED NOTE: Martin will also try to activate McNutt's Island (NA-126) a Canadian island on September 29th.
MAYOTTE. Willi, DJ7RJ, has received the callsign TO7RJ to be used for the period between September 22nd and October 21st, 2009. He will be using the callsign FH/DJ7RJ from October 21st until he leaves the island on October 25th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, possibly 6m, using CW and SSB. QSL via his CBA.
El "RADIOCLUB QUERETARO, A.C." XE1RCQ informa al "DX Boletín XE1BEF" que con esta fecha ha sido autorizado el indicativo de llamada: 4C12SG Que tendrá una vigencia del 20 a 27 de Julio de 2009 para celebrar los 12 años de operación ininterrumpida en la Sierra Gorda Queretana y que con gran liderazgo ha llevado año con año el Lic. Hugo Zamudio XE1YO y su gran equipo de colaboradores. Este año estaremos operando desde el Sótano del Barro, uno de los mas profundos del mundo y que orgullosamente está dentro de nuestro Estado. También como es costumbre se hará la operación desde cada una de las Misiones. El log de esta importante operación será subido a Log of The World de la ARRL. Atentamente Ing. Alejandro Valdez O. XE1EE Presidente XE1RCQ http://www.xe1rcq.info/
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For July 13-19th)
13 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
14 AN ------------ ---
15 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
16 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
17 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
18 AN ------------ ---------
19 AN QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less
SPECIAL ADDED NOTES (by editor KB8NW): CONGRATULATIONS to my good friend, "BIG" Cleveland Indians fan and propagation guru Lee Wical (KH6BZF) and Sandra Merrick on their marriage in January of this year. Your editor (and XYL) attended a special gathering this past weekend where both Lee and Sandy renewed their vows amongst family, friends and their classmates during a "1952 Mentor Class Reunion" on a ranch in Leroy Township, Ohio. Everyone had a great time with plenty of eats and congratulated/ wished Lee and Sandy the best. Your editor has been communicating with Lee for many years via the InterNet, and this was the first time I got to meet him. It was a real pleasure to meet him and his new wife. Lee is an Ohio native and was lucky as a young boy to be picked as a runner-up batboy during the 1948 World Series (which was last time the Cleveland Indians were World Champions). Lee plans to live in Hawaii during the winter and in Ohio on Sandy's ranch during the summer. He is currently active as KH6BZF/8. Also, look for Lee to be active very soon from Manitoulin Island (CISA ON-001), in Ontario, Canada.
UNITED STATES (Special Event). Operators Tom/WY3H and his son Ethan / W3IRS, and also John/K3WWP will operate N3AQC (NAQCC and FISTS Club Sation) as a special event station on August 13th from the USS Requin (Submarine) which is dry docked in the Alleghney River in Pittsburgh, Pa. Their operating times will be roughly between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (+/- a few minutes) EST (1400-1800z) . A special QSL card will be sent to all contacts. Operation will be on 20 and 40 meters only in the CW portion of the bands or course.
MARIANA ISLANDS. Koji, JL3RDC, will be active as NH0DX during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All- Band/High- Band entry. QSL via JL3RDC direct ONLY (no Bureau).
PACIFIC TOUR. Bill, N7OU, informs OPDX that he will be making two stops in the Pacific starting mid-September and during October. His schedule is as follows: September 18-30th - Bill will be making a lightweight, solo DXpedition to Chatham Island, signing ZL7/N7OU. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, CW only, using 100w into a vertical. QSL via N7OU. October 5-30th - Bill will be on Rarotonga Island (OC-013), in the South Cooks, doing volunteer work again and signing E51NOU during his spare time. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, CW only, using 100w into a vertical. QSL via N7OU.
QSL INFO AND NEWS
AT1HQ via VU2PTT and LoTW. Special ARSI callsign for the IARU Contest.
CR5HQ via CT1REP (see QRZ.COM). Bureau cards can be requested at: rep@rep.pt (no need to send a card via bureau!)
LOG AND PICTURES are available from the CR6A activity from the Fuzeta Est Mole Lighthouse: Pictures at: http://algarvedx.com/ Log at: http://algarvedx.com/logonline
DA0HQ via the Bureau.
PA6HQ via PA3CAL. A special PA6HQ Award is available for stations working PA6HQ on six (6) bands, 10/15/20/40/ 80/160 meter, in any mode you want More info at: http://pa6hq. veron.nl
SX0HQ via LoTW or by the Bureau. Activity by the RAAG (Radio Amateur Association of Greece).
TM0HQ via the REF-Union bureau to manager F8CRH.
KL7DX 2008 DXPEDITION DVD AVAILABLE. A DVD on the July 2008 Russian Robinson Club operation to Clevelenad Volcano on Chuginadak Island, is now available at: http://nsiradio1.stores.yahoo.net/kl20dxdvd.html It is on sale now for 19.99 USDs.
PUERTO RICO. Joachim, KP4EE, will be active as KP4KE during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All- Band entry. QSL via OK1DOT.
TZ6EI LOGS. Ed, W0SD, reports that the logs for TZ6EI (six meters only) are online thanks to Chris, DL5NAM. You can link-up to them at: http://www.w0sd.com/mali/mali.htm There were 546 unique six meter contacts made. 22 QSOs with NA. Hestates, "Hopefully we can get the HF logs online in a week or so." The TZ6WI Web page has posted DXpedition statistics, distances, pictures etc... as well as the link to the online logs. QSL via W7XU.
VY0A QSL STATUS. Cezar, VE3LYC, reports that he has mailed all the direct QSL requests for the VY0A NA-186 operation. More information is available on the QRZ.com Web page.
ZW5HQ via PY5CA, direct or by the bureau, please indicate via PY5CA.
