I.C.P.O. Bulletin (Nov 20 - Dec 9, 2003) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O. Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 20/11/2003: Ann, WA1S, will be active from Grenada (NA-024) as J38AA (expected license renewal) in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. Ann reports that she will arrive late November 20th and stay until December 1st. Activity outside of the contest will be on 160-10 meters but will primarily concentrate on the WARC bands. The mode will mainly be CW, but she will do some SSB. QSL via her home callsign WA1S. [Tnx OPDX]
20/11/2003: Peter, PA3CNX, will be on holiday from here the Netherlands Antillies between November 20th and December 15th and is expected to be active as PJ4/PA3CNX from Bonaire (SA-006). Activity will be on the HF bands. His preferred frequencies are: 3790, 7070, 14210 (14328 for Dutch skeds), 28440, 29580 (FM) and 6 meters, if open, he will be on 50110 kHz. QSL via the bureau to PA3CNX or direct via the callbook address (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX] 20/11/2003: Andrew, VE8AE/VY0, is QRV for the next 2 weeks from Baffin Island (IOTA NA-048, CIsA NT-001 for the Canadian Islands Award, CQ Zone 2). QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx VE3TPZ] 21/11/2003: Yoshiro, N1VF, plans to be signing N1VF/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) between November 21st and 24th. No details on bands/modes of activity were provided. QSL via Yoshiro Nishimura, c/o David Manela, 2248 Mountain Ridge Rd., Chula Vista CA 91914 USA. [Tnx OPDX] 21/11/2003: Oleg, UA1PBA, reports that he is currently in St. Petersburg preparing for the upcoming Antarctic summer season as R1ANF. He will leave for Saam Bellingshausen Base (WABA UA-004) located on King George Island, South Shetland Islands (IOTA AN-010) the middle of November by plane. Arrival is planned sometime between November 21st and 24th. Oleg will again be chief of the station during this season. However, it can not be ruled out that he will stay there longer (maybe a year and a half) due to all the work which has to be done. The R1ANF team this season will consist of the following operators: Slava UA1PAI, Aleksei UA1PAW (you know him from last season) and Oleg UA1PBA. If work allows they will be active also from other locations. However, detailed plans but are not made at this time. [Tnx DL5EBE] 21/11/2003: Steve, G0UIH, reports he will be active again as VK2IAY/4 between November 21st and December 21st. Exact itinery is yet to be finalised, but the following activations are in the initial stages of planning: Hook Island (OC-160) around 1 December for 7 days, Dunk Island (OC-171) around 9 December for 5 days and Moreton Island (OC-137) around 15 December for 4/5 days. Further information is expected in due course. QSL via G0UIH either direct or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 21/11/2003: Jim, N6TJ, will be QRV as ZD8Z from Ascension Island (AF-003) between November 21st and December 2nd, including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via VE3HO direct. [Tnx 425DXN] 22/11/2003: F6HIA will activate Moulin Belle Ecluse (DMF reference 88001, for the French Mills Award) November 22, 2003. The mill is located in the Commune de Frebecourt (reference 88300), Canton de Coussey (DDCF reference 8809). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5PEZ] 22/11/2003: Look for IZ7FMQ/p to be QRV November 22, 2003 from one, or two, DCI reference(s) for the Italian Castles Award. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meter SSB. The activated castle(s) will be located in the Region of Puglia, Province of Taranto (TA). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IZ7FMQ] 22/11/2003: Cal, WF5W, and Paul, W5PF, will arrive on Yap Island (OC-012) on November 22nd. They will operate as V63WC and V63PF, respectively, until November 29th. They will use 100 watt radios, wire dipoles for 30 and 40 meters and a 2 element SteppIR yagi for 20-6 meters. Operation will be CW and SSB with no digital modes planned at this time. Some limited operation in the CQWW CW Contest may be possible. QSL via W5PF. [Tnx OPDX] 22/11/2003: Len, VE9MY, and Linda (VE9GLF) will again be QRV from Newfoundland (IOTA NA-027, CIsA NF-001 for the Canadian Islands Award) between November 22nd and December 1st. They are looking at some new islands for both weekends, November 22-23rd & 29-30th, but do not have any details