I.C.P.O. Calendar (September 02 - 11, 2004) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 02/09/2004: Andre, GM3VLB, has decided to activate the EU-008 area starting September 2, 2004, and he will take any advantage of possible breaks in the bad weather. He will be based on Skye (SCOTIA CN-14, IOSA NH-07) in his tent or mini-mobile-home!! From there, he will target 8 islands: S. Rona (SCOTIA DI-27, IOSA NH-09), Scalpay (SCOTIA CN-18, IOSA NH-30), Longay (SCOTIA CN-19, IOSA NH-13), Staffin (SCOTIA DI-28, IOSA NH-42), Flodigarry (SCOTIA DI-29, IOSA NH-41), Wiay (SCOTIA CN-21, IOSA NH-14), Soay (SCOTIA CN-16, IOSA NH-26) and Crowlin (SCOTIA CN-20, IOSA NH-12)...but probably not in that order...the eventual order will depend on the WX...all are exposed and very WX-dependent (not only the wind speed but often, crucially, its direction) and only accessible by small boats. Andre will have to rely on 'on-the-air' information and on e-mails his XYL may be able to send out. He is prepared to 'hang about' for up to 2 weeks, after which un-activated islands will be 'put aside' until next year! However...Andrea does intend to activate the Isle of May (IOTA EU-123, SCOTIA CS-01, IOSA FF-01) which was recently cancelled due to bad weather, as soon as he can after his return from EU-008. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx GM3VLB]
02/09/2004: RK6YYA will be active September 2, 2004, as RK6YYA/6 from the Gumbetovsky Area (RDA reference DA-21, for the Russian Districts Award) and from the Kazbekovsky Area (RDA DA-26), Republic of Daghestan (DA). QSL via RV6YZ, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 03/09/2004: RK6YYA will be active September 3, 2004, as RK6YYA/6 from Hasavjurt City (RDA reference DA-11, for the Russian Districts Award) and from the Hasavjurtovsky Area (RDA DA-47), Republic of Daghestan (DA). QSL via RV6YZ, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 03/09/2004: Team RK3QWM will be active September 3 - 5, 2004, in the IARU Region-1 Field Day as RK3QWM/p from the Ramonsky Area (RDA reference VR-37, for the Russian Districts Award), Voronezhskaya oblast (VR). QSL via RN3QO, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx RN3QO] 03/09/2004: Look for Victor, UR7GG/p, to be QRV from Malyi Potiomkin Island (UIA reference DN-04, for the Ukrainian Islands Award) on September 3 - 5, 2004, and from Karantynnyi Island (UIA DN-03) on September 10 - 12, 2004. QSL via home call, direct (Victor Tkachenko, P.O. Box 73, Kherson 73000, Ukraine) or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 04/09/2004: Francois, F5JNE, and Claude, F5MCC, will be QRV September 4, 2004, as F5JNE/p from the Castle of La Chaponniere (DFCF reference 45011, for the French Castles Award) located in the Canton of Chateaurenard (DDCF 4507), Department Loiret (45), City of Melleroy (Zip Code 45220). QSL via F5JNE, direct or through the bureau. SWL cards are welcome. [Tnx F5NQL] 04/09/2004: Joe, I1WXY, and Gabriele, IK1NEG, will be QRV September 4, 2004, starting at 06:00 UTC, from the Porto Maurizio (IM) Lighthouse (WAIL LI-002, ARLHS ITA-118, WW Loc. JN43AV). They will be using the call IQ1IM/p. Activity will be mainly on 40 and 20 meters. QSL's will be forwarded via the bureau to everyone. It is not necessary to send a QSL. If someone prefers to QSL direct, the manager is I1ASU (correct in any callbook). [Tnx F5NQL] 04/09/2004: Bill, KI4BBK (ARLHS member number 948) will be QRV September 4, 2004, (16:00-18:00 UTC) from the Chesapeake Light Tower (ARLHS reference USA-168), Virginia. The Primary frequency will be 14.270 MHz, but he will also try 18.145, 21.370 and 28.370 MHz as conditions permit. QSL via home call, direct with #10 sized SASE or SAE with sufficient postage. [Tnx KI4BBK] 04/09/2004: The Skandinavisk radioklubb will take part in the Region-1 Field Day (September 4-5th) and will use the call LA3SRK/p. They will be a multi-operation which