I.C.P.O. Calendar (August 04 - 12, 2005) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 04/08/2005: The Eindhoven Student Radioamateur Club (ESRAC) will be active August 4-16th from Sareiser Joch (WW Loc. JN47tc), Liechtenstein. They will operate as be HB0/PA6TUE (QSL via PI4TUE) and HB0/homecall on 160m-3cm, with an emphasis on the low bands, 6 metres and digital modes (RTTY, PSK31, SSTV, JT6M). [Tnx 425 DX News]
04/08/2005: Sylvester DH4PB, Al LU1DZ, Hector LU6UO and Fernando LW2DX will operate on all bands mainly CW from two rare provinces of Argentina in August. Look for LU/DH4PB/S, LU1DZ/S, LU6UO/S and LW2DX/S August 4-10th from La Roja and for LU/DH4PB/R, LU1DZ/R, LU6UO/R and LW2DX/R August 10-15th from Catamarca. QSL LU1DZ/S and LU1DZ/R via EA3RE, others via home calls. [Tnx 425 DX News] 04/08/2005: SU8IOTA will be active starting Thursday August 4th from Matruh region islands (IOTA AF-099). Most probably we are going to activate Hashafat El Qutt island as it is the nearest of them to the shore. They received their license on a very short notice. The operation will end on August 9th. QSL DIRECT ONLY to: Said Kamel SU1SK, P.O. Box 190, New Ramsis Center, Cairo 11794, Egypt. Further information can be found at: http://www.qrz.com/su8iota/ [SU8IOTA Team] 05/08/2005: Lada, OK1LO will be QRV August 5-15th on 80-10 meters as 9A5LO/p from Pasman Island (IOTA EU-170, CIA-34, CI-085, MIA MC-291). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 05/08/2005: Look for Piero, I1ASU/p, to be active August 5th from the Tower of the Castle of Andonno to Valdieri (DCI reference CN-261, for the Italian Castles Award), Region of Piemonte, Province of Cuneo (CN). Activity will be on 40 meters starting around 14:00 UTC. QSL via home call. [Tnx I1ASU] 05/08/2005: Eugene, RA1QJ, will be active August 5-7th as RA1QJ/3 from the Danilovsky area (RDA reference YR-16, for the Russian Districts Award), the Ljubimsky area (RDA YR-17) and the Pervomajsky area (RDA YR-21), Yaroslavskaya oblast (YR). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 05/08/2005: Mikhail UA1QV, Victor UA1QM, Andrei RV3BR will be active August 5-7th as UE1RDA, UE1RDA/m, and UE1RDA/1 from the following references for the Russian Districts Award: RDA VO-12, VO-21, VO-22, VO-10 and VO-11, Vologodskaya oblast (VO); RDA AR-11, AR-30, AR-14, AR-30, Arkhangelskaya oblast (AR); and RDA VO-10, VO-22, VO-21 and VO-12, Vologodskaya oblast (VO). QSL via UA1RJ, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 05/08/2005: Linda VE9GLF/p and Len VE9MY/p will activate 2-3 new Canadian Islands on August 5th and 7th. August 5th operation will be from Moser Island, Nova Scotia and will not be IOTA. Time will be around 20:30 UTC. On August 7th they have arranged transportation to 1-2 new Canadian islands that will both qualify for IOTA NA-081. Both operations on August 7th will be dependent on weather conditions. They will be using 100 watts with R4 vertical for 20 meters and a dipole for 40. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx VE9MY & VE9GLF] 05/08/2005: Barry, WA5DTK, plans to be QRV August 5th from the Port Isabel lighthouse (ARLHS reference USA-649), Texas. Activity will be intermitent and mostly on SSB on 20 and 15 meters, with 40 meter SSB at 15:00, 19:00, and 21:00 UTC. Barry might operate at similar times on August 6th from either Aransas Pass/Lydia Ann Channel (ARLHS USA-018) or Corpus Christi [Historic] (ARLHS USA-1137). Some CW is also possible on 20 meters around 14.035 MHz, if time permits. QSL via WA5DTK (Barry Brewer, 603 Broken Bow Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681). [Tnx WA5DTK] 06/08/2005: Les, G3VQO, will be active August 6th as F/G3VQO/p from the Moulin de la Victoire (Victory Mill) (DMF reference 59-038, for the French Mills Award). He needs 25 QSOs to confirm. If done Les will activate the Moulin du