I.C.P.O. Calendar (June 23 - July 01, 2005) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 23/06/2005: Bob, W9UI and his wife Traudel, WD6CTL will be at Windwood on the island of St Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) from 23 June 23rd until July 8th as KP2/homecall. They will be on the lookout for 6m sporadic E contacts; other times, they will be on HF (when not diving). QSL both operations via W9UI, bureau or direct. [Tnx 425 DX News]
23/06/2005: Mike UA4WB and Co. will be active June 23-24th as RK4WWD/p and UA4WB/p from the Glazovsky (RDA UD-14) area, and possibly the Jukamensky (RDA UD-31) area and the Jarsky (RDA UD-33) area, Republic of Udmurtia (UD). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx UA4WB] 24/06/2005: Look for Dario, IV3IIM/p, to be QRV June 24th, weather permitting, from the Castelletto dei Filtri (DCI reference TS-013, for the Italian castles award), Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Province of Trieste (TS), Comune di Trieste (L-424). Activity will begin around 14:00 UTC on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IV3KAS] 24/06/2005: Dick, K5AND, will be QRV June 24th as J3/K5AND from the island of Grenada (IOTA NA-024). Also along on the trip are Arliss (W7XU), Holly (N0QJM) and Johan (ON4IQ). Activity will be on 6 meters with a single long yagi and kw and 2 meters with a single 5wl yagi or a group of 4 yagis combined with a kw amp on ssb/cw and 500w on digital modes. There will be a 2m EME operation, using the JT65a digital mode. You can make EME skeds on the following sites: www.dxers.info and www.chris.org/cgi-bin/jt65eme . NO SKEDS until they arrive on the island! [Tnx K5AND] 24/06/2005: Andrej RA0CS, Slava UA0AOZ, Vlad UA0ACG will be active June 24-26th as RA0CS/p, UA0AOZ/0 and UA0ACG/0 from the Vaninsky (RDA HK-15) area and Toki island (RR-14-05), Lake Ladoga. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 25/06/2005: Slava (US7IGF), Roman (UR7IJQ), Alexandr (UR7IKV) and Roman (UY7IQ) will be active June 25-26th as homecall/p from Squrovs'kyi Island (SD-10 for Ukrainian Islands Award). Look for them on 40-15 meter SSB and CW. QSL via home calls. [Tnx 425 DX News] 25/06/2005: Look for Franco, HB9OAB, to be QRV June 25th to July 15th from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (IOTA NA-096). There will be daily activity on 40-10 meters, WARC bands included. 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] 25/06/2005: Team UE3EDA plans to be active June 25th from the Kireevsky (RDA TL-25) area, Bogoroditsky (RDA TL-17) area, Bogoroditsk (RDA TL-07) City, Uzlovsky (RDA TL-33) area, Kimovsky (RDA TL-24) area, Kimovsk (RDA TL-10) City, Novomoskovsk (RDA TL-28) area, and the Venevsky (RDA TL-18) area, Tul'skaya oblast (TL), as UE3EDA/3 (20 and 40, SSB and CW) and UE3EDA/3/M (SSB). Operators will be Serge (RU3EG), Mike (RV3ECW), Eugene (RZ3EC) and Igor (UA3EDQ). QSL via UE3EDA, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx UA3EDQ] 26/06/2005: Toly (RW3PN), Yuri (RW3PP) and Sergei (RA3PD) plan to be active June 26th as homecall/p from the Stanovljansky (RDA LP-19) area, Lipetskaya oblast (LP) and the Efremovsky (RDA TL-21) area, Tul'skaya oblast (TL). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx RW3PN] 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 IZ7AUH/p, IZ7FLP/p and IZ7FLQ/p to be QRV June 27th from Isola della Scogliera (not IOTA, IIA LE-019) June 27th. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News] 27/06/2005: Sergei, RA9MX, plans to be QRV June 27-28th as RA9MX/9 from the City of Tatarsk (RDA reference NS-46), Novosibirskaya oblast (NS). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx RA9MX] 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: Arthur, G7BQY, and others will be active July 1-3rd as GB2CD from the Forset Scout Camp at Sandiway, on the occasion of the Chester District Scout Camp. Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters. QSL via the RSGB bureau or direct to G7BQY. [Tnx 425 DX News] 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: Look for Metin, TA1ED/0 and Nuri, TA3BN/0 to be QRV July 1-4th from Giresun Island (IOTA AS-154). Activity will be on all HF bands plus 2 meter SSB and CW. The will have 2 transceivers, one for SSB and the other for CW. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 01/07/2005: The RU-QRP Club will be active as UE3QRP/2 from Kaliningrad July 1-8th to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Kaliningrad (ex. Koenigsberg). Activity will be on all bands, close to the QRP frequencies. QSL via RU2FM, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 01/07/2005: Pete, VE3IKV, plans a 6 meter Zone 2 DXpedition to VO2 Labrador which will take place around the beginning of July 2005, using the special call sign VD2X. The purpose of the trip is to investigate high latitude Sporadic-E propagation on the North American side as it is affected by proximity to the North Geomagnetic Pole. Special attention will be paid to multihop transatlantic paths, as well as double hop to central and western USA/Canada. Equipment so far is my FT-650 and a 5-element K6STI wide spaced portable yagi (10dBd). Pete will be monitoring SSB/CW during the drive, and if the band opens up, switch over to the yagi. QSLs via VE3IKV (QRZ.com). [Tnx UKSMG] 01/07/2005: Linda (VE9GLF) and Len (VE9MY) will be activating some islands over the next month or so. The following is their schedule of operation. We will be working/vacationing during this time and operation will be as time permits and band conditions dictate. July 1-2nd, one new Canadian Island in Nova Scotia (NS); July 6-9th, several new Canadian Islands in Newfoundland (NF) with IOTA being NA-027 as far as they know now; July 22nd, 1-2 new Canadian islands is (NS, Maybe IOTA NA-081???) and July 23rd, New Canadian Island (NS) in IOTA NA-081. Activity will be on the ususal IOTA frequencies, mobile or portable with 100 watts. QSL to home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx VE9MY] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 02/07/2005: Alfredo (IK7JWX) and a few others will be active July 2-3rd from Islola Sant'Andrea (IIA BR-005, NOT IOTA). They plan to activate the Diga di Forte a Mare (ARLHS ITA-187) and Castello a Mare N. Breakwater Head (Green Tower) (ARLHS ITA-266) lighthouses, also the Castello Alfonsino o Rosso o a Mare di Brindisi (DCI BR-001 for the Italian castles award). Activity will be on all bands, propagation permitting. QSL via IK7JWX, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx IK7JWX] 02/07/2005: Some members of club station RK3IWT will try to activate some islands in Lake Ladoga (some new ones are possible) between July 2-7th. QSLs via UA3IHP (all the previous activities also!). [Tnx RRA/WRC Bulletin] 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] 03/07/2005: Paul, N3LTT, reports that he will be QRV July 3-8th from various US Islands in the Florida Keys, but primarily Key Largo (IOTA NA-062, USI FL-049S, Monroe County), Florida. There are no set times, but most likely activity will be in the early morning and late evening. Look for Paul on 20 meter SSB (14.250-14.260 MHz). QSL direct to N3LTT, or eQSL. [Tnx USI] 11/07/2005: Tony, K1USC/6, will be active July 11-16th on Santa Catalina Island (IOTA NA-066, USI CA-016S, Los Angeles County), California, with Boy Scout Troop 655 during summer camp at Emerald Bay Boy Scout Camp. Operations on 40-6 meters will occur, as time permits, throughout the week. Scouts will be making some of the contacts as part of the requirements for their Radio merit badge. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 16/07/2005: 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] 16/07/2005: The Radio Club of Redon (F6KQC) will be active July 16-17th as TM5DUM from the Ile Dumet (IOTA EU-064, DIFM AT-018). This activity will also count for DFCF reference 44-028, for the French Castles Award, Département de Loire Atlantique (44). Activity will be on all HF bands with 2 stations, one for CW and the other for SSB. They will also have one station for VHF phone. QSL via F5SRH. [Tnx F4BJW] 25/07/2005: Hans-Peter, DC1HPS, plans to be QRV July 25th to August 7th as DC1HPS/p from Pellworm Island (IOTA EU-042, GIA N-23 for the German Islands Award). Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, IOTA contest (July 30-31st) included. QSL via home call through the 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] 28/07/2005: Pete, W2GJ, and Steve, AA4V, are planning two trips to Crooked Island, Bahamas (IOTA NA-113). They will be there for the IOTA contest in July, 2005, and the CQ WW phone test in late October, 2005. The calls will be C6ARV (AA4V) and C6APR (W2GJ). The operations in the contest will be M/S with WARC bands operation by each operator before and after the contests. QSL via respective home calls (QRZ.com) [Tnx AA4V] 28/07/2005: Fred VE1FA, Helen VA1YL, Howard VE1DHD, Bill VE1MR, Lynn, VE1ENT, Gary VE1RGB and Rich VA1CHP are planning to activate Whitehead Island for six days this summer, centering around this year's annual 24-hour IOTA Contest in July. Whitehead Island is located in the Bay of Fundy and lies off the coast of Grand Manan Island. Whitehead is IOTA NA-014, Canadian Islands NB-010, N. lat. 44° 37', W. long. 66° 40', Grid Square FN-64. In 1805, the Franklin family were the first settlers on tiny (2.5 x 1.5 km) Whitehead Island. The fishing was great then and 150 hospitable Islanders still harvest scallops, lobster, salmon and herring around its shores. The group will use the special call VC9W which has been allocated to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the island's first settlement. Activity will be on 80 through 6 meter CW and SSB, from July 28 to August 2, 2005, around the usual island frequencies. QSL via VE1FO (QRZ.com). [Tnx Canadian Amateur Radio Bulletin] 29/07/2005: Hakan SM6EQO, Bjorn SM6JOC, Magnus SM6VFJ, Lasse SM6ZBD, Loesaus SM6ZBC and Gundhard SA6AIF will be active July 29-31st as 7S6TL from Tistlarna (Goteborg and Bohus/Halland County group) (IOTA EU-043), IOTA Contest included. They will be operating from the Tistlarna lighthouse (ARLHS reference SWE-392, WW Loc. JO57UM) and will use the call 7S6TL/LH just before and just after the IOTA contest. QSL via SK6GO (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 29/07/2005: Jurgen (ON5MF) and Tim (ON5HC) will be QRV July 29th to August 1st as F/ON5MF/P from Ile de Batz (IOTA EU-105, DIFM MA-018), IOTA contest included. Activity will be on all bands 80-10 meters. QSL via ON5MF, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 30/07/2005: Thomas, DH8SAM, will be QRV July 30th to August 12th as OZ/DH8SAM from Falster Island (IOTA EU-029, DIA SJ-016 for the Danish Islands Award). Activity will be on 40, 30 and 20 meter SSB and CW, in the mornings and evenings. He also plans to work some 2 meters with a HB9CV antenna and 50 watts. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 30/07/2005: A large group of Swedish operators will be active July 30-31st as SK2T from Bredskär Island (IOTA EU-135, WW Loc. KP03DP). They will be participating in the RSGB IOTA contest as a Multi-Op/High Power entry on 80-10 meter CW and SSB. QSL via SK2AT (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 19/08/2005: Hakan SM6EQO, Bjorn SM6JOC, Magnus SM6VFJ, Lasse SM6ZBD, Loesaus SM6ZBC and Gundhard SA6AIF will be active as 7S6TL/LH from Tristlarna (IOTA EU-043) and lighthouse (ARLHS SWE-392, WW Loc. JO57UM) between August 19 and 21st. They will be active for the International Lighthouse/Lightship weekend and also celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Tristlarna lighthouse. QSL via SK6GO (QRZ.com) [Tnx rsgbiota.org] ===================================================== SPECIAL EVENTS - 01/07/2005: The 125th anniversary of High School No. 1 in Sanok, Poland - School graduates and operators of SP8PAB and SP8PBK Clubs will celebrate the School's Jubilee and the convention of many generations of its graduates from July 1 to July 20, 2005. QSL via SP8PAB. [Tnx SP9JPA] ===================================================== ROCKALL 2005 - The first photographs and other details on "Rockall Ho! 2005", including a couple of pictures of the amateur radio operators (David/MM0ALM and Jim/MM0CWJ)who activated MS0IRC/P, are now available on The Rockall Times web site at: http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2005/06/20/rockall-triumph.html [Tnx MDXC H.Q.] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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