will take place on Hitra Island (IOTA EU-036, Sor-Trondelag/More Og Romsdal County North) with five stations on 160 through 10 meter SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY. You will them 5-10 kHz below the usual IOTA-frequences (+/- QRM): CW - 1830, 3530, 7030, 14030, 21030, 28030 kHz; SSB - 1850, 3750, 7050, 14250, 21250, 28450 kHz; PSK - 3580, 7040, 14070, 21070, 28120 kHz and RTTY - 3585, 7035, 14080, 21080, 28080 kHz. QSL via SM5SIC. For more information look on QRZ.com under LA3SRK. [Tnx SM5SIC] 04/09/2004: In the honor of the 10th anniversary of SRR joining the IARU ten special stations will be operating between September 4 and 13, 2004. The special call R3SRR will be used on all HF and VHF bands, working CW, SSB, FM and digital modes. QSL cards will be sent automatically through the bureau for all contacts made. The call R3SRR will also be valid for different regions (Russian Districts Award) of the Tambovo region. The set schedule is as follows: Sep 04 TB-02 - Oktjabr'sky, Tambov Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 05 TB-02 - Oktjabr'sky, Tambov Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 06 TB-06 - Michurinsk City, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 07 TB-06 - Michurinsk City, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 08 TB-02 - Oktjabr'sky, Tambov Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 09 TB-08 - Rasskazovo City, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 10 TB-12 - Zherdevsky Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 11 TB-02 - Oktjabr'sky, Tambov Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 12 TB-01 - Leninsky, Tambov Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) Sep 13 TB-02 - Oktjabr'sky, Tambov Area, Tambovskaya oblast (TB) [Tnx RX3RZ] 04/09/2004: Club station RK3IWT will be QRV September 4 and 5, 2004, from Lesin Island, located in Lake Rybinsk (Not IOTA) as RK3IWT/3. This will be a new one for the RRA award program (RR-22-18). Activity will start between 07:00 and 08:00 UTC on 80, 40 and 20 meters, around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via RV3IL. [Tnx RV3IB] 04/09/2004: Team RK3RWQ will be active September 4 - 5, 2004, in the IARU Region-1 Field Day as RK3RWQ/p from the Tokarevsky Area (RDA reference TB-30, for the Russian Districts Award), Tambovskaya oblast (TB). QSL via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx RK3RWQ] 04/09/2004: RK6YYA will be active September 4, 2004, as RK6YYA/6 from Kiziljurt City (RDA reference DA-09, for the Russian Districts Award) and from the Kiziljurtovsky Area (RDA DA-29), Republic of Daghestan (DA). QSL via RV6YZ, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 04/09/2004: F6KQJ ARS members will be active September 4 - 5, 2004, as TM5LAF from the Castle of Lafayette, located in Department Haute Loire (43). This castle is where was born the General Marquis de Lafayette, US Independance war hero, was born. Activity will be on the following frequencies: 3.643, 7.043, 14.143 and 21.143 MHz. They will also use 144.243 MHz VHF. QSL to F6KQJ, via REF bureau or direct to Radio Club du Velay, BP 41, Brives-Charensac 43700, France. [Tnx F5NQL] 04/09/2004: F0DIA, F5RRS, F5SDT, F8NZQ, F5TIL, F4BAH, will once again be on the air as TM8MB from the Mont Blanc, Aiguille du Midi at 3842m ASL, during the European IARU VHF Contest (September 4-5). Look for the rare grid Locator JN35KV. QSL via F0DIA through the REF bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 05/09/2004: Sergey UA1ANA and Slava RK1AM will be active September 5 - 10, 2004, as UE1AAA/p,1,3 and UE1ABC/p,1,3 from the following districts (in order) for the Russian Districts Award: Luga City (RDA reference LO-11, Leningradskaya oblast); the Kun'insky Area (RDA PS-09, Pskovskaya oblast); the Zapadnodvinsky Area (RDA TV-23, Tverskaya oblast); the Nelidovsky Area (RDA TV-37); the Oleninsky Area (RDA TV-38); the