I.C.P.O. Calendar (June 09 - 17, 2005) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 09/06/2005: Tom, N6RA, will be QRV June 9-21st as FP/N6RA from Miquelon (IOTA NA-032, DIFO FP-002). He will concentrate on 6 metres, looking particularly for the West Coast, Europe and the Middle East. Look for him on 50.120 MHz except during the ARRL VHF Contest (June 11-12th). QSL via home call. Joe, K2VUI will join him June 9-14th and will operate as FP/K2VUI on 10-80 meters. [Tnx 425 DX News]
10/06/2005: John, KB4CRT, will be QRV June 10-16th from the island of Jamaica (IOTA NA-097). Activity will be on 80-2 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/06/2005: Gianfranco, I6GFX, and others will be active June 10-13th as 9A/I6GFX from a few Croatian islands in the IOTA EU-170 group. They plan to operate from Ugljan (ACIA CIA-53, IOCA CI-134), Sestrunj (ACIA CIA-41, IOCA CI-104), Rivanj (ACIA CIA-40, IOCA CI-102), Jidula (IOCA CI-273) and Paranak Veli (IOCA CI-386). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/06/2005: Mel, EA7AHS, will be active June 10-12th as CS0RCL/p from Ilha da Culatra (IOTA EU-145, DIP AL-001). Look for him on 6m, 2m, 70cm, and 1.2GHz. He will have a beacon on 50123 kHz. QSL via EA7AH (QRZ.com). [Tnx UKSMG] 10/06/2005: Look for Dennis, G3PNF, to be signing LX/G3PNF from Luxembourg June 10-16th. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters using Pro-Am whip dipoles, and 15 meter CW. Primary frequencies: SSB - 7.080, 14.180 MHz; CW - 7.027, 14.056 and 21.056 MHz. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 10/06/2005: Look for Juha OH6OS, Pasi OH6UM and Toni OH6TN to be active June 10-12th as OH6M from Molpe (Swedish name: Molpeh�llor) Island (IOTA EU-101), located in the Botnia Gulf. Activity will be on 80-10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via the bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 10/06/2005: The special call TF3SYL will be aired June 10-20th from Reykjavik, Iceland (IOTA EU-021) for the SYLRA (Scandinavian Young Ladies Radio Amateurs, YL Unni, LA6RHA, President) meeting that will take place June 12-15th. QSL via bureau. More info: http://www.qsl.net/sylra/tf3syl.html. [Tnx F5NQL] 10/06/2005: Aleksey, RA3AKF, will be active June 10th as RA3AKF/p from the following areas for the Russian Districts Award: Korablinsky area (RA-13), Sapozhkovsky area (RA-23) and Uholovsky area (RA-29), Ryazanskaya oblast (RA). [Tnx RA3AKF] 10/06/2005: Mihail, UA0SMF, will be active June 10-25th as UA0SMF/0 from the Sretensky area (RDA reference CT-28 for the Russian Districts Award), Chitinskaya oblast (CT). QSL direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 11/06/2005: Weather permitting, Piero IK1ZNN/p will be active June 11th from the Castle of Pessione (DCI reference TO-100 for the Italian Castles Award, WW Loc. JN35VA), Region of Piemonte, Province of Torino (TO). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meter SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IK1AWV] 11/06/2005: A group of operators from ARI Genova will be active June 11-12th as IU1PV from the lighthouse at Punta Vagno (WAIL LI-006, ARLHS ITA-151). QSL via the bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 11/06/2005: Look for Bernd, DL8AAV, to be QRV June 11-24th as SM7/DL8AAV/p from Aspo Island (EU-138). This will be an SSB only operation. QSL via bureau to home call. [Tnx 425 DX News] 11/06/2005: Team UE3EDA plans to be active June 11-12th from the following areas for the Russian District Award: L'gov City (KU-06), Glushkovsky area (KU-10), Konyshevsky area (KU-16), Korenevsky area (KU-17), Kurchatovsky area (KU-19), L'govsky area (KU-20) and Ryl'sky area (KU-27), located in the Kurskaya oblast (KU). The team will consist of Serge RU3EG, Alex RU3EJ and Igor UA3EDQ. They will be active as UE3EDA/3 (20 and 40, SSB and CW) and UE3EDA/3/M (SSB). On the way home, June 12th, they will probably activate the following RDA districts as UE3EDA/3/M: Dmitrievsky area (KU-12), Zheleznogorsky area (KU-13) and the Homutovsky area (KU-33); as UE3EDA/M from Trosnjansky area (OR-27), Orlovskaya oblast (OR). QSL via RZ3EC, bureau preferred. [Tnx UA3EDQ] 11/06/2005: Weather permitting, UE0ISL will try to be active June 11-13th from Zav'yalova Island (IOTA AS-059, RRA New One - RR-13-17) on 40, 20, 17, and 15 meters. If they can not activate Zav'yalova Island, the will try from Nedorazumeniya Island (IOTA AS-059, RRA RR-13-16). Later on, in July, the team is planning more serious trips to this Island. QSL via operators instructions. [Tnx F5NQL] 12/06/2005: Kyle W4KTF, Jim KI4FVT and Sandra KI4HVG will be active June 12-19th as homecall/p from Emerald Isle (IOTA NA-112, USI NC-010S, Carteret County), North Carolina. Look for them on 40-6 meter SSB, with some 2 meter and 70 centimeter work as well. QSL all calls via W4KTF. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 12/06/2005: Palle OZ5MJ and Jakob OZ7AEI will operate as homecall/p June 12th from Lyo Island (IOTA EU-172, DIA FY-009), starting around 09:00 UTC. They will then move on to the Avernako Island (IOTA EU-172, DIA FY-010), and will activate the two lighthouses located on this island (ARLHS reference DEN-156 and DEN-157). Plans are to have two stations active on 40 and 20 meter SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 12/06/2005: Team RK3UWK will be active June 12th as RK3UWK/3 from Rostov City YR-08, the Bol'shesel'sky Area YR-12 and the Rostovsky Area YR-24, Yaroslavskaya oblast (YR). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 12/06/2005: Andy UA2FB, Victor UA2FM, Vlad UA2FF and Victor UA2FC will be active June 12th as UE2FDA/m from the following areas in the Kaliningradskaya oblast (KA), for the Russian Districts Award: KA-13, KA-11, KA-21, KA-19, KA-23, KA-14, KA-18, KA-16, KA-17, KA-10, (KA-17), KA-22, KA-20, (KA-23), KA-12 and (KA-13). QSL via UE2FDA, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 12/06/2005: Operators Bob/K7LAY (father) and Harry/K7LAZ (son) will be on a mini DXpedition/ham vacation to the Turks and Caicos Islands between June 12-24th. Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters with an emphasis on CW. Callsigns will be VP5/homecall. QSL via their home callsigns. [Tnx OPDX] 13/06/2005: A group of operators from the Warrington Amateur Radio Club will be QRV June 13-17th as GB0SGI from St. Georges Island (IOTA EU-120, WAB SX25, WW Loc. IO70SI). The team will consist of Mike G4VSS, Mike M0ACK, John M0ANM, Ron G0WJX, Bill G0PZP, Jim G3NFB, Philip G3TEX and Keith G8MKO. Look for activity on all bands. QSL via M0ANM, direct or bureau. [Tnx WARC] 13/06/2005: Bill, N8PW, will be active June 13-18th as N8PW/1 from Mount Desert Island (IOTA NA-055, USI ME-021S, Hancock County), Maine. This will be a vacation style operation, as time permits. Activity will be SSB and CW on 40, 20 and 17 meters. QSL via home call. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 13/06/2005: Team RK3UWK will be active June 13th as RK3UWK/p from the Zavolzhsky Area IV-13, the Komsomol'sky Area IV-17 and the Tejkovsky Area IV-26, Ivanovskaya oblast (IV). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 14/06/2005: Geoff, G0PFH, plans to be active June 14-15th as GS2UG from Great Cumbrae Island (IOTA EU-123, IOSA CL-03, SCOTIA CS-17), Clyde Islands. Look for him on 40 and 20 meter SSB. QSL via G0PFH (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 14/06/2005: An expedition will leave the Orkney Islands on June 11th arriving in the area of Rockall Island (IOTA GM EU-New!) around June 14th and remaining there until June 21st. It will include an amateur radio team led by Dave Wood MM0ALM, assisted by well-known and experienced island activator Seamus (Jim) Cameron MM0CWJ from the Hebrides. They will rely on a member of the SAS to get them onto the rock from an inflatable and hope to put up a small tent on a tiny ledge a few meters square. They will use the call MS0IRC/p and operation will be primarily SSB (all bands, as appropriate). QSL via direct to G0HXN. [Tnx GM3VLB] 14/06/2005: Team RK3UWK will be active June 14th RK3UWK/3 from the Jur'ev-polsky Area VL-28, Kol'chugino City VL-08 and the Kol'chuginsky Area VL-20, Vladimirskaya oblast (VL). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 16/06/2005: Jakob, OZ7AEI, will be active June 16th as OZ7AEI/p from the following islands, for the Danish islands award: Jegindoe (DIA NJ-006), Ageroe (DIA NJ-018) and Mors (DIA NJ-002). All islands are in the EU-171 group. At Mors, he will activare the Sillerslev lighthouse (ARLHS reference DEN-064). The activity will start at around 07:00 UTC, on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx OZ7AEI] 17/06/2005: In late June (probably June 17-24) LA5WJA/mm and Per LA7DFA/mm will operate 6 meters from a sailboat in grids JP33, JP43, JP54 and JP44. They will even consider JP34 if weather and propagation are good. More info coming on http://www.qsl.net/la7dfa. Would appreciate feedback on what squares are needed by you (la7dfa(at)qsl.net). [Tnx UKSMG] 17/06/2005: Look for Dmitry UA0LQJ, Yuri UA0LG, Alex UA0LDY, Anatoly RA0LHK, Igor RA0LGG, Svetlana RA0LHE, Kristina UA0LHH and Nick UA0NM to be active June 17-21st as UE0LBI from Bel'tsov Island (IOTA IOTA AS-066). QSL via IK2DUW. [Tnx 425 DX News] 17/06/2005: Look for Dmitry UA0LQJ, Yuri UA0LG, Alex UA0LDY, Anatoly RA0LHK, Igor RA0LGG, Svetlana RA0LHE, Kristina UA0LHH and Nick UA0NM to be active June 17-21st as UE0LPI from Petrova Island (Not IOTA). QSL via IK2DUW. [Tnx 425 DX News] 17/06/2005: The week of June 17-25th James VE3TPZ will be operating from some lighthouses located on the Bruce Peninsula, in Ontario. Note this is a bicycle tour trip that James assists with each year and he will only be operating at night. James will be leaving on June 17-18th so there will be some daytime activity these days with more activity expected June 19-25th. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx VE3TPZ] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 18/06/2005: Look for the special call CQ5FD to be active during the ARVM Field Day (June 18-19th) from the Castle of Pirescouxe (DCFP reference C-065 for the Portuguese Forts and Castles Award, DMHP LX-059, WW Loc. IM58KU). Activity will be on all bands and modes, HF to UHF. QSL via CT1RVM. [Tnx ARVM] 18/06/2005: Look for Dennis, G3PNF, to be signing PA/G3PNF from the Netherlands June 18-22th. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters using Pro-Am whip dipoles, and 15 meter CW. Primary frequencies: SSB - 7.080, 14.180 MHz; CW - 7.027, 14.056 and 21.056 MHz. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 19/06/2005: Some members of the Radio Club Girona, namely Josep EA3GM, Rafael EA3QA, Mai EA3EGC and Miquel EC3AMR will be active June 19th as ED3MED from Isla Meda Grande (IOTA EU-078, DIE E-001, DME-17199). They will be active in the Spanish Islands (D.I.E.) contest on 40 meter SSB and CW. QSL via EA3RCG (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 22/06/2005: Glenn, WB9NDM, will be active June 22-24th as VP2V/WB9NDM from the island of Tortola, British Virgin Islands (IOTA NA-023). Look for him primarily on 20 meter SSB (14.235 MHz), around 13:00 to 15:00 UTC. He will also activate 17 and 15 meters when conditions allow. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 25/06/2005: Look for Frank, N8UAS/p, to be active June 25-26th from Isle Royale (NOT IOTA, USI MI-001L, Lake Superior, Keweenaw County, Grid EN58), Michigan. He will be operating battery power QRP with a 703+ and a 20 meter dipole or a G5RV jr. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17, 10 and 6 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx USI] 26/06/2005: Ed, WA3WSJ, will be taking a family vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina June 26th to July 2nd. He plans to activate Hatteras Island (IOTA NA-067, USI NC-005S, Dare County), Cape Hatteras lighthouse (WLH K-033, ARLHS USA 119), Bodie Island lighthouse (WLH K-024, ARLHS USA 067), Ocracoke Island (IOTA NA-067, USI NC-001S, Hyde County) and the Ocracoke lighthouse (WLH K-113, ARLHS USA 561 WLOTA 0466). Note that this will be a QRP operation. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx WA3WSJ] 27/06/2005: Look for Kurt, KB9XCL, to be active June 27th to July 2nd as SV5/HB9XCL/p from the island of Kos (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-016). Activity will be QRP (5 watts) on SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx HB9XCL] 01/07/2005: The Marco Island Radio Club will be using the special call N4M to celebrate the founding of modern Marco Island (IOTA NA-052, USI FL-025S, Collier County), Florida, July 1-10th. Look for activity on 14.260, 18.128 and 21.260 MHz. QSL via Karl L Geng (N1DL), 695 Embassy Ct, Marco Island, FL 34145 with SASE or IRC. [Tnx K5MI] 01/07/2005: Gab, HA3JB will be QRV again as SU8BHI from July 01 to December 31. He will be active on all bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB during many of the major upcoming contests. QSL direct only via HA3JB (Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601 Siofok, Hungary). Logs available at: http://www.qsl.net/ha3jb (e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) [Tnx F5NQL] 03/07/2005: Andy, DL7AT, will be QRV July 3-9th as DL7AT/p from Foehr island (IOTA EU-042, GIA N-17). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meter SSB only. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 17/07/2005: Look for Rebekah WG4Y/p, Angela WN4C/p, Truman NN4C/p, Allan KV4T/p and Bridget KS4YT to be QRV July 16-17th from Dauphin Island (IOTA NA-213, USI AL-002S, Mobile County), Alabama. Activity will be on 80-10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 27/07/2005: Andres ES1AN, Arvo ES1QV, Harald ES1LS, Eimar ES1LSR, Toivo ES2DJ and Juri ES2EZ will be QRV July 27-31st as ES2U from the island of Rammu (IOTA EU-149). Activity will be on 80-10 meter CW and SSB, IOTA contest included, running 100 watts. QSL via ES1QV (Arvo Saluri, Mustjoe 26, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 29/07/2005: Look for Mark DL1XAQ, Andy DG3XA, Olaf DL4HG, Andy DL7AT, Thorsten DG7TG and Ralph DL3LED to be active July 29-31st from Romo Island (IOTA EU-124, DIA NS-001). They plan to participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) and will be active on 80-10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via DF0TX (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 29/07/2005: Iain, MM0TFU, will be active July 29th to August 5th as MM0TFU/p from Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran (IOTA EU-123, IOSA CL-01, SCOTIA CS-14). Activity will be on 80-10 meter SSB, IOTA contest included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx MM0TFU] 30/07/2005: Operators G3ZAY, M0BLF, M0TDG and M0TJH will be QRV July 30-31st as G6UW/TF from the island of Heimaey (IOTA EU-071). Activity will be 80-10 meter CW and SSB, IOTA contest included. QSL via M0BLF, direct or bureau. [Tnx IOTW] 30/07/2005: Anders SM3XGV, Hans SM3TLG, Staffan SM3JGG, Classe SM3GSK/SM3S, Tord SM3EVR, Gunner SM3DVN and Jorgen SM3CXS will be QRV for the IOTA contest (July 30-31) as SG3ZZR from Grimskar Island (IOTA EU-176). QSL via SM3CXS, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 30/07/2005: Stephane, F4DXW, plans to be active July 30-31st as TM4Z from the Ile d'Ouessant (IOTA EU-065, DIFM AT-001) during the RSGB IOTA contest. QSL via F4DXW, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 01/08/2005: Adam, K2ARB, will be QRV August 1-30th as K2ARB/1 from Martha's Vineyard (IOTA NA-046, USI MA-005S, Dukes County), MA. Look for activity on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 meter CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 06/08/2005: Hubert, DK9NCX, reports that he will be QRV August 6-20th as either SV5/DK9NCX or J45R from the island of Rhodes (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-028). Look for activity on 160-10 meters, with an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx DK9NCX] 16/08/2005: Look for Matt, DJ8OG/p, to be active August 16-27th from Spiekeroog Island (IOTA EU-047, GIA N-08). Operation will be on 80 to 10 meter SSB, no WARC bands. QSL via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx DE0MST] 20/08/2005: Look for about 12 operators to be active August 20-21st as DF0WFB/p