I.C.P.O. Calendar (January 05 - January 13, 2006) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations. Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year). ===================================================== 05/01/2006: Here is an update on the DXpedition to the Philippine Kalayaan Island, Spratly Islands (IOTA AS-051) which was originally scheduled to take place in the December 2005 time frame. The target dates are now January 5-19, with special call DX0A. 4F2KWT, Gil, says "Focus will be the low bands and targeting the East Coast of North America." Equipment will include FT1000MPs, kilowatt solid state amplifies, which will be powered by two Honda generators. They will have phased verticals. The team will also be QRV on the high bands, including WSJT on 6 meters EME. One of the ops will be N0NM (DU9/N0NM), Jon, a low band expert. This one is still in the development stage. [Tnx SM7AED]
05/01/2006: Richard, G3CWI/p, will be active January 5th from Bardon Hill (SOTA G/CE-004, 278M), Central England region, starting around 11:30 UTC. Activity will be on 7.030 MHz CW only. QSL via home call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.] 05/01/2006: Ilya, UA0FBS, is now active until January 31st everyday from 05:00 to 07:00 UTC on 14180 kHz from the City of Poronajsk (RDA SL-07 for the Russian districts award), Sakhalin Island (IOTA AS-018), Sakhalinskaya oblast (SL). QSL direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 05/01/2006: Pavel RZ3FR, is now active until January 6th as UE3DDX/3 from Suzdal' City (RDA VL-11, for the Russian Districts Award) and the Vjaznikovsky area (RDA VL-17), Vladimirskaya oblast (VL). QSL via RZ3FR, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 05/01/2006: Special event station UE9FPK will be active January 5-7th from the following locations for the Russian districts award (RDA): January 5th from the Bardymsky area (RDA PM-20) and the Osinsky area (RDA PM-36); January 6th from the Lys'vensky area (RDA PM-32); and January 7th from the Chernushinsky area (RDA PM-47), Permskaya oblast (PM). QSL via RA9FDR, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 06/01/2006: Richard, G3CWI/p, will be active January 6th from Wendover Woods summit (SOTA G/CE-005, 267M), Central England region, starting around 14:30 UTC. Activity will be on 7.030 MHz CW only. QSL via home call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.] 06/01/2006: Special event stantion R1RDM will be active January 6-7th from the Ust'-kubinski area (RDA VO-25), Vologodskaya oblast (VO). QSL via UA1RJ direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 06/01/2006: Special event station R1SNG will be active January 6-7th as R1SNG/m from Vologda City (RDA VO-01), the Vologodsky area (RDA VO-12), the Sokol'sky (RDA VO-21), Sokol (RDA VO-03) and the Ust'-kubinski area (RDA VO-25), Vologodskaya oblast (VO). The operator will be YL Rimma RZ9WM. QSL via UA1RJ direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 06/01/2006: Team RW3WWW will be active January 6-8th as UE3WRC from the Ryl'sky area (RDA reference KU-27 for the Russian districts award) and the Homutovsky area (RDA KU-33), Kurskaya oblast (KU). QSL direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC] 07/01/2006: Juan, F5IRC/p, will activate the Castle of Melamare (DFCF reference 76-058, for the French castles award), on January 7th, located in the commune of Melamare (DDCF 7633, Zip Code CP 76170), Department 76. He also plans to reactivate the Mill of Melamare (DMF reference 76-004, for the French mills award). Look for activity on 40 meter SSB and 20 meters (propagation permitting). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5IRC] 07/01/2006: F5JNE (Francois) and F6ICG (Gerard) will be active January 7th as F5JNE/p from the Castle of La Riviere [Owner's name] (DFCF reference 58-074 for the French castles award), in the City of Couloutre (Zip Code 58220) in the Nievre Department (58), Canton of Donzy (DCF 5809), Province of Burgundy. Activity will be on 40 meter CW and SSB, starting around 07:00 UTC. QSL via F5JNE, bureau preferred, SWL cards are welcome. [Tnx F5NQL] 07/01/2006: Patrick, F8DYD/p, will be QRV January 7th from La Tour du Cordier (DFCF reference 86-022 for the French castles award) located in the City of Poitiers (Zip Code 86000) and county (DCF 86-22). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters, propagation permitting. QSL via home call, direct or through the REF bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 07/01/2006: A group of operators associated with Radio-Noticias magazine (www.radionoticias.com) will be active from various locations in Western Sahara January 7-13th. They plan to operate SSB on 3675, 7085, 14310, 21175 and 28975 kHz. QSL via operators' instructions. [Tnx 425DXN] 07/01/2006: Peter, NO2R, will be returning to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, again and should be on the air as XU7ACY from January 7-21st. Activity will be mainly on CW (with some SSB) on 160, 80 and 40 meters. QSL via K2NJ. The pilot station will be W2EN. [Tnx OPDX] 08/01/2006: Look for Lee, M0LMP/p, to be active January 8th from Helvellyn summit (SOTA G/LD-003, 950M), Lake District region, for the Summits On The Air award. Activity will be on 7.125 MHz SSB, 145.500 MHz and 1297.500 MHz FM. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx SOTA U.K.] 08/01/2006: Members of the Mid Florida DX Association will activate Honeymoon Island (IOTA NA-034, USI FL-017S, Pinellas county), Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico on January 8th. They will be using a yagi and verticals. The club callsign, W4FDX will be used. This is a one day operation (Sunday). Bands will be 20 meters and 15 meters and maybe 17 meters (depending on propagation) and the IOTA frequencies will be used +/- QRM. QSL via W2NDP with SASE. [Tnx W2NDP] 09/01/2006: Trond, LA9VDA, will once again travel to Svalbard (Spitsbergen Island - IOTA EU-026) and be active as JW9VDA from January 9-16th. His activity will be on all bands, mostly CW and SSB. This operation will be good for a brand new WLOTA JW-0125 reference number. QSL direct to: Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, N-1528 Moss, Norway. Please include a self-addressed envelope (SAE) and sufficient return postage. For postage to Europe and the rest of the world, 1 USD is not enough. Please provide at least 1 IRC or 2 USD. Direct QSLs without sufficient return postage will be answered through the bureau. QSL cards for JW9VDA can be requested via E-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Tnx OPDX] 11/01/2006: Bob, W3BTX, and Roy, W3TEF, will be active from the island of Aruba (IOTA SA-036) as P40/homecall from January 11-18th. They will be operating all bands, but will concentrate on 30 and 6 meters. QSL via home calls. [Tnx SMIRK] 11/01/2006: Art, NN7A, will operate as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye (IOTA NA-180), Belize, January 11-15th. This will be a one-person operation with 100 watts and vertical and wire antennas. Operation will be CW on 40-10 meters, WARC bands included; some 80 meter and 160 meter. Some SSB on 20 meters and 15 meters, IOTA frequencies is possible, conditions permitting. This will be Art's 6th operation from South Water Caye, and his 12th trip to Belize since 1988. QSL direct via NN7A (Art Phillips, P.O. Box 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 USA), or to NN7A via the ARRL bureau. No skeds, please. There will be no on-line logs, and e-mail contact will not be possible while on the island. [Tnx F5NQL] 13/01/2006: Ken, WB2ART, will be active on the Island of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (IOTA NA-106), January 13-21st. Activity will be (mostly) PSK31 on 20 meters, but he can operate any band 40-10 meters. This activity will also count for the St. Croix Island lighthouse (WLOTA LH-2477). QSL via his callbook address with SASE. [Tnx OPDX] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 18/01/2006: Tibi HA7TM and his xyl will be on the road again on this month. They will be active as HA7TM/HI9 from HI9CF's QTH located at Las Terrenas, Samana, Dominican Republic (IOTA NA-096) from January 18th to February 2nd. Tibi will be operating an Icom IC-706 at 100 watts to a 7 element log periodic yagi, rotary dipole for 40m and FD4 multiband wire antenna (perhaps a dipole for 160m, it depends on the local situation). QSL via home call. [Tnx HA0HW] 20/01/2006: Herm CT3FN and Rudi CT3/HB9CQL will be QRV January 20th to February 1st from Madeira Island (IOTA AF-014, DIP MA-001). Activity will be on all bands and modes. On January 21st and 22nd, Herm will operate as CT3FN/p from the São Jorge/Rosais lighthouse located on the north coast of Madeira Island (ARLHS MAD-008, also count for WLOTA LH-0053), from inside the lighthouse. