I.C.P.O. Calendar (Mar 11 - 25, 2004) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 11/03/2004: Bert, PA3GIO, will be QRV March 11th to 18th as PA3GIO/HI9 from Las Terrenas, Dominica Republic (NA-096). He plans to operate on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]
11/03/2004: Look for Gaetano (I8IHG), Nello (IK8HVJ), Salvatore (IK8NTN), Achille (IZ8CKS), Luigi (IZ8ENR) and Andrea (IK8GDA) to be QRV March 13th from Vivara Island (IOTA EU-031, IIA NA-005). Activity will be on 80 through 6 meter SSB. QSLs via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 12/03/2004: Look for Fred (HB9AAQ), Gusti (HB9AZA) and Andy (HB9JOE) to be QRV as CE8/home call between March 12th and 16th. Activity will be on 80 through 10 meter CW, SSB and PSK31 and they hope to operate from one of the IOTA groups in that call area. QSL via home calls. [Tnx 425DXN] 12/03/2004: Look for Victor, RN1NU/p, and Dmitry, UA1NFA/p, to be QRV March 12th to 14th from Suysar Island (RRA reference RR-20-03, Not IOTA), in Lake Onega (RDA reference KL-19, for the Russian Districts Award). QSL via home calls. [Tnx RN1NU] 13/03/2004: Keith, GM4YXI will be active again as 9M2/GM4YXI from Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia. He plans one or two IOTA trips on March 13-14 and March 20-21: target destinations are AS-073, AS-046 and/or AS-097, but it will depend on finding accommodation. QSL via N3SL. [Tnx 425DXN] 13/03/2004: Christian F5DXN/p will be QRV from the Castle of Reaux (Chateau des Reaux), commune of Soisy sur Ecole (DFCF reference 91-031) and the Mill of the Valleys (Moulin des Noues), commune of Soisy sur Ecole (DMF reference 91-006. He intends to make these activations during the mornings of March 13th to 19th, on 20 meter SSB (14.240 - 14.260 MHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5DXN] 13/03/2004: Look for I8IHG, IK8GDA, IK8HVJ, IK8NTN, IZ8CKS and IZ8ENR to be QRV March 13th from Vivara Island (IOTA EU-031, IIA NA-005). The will be signing IC8/home call. Activity will be on 80 through 10 meters, plus 6 meter SSB. QSL via the individuals home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 14/03/2004: Jun, OE1ZKC/JH4RHF, will be on the air from Mauritius (AF-049) on his way to/back from the 3B9C DXpedition, March 14th to 16th and April 1st to 3rd. His callsign will be decided upon arrival. He will operate from 3B8CF's shack. Jun will probably be on 40 through 10 meter SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV on request. QSL via OE1ZKC. [Tnx OPDX] 14/03/2004: Gerd, DL7VOG, will be QRV from Isla Palma (SA-078), Colombia, between March 14th and 18th. He will operate as HK0GU/1. Then look for him to be active as HK0GU from Providencia (NA-049) starting March 19th; he will depart April 5th. During his stay he will be active in the BARTG Spring RTTY Contest and the EA-RTTY Contest. QSL via his home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 14/03/2004: Harry, W6DXO, will be QRV as KP2/W6DXO from the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands (NA-106) between March 14th and 19th. Activity will be focused on 17, 12 and 10M. SSB and PSK activity planned. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx W6DXO] 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] 15/03/2004: Ron (G4DIY, GP0STH) and Lee (G0DBE) will be active from the Isle of Jersey (IOTA EU-013) March 15th to 20th, as GP0STH. Their bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via G4DIY. [Tnx OPDX] 15/03/2004: The Lockyer Valley Radio Club will be QRV March 15th to 19th as VK4FRI from Fraser Island (OC-142). Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB, PSK and SSTV. QSL direct only to P.O. Box 101, Laidley, QLD 4341, Australia. [Tnx 425DXN] 17/03/2004: Moscow Contest Club members RD3AF, RN3AZ, RU3AV, RZ3DU, UA3DX and UA3AKO will operate as R1FJ from Franz Josef Land (EU-019) between March 17th and 25th, from the Island of Zemlya Aleksandry (RRA reference RR-05-04, RDA reference AR-32). They will operate on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY, and will participate in the Russian DX Contest (20-21 March). QSL via DL6ZFG (Rolf Rahne, P.O. Box 15. 