I.C.P.O. Calendar (Feb 20 - Mar 08, 2004) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 20/02/2004: Look for Rich, PA0RRS, to be QRV February 20th to March 2nd from Penang Island (AS-015) as 9M2/PA0RRS. QSL via PA0RRS, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]
20/02/2004: In connection with days of activity of the Union of radio fans of Armed Forces (February 20-23) operation of special servers UE6AWF and UE6AWF/P is planned. Operation UE6AWF/P is planned in field conditions and from Akhtarskiy lighthouse (RLHA RLE-049, ARLHS ERU-010). QSL via operator's instructions. [Tnx RZ6APF] 21/02/2004: Olli, EA4BQ/OH0XX, will be QRV in the ARRL International DX CW Contest (Feb 21-22) as 8R1K. Around the contest he will be QRV on CW as 8R1RPN mainly WARC and 80/160M. QSL via Olli Rissanen, Calle Ciguela, 331, 28729 Venturada, Madrid, Spain. [Tnx EA4BQ/OH0XX] 21/02/2004: Steve, AK0M, reports that he will be operating C6ASB from the Sand Dollar Villa at Treasure Cay, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, from February 21st to 28th. This is IOTA NA-080 and Grid Square FL16. There will be some casual all-band operation in the ARRL CW DX Contest (February 21-22nd) after arrival on Saturday, but some antenna work will have to be finished first that will add 30m, 40m and 75/80m capability to the rental QTH. Casual operation will continue throughout the week after the contest on 80 through 10 meters, including 12m, 17m and 30m, also 6m if the band opens. Modes are CW (preferred) and SSB, small possibility also of some digital modes. Station will be verticals and FT857 (100W), also FT817 and Buddipole from the beach. His XYL Sandy, KC0RD, may also be on as C6ASC. QSL via AK0M. For those still awaiting cards from the C6ASB operation in July, the cards have been received from the printer and will go out in the next week or two. Logs will also be posted on eQSL.cc and ARRL's LOTW. [Tnx OPDX] 21/02/2004: Look for Francois, F5JNE, and Claude, F5MCC, to be QRV February 21st as F5JNE/p from the Ervy le Chatel castle (DFCF reference 10007, DDCF 1009, Zip code 10130). Activity will be on 40 meter SSB, starting around 07:30 UTC. The castle is located in the Province of Champagne-Ardennes, Department 10 (Aube). QSL via bureau preferred, SWL cards are welcome too. [Tnx F5NQL] 21/02/2004: Look for Guy, F5MNW, to be active as FM/F5MNW between February 21st and March 6th from Martinique main island (IOTA NA-107, DIFO FM-001). It will be a CW only activity on HF bands. Guy will be QRV at his spare time. QSL direct HC (SAE + 1 IRC or 2US$ - One green stamp is no more sufficient to cover today the postal fees for a card sent to Americas, Asia or Oceania) or via the French REF bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 21/02/2004: Gaetano (I8IHG), Nello (IK8HVJ), Salvatore (IK8NTN), Achille (IZ8CKS), Luigi (IZ8ENR) and Andrea (IK8GDA) will operate (on 80 through 10 meters, plus 6 meter SSB) as IC8/homecall from Vivara Island (IOTA EU-031, IIA NA-005) on February 21st. QSLs via I8IHG, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 21/02/2004: Mathieu (F5SHQ) will be active from the Isle of Jersey (EU-013) as MJ0ASP in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Single Operator/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via F5SHQ. [Tnx NG3K] 21/02/2004: Jim, K1NA, will be QRV from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) as PJ5NA during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via K1NA (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX] 22/02/2004: Look for Michel, F5PRR/p, to be QRV from a new castle reference in the Le Pouget area (DFCF reference 34021, DDCF 34013, Zip code 34230). Activity will be on 40 meter SSB starting around 06:45 UTC. The castle is located in the Province of Languedoc-Roussillon, Department 34 (Herault). QSL via the REF bureau, SWL cards are welcome too. [Tnx F5NQL] 23/02/2004: Giancarlo, I3SGR, will