I.C.P.O. (Islands, Castles & Portable Operations) Update - ===============================================
14/03/2003: Look for Steve, ZL1/G4EDG, to be active from Waiheke Island (OC-201) from about 14 March for 4-5 days. This will be a 20m QRP CW only operation, best time for Europe is around 06:00 UTC. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 19/03/2003: Look for DL3OI, DL4WG, DL5LYM, DL8DYL, DL8YRM and DL9DRA to be active as A35XM from Tonga (OC-049) between March 19th and April 4th. QSL via DL8YRM (e-mail requests for bureau cards are welcome at [EMAIL PROTECTED]). [Tnx 425DXN] 19/03/2003: Look for Tosy, JA6VZB, to be QRV as T88JA from Peleliu Island, Palau (OC-009), between March 19th and 22nd. Operation will be on 160 meters only. QSL via home call, direct or JARL bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 20/03/2003: Yves, F8CMA/p, will be active from several French Mills which count as follows for the French Mills Award. The QSO will count also for the French Departments Award. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meter SSB. In order of date, Department and Mill reference: March 20th (morning) Haute Loire DMF: 43-001, March 20th (afternoon) Loire DMF: 42-001, March 21st (morning) Isere DMF: 38-001, March 21st (afternoon) Drome DMF: 26-001, March 22nd (morning) Hautes Alpes DMF: 06-001 and March 22nd (afternoon) Ardeche DMF: 07-001. The name of each mill will be given during each activity. QSL via F8CMA either bureau or direct. [Tnx F5NQL] 21/03/2003: Keith, GM4YXI, is going back to Malaysia and, as always, he will try to activate various islands. Look for Keith, with Rich, G4ZFE, to be QRV from Pulau Tioman (AS-046) March 22nd to 23rd. Operation will be on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters with 9M2/GM4YXI on SSB and 9M2/G4ZFE on CW. QSL 9M2/GM4YXI via N3SL, QSL 9M2/G4ZFE via home call (bureau) or direct to Richard Everitt, #2601, PNB Darby Park Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur 50450, Malaysia. [Tnx 425DXN] 21/03/2003: Look for F5LRC/p and F5OGG/p to be active March 21st from Des Barges Lighthouse (WLHA LH-0203, FRA-010, DDFM:85 - Department Vendee). They will be QRV from 10:00 UTC to 13:00 UTC on 7090 and 14265 kHz (+/- QRM). QSL F5LRC/p via home call, QSL F5OGG/p via LX1NO. [Tnx F5OGG] 22/03/2003: John, KK9A, will be active March 22nd to April 5th from the Iguana Villa, Aruba (SA-036). He will be active as P40A in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30). His operating class for the contest is not known. QSL via WD9DZV. [Tnx OPDX] 23/03/2003: Jeffrey, KI0RO, reports he will be active (on 10-40 metres CW and SSB) from the Marshall Islands and Micronesia as follows: Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Island (OC-028) as V73/KI0RO between March 23rd and 28th, Kosrae (OC-059) as V63JE between March 30th and April 2nd and Pohnpei (OC-010) as V63JE between April 4th and 7th. This is not a DXpedition and Jeffrey will be QRV as time permits. All QSLs via KI0RO. [Tnx 425DXN] 24/03/2003: Goran, SM0CMH, will be active March 24th through April 4th as SV5/SM8C from Kalymnos (EU-001). Operation will be on 80 through 10 meter CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 28/03/2003: Look for Andrea, IL7/IK7YTT, to be active from San Domino in the Tremiti Islands (EU-050) between March 28th and April 1st. He will participate in the CQ WPX-SSB contest, possibly as IL7T (SOSB 20 metres Low Power). [Tnx 425DXN] 31/03/2003: ARNewsline reports that Peter McKay, G3WQU, who has been active for a couple of years as CN2PM and S07PM from Morocco and the Western Sahara, will be moving to East Timor at the end of March. He operates almost exclusively CW. Look for him operating with a 4W prefix from his next QTH. [Tnx OPDX] 01/04/2003: Joca, PS7JN, confirms that he will be active from St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) during the first two weeks of April. He will operate as ZW0S mainly on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB, with some activity on 40 metres and the WARC bands. He currently has computer problems, and he is unlikely to be able to operate RTTY. Joca will be working on the island, and he plans to be QRV after 19 UTC until 3 UTC. QSL via PS7JN. [Tnx 425DXN] 03/04/2003: A group of operators from Radio Club Cancun will be active (on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) as XF3RCC from the following islands: Cozumel (NA-090) April 3rd to 6th, Holbox (NA-045) April 6th to 8th, Mujeres (NA-045) April 8th to 11th and Contoy (NA-045) April 11th to 13th. The operation will celebrate the first anniversary of RCC. QSL via XE3RCC (P.O. Box 1883, Cancun, Quintana Roo 77500, Mexico). [Tnx 425DXN] 27/04/2003: Nobu, JQ1EYN/6, will be QRV from Komaka Island (AS-017) April 27th and 28th. He plans to be on 80 through 6 meter SSB and CW. QSL via JARL or direct to his home call. [Tnx JI6KVR] 02/05/2003: The Fall River ARC will operate on all bands as W1ACT from Martha's Vineyard (IOTA NA-046, USI MA-005S, Dukes County, MA) May 2nd through the 4th. QSL via N1JOY (Roland Daignault, 19 Davis Road, Westport, MA 02790, USA). [Tnx 425DXN] =============================================== 73 and Good Hunting! Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ =============================================== Home of ICPO: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/ Mirror: http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/ Join ICPO e-Group: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/icpo.html E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================== ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net -------------------------------------------------------