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx DE0MST] 20/01/2006: Look for Paul F6EXV (MU0EXV) and Jan DJ8NK (GU0VNK) to be QRV January 20-30th from the Bailiwick of Guernsey (IOTA EU-114). Activity will be on 160-10 meter SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via their home calls (QRZ.com addresses). This activity will also count for the Guernsey Island (main) lighthouse (WLOTA LH-0013). [Tnx F5NQL] 21/01/2006: Jose, N4BAA (KG4SB) and Bill, W4WV (KG4WV) will be active from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (IOTA NA-015), January 21-31st. Activity will be on all bands 160-6 meters. Jose (KG4SB) will also participate in the CQ 160-Meter Contest (January 28-29th), no category given. QSL via their home calls. [Tnx K1XN & the GOLIST] 28/01/2006: If you are missing HB0 on 160 meters, look for T93M, T93Y, T94DX (DJ2MX) and T94JJ (OE1EMS) to be active as HB0/T94DX from Liechtenstein during the next CQ 160 meter contest (January 28-29, 2006). [Tnx F5NQL] 03/02/2006: There will be an activity carried out to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ukrainian Antarctic station, the Academic Vernadsky, in Antarctica, which was officially opened the 7th of February 1996. For this event a special callsign has been issued by the Ukrainian authorities. EM10KY (op. Paul UT1KY-EM1KY). Date of activation: February 3 - 12, 2006. QSL manager: IK1QFM direct or bureau. Being a Special Event to celebrate Antarctica, EM10KY will be referenced for WAP as WAP-33, though valid for WAP Awards. [Tnx I1HYW] 04/03/2006: Manny, NP2KW, will be active from the U.S. Virgin Islands (IOTA NA-106) in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th) as a Single-Operator/All-Band/Low-Power entry. He will be operating from the highest peak (1045 feet) on the island of St. Croix, with a G5RV and vertical antennas. QSL via NP2KW (QRZ.com). [Tnx NG3K] 04/03/2006: Look for Urcun, TA0U, to be active from Turkey in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th) as a Single-Operator/Single-Band (20 meter) entry. QSL via TA2KK. [Tnx NG3K] 13/05/2006: Tom, DL7UZO, will be active as OZ/DL7UZO from the Jylland North Group (IOTA EU-171) from May 13-20th. Activity will be CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and WSJT on 80-10 meters, including the WARC bands, 50 MHz and 144 MHz. Skeds are possible via e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 08/06/2006: Jon, N0JK, will be active as VP9/N0JK from the island of Bermuda (IOTA NA-005) June 8-12th. A serious entry in the 2006 ARRL June VHF QSO Party (June 10-12th) is planned on 50, 144 and 432 MHz. Outside of the contest he will focus on working Europe. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx SMIRK] 21/07/2006: Rolf, DK2ZF, will be active as ES/DK2ZF from the island of Saaremaa (IOTA EU-034), Estonia, between July 21st and August 3rd. Activity will be mostly CW on HF, 6 meters and 144/432 MHz. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org] 29/07/2006: Tim ON5HC and Jurgen, ON5MF plan to be active as F/ON5HC/p and F/ON5MF/p respectively from the Ile de Batz (IOTA EU-105, DIFM MA-018, lighthouse WLOTA LH-0680) between July 29 and August 5th. Look for activity on all HF bands. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org] ===================================================== SPECIAL EVENTS - Yuri, VE3DZ, will be using the special contest call VC3T in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 25-26th) and the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th). QSL VC3T via VE3DZ, either direct (Yuri Onipko, 66 Cavell Avenue, Etobicoke, ON M8V 1P2, Canada) with SASE/SAE + postage or via the RAC bureau. [Tnx RAC] ===================================================== AWARDS - UKSMG Launch new Digital and EME Awards UKSMG have launched two new awards to promote year-round activity on Six. More details on the Digital award can be found in Six News 84 or on the web site at www.uksmg.org/digitalawards.php . The EME awards include the New Moon award for your first contact and the Full Moon for 100, further details can also be found in Six News 84 or on the web site at www.uksmg.org/emeawards.php [Tnx UKSMG] IOTA Checkpoint Update: Victor UA6AF will take over as Checkpoint for Russia and CIS countries in Asia effective February 2, 2006. HA0DU's customers have been split between HA7UW and 9A2EU. ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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