Nord (North Mill) (DMF 59-039). All bands SSB starting 10:00 UTC until 15:30, with a short try on 80 meters at 11:00 UTC (attention of Belgian and French Hams of the Nord Pas de Calais, further if possible). QSL via G3VQO, bureau RSGB OK. [Tnx F5NQL] 06/08/2005: The F6KJD Amateur Radio Club will be active August 6th from the Cras sur Reyssousse Mill (DMF reference 01-065), Department Ain (01) and Zip code (01-340). QSL via F8CPV. [Tnx F5NQL] 06/08/2005: Look for the special call K3L to be QRV August 6-7th from the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-845), Maryland. Activity will be on 80-15 meter AM phone, on or around the usual ARLHS phone frequencies. QSL via WA3VJB, with SASE / SAE. [Tnx K2JXW] 06/08/2005: Look for the special call K8S to be QRV August 6-7th from the Point Aux Barques Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-615), Michigan. Activity will start at 00:01 UTC August 6th and end at 23:59 UTC August 8th, on or around the usual ARLHS phone and CW frequencies. QSL via K8IKW, with SASE / SAE. [Tnx K2JXW] 06/08/2005: The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be operating as N2OB from "Old Barney", the Barnegat Lighthouse (ARLHS referemce USA-039) on Long Beach Island, NJ, (IOTA NA-111, USI NJ001S) on August 6th from about 1300z until 2100z (rain date August 7th). Most of the operation is planned for 20 and 40 meters SSB and local 2 meters. QSL via N2OB. [Tnx OPDX] 06/08/2005: Members of the Low Country Contest Club, namely: Ed K3IXD, Mel W4MEL, Mac KF4GLE, Butch K4NAU, Vince KI4AOC, Randy K4QO, Ed W4NSC, Steve AA4V, Pete W2GJ, Bob AF4OX, Frank KG4IGC, Mark KG4ORA, Dennis KG4RUL and Tom WA4DAX will activate Sullivans Island (IOTA NA-110, USI SC-004S, Charleston County), South Carolina. The activity will take place August 6-7th, using the call NU4SC, in conjunction with the National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend. They will also activate the Charleston (New) lighthouse (WLH reference K-163, ARLHS USA-825. QSL via K3IXD (QRZ.com). [Tnx K4NAU] 06/08/2005: Operators Gerard KE9I (P40QX), Eric K9GY (P40GY), Mike AJ9C (P40C), Phil N9LAH (P4/N9LAH) and Nancy KB9NSC will be QRV from Aruba August 6-20th. They will be active in the WAE CW Contest (possibly as P40QX in remembrance of Leo N9QX who passed away this year [father of KE9I]). [Tnx OPDX] 06/08/2005: Alex RA0WA and Vlad UA0WG will be active August 6-7th and August 17-18th as RA0WA/8/p and UA0WG/8/p from the Bajandaevsky area (RDA reference UO-02) and the Ehirit-Bulagatsky area (RDA UO-06), Ust'-Ordynsky Autonomous Okrug (UO). QSL via RA0WA, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 06/08/2005: Victor RV6AB and Sergey RX6AY will be active August 6th as homecall/p from the Novopokrovsky area (RDA reference KR-47), Krasnodarsky Kraj (KR). QSL direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 06/08/2005: Hubert, DK9NCX, reports that he will be QRV August 6-20th as either SV5/DK9NCX or J45R from the island of Rhodes (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-028). Look for activity on 160-10 meters, with an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx DK9NCX] 06/08/2005: Hector, EA3EKS, will be active August 6-13th as TF/EA3EKS from from Iceland (IOTA EU-021). QSL direct to home call (Hector Guasch, P.O. Box 729, 43080 Tarragona, Spain). [Tnx 425 DX News] 06/08/2005: Mario TG9ADQ, Francisco TG9ANF, Edgar TG9AXF and Sergio TG9SM will be active August 6-7th (from 18:00 UTC to 18:00 UTC) as TG4P from near the Pacaya volcano, which is in constant eruption. It is located 17.1 miles to the South of Guatemala City and it is 8,373 feet high. They will be operating SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and CW on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 meters, 24 hours simultaneously in all modes. QSL via TG9ANF, direct only. Web site: http://geocities.com/tg9anf/ . [Tnx TG9ANF] 06/08/2005: Look for RZ6APF, RZ6AID and RX6CG to be active August 6-8th as UE6AWF/p from the Temrjuksky area (RDA reference KR-55), Krasnodarsky Kraj (KR). QSL via UE6AWF, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 06/08/2005: Look for Jeff VA3QSL/L activating the Queens Wharf Range Lighthouse (ARLHS reference CAN-542), in Toronto, for the National Lighthouse/Lightship weekend. Activity will be on August 6 only, 40 and 20 meters. QSL to home call direct SASE (Jeff Richardson, 36 Crawley Drive, Bramalea, ON L6T 2S1) or via the bureau. [Tnx VA3QSL] 06/08/2005: Bill, W4WNT, plans to operate from the Oak Island Lighthouse (WLH reference K-112, ARLHS USA-558), North Carolina, on August 6th. Activity will be on 14.268 and 7.268 MHz SSB, around 18:00 UTC and later around 23:59 UTC. QSL direct to home call. [Tnx W4WNT] 07/08/2005: Look for AK8B to be operating from Lodge Island (OH???L), a new Ohio island, on Sunday 7 August 2005 from about 13:00 UTC till 23:00 UTC. This is a weather permitting operation, so watch for additional information. Operators will be Bruce (AK8B), Steve (N8LGP), Cathy (NC8F), Ted (W8TTS), and possibly Scott (KA8S). [Tnx W8TTS] 07/08/2005: Look for Piero I1ASU/p (SSB) and Antoniio I1ZB/p (CW) to be QRV August 7th from the lighthouse Faro di Vado Ligure (WAIL LI-004, ARLHS ITA-017). They will also activate the Forte di Vado Ligure (DCI reference SV-131, Region of Liguria, Province of Savona). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters, starting around 06:00 UTC. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx IK1AWV] 07/08/2005: Special call UE0SAA will be active August 7-16th from the Ol'honsky area (RDA reference IR-35, for the Russian Districts Award), Irkutskaya oblast (IR). QSL via RA0WA, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 07/08/2005: Steve, W3HF, will be active as W3HF/4 from Bogue Banks Island (IOTA NA-112, USI NC-010S, Grid Loc. FM14, Carteret County), North Carolina, from August 7th to 13th. Operation will be QRP on 40 through 15 meters. Equipment will be a vertical and a Yaesu FT-817. Primary mode will be PSK, with some SSB possible. (Steve requests that stations who want SSB operation contact him before the trip via email at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). This operation qualifies for the APE (August PSK Expedition) endorsement from the PODXS 070 Club (http://www.podxs.com/html/070_club.html). There is also a possibility of 6 meter PSK and/or SSB operation, from either Steve or his eleven-year-old son Matthew (KB3JJV). QSL via home call, direct or bureau, or via W3HF/4 on eQSL. [Tnx W3HF] 08/08/2005: Starting August 8th 2005, and for a 2 years assignment, Fred, F5INL will be in Papeete, French Polynesia (IOTA OC-046, DIFO FO-002). His new call sign is FO5INL. It seems that's the first time, a three letters suffix will be issued in FO5 area. He will use a TS50, AT50, Morse paddles and ???antennas. During his stay, a QSY is scheduled to Easter Island (SA-001) and another to New Zealand. More information to follow. [Tnx IK1AWV] 08/08/2005: Look for Dennis (M0LSB) to be active August 8-11th as MM0LSB/p from South Uist (IOTA EU-010, SCOTIA HI-06, IOSA OH-003), Outer Hebrides. Activity will be on, or near, the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via M0LSB. [Tnx GM3VLB] 09/08/2005: Jean Claude, F6HDH, and Francis, F6HKS, plan to be active from several lighthouses of Ouessant, Ile d'Ouessant (IOTA EU-065, DIFM AT-001), and some others from the surrounding EU-065 island group. Look at the clusters; the small islands and lighthouses will be choosen as weather and transport permits. They will be active each morning on August 9 and 10 from 05:00 to 12:00 UTC. Francis will be operating as F6HKS/p on 40, 30 and 20 meter CW, while Jean Claude will be operating as F6HDH/p on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 09/08/2005: Filippo, I4TDK, plans to be QRV August 9-18th as IB0/I4TDK from Isola di Ponza (IOTA EU-045, IIA LT-001, MIA MI-076) on 9-18 August. QSL via bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 09/08/2005: Vincenzo, IZ0FKE, plans to be QRV August 9-13th as OH1/IZ0FKE from the island of Parainen-Pargas (IOTA EU-096). Activity will be on all HF bands, SSB only. QSL via home call. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 09/08/2005: Bruce, KK5DO (http://www.amsatnet.com/p5a.html) reports that Dave, KA2HTV will operate as P5/KA2HTV from North Korea on 9-23 August. Online logs will not be avialable during the operation, as Dave uses paper logs and the data will have to be entered into a computer when he gets back. QSL via KK5DO (Bruce Paige, P.O. Box 310, Alief, TX 77411-0310, USA). "Please limit your contacts to one", Bruce says. "Many hams were not able to work Ed, P5/4L4FN. Please allow those that did not get P5 before a chance to work P5 now. If you are in the P5/4L4FN log, do not send for a QSL card from this operation". [Tnx OPDX] 10/08/2005: E20EHQ, E22BH and others will operate on 40, 20 and 15 metres as E20EHQ/7 August 10-15th from the art camp organized by the Art for All Foundation in Thailand's Petchaburi province. The Art for All project brings together children with and without disabilities through integrated programmes of visual, performing, and literary arts. QSL via E20EHQ. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/08/2005: Look for Vladimir (RV1CC/0), Serge (UA1ANA/0), Yuri (RA0FU/p) and Elen (RV3ACA/0) to be active August 10-18th from Shikotan Island (AS-062, RR-15-06). QSL via home calls. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/08/2005: Sylvester LU/DH4PB/R, Al LU1DZ/R, Hector LU6UO/R and Fernando LW2DX/R will be QRV August 10-15th on all bands, mainly CW, from Catamarca, Argentina. QSL LU1DZ/S and LU1DZ/R via EA3RE, others via home calls. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/08/2005: Last "unopened" IOTA New One in Russia is going to be activated August 10-17, 2005!!! Team of operators: Roman RV3MA, Alex RW3DTP, Sergey RW6HJV, Eugene RZ3EC, Valery RZ6AU and Leonid UA6CW will operate as R0K either from Shalaurova Island or from some satellites (because of high radiation on the main island!). Now, that is the matter of discussion with IOTA committee. There is a lighthouse located on the island also. Later on, the team plans to operate from Ayon Island (AS-038) group (from Bolshoy and Malyj Routan Islands, where lighthouses are located valid for WLH, RLHA, ARLHS and WLOTA award programs). Further details can be found at http://www.r0k.ru/ . QSL via RZ3EC (automatically via bureau) [Tnx RRA/WRC Bulletin] 10/08/2005: Tony, IK8VRH, plans to be active August 10-11th as SV/IK8VRH from Schiza Island (IOTA EU-158, MIA MG-103). Activity will be on on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, RTTY and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/08/2005: Peri, HB9IQB, plans to be QRV August 10-23rd as SV5/HB9IQB from Rodos [aka Rhodes] Island (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-028). Activity will mainly be on the WARC bands, CW and PSK-31. He will also be active as J45PM during the WAE DX CW contest (August 13-14th). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx HB9IQB] 12/08/2005: Special station IY6GM will be active August 12-14th from Monte Cappuccini (WAIL MA-003, ARLHS ITA-104). Operation will be on 40-10 meter CW and SSB. The activity will celebrate the 101st anniversary of the experiments carried out by Guglielmo Marconi from that place. QSL via IZ6CRK, direct (c/o Sezione ARI di Ancona, P.O. Box 122, 60100 Ancona - AN,Italy) or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 12/08/2005: SV IOTA SUMMER TOUR - Look for J48RH/p to be QRV August 12-14th from Spetses Island (IOTA EU-075, MIA MG-116) and lighthouse (WLH SV-086, ARLHS GRE-063). Activity will be on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IK8VRH (QRZ.com) [Tnx JI6KRV] 12/08/2005: Look for Dennis (M0LSB) to be active August 12-15th as MM0LSB/p from Eriskay (IOTA EU-010, SCOTIA HI-05, IOSA OH-009), Outer Hebrides. Activity will be on, or near, the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via M0LSB. [Tnx GM3VLB] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 13/08/2005: Look for Phil, AD5X/p, to be QRV August 13-16th from Mustang Island (IOTA NA-092, USI TX-011S, Nueces County), Texas. His primary activity will be on 40, 30 and 20 meter CW, with some SSB on 17 meters. QSL via home call, direct of via bureau. [Tnx AD5X] 13/08/2005: Vincenzo, IZ0FKE, will be QRV August 13-20th as OH0/IZ0FKE from Aland Island (IOTA EU-002). Vincenzo is on his Microlite Baltic Tour 2005 HF-6m SSB. QSL via IZ0FMA (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 15/08/2005: Look for Giannis SV5FRI to be QRV August 15-24th from Symi Island (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-030), Dodecanese. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters. QSL via QRZ.com. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 15/08/2005: Andy, IK7YTT, plans to be QRV August 15-20th as SV/IK7YTT from Mykonos Island (IOTA EU-067, MIA MG-074). Look for activity on 40-10 meter SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IK7YTT] 21/08/2005: Mark, KR1PTO, plans to be QRV August 21st from East Brother Island (USI CA-069S, NOT IOTA, Contra Costa County), California. Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 10 and 6 meters. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx USI] 22/08/2005: Look for Gerhard, DL2AZ, to be active August 22-30th as 3D2FG from the island of Nanuya (IOTA OC-156). This will be a holiday style operation with an FT-897 and G5RV. QSL via DL2AZ, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx DG7FEQ] 25/08/2005: Dino, IZ4AKV, plans to be active as 5R8HS from Nosy Be Island (IOTA AF-057) between August 25th and September 8th. Look for activity on all HF bands. QSL via IZ4AKV (QRZ.com) [Tnx IZ4AKV] 28/08/2005: Russell, G5XW, plans to be QRV August 28th to September 4th as F/G5XW/p from the Pays de la Loire Region group (IOTA EU-064). Activity will be on HF phone only, including some lighthouses from Department 85. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G5XW] 01/09/2005: Phil, WA2ART/1, will be on the air from Johnson Island belonging to The Thimbles (IOTA NA-136, USI CT-New!), Connecticut, mostly at the weekends throughout September. He will work with QRP power since there is no power supply. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx DXNL] 04/09/2005: Look for Michael, DK5NA, to be active September 4-23rd as OZ/DK5NA/p from Roemoe Island (IOTA EU-125, DIA NS-001 for the Danish Islands award). Activity will be mostly on the lower bands, CW, RTTY and Hell. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 17/09/2005: Jerry, K1SO, reports that the 2nd Annual Christmas Tree Island (USI VA-029L, Franklin County) event sponsored by the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club from Roanoke, Virginia, will be held September 17, 2005, between 13:00 and 23:59 UTC. Activity will be on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters, using the club call W4CA. QSL via QRZ.com. [Tnx USI] ===================================================== QSL INFO - Effective August 1, 2005, Laurent W0MM is the QSL manager for OH0Z. QSL ok direct or via bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW later in the year. QSL cards are being designed and should be ready within a month. [Tnx W0MM] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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