operate as 8Q7SG from Kuredu Island (AS-013) between February 23rd and March 1st. Look for him on 40 through 10 meter SSB around 15:00-17:00 UTC and 20:30-23:30 UTC. QSL via home call, direct (Giancarlo Salvadori, P.O. Box 32, 31100 Treviso - TV, Italy) or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 23/02/2004: Pierino, IV3YYK, will be active on all bands SSB and CW as 8Q7YY from Kuredu Island (AS-013) between February 23rd and March 7th. QSL via IV3YYK. [Tnx 425DXN] 23/02/2004: Terry, M0CLH, will be QRV February 23rd to March 1st as EA8/M0CLH/P from Tenerife (AF-004). This holiday-style operation will be QRP with dipoles for 20, 17, 15 and 12 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 24/02/2004: Look for JA6PSE (Op: JI5USJ, SSB and RTTY) and JA6PSI (Op: JI5RPT, CW only) to be QRV from Takara Island (IOTA AS-049, JIIA AS-049-012) and Takara Shima - Araki Saki Lighthouse (WLA LH-0884, ARLHS JAP-618, WW Loc. PL49od, JCG 46006) between February 24th and March 2nd. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meter CW, SSB and RTTY, running 200 watts. QSL JA6PSE via JI5USJ and JA6PSI via JI5RPT, both either direct or JARL bureau. [Tnx JI6KVR] 24/02/2004: Operators Elza (K4ISV) and Donnie (K4CN) will be active from North Caicos (NA-002), February 24th through March 17th. They will be active as VP5B in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 28-29th) as a Multi/Single entry. They will also be active as VP5B in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi/? entry. Callsigns before and after the contest will be VP5/K4ISV and VP5/K4CN. QSL both contest operations and activity outside of the contests via N2AU. [Tnx OPDX] 25/02/2004: Tony, N2TK, will be at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) between February 25th and March 10th. He will be active as WP2Z during the CQ WW 160M SSB Contest and the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via KU9C. Before and after the contests, Tony will be using N2TK/NP2. QSL via N2TK. [Tnx OPDX] 28/02/2004: 6Y, JAMAICA. Kevin, WN9O, reports that WO9Z (Mike), W9IU (Don) and himself will be active as 6Y5/homecall from Jamaica (NA-096) between February 28th and March 14th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including the WARC bands. The group will also be active as 6Y8Z during the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via W9IU (direct). [Tnx OPDX] 28/02/2004: Look for Glenn, K6NA, to be QRV again as ZD8A from Ascension Island (AF-003) from February 28th to March 2nd. He will operate on on all HF bands, mostly CW. QSL via N6CW. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/02/2004: Chad, WE9V, will be QRV as 9Y4/WE9V (QSL via home call) from Tobago Island (SA-009) between February 29th and March 10th. Plans are to operate on all HF bands on CW, SSB and RTTY, and to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as 9Y4ZC (SOAB HP). QSL 9Y4ZC (for this operation only) via WE9V. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/02/2004: Babs, DL7AFS, and Lot, DJ7ZG, will be active from Norfolk Island (OC-005), February 29th through March 13th. The call sign will be VK9NB. Activity will be on 80-6 meters on SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via DL7AFS (direct to: Baerbel Linge, Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany) or via the DARC Bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: Tom, W0GLG, will operate as HR3/W0GLG from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) bsetween March 1st and 6th. Look for him around 14260, 21260 and 28460 kHz. Tom will be in Honduras from 13 February, working as a radio operator for the International Health Service of Minnesota. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 01/03/2004: Operators JA6PSE and JA6PSI will be active for about one week beginning of March 2004 from Tokara Arc, in the Takara Islands (IOTA AS-049, JIIA-049-012), and Takara Shima Araki Sake lighthouse (WLA LH-0884, ARLHS JAP-618). He will be on 160-10 meters CW and SSB. He might try some RTTY and PSK31. They will use the callsigns JA6PSE (for SSB and RTTY) and JA6PSI (CW only). QSL via home calls. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: John, KK9A, will be active from the Iguana Villa, Aruba (SA-036) between March 1st and 30th. His activity will include two contests. Look for John to be active as P40A in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. Also, look for him as P40A in the CQ WPX SSB Contest March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL both operations to WD9DZA. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: KH6GMP (Gary) and KH6DFW (Tuck) will be active as T32I and T32BI from Eastern Kiribati (OC-024) between March 1st and 8th. During their time there, they will also be active as T32I in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-Single entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on SSB and as much RTTY as possible during the precontest time. QSL T32I via direct to KH6GMP (QRZ.com address is OK) and QSL T32BI via direct to KH6DFW (also, QRZ.com address is OK). [Tnx OPDX] 02/03/2004: CENTRAL AMERICA TOUR - Heikki "Henry" Tamminen, OH3JF, will operate as HR5/OH3JF from Honduras between March 2nd and 10th. He will run 800 watts and will concentrate on 30-160 meters. Suggested frequencies are 1827, 3507, 7007, 10103/10108, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897 and 28007 kHz for CW; 1840, 3789, 7045, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz for SSB. QSL via OH3OJ. [Tnx 425DXN] 03/03/2004: A group of the LARC (Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club) will be in Sri Lanka (AS-003) from March 3rd to 8th. They will be QRV all bands in SSB and CW. If possible, Rudi DK7PE will try some 160m, depending on the antennas possible. Operators will be Frank (DJ3FK), Bernd (DK7TF), Karl (DL4FP) and (Rudi) DK7PE. Rudi reports that the call signs are not known yet, but they should be: DK7PE (4S7PEG), DK7TF (4S7DLG), DL4FP (4S7**G not known) and DJ3FK (4S7**G not known). [Tnx 425DXN / OPDX] 03/03/2004: Rich, N0HJZ, will be QRV March 3rd to 9th as HR9/N0HJZ from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 03/03/2004: The FMRE (Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores) has announced a DXpedition to Socorro Island (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo, to start on March 3rd for two weeks. The operators XE1IH, XE1J, XE1AVM, XE1GRR, XE1KOF, XE1XR, XE1GLL and XE2ML are expected to be active as XF4IH on all bands and modes. QSL via XE1IH (Enrique Garcia, P.O. Box 118-481, Mexico, D.F 07051). [Tnx 425DXN / OPDX] 06/03/2004: Members of the F6KOP ARS of Provins (near Paris) plan to be active as 5V7C from Lome (Grid Loc. JJ06), Togo, between March 6 and 12, 2004. The crew will consist of Dany, F5CW (one of the last TO4E gang); Franck, F4AJQ; Pascal, F5TVG; Pascal, F5JSD; Romain, F8BUI; and Guenther, F5VHQ/OE5TGL. Activity will be on all bands 160 through 6 meter CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via F5TVG (Franck Savoldi, P.O. Box 92, F94223 Charenton Cedex France). [Tnx F5NQL] 06/03/2004: Ian, G3TMA, will be will be QRV as 9M2/G3TMA from Pulau Ketam (AS-074) March 6th to 7th and 13th to 14th. Activity will be mostly on CW. QSL to Ian Buffham, Bekay Court, Lorong Enau, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Tnx 425DXN] 06/03/2004: John, KK9A, will be active from the Iguana Villa, Aruba (SA-036) as P40A in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via WD9DZA. [Tnx OPDX] 06/03/2004: Operators Martin (NW0L), Tom (AE9B), Geoff (W0CG), Jeff (K8ND) and Jerry (WB9Z) will activate the PJ2T contest station on Curacao during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via N9AG. [Tnx OPDX] 06/03/2004: Albert, NH7A, will be active from Martinique (NA-107) as TO5A during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via F5VHJ. [Tnx OPDX] 06/03/2004: Operators John (WE3C), Steven (N3FTI) and Robert (KQ3V) will activate, for the first time, the prefix "VQ5" during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Look for them to be active as VQ5A, a Multi/Multi entry in the contest. QSL via KQ3V. [Tnx OPDX] 07/03/2004: Gerhard, DL3NBL, will be QRV as TA/DL3NBL/p from Ucadalar Island (AS-099) between March 7th and 14th. He plans to operate on all bands mainly SSB. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 08/03/2004: Jim, G3RTE; Phil, G3SWH and Ray, HS0ZDZ (aka G3NOM), who are all members of FOC and CDXC, in association with Greg, V85GD will be mounting a multi-band, multi-mode DX-pedition to Negara Brunei Darussalam (Brunei) between 8th and 15th March 2004. The main operation will take place from the QTH of Greg, V85GD under the special callsign of V8JIM. A single operator entry will also be made in the RSGB's Commonwealth Contest using the special callsign of V8NOM. Brunei is #82 in the 2003 Most Wanted survey by the 425 DX News. The January 2003 ARRL listing shows Brunei at #129. In addition, Brunei counts as OC-088 for the Islands on the Air (IOTA) award. Activity is planned for all bands from 160 to 10 meters and will include CW, SSB and digital modes. Propagation permitting, they plan to have three stations on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. Their main objective is to work as many European, North American and ROTW stations on as many bands as possible. They have set an expedition target of 12,000 QSOs, with an approximately equal split between CW, SSB and digital modes. The QSL manager for V8JIM will be G3SWH and for V8NOM will be GM4FDM. [Tnx G3SWH] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 15/03/2004: A35DH (QSL via DH3WO) A35DJ (QSL via DJ2HD) and A35DA (QSL via DL5DAN) will be QRV March 15th to 29th from Fafa (OC-049). Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. [Tnx F5NQL] 18/03/2004: Look for Andy, DL4OK/p, to be QRV March 18th to 25th from Staberhuk Lighthouse (ARLHS reference FED-226) located on Fehmarn Island (IOTA EU-128, DID O-01 for the German Islands Award). Activity will be on 80 through 10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via the DARC bureau to DL4OK. [Tnx DL4OK] 20/03/2004: Look for Steve, ZB/G0SGB/p, to be QRV March 20th and 21st from the Europa Point Lighthouse (ARLHS GIB-001, WW Loc. IM76hc), Gibraltar. Activity will be on all bands as conditions permit. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G0SGB] 29/03/2004: Look for ZL/DH3WO, ZL/DL5DAN and ZL/DJ2HD to be QRV March 29th to approximately April 19th from the Northern Island of New Zealand (OC-036). There is the possibility that they will also activate some smaller islands and lighthouses during their stay. QSL via home calls, bureau is ok. [Tnx F5NQL] 23/04/2004: The team of DL8RL, DL8DZL, DF3UFW and DL2DSL will be QRV April 23rd to 30th from Usedom Island (IOTA EU-129, DID O-13 for the German Islands Award). They also plan to activate Schlossinsel (O-31) and Gro�er Wotig (O-35), for the German Islands Award. QSL via the DARC bureau is preferred. [Tnx F5NQL] 23/04/2004: Look for Ric, OX/DL2VFR, and Frank, OX/DL2SWW to be QRV from Maniitsoq Island (NA-220) between April 23rd and May 5th. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meter CW and SSB. Note: Frank, DL2SWW, will be celebrating his 50th birthday during this expedition. QSL via bureau via homecall 100% sure, and if requested, direct (return postage: Europe 1 US-$, outside Europe 2 US-$), no E-QSL. [Tnx DE0MST] 25/04/2004: Look for DL0IH to be QRV April 25th from Helgoland Duene (IOTA EU-127, DID reference N-15 for the German Islands Award) and lighthouse (ARLHS reference FED-102). Contacts will also be good for the Helgoland Award and the German Nordsea Island Award. 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