from Helgoland Island (IOTA EU-127, GIA N-14), adjacent to Helgoland lighthouse (WLH DL-009, ARLHS FED-101, WLOTA 0518) and in line of sight to Helgoland dune entrance range front (ARLHS FED-102) and Helgoland dune entrance range rear (ARLHS FED-103). Activity will be on all HF bands in CW, SSB and SSTV, on 2 meters and on 23cm in ATV with 20 watts. QSL via DF0WFB (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 20/08/2005: Theodoros SV1GRM, Sotirios SV1HER, Cliff SV1JG and Markos SV1MF will activate the special call SX8L August 20-22nd from the island of Antikythira (IOTA EU-113, MIA MG-014, WW Loc. KM15QU). They will also activate the Apolytares lighthouse (WLH SV-011, ARLHS GRE-040, WLOTA 0298) during the International Lighthouse Weekend (August 20-21st). Look for them on all bands and modes. QSL via SV1HER, direct or bureau. Note: all QSOs will be confirmed via the SV bureau (RAAG). [Tnx SV1HER] 20/08/2005: Tom, W8LBZ, will be active August 20-21st as W8LBZ/p from South Bass Island (NOT IOTA, USI OH-007L, Lake Erie, Ottawa County), Ohio. He will also be activating the South Bass Island lighthouse (ARLHS reference USA-769). Look for him on 40 and 20 meters, usual USI and ARLHS frequencies. QSL via home call, direct (QRZ.com) [Tnx USI] 28/09/2005: Nando IT9YRE (T32Y), Claudio I1SNW (T32SNW) and Alfio IT9EJW (T32EJW) will be QRV September 28th to October 15th from Flint Island (IOTA OC-NEW!). If they are unable to land on Flint Island, they will move on to Vostok Island in the same group. The second new one will be Caroline Island (aka Millennium Island). Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL all three calls via IT9YRE (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] ===================================================== SPECIAL EVENTS - 01/06/2005: 9A10KC - Special call sign On the occasion of the 10th jubilee of the Community fot the Technoical Culture of the City of Koprivnica, the members of the Amateur Radio Club Koprivnica will be active with the special call sign 9A10KC (Nine Alpha Ten Kilo Charlie). The special call sign will be in use from the 1st of June until the 31st of December 2005. The QSL manager for this activity is Kresimir, 9A7K. (www.9a7k.com, www.twlhf.com) The contact with 9A10KC is also valid for both Worked 9A PFX Award and Croatian County Award. Everything concerning the 9A10KC call sign and the mentioned awards you can read on the following web page at: www.9a7k.com [Tnx F5NQL] ===================================================== WIA Multiband DXCC Program Officially released - After 1 year of work we have made it, officially releasing the W.I.A. 3 & 5BDXCC Awards and its Multiband DXCC Program, dated 1st. June 2005. I welcome you to see all this on our National website http://www.wia.org.au/ Read the "News Release" and then click on "Awards" Malcolm K. Johnson. VK6LC Wireless Institute of Australia. Awards Manager email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.wia.org.au/awards/ The following operation has been approved for DXCC credit: HZ1EX - Saudi Arabia - From October 27, 2004 through December 31, 2005 [Tnx K1XN & The GOLIST] PJ7M - The log for PJ7M has been up-loaded to The Log Book of The World. [Tnx K2ZD] CY9SS - For updates on the CY9SS DXpedition check http://logs.cy9ss.info/ Across the top for info/updates and the WX at the bottom of that page. [Tnx VY2RU] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ ===================================================== Home of ICPO: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/ Mirror: http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/ Contest Calendar: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/contest.html DX Calendar: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/dx_cal.html ===================================================== Canadian Checkpoint For: All Croatian Islands Award - ACIA All Croatian Islands Award Group - ACIAG The World Light House Diplom - TWLHD ===================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. 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