SPECIAL EVENT - In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, the special event callsign VE3MOON will be operating from July 14-27th.They will be operating satellites from the Canada Museum of Science and Technology during much of this period, usually between 1400-2000z. They will also be working HF from various locations throughout the duration of the event. Currently, they do not have a set schedule, but they do have multiple radios and operators. Popular satellites among their operators are AO-51, SO-50, VO-52, FO-29, and the ISS. There will be a QSL card for this special call. QSL management is through VE3OIJ.
SPECIAL EVENT - K5E to be active on AO-7 at 1332z, July 16th, and will remain active on the FM and CW/SSB satellites, NO-44 (if operational) and the ISS in packet or voice (if either system is active) through 1650z on July 24th. Those dates and times coincide with the duration of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon which began 40 years ago next Thursday, July 16th. K5E seemed the perfect choice for a special event callsign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "one small step for man .... one giant leap for mankind." K - the 11th letter of the alphabet. 5 - the call district of Houston, location of Apollo 11 Mission Control. E - Eagle, the Apollo 11 lunar module. During the satellite passes, the operator will use the special callsign and will ID as "Kilo 5 Eagle". Glade Schroeter, WA3MVQ, is donating high-quality full-color QSL cards which will be used to confirm all contacts with K5E. Stations wishing to confirm will send their request to Tim, N3TL, with an SASE. The card will be standard QSL size and a picture of the QSL card is expected to be posted on QRZ.com. Work K5E one time to claim a special QSL card. There will be no endorsements of any kind, and only one QSL will be issued per valid amateur callsign.
CORSICA. Laurent, F5MUX, will be active as TK5UX between July 12-26th. QSLs are preferred via eQSL
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON. A team of Brazilian operators will be active as TO2FH between May 19-23rd, 2010. Operators mentioned so far are: Fabio / PY2AAZ / AC2AC, Anderson / PY2TNT, Fred / PY2XB and Alex / PY2WAS. More details are forthcoming.
MAYOTTE. A team of Brazilian operators will be active as TO2FH between September 3-15th, 2010. Operators mentioned so far are: Fabio / PY2AAZ / AC2AC, Anderson / PY2TNT, Fred / PY2XB and Alex / PY2WAS. More details are forthcoming.
VIDEO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB. Andrea, IZ2LSC, informs OPDX that a short video clip regarding the activation of HV5PUL done in June 2009 is available on Web at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuRbBc4GyP0
PARAGUAY (Special Event). Look for special event station ZP15MWC to be on the air July 13-19th. Activity is to celebrate the 15th Mennonite World Conference held in Asuncion, Paraguay. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15, 10 meters SSB during the hours of 1300-2200z. Suggested frequencies are: 7080, 14290, 21350 and 28450 kHz (+/- QRM and conditions permitting). The single station will be operated by: Rudolph/ZP5RL, Ernst/ZP1BD and Helmich/PA0HEL. QSL via PA0HEL.
GRID TRIP - I am planning a trip to Crater Lake, OR leaving from the Williams, AZ Hamfest on Sunday morning July 19. To add a bit of spice to the trip I am planning on driving up the west side of Nevada and into Oregon along grids DN00 --> DN04. I am planning to operate 6m while mobile but when I stop for the night and before I depart in the morning I hope to run WSJT for meteor scatter and weak signal tropo contacts on 6 and 2. I might take a 222 and 432 antenna if I have room. I do not have a set schedule at this point in time but I hope to be in DN00 by Sunday night (19th) and run WSJT Monday morning. Most likely I WILL NOT HAVE INTERNET connections in these grids so operations will be random, although if some of you want to send me your telephone numbers I might be able to contact you if I have cell service. I can also try to coordinate via HF if you suggest some QRG's to monitor. I'm guessing I will be in DN04 by Wednesday and at Crater Lake on Thursday. From there plans are tentative... one thought is to partially retrace the route so that I overnight in the grid(s) I drove through during the day. Another possibility is to return home via central NV and catch DN11 through DM18. Not a true grid expedition but hope to give out some of these grids. Tom NQ7R/C91TK, Casa Grande, AZ 520-421-0483 Cell- 480-241-6076 (rarely on unless expecting calls). (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
CQWW DX Contest, SSB (October 24-25, 2009) - op JL3RDC, callsign NH0DX, class SOAB, CQ zone: 27, Via JL3RDC. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
CONTESTERS - Some good news for the Digi Contesters, from the Ohio Independent Contesters: We are taking a new direction and supporting the RTTY and other digital modes. These count as a seperate band/mode for mulitplier credit and scoring is the same as CW. Look forward to working everyone. Pat N8VW - Ohio Independent Contesters. http://n8vw.radiosport.us/ Get your own blog at http://radiosport.us/ Ohio QSO Party http://www.oqp.us/ Tks Pat, N8VW (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
CASHOTA Activities: July 19th: CASTLE RISING CASHOTA G140 WAB TF62 LOC JO02FT on the 19th july 2009 on all bands . Special event callsign GB0CR, KINGS LYNN ARC. http://www.klarc.org.uk/ (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
COURTENHALL CASHOTA REF G120 WAB SP75 LOC IO92NE Special event callsign GX4KPT/p CASHOTA Club. http://www.cashota.org/ Tks Chris, M0DOL. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
SPECIAL EVENT - Cork-Swansea Ferry Special Event Stations To celebrate the return of the Fastnet Line Cork to Swansea ferry Innisfallen, special event call signs EI2GBW and GB2EI will be QRV from now through re-start of the service in March 2010. Activations will include arrival of the ship at Customs House Quay, Cork in August and proposed /MM operation during trial runs to Swansea. See QRZ.com for further details. Tks Jean-Yves, F8LDX and IRTS. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).