Rzhevsky Area (RDA TV-42); the Staritsky Area (RDA TV-47); the Torzhoksky Area (RDA TV-48); Torzhok City (RDA TV-14); the Komsomol'sky Area (RDA IV-17, Ivanovskaya oblast); the Nerehtsky Area (RDA KS-21, Kostromskaya oblast); the Privolzhsky Area (RDA IV-22); the Furmanovsky Area (RDA IV-27); the Kineshemsky Area (RDA IV-16) and the Jur'evetsky Area (RDA IV-30). QSL via home calls, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 05/09/2004: Matt, KB8KNM, and Dan, KB8UYZ, will activate the rare Grid EN67, from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, September 5th. And for the county hunters, that's Keweenaw County. Listen for K8C on 80 through 2 meter SSB. Dan reports that this is just a one day operation. They will be operating from a cliff overlooking Lake Superior. Nice spot. This will be their first trip to EN67, and if all goes well, they do plan additional (operations), longer ones in the future. QSL direct via Dan, KB8UYZ. All QSLs will be answered. S.A.S.E. is appreciated, but not required. [Tnx OPDX] 06/09/2004: Christian, DL6KAC, will again return to the Island of Mallorca (IOTA EU-004, DIE E-021, MIA MB-004) starting September 6th until probably September 28th, as EA6/DL6KAC. Activity will be 40 through 10 meters, mainly SSB and some digimode. He will be running 350 watts to dipole antennas. Note that this is a holiday style operation. QSL via home call, direct or through the DARC bureau. [Tnx DL6KAC] 06/09/2004: G3ZAY, M0BLF, M0TDG, M0NKI and M3OXY plan to be QRV September 6 - 10, 2004, from the uter Hebrides (EU-010). There will also be a number of brief Summits on the Air (SOTA) activations in Harris and North/South Uist. QSL via home calls. Weather permitting, they also plan to operate, during daylight hours only, as GM6UW/p from the Monach Islands (EU-111) on either the 6th or 7th. QSL GM6UW/p via M0BLF (bureau cards can be requested by e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]). [Tnx 425DXN] 06/09/2004: Vasek, DL4FF reports he will be QRV September 6 - October 1, 2004, as TK/DL4FF from Corsica (IOTA EU-014, DIFM TK-001, MIA MCO-001). Activity will be on 160 through 10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 06/09/2004: Terry, M0CLH, will be active September 6 - 18, 2004, as TK/M0CLH/P from Corsica (IOTA EU-014, DIFM TK-001, MIA MCO-001). It will be a holiday-style operation using QRP and dipoles for 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 07/09/2004: Look for 9A/OE1CIQ, 9A/OE8YDQ and 9A/OE6CAG to be active September 7 - 11, 2004, from Krk Island (IOTA EU-136, IOCA CI-046, MIA MC-185). If the weather permits they will try to activate the following islands: Plavnik Mali Islet (IOTA EU-136, IOCA CI-225, MIA MC-225), Kormati Island (IOTA EU-136, IOCA CI-178, MIA MC-165) and Cres Island (IOTA EU-136, IOCA CI-012, MIA MC-056, WLHA LH-1234). QSL via operator's instructions. [Tnx 9A6AA] 07/09/2004: Look for Ian, GW1MVL / GW0VML, to be QRV starting around September 7th from various English lighthouses. He is hoping to activate Hurst lighthouse; Southsea Castle, Hampshire (ARLHS ENG-134); and Anvil Point, Dorset (ARLHS ENG-001). Ian may also take a trip over to the Isle of Wight (IOTA EU-120) to activate Needles Point, (WLHA LH-0464, ARLHS ENG-083) and St. Catherines Lights (ARLHS ENG-143, ENG-293). Keep an eye on the spots for Ian's call. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx GW1MVL / GW0VML] 07/09/2004: Albert, IT9MRM, will be QRV September 7, 2004, as IF9/IT9MRM from Favignana Island (IOTA EU-054, IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025) and Punta Sottile Lighthouse (WAIL SI-024, ARLHS ITA-145). Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meter SSB, between 08:00 and 17:00 UTC. QSL via home call, direct (Albert Mattei, Via E. Millo, 20 Augusta 96011 (SR) ITALY) or via the bureau. [Tnx IT9MRM] 08/09/2004: Lars, SM0CCM, and Seth, SM0XBI, will be active September 8 - October 1, 2004, as J73CCM and J79XBI from Dominica (NA-101). Activity will be on 160 through 6 meter CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls, direct or preferably through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 08/09/2004: Look for SV8/ON4BB, SV8/ON5JE and SV8/ON5KH to be QRV September 8 to 18, 2004, from Naxos (IOTA EU-067, MIA MG-075). QSL home calls, preferably through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 08/09/2004: Christophe will be QRV as TK/F4DZY, mainly in HF/SSB, between September 8th and 22nd, from Corsica (IOTA EU-014, DIFM TK-001, MIA MCO-001). Christophe is in Corsica for his job so he will only be able to get on-air in his spare time. Have a look on the clusters. Special card, printed for this activity, either direct (SAE + Postage or IRC), or via the French REF Bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 10/09/2004: Peter, NN9K will operate as FP/NN9K from Miquelon Island (IOTA NA-032, DIFO FP-002, WW Loc. GN17TC) between September 10th and 18th. Peter's operating goal is to make FP as available as possible on 30 meters, especially for Asia and the Pacific Rim amateurs. This will be a CW only expedition and although the plan is to spend as much time as possible on 30m, Peter will be QRV on other bands as well. QSL via home call, direct (Peter E. Beedlow, 741 Greenway Ave, Colona, IL 61241-9337, USA) or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 10/09/2004: Look for Victor, UR7GG/p, to be QRV September 10 - 12, 2004, from Karantynnyi Island (UIA reference DN-03, for the Ukrainian Islands Awards). QSL via home call, direct (Victor Tkachenko, P.O. Box 73, Kherson 73000, Ukraine) or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 11/09/2004: JO1DPQ will activate Miyake Island (JIIA AS-008-006), North Izu Islands (IOTA AS-008) September 11 - 15, 2004. QSL via home call, direct or via the JARL bureau. [Tnx JI6KVR] 11/09/2004: The Kings County Repeater Association and The Metropolitan 222 ARS will co-sponsor the activity of KC2RA, a Memorial Station on Governors Island (IOTA NA-026, USI NY-012S), NY, September 11, 2004. Operations will take place between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM EDT (1500-2000z) on 28340 kHz, 21340 kHz, 14250 kHz and 7250 kHz (+/- QRM); also VHF/UHF if possible. [Tnx OPDX] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 14/09/2004: Giorgio, IZ1DXS, will be QRV between September 14th and 20th as IZ1DXS/1 from the Tower of the Horse of Laigueglia (DCI reference SV-080, for the Italian Castles Award). He will be operating from Laigueglia, Italy (ITA reference E414 for the Italian Towns Award, WW Loc. JN43BX). Activity will be on HF, WARC, 50 and 144 MHz. QSL via home call, direct (QRZ.com) or via the bureau. [Tnx IZ1DXS] 19/09/2004: Sven, DD6VSF, will be active September 19 - 26, 2004, as DD6VSF/p from Hiddensee Island (IOTA EU-057, GIA O-05 for the German Islands Award). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx DD6VSF] 24/09/2004: Members of the Tennessee Valley DX Association (TVDXA) will activate Dauphin Island (IOTA NA-213, USI AL-002S, Mobile county Alabama) using the call W4D. They plan to be QRV about 19:00 UTC on Friday September 24, 2004, and will go QRT sometime on Monday September 27, 2004. The group will use 100w transceivers with various antennas and plan to be active on 80 through 10 meters SSB. Operators mentioned are: Barbarra - WA4RMC, Kathy - W4KRY, Lynn - KOMAI, Tom - K4VCM, Greg - WA4NFO, Kenny - AB4GG, Tommie - K4KWK and Paul - WA4AA. QSL via WA4AA (sase) or bureau. A W4D (www.w4d.us) website will be available to view the current status. Please direct inquires to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . [Tnx WA4AA] 27/09/2004: Albert, IT9MRM, will be QRV September 27 - 28, 2004, as IH9/IT9MRM from Pantelleria Island (IOTA AF-018, IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124). Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meter SSB, starting 12:00 UTC September 27 until 20:00 UTC September 28. QSL via home call, direct (Albert Mattei, Via E. Millo, 20 Augusta 96011 (SR) ITALY) or via the bureau. [Tnx IT9MRM] 16/10/2004: Member of the Scottish HAM Portal Will Bakker, PE1OPM, and his friend Jeroen SWL NL12339 are going to activate Dutch Schouwen Duiveland Island (EU-146) as PE1OPM/p. They will be on the air on Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th. The operation frequenties are the known IOTA frequenties on the HF bands: 80m (3.750 Mhz), 40m (7.055 Mhz), 20m (14.260 Mhz), 17m (18.128 Mhz) and 15m (21.260 Mhz) when conditions permit. They will take a Yaesu FT-897 and a couple of portable antennas. For more information please check out their website at http://home.zonnet.nl/eu-146/ . QTH Location: Co-ordinates 51'42'59N - 03'56'32E; QRA Loc. JO11XQ. Please send your QSL-cards via PA QSL bureau or direct to Will Bakker PE1OPM, Molenstraat 33, 4641BA, Ossendrecht, The Netherlands. [Tnx MM0DFV] 23-24/10/2004: W/VE Islands QSO Party. Full information can be found at: http://www.eng.mu.edu/usislands/usvetest.html ===================================================== SPECIAL EVENTS - 01/09/2004: The Orkney Wireless Museum will be on the air as GB2OWM during the 14th Orkney International Science Festival between 1 and 11 September. Probable operating times will be weekdays and Sundays between 2.30 and 4.30pm and on Saturdays from 10.00am to 12.30pm. The 2004 Festival will run from Wednesday 1st to Saturday 11th September. It will open in spectacular style with a concert by the visiting dancers and drummers from Sturgeon Lake, Saskatchewan, on the evening of Thursday 2nd. The relationship between traditional worldviews and modern science is one of the themes of this year's Festival, particularly appropriate in an island group with a rich heritage of ancient sites such as the Ring of Brodgar which have been shown to contain sophisticated astronomical alignments. Orkney's rich archaeological heritage, internationally-renowned, features each year in the Festival programme, with new insights and reports of excavations. The glories of the Neolithic, with the Ring of Brodgar and Maeshowe and Skara Brae, have long been regarded as the start of it all, but research in recent years is throwing up tantalising hints of an older Mesolithic hunter-gatherer culture. QSL via QRZ.com. [Tnx MM0DFV] 04/09/2004: September 2004 is the 90th anniversary of the First Battle of the River Marne during the WWI. Jerome, F5ASD and the F8KFK and F6KQA ARS members, will be QRV September 4th and 5th using the special callsign TM5BDM. This event is full part of the Souvenir commemoration. Activity will be on HF, VHF and UHF bands. QSL via F5ASD, either direct or via bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 17/09/2004: Industry Canada authorizes Special Event Callsign with 4 character suffix for QCWA convention. QCWA National Capital Chapter 70 has been authorized by Industry Canada to use the special event call sign VE3QCWA from September 17, 2004 through October 17, 2004 for the QCWA International Convention that will be held in Ottawa 15-16-17 October, sponsored by National Capital Chapter 70. Although a QCWA convention, the Convention in Ottawa will be open to all radio amateurs. QSL Manager for VE3QCWA will be VE3IQ. [Tnx QCWA] 25/09/2004: Milton, ON, Canada: Mississauga Amateur Radio Club, VC3HCR. 14:00-20:00 UTC daily September 25 and September 26, 2004. 50th Anniversary of Halton County Radial Railway Museum. 28.480 21.315 14.240 7.227 MHz. Certificate. MARC, c/o Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, 2801 Bucklepost Cres, Mississauga, ON L5N 1X6 Canada. Non-Canadians, send 2 IRCs or Green Stamps to cover postage. [Tnx VE3MIS] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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