I.C.P.O. Calendar (Oct 28 - Nov 04, 2004) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 28/10/2004: Ronnie, SM7DKF, will be QRV October 28th to November 1st as ZK1DKF from the Reefcomber Sunset Motel, located in Avarua, on Rarorotonga Island (IOTA OC-013, Grid BG08), South Cook Islands. Further information can be found on his web site at: www.sm7dkf.se/index-info.htm . QSL direct only to Ronnie Nilsson SM7DKF, Vaestra Haeggviksvaegen 12, SE-236 32 Hoellviken, Sweden. [Tnx SM7DKF]
29/10/2004: Paul, BV4FH, and others will be QRV October 29th to November 1st as BO0K from Kinmen Island (AS-102). Look for activity on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via BV4YB. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/10/2004: Aki, JA1KAJ, will be QRV October 29 - November 3, 2004, as T88QQ from Koror, Palau Islands (OC-009). Activity will be on 80 through 6 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. He will also participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30 - 31, 2004). QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx 425DXN] 29/10/2004: Sho, JA7HMZ, will be active as V63DX from Pohnpei (OC-010), October 29th through November 3rd. Activity will include a Single-Op/All-Band entry as V63B in the CQWW SSB Contest (October 30-31). QSL via JA7HMZ. ALL QSOs are OK via the ARRL/LoTW. [Tnx OPDX] 29/10/2004: Look for Carsten, DL2CS, to be active between October 29th and November 2nd as VK5OI from Brampton Island (IOTA OC-160). Activity will be QRP on 40 through 6 meter SSB and digital modes. QSL via DL2CS, direct (QRZ.com) or through the bureau. [Tnx DL2CS] 30/10/2004: Les, G3VQO, will be QRV October 30th as F/G3VQO/p from the Mill of l'Hostine (DMF reference 59-032, for the French Mills Award). Activity will be on 40 meter SSB starting about 10:00 UTC. There is also the possibility that he will activate another mill in Department 62 before returning home through the tunnel. [Tnx G3VQO] 30/10/2004: Operator IT9BLB and an international team will be active as IH9P from Pantelleria Island (IOTA AF-018, IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WAIP TP and ITU Zone 37) during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-Single entry. This is another Tikirriki Contest Club's Multi/Op. operation. QSL via KR7X. [Tnx OPDX] 30/10/2004: Operators Roberto - IS0GRB, Alessandro - IS0MYN, Basso - IS0CLA, Gianni - IS0XDA, Angelo - IS0ADZ, Alessio - IS0SEL, Antonello - IS0XSE and Stefano - IS0WBT will be active as IS0A, from the Island of Sardinia (IOTA EU-012, IIA SD-001, MIA MIS-035), in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-Multi/Low-Power entry. Activity will be on 160-10 meters. All antennas are homemade and their contest site is 1000 meters above sea level. QSL to IS0MYN or eQSL. [Tnx OPDX] 30/10/2004: JE4NKF/4 and JL4GEL/4 will be active from Nomi Island (IOTA AS-117, JIIA AS-117-024) on October 31st and November 1st. QSL via home calls, direct or through the JARL bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 30/10/2004: Yuri (VE3DZ), Ed (VE3FWA) and Sergei (VE2QIP) will activate CQ Zone 2 as VE2IM in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via VE3DZ, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx VE3DZ] 30/10/2004: Johan, PA3EXX/VK4WWI, will be QRV October 30-31, 2004, as VK4WWI/8 from the Bremer Islets (OC-185). QSL via PA3EXX. [Tnx 425DXN] 30/10/2004: A joint team of 34 operators from China, Hong Kong and Macao will participate the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as XX9C (Multi-Multi) from Taipa Island (AS-075), Macao. QSL via XX9BB. The home page for the activity is at http://www.arm.org.mo/xx9c/ . [Tnx 425DXN] 31/10/2004: ARLHS Halloween Haunted Lighthouse Party. Not a contest. Just see how many ARLHS members you can scare up. For further information visit: http://arlhs.com/halloween.html [Tnx ARLHS] 01/11/2004: Gerard, F6BEG, will be QRV November 1st to 12th as FH/F6BEG from Mamoudzou, Grande Terre (IOTA AF-027, DIFO FH-001), Mayotte. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meter CW and SSB, generally from 04:00 to 12:00 UTC. Equipment will be a Yaesu FT100D with a tri-band vertical and dipole for 20 meters. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnd F6BEG] 01/11/2004: Jack, F6BUM, will be active November 1 to 15, 2004 as FR/F6BUM from Reunion Island (IOTA AF-016, DIFO FR-001). November 16 to 20, 2004, he will be QRV as 3B8/F6BUM from Mauritius (AF-049). QSL via F6CXJ (QRZ.com). [Tnx 425DXN] 01/11/2004: Andy, DL5CW, will be active as PJ2/DL5CW from Curacao (IOTA SA-006), November 1-15th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters on all modes. QSL via the bureau is assured. [Tnx OPDX] 01/11/2004: Johan, PA3EXX/VK4WWI, will be QRV November 1-2, 2004, as VK4WWI/8 from Centre Island (OC-198). QSL via PA3EXX. [Tnx 425DXN] 01/11/2004: Ratko, YU1NR, plans to be QRV November 2nd to November 4th as VP2MNR from Montserrat (IOTA NA-103). He will work various digital modes, especially SSTV. QSL via YU1NR. [Tnx VE3EXY] 02/11/2004: Laci HA6NL, Zsolt HA6PS, Tibor HA6ZV and Al HA7JJS will be active November 2nd to 9th as 5B/homecall from Limasol, Cyprus (IOTA AS-004, MIA MCI-002). During the HA-QRP Contest they will operate as 5B/HA5RT/QRP on 80 metres with 10 watts. QSL via home calls; QSL 5B/HA5RT/QRP via HA6NL. [Tnx 425DXN] 02/11/2004: Ronnie, SM7DKF, will be QRV November 2nd to 13th as ZK1DKF from Paradise Cove, Aitutaki Island (IOTA OC-083, Grid BH01), South Cook Islands. Further information can be found on his web site at: www.sm7dkf.se/index-info.htm . QSL direct only to Ronnie Nilsson SM7DKF, Vaestra Haeggviksvaegen 12, SE-236 32 Hoellviken, Sweden. [Tnx SM7DKF] 03/11/2004: Johan, PA3EXX/VK4WWI, will be QRV November 3-4, 2004, as VK4WWI/p from Sweers Island (OC-227). During his visit to Sweers Island, Johanwill be active with resident YL operator Lyn, VK4SWE. QSL VK4SWE/p via home call, direct (Lyn Battle,Sweers Island, PMB 1 Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD 4891, Australia) or bureau. QSL VK4WWI/p via PA3EXX. [Tnx 425DXN] 04/11/2004: Miki, YT1CS, currently active as 5Z4YT1CS from Nairobi, has arranged a side trip to Lamu Island (IOTA AF-040) from November 4-11th. He will be active on 80 through 10 meter SSB only, using 100W into an inverted Vee for 40/80 meters and verticals for the higher bands. The call to be used in this operation will be 5Z4YT1CS/m. Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies. He will stay in Kenya until November 18th. QSL via YT1CS, by the bureau or direct. [Tnx OPDX] 04/11/2004: Look for BA4DW to be active November 4-9th as BA4DW/4 from Changdao Island (IOTA AS-146). QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx BA4DW] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 12/11/2004: Bob, N4BP, and Nelson, NE4LS, will be QRV November 12-14th as homecall/p from Garden Key, (USI FL-013S), Dry Tortugas (IOTA NA-079, Monroe county), Florida. They will also activate the Dry Tortugas lighthouse (TWLH reference K-066, ARLHS USA-316, WLH LH-0274). Activity will be QRP CW on 14.060 (+/-), 14.007 - 14.020 and 10.103 - 10.120 MHz. QSL via home calls (QRZ.com). [Tnx NE4LS] 13/11/2004: Ark, PY2ZX/PY2, and Luiz, PU2OCZ/PY2, will be active November 13-15th from Comprida Island (IOTA SA-024, DIB-021, WW Loc. GG64BX). They will concentrate on 50, 144 and 440 MHz activity, using SSB, CW and FM. For skeds, e-mail Ark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . QSL PY2ZX/PY2 via home call direct only. QSL PU2OCZ/PY2 via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx PY2ZX] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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