at this time. They may or may not be able to get you any advanced notice depending on their access to the intrenet. Several islands will probably be IOTA NA-027 and others may only be for CIsA. Look for them on the usual IOTA/Island frequencies and also DX spots. [Tnx VE3TPZ] 23/11/2003: Operators DL1EFD, DL1QW, DL1YD, DJ6QT, I2VXJ, IK2QEI, SM2EKM and W8LU will be active from the Madeira Islands (AF-014) as CT9L in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via DJ6QT. Before and after the contest, operators will use CT3/home call. QSL via their home callsign. [Tnx OPDX] 23/11/2003: Members of the Western Wireless CC will be active from Eastern Kiribati (OC-024) between November 23rd and December 7th and participate in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30) as a Multi/2 entry. Operators will be Barry/N0KV (T32KV), Bill/K0MP (T32MP), Valeriy/N2WW, Gregory/W0ZA, Paul/NO0T and Tim/N0ZM. All T32 callsigns have not been received yet. They will be active on 160-10 meters including the WARC bands. Modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK-31. QSLs will be via operators' home callsigns. [Tnx OPDX] 24/11/2003: A team of eight French military operators will be active from Europa Island (AF-009, WW Loc. LG07EQ) between November 24th and December 15th. They will use a French navy ship to get to Europa and also return. On the return trip they will head to Reunion Island. The callsigns they requested are TO4E for the main operation and TO4WW for the CQWW CW Contest. They plan to have 3 stations on the air. Donations can be sent via F5OGL. QSL cards will be handled by F5OGL and may be sent via the bureau or direct to Didier Senmartin, P.O. Box 7, 53320 Loiron, France. (Last Update). Dany, F5CW, reports that the operation is still a go, and on November 3rd, he shipped 250 Kg of equipments from Roissy CDG Airport to St. Denis, Reunion Island. The Europa team will leave Paris late November 15th and arrive in St. Denis, Reunion, at about 1030 AM (local time) on the 16th. The Europa team consists of: Dany/F5CW (CW), Eric/F5JKK (6 meters), Jean-Louis/F5NHJ (digimodes, 6 meters, SSB), Freddy/F5IRO (SSB) and Pascal/F5PTM (CW). ADDED NOTE TO CONTESTERS: Please keep in mind to add in your CTY file that TO4WW and TO4E are for FR/E or FR/J (Europa/Juan de Nova). [Tnx OPDX] 24/11/2003: Larry/N2WW (T32WW, QSL via N0KV), Bill/K0MP (T32MP, QSL via N0KV), Barry/N0KV (T32KV, QSL via home call), Greg/W0ZA (T32ZA, QSL via home call), Tim/N0ZM (T32ZM, QSL via home call), Paul/NO0T (T32N, QSL via home call), Cheryl/N0WBV (T32YL, QSL via KT0F) and John/KT0F (T32TF, QSL via home call) will be active on all bands from Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, East Kiribati (OC-024) from 24 November through 8 December, including a Multi-Two entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as T32WW. [Tnx 425DXN] 25/11/2003: Fred, G4BWP, ex XT2WP, will be active from Niger, as 5U7WP, on HF bands and mainly on CW, for some days before and after the CQ WW DX-CW contest. During the contest, Fred will sign 5U7A or 5U5A (the call sign has not yet been provided). QSL via G4BWP, direct or via bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 25/11/2003: Ken, W8LU, will be QRV from Santana on Madeira Island (IOTA-AF014) as CT3/W8LU from November 25th to December 2nd. Activity will be on all bands on CW only. QSL both operations via his home callsiign. [Tnx OPDX] 25/11/2003: Boris, T93Y, will be active as FM/T93Y from FM5BH's QTH on Martinique Island (IOTA NA-107), November 25th through December 2nd. His main goal is to participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY before and after the contest. Watch the WARC bands and the usual RTTY frequencies. QSL via T93Y: Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, Sarajevo BA-71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina, or T9 QSL Bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 25/11/2003: David KY1V, Kyle WA4PGM, Juha OH9MM and Kari OH3RB will be active from La Villa Rose in Whitby on North Caicos Island (NA-002) between November 25 through December 2, 2003. They will be operating in the CQWW-CW contest (November 29-30) as VP5X. The remainder of the week they will be operating all bands and all modes as VP5/homecall. More info as it becomes available. [Tnx VP5X team] 26/11/2003: The Atacama Desert Dx group operators XQ1IDM, XQ4ZW, CE1URH, CE1RQB,CE1VBH, CE1FLS, CA2WUI, CD0906 and CE6TBN