39241 Gommern, Germany) or, For Russia and CIS countries, via UA3AKO (Victor Slabodchikov, P.O Box 867, Moscow, 119334, Russia). Financial support will be appreciated via either DL6ZFG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or UA3AKO ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). [Tnx 425DXN] 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, GIA 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] 19/03/2004: Look for Steve, EA/G0SGB/p to be QRV March 19th, 22nd and 23rd from various lighthouses in Spain. Activity will be mainly on 14.264 MHz or on other bands around ??.264 MHz (+/-) as conditions permit. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G0SGB] 19/03/2004: Gerd, DL7VOG, will be QRV as HK0GU from Providencia (NA-049) starting March 19th; he will depart April 5th. During his stay he will be active in the BARTG Spring RTTY Contest and the EA-RTTY Contest. QSL via his home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 20/03/2004: A multinational team (so far including DL7AKC, EI5DI, G0MRF, G0OPB, G3NUG, G3BJ, G3IZD, G3NHL, G3RAU, G3SED, G3WGV, G3WKL, G3XTT, G4FRE/WW2R, G4JKS, G4KIU, G4TSH, G4VXE, GU4YOX, JA1RJU, JH4RHF, KF7E, M0DXR, M0GMT, N7CQQ, NK7C and W3EF) will operate from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) as 3B9C for over three weeks, including four weekends. The first members of the team will arrive on 15 March, and expect to spend the first two to three days installing antennas and equipment. Expect the team to be QRV by March 20th. Station breakdown will start on 12 April, though operations may continue for a further day or two after that. Activity will encompass SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and, as appropriate, FM. There will also be satellite activity and possible EME. QSL route will be announced shortly.[Tnx 425DXN] 20/03/2004: Keith, GM4YXI will be active again as 9M2/GM4YXI from Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia. He plans one or two IOTA trips on March 20-21: target destinations are AS-073, AS-046 and/or AS-097, but it will depend on finding accommodation. QSL via N3SL. [Tnx 425DXN] 20/03/2004: Henry (HR2H), Gustavo (LU1DY/HR), Cesar (HR2P), Carlos (HR2SB), Antonio (HR2AHC) and Manuel (HR5MJC) plan to be QRV as HR2RCH/3 from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) from 22:00 UTC March 20 to 06:00 UTC March 22, 2004. Activity will be as follows: SSB - 7.055 - 7.098 Mhz, 14.260 Mhz and 21.260 MHz. They may also operate PSK-31, MFSK-16 and Hellschreiber on 20 meters. QSL via HR2AHC (QRZ.com). [Tnx LU1DY] 20/03/2004: A team of JA's will be QRV from Awaji Island (AS-117) March 20 and 21, 2004, as JO1ZZZ/3. Activity will be on 160 through 6 meter CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and MFSK16. QSL via JL3SIK (QRZ.com). [Tnx JI3DST] 20/03/2004: Operators SV1QN, SV1AIN, SV1GYG, SV1EQU and SW1GYN will be QRV March 20th to 28th as SX8K from Kythira Island (EU-113) and Kapsali Lighthouse (ARLHS GRE-077). QSL via SV1QN (all QSOs will be confirmed automatically via bureau). [Tnx 425DXN] 20/03/2004: Zig, KM9M, will be QRV March 20th to 28th as V26CW from Antigua (NA-100). QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 20/03/2004: Look for Steve, ZB/G0SGB/p, to be QRV March 20th and 21st from the Europa Point Lighthouse (ARLHS reference GIB-001, WW Loc. IM76hc), Gibraltar. He also plans to activate the other 4 lighthouses in Gibraltar during this time period. The other lighthouses are: South Mole, "A" Head (ARLHS reference GIB-002), Detached Mole, "B" Head (ARLHS GIB-003), Detached Mole, "C" Head (ARLHS GIB-004) and North Mole, "D" Head (ARLHS GIB-005). Activity will be on all bands as conditions permit. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G0SGB] 21/03/2004: The members of the VK6 DX Chasers Club wish to advise that we will be conducting an expedition to Woody Island (OC-170). This will take place from around 06:00 UTC on March 21 to around 16:00 UTC on March 27. This is our second visit to this island which is part of the Recherche Archipelago, located 15 km from the town of Esperance and some 600km South East of Perth. Up to 3 stations will be active on 40 through 10 meters including 12 meters and 17 meters. There may be some 80 meter operation if conditions and static levels permit. The callsign is yet to be advised. Operators will be, VK6NE, VK6NU, VK6APK, VK6YEL, VK6KTN and VK6ZPP. All requests for QSL's are to go to Neil, VK6NE. [Tnx VK6APK] 22/03/2004: Look for Steve, EA/G0SGB/p to be QRV March 22nd and 23rd from various lighthouses in Spain. Activity will be mainly on 14.264 MHz or on other bands around ??.264 MHz (+/-) as conditions permit. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G0SGB] 22/03/2004: Two members of the Florida DXPedition Group, William N2WB and Bill W4WX will be in Sardinia (IOTA EU-024, IIA SD-001) between March 22nd and 27th. They will operate using the calls IS0/N2WB and IS0/W4WX Look for them on the HF bands on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL IS0/N2WB via N2OO and IS0/W4WX direct or LoTW. [Tnx The Go List] 24/03/2004: RZS Amateur Radio Club's (W2RZS) members Bob (WB2NVR), Mike (WA2VQW), Adam (N2DHH) and Bob (N2DVQ) will be operating from Jamaica (NA-097) between March 24th and 30th, including an entry in the CQ WPX SSB Contest as 6Y2RZ. Before and after the contest they will be active as homecall/6Y5. [Tnx 425DXN] 25/03/2004: Marc, DL1VKE, and Volkmar, DF2SS, will be active as 5W0SS and 5W0KE from Western Samoa (OC-097) between March 25th and April 10th. They plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on all the HF bands. QSL via DL2MDZ. [Tnx 425DXN] 25/03/2004: Marc, DL1VKE, and Volkmar, DF2SS, will be active as KH8/homecall from American Samoa (OC-045) between March 25th and April 10th. They plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on all the HF bands. QSL via DL2MDZ. [Tnx 425DXN] 25/03/2004: Rich, M5RIC, will be active as MU5RIC/P from Guernsey (EU-114) between March 25th and 29th, including an entry in the CQ WPX SSB Contest as MU2Z. QSL via M5RIC. [Tnx 425DXN] ===================================================== QRV, QRV - Until 31/03/2004: Kim, DS4BHW, will be QRV March 1st to 31st from Cho Island (AS-060). Activity will be on 80 through 6 meters. QSL via DS4BHW either direct (Kim, P.O. Box 27, Sunchon, 540-600, South Korea) or through the bureau. [Tnx G0UIH] Until 01/06/2004: Look for Dick, K2ZR/4, to be QRV from Key West (IOTA NA-062, USI FL-040S, Monroe county), Florida, until June 1, 2004. Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx K2ZR] Until 15/06/2004: Charles, KE2SP, will be QRV as SV8/KE2SP from Hydra (EU-075) between February 21st and June 15th. Activity will be on 20 through 10 meters only. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx KE2SP] Until 31/12/2004: Brad, NL7AU, will be QRV until December 31, 2004, from Upper Matecombe Key (IOTA NA-062, USI FL-060S, Monroe county), Florida. QSL via NL7AU (QRZ.com). [Tnx NL7AU] Until 31/12/2006: Look for Roger, WL7CPA, to be active until December 31, 2006, from Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island (IOTA NA-059, USI AK-005S, 3rd S. Central county), Alaska, where he now lives. Further information can be found on his web site at: http://www.geocities.com/wl7cpa . [Tnx WL7CPA] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 10/05/2004: Look for Steve, EA8/G0SGB/p, to be QRV starting May 10th for two weeks from various lighthouses on Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands (IOTA EU-004, DIE S-007 for the Spanish Islands Award). No particular lighthouse was mentioned, but Steve did say he will activate anything he can find. Activity will be on all bands as conditions permit. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G0SGB] 20/05/2004: Authority has been granted by Industry Canada to Bill Metcalfe, VE6BF, to use the Special Event Callsign VC6X to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Lieutenant Alexander Roberts (1833-1868) who is the first to receive the Victoria Cross for his military heroism during the Crimean War of 1854-1856. The authority is valid from May 20, 2004 to June 20, 2004. QSL direct to VE6BF (Bill Metcalfe, 5704 - 48 Avenue, Beaumont, AB T4X 1C3, Canada) with SASE or SAE + sufficient return postage. [Tnx RAC] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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