will be on the air as 3G2D from Damas island (IOTA SA-086, DICE ICE-201, WW Loc. FG40fs) and Lighthouse (WLHA LH 0029) between November 26th and 28th. They will be on the air from 160 through 6 meter CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. They plan to operate 3 stations 24 hours a day. QSL manager is CA2WUI (P.O. Box 1037, La Serena, Chile). [Tnx CE6TBN] 26/11/2003: Jose, ON4LAC, will be QRV as FR5/ON4LAC from Reunion Island (AF-016) November 26th and December 15th. He plans to be QRV on SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 26/11/2003: Ken, K6TA, and xyl Kay, K6KO, will be in Aruba (SA-036) November 26th to December 17th active as P40K and P40TA. They also plan to be active in the following contests: CQ WW DX CW (November 29-30th) as a Single Op/All Band/ High Power entry as P40TA; ARRL 160 Meter (December 5-7th) as a Single Op/High Power entry as P40TA; and the ARRL 10 Meter (December 13-14th) as a M/S entry as P40K. While on Aruba, they plan to visit some of the lighthouses on the island. Look for some activity from California (Hudishibana) Lighthouse (ARLHS reference ARU-001) and Ceru Colorado Lighthouse (ARLHS reference ARU-002). QSL both P40TA and P40K via WM6A, direct only. [Tnx K6TA] 27/11/2003: Look for special station 9M4SEA to be QRV between November 27th and 30th from the Eden Garden Hotel, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia (Grid Loc. OJ11), for the SEANET 2003 convention. They will also be participating in the CQWW-CW contest (November 29-30th) as 9M4JB. QSL route for both calls is via E21EIC, direct (Champ Muangamphon, PO Box 1090, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand) or via the bureau. [Tnx NG3K] 27/11/2003: Ted, S51TA, will be active from Corsica (EU-014) as TK9A in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. Before the contest he will be active as TK/S51TA or possibly another TK callsign. [Tnx OPDX] 27/11/2003: VK9CJ (JA1KJW), VK9CV (JA8VE) will be QRV from the Cocos-Keeeling Islands (OC-003) between 27 Noveber and 7 December, 2003. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meter CW, SSB and RTTY. QSLs via JA1KJW via JARL bureau or direct to, Nakayama Hisashi, 1-17-8 Shibuya, Yamato, 242-0023 Japan. [Tnx F5NQL] 27/11/2003: Bud, N7CW, is pleased to announce that the team of John, K6AM, Ned AA7A, Lee, KY7M and Bud, N7CW will activate ZF1A (IOTA NA-016) in the 2003 CW WPX Contest (Nov 29-30). This will be a multi-single operation, with limited operation before and after the contest. Please QSL via W5ASP. [Tnx N7CW] 28/11/2003: Tom, W2SC, will make a short contest trip to here between November 28th and December 1st. He plans to be active as 8P5A in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL via NN1N. [Tnx OPDX] 28/11/2003: Erling, LA5RIA, is going to be active as JW5RIA from Bear Island (IOTA EU-027, WW Loc. JQ94mm) from the end of November until June 2004. He will be active on 160-6 meters CW/SSB and the Digital modes. QSL is preferred via the bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 28/11/2003: Bob, KE0UI, will be active from Hawaii (OC-019) as KH6/KE0UI in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30) as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. He may also be active a day before and after the contest from Kauai. QSL via KE0UI. [Tnx OPDX] 28/11/2003: Look for SV1EQU, SV1FJP, SV1GYG, SV1AIN and SV1HAO to be QRV from the Island of Aegina (EU-075) as SX8E between November 28th and 30th. QSL via SV1EQU. [Tnx 425DXN] 28/11/2003: WY7I (Paul) and K7LXC (Steve) will be active from Antigua (NA-100) as V26DX during the CQWW CW DX Contest as a Multi-Single entry. They will be there between November 28th and December 1st. They will be operating on all bands CW. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: A disappointed Jon, DU9/N0NM, reports that he will not be able to use his callsign 4D71NM from the Mindanao's Coastal Islands (OC-235) during the CQWW DX CW Contest. Instead, he will use 4D71/N0NM. His operating entry was not mentioned. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Artyom, UA3VCS, will be active from Taiwan (AS-020) as BW4/UA3VCS in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/Low Power entry. QSL via home callsign; CBA or Bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Goran, SM4DHF, will be active from the Azores (EU-003) as CU2F in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via SM4DHF. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Daniel, EA5FV, will be active from the Canary Islands (AF-004) as EA8ZS during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30) as Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via EA5FV. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Look for OL5Y to be active from Pantelleria Island during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th), either as IH9/OL5Y or IH9P and as a Single-Op / Single Band (40m) / High Power entry. QSL via OK1MG. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Daniel, T93M, will be active from the U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) as KP2/N4EXA in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band(15m)/Low Power entry. QSL via DJ2MX. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Jose, CT1BOH, will be active from Aruba (SA-036) as P40E in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via W3HNK, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 29/11/2003: Look for Jim, K1NA, to be active from St. Eustatius (NA-145) as PJ5NA in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via K1NA. [Tnx OPDX] 30/11/2003: Jonathan, W1CU, will be on vacation and will be active as ZL/W1CU from Waiheke Island (OC-201) from November 30th through December 2nd. This will include Day 2 of the CQWW DX CW Contest. He will operate from ZL1DD's QTH and activity will be on all bands CW/SSB (whatever is open). Unfortunately, Jonathan's operating time will be limited. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX] 01/12/2003: Steve, G0UIH, reports he will be active again as VK2IAY/4 between November 21st and December 21st. Exact itinery is yet to be finalised, but the following activations are in the initial stages of planning: Hook Island (OC-160) around 1 December for 7 days, Dunk Island (OC-171) around 9 December for 5 days and Moreton Island (OC-137) around 15 December for 4/5 days. Further information is expected in due course. QSL via G0UIH either direct or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 02/12/2003: Johan, PA3EXX, plans to be QRV as VK4WWI/9 from Cato Reef, Coral Sea Islands Territory South Group (OC-NEW) between December 2 and 6, 2003. QSL via PA3EXX (Johan Willemsen, Belmolendijk 12, 1693 DJ Wervershoof, The Netherlands). [Tnx PA3EXX] 03/12/2003: Ann (W2AZK) and Brian (KF2HC) return to French St. Martin (IOTA NA-105, DIFO FS-001) with Gene (K2KJI), Mary Ann (K2RVH), Captain Bob (W5GJ) and Mike (WA2VUN) between December 3rd and 10th. The group plans to have 2 stations on 160 through 6 meter CW, SSB, and PSK31. They hope to add to their operation satellite activity and a 6m beacon prior to departure from the island. Captain Bob and Brian will participate in the ARRL 160m Contest that weekend using the callsign FS/W2JJ. All other times operators will sign FS/homecall. QSL to the callsign worked direct or via the bureau. QSOs with Ann and Brian are good towards the North Jersey DX Association's "NJDXA Award". See the following Web page for details at: http://www.njdxa.org/ . [Tnx OPDX] 03/12/2003: Curt, W3HQ, will be active from the U.S. Virgin Islands as W3HQ/KP2 between December 3rd and 11th. Activity will be CW only on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters. QRP operation for all station; will accept SKED with DX (non-UA) especially Asia and Oceania. Curt's E-mail address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . QSL via W3 Bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 09/12/2003: Steve, G0UIH, reports he will be active again as VK2IAY/4 between November 21st and December 21st. Exact itinery is yet to be finalised, but the following activations are in the initial stages of planning: Dunk Island (OC-171) around 9 December for 5 days and Moreton Island (OC-137) around 15 December for 4/5 days. Further information is expected in due course. QSL via G0UIH either direct or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] ===================================================== CANADIAN ISLANDS AWARD PROGRAM - Check the new and updated Canadian Islands web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ve3tpz/cisa/ . James, VE3TPZ, has been doing an excellent job updating the award rules, information and islands list. Bookmark this one for all the information on Canadian Island activity. ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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