I.C.P.O. Bulletin (coverage: June 26 - July 25, 2003) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - "I.C.P.O." Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 26/06/2003: Look for Jimmy, C6/W6JKV, to be QRV June 26th to July 7th from the Bahamas (NA-001). QSL via home call. [Tnx DXNL]
26/06/2003: James, VE3TPZ/p, will be attempting to put Byng Island Conservation Area (ON-037) during a stop over on June 26th. He will operate during the late afternoon hours from Approximately 19:00 to 02:00 UTC. He will be on most HF bands, near the IOTA, CIsA and Lighthouse frequencies. Note: James could be called away at any time during this time period as he is assisting as a Communications Operator during the Braunstorm Bicycle Tour. [Tnx VE3TPZ] 27/06/2003: Don, KC8UWG, just heard from Coast Guard District 9 HQ and he has been granted permission to use White Shoal lighthouse (USA-886, Emmet County, Loc. EN75ku), Michigan, during Field Day (June 28). Look for Don, and David, KB9IVB, to be QRV as KC8UWG/P, June 27th and 28th. [Tnx KB9IVB] 27/06/2003: A group of Finnish operators will be active from Hailuoto Island (EU-184) and Marjaniemi Lighthouse (ARLHS FIN-028, WW Loc. KP25ga) as OH6AW/8 between June 27th and July 1st. Operations will be on HF, 6m and 2m. The operators are OH6HJE, OH6NJ, OH6UV and OH6XX. QSL via OH6AD. [Tnx OH6NJ] 27/06/2003: RA3QSY and RW3QDE plan to be QRV June 27th to 29th as RF3QFF from the natural reserve 'Voronezhsky' (RFFA reference RFF-27, for the Russian Flora and Fauna Award). Activity will be on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters. QSL via RA3QSY. [Tnx RU3GN] 28/06/2003: The South Bristol ARC will be active as GB2BLE from Lundy Island (IOTA EU-120, WAB SS14 - IO71) during June 28th through July 5th. Activity will be on HF SSB only, 6 meters SSB/FM and 2 meters FM. More details can be found on the Web page at: http://www.draxium.com/gb2ble . [Tnx OPDX] 28/06/2003: Look for the special call TM0VDD to be QRV June 28th and 29th from the Village Du Disque and the Chateau des Eveques (DFCF reference 24035). Activity will be from 14:00 to 19:00 UTC June 28 and from 10:00 to 19:00 UTC June 29th. A special QSL card is available via F6KHS. [Tnx TM5SC] 29/06/2003: Look for Bill, ON5JE, to be QRV June 29th to July 17th as 9A/ON5JE from Rab Island (EU-136, IOCA CI-096). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/06/2003: Paolo, IZ8FDH (member of 'Vesuvio DX Team') will be active from Favignana Island (IOTA AF-019, IIA TP-011) as IF9/IZ8FDH, between June 29th and July 6th. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. QSL to IZ8FDH via the bureau or direct to: Paolo Capobianco, Via Enrico Cocchia n. 26, 80124 Napoli-Italy. [Tnx OPDX] 29/06/2003: Look for Mario TG9ADQ, Francisco TG9ANF, Edgar TG9AXF and Sergio TG9SM to be QRV June 29th and 30th from Pacaya, an active volcano located 17 miles away from Guatemala City. They will use the call TG0AA. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL via TG9AXF. [Tnx ARRL DX news] 30/06/2003: Jim, K5JIM, plans to be QRV June 30th from the Biloxi, Mississippi Lighthouse (ARLHS reference USA 056, Harrison county, Loc: EM50nj). QSL with SASE to K5JIM. [Tnx K5JIM] 30/06/2003: Eric, SM1TDE/p, will be QRV June 30th to August 15th from Gotland Island (EU-020). Activity will be on 160 through 2 meters, mainly CW. Eric also plans to participate in the IOTA Contest as SM1T. QSL via SM1TDE (preferably via bureau). [Tnx 425DXN] 30/06/2003: Pete, K3PD, reports that La Marr is returning to Kiritimati (Christmas) Island (IOTA OC-002, CQ Zone 31, Grid BJ11) using the callsign T32Z licensed for E. Kiribati (Line Islands). He expects to arrive on June 30th, and will operate as time permits for several weeks. La Marr will be active on 50 MHz, and the HF bands, SSB, CW, and some digital modes. The QSL Manager for T32Z is K3PD, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 30/06/2003: Look for Gulli, TF8GX, to be QRV as TF7X from Westmann Islands (EU-071) between June 30th and July 4th. QSL via K1WY (QRZ.com). [Tnx TF8GX] 01/07/2003: Look for Martial, to be active as FH/F5SIE, from Mayotte Island (IOTA AF-027, DIFO FH-001) between the July 1st and 15th. It's a CW only dxpedition and the activity will be mainly on 7, 18 and 21 MHz, with a TS-50 and wires. QSL, please via the French REF bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 01/07/2003: Stefano, IK5PWQ, will be active between July 1st and 14th as IM0/IK5PWQ from San Pietro Island (IOTA EU-165, IIA CA-008). Activity will be generally on 20 meters SSB and CW on 40 and 30 meters. QSL to home call. [Tnx ARRL DX news] 01/07/2003: The same team that operated from Prins Karls Forland Island (EU-063, Loc. JQ58WK) in June, 2001, are planning a return trip to the same area. Look for Prins Karls Forland (EU-063, Loc. JQ58WK) Dxpedition 2003 to take place between July 1 and August 2, 2003. Operation will be on all bands 160 through 6 meters. Further information can be found at http://www.dxpedition.org/dxjwpk . QSL manager will be SP5DRH (Mr. Jacek Kubiak, P.O. Box 4, 00-957 Warszawa - Poland). [Tnx LA3OHA] 01/07/2003: Look for Petros, SV3FUO, to be QRV July 1st to 10th, as SY8FUO, from Skopelos Island (EU-072, Grid KM19). Activity will be on 80 through 6 metres. QSL via SV3FUO. [Tnx 425DXN] 01/07/2003: VE9MY (Len) and VE9GLF (Linda) expect to be active from Lameque Island (IOTA NA-068, CIsA NB-004, Grid FN77) on July 1st. QRV about 20:30 UTC depending on band conditions. Will remain on the island for about 2 hours. QSL is via home calls, direct address at QRZ.COM or via the bureau. Direct requests must include return postage or QSL will be replied via the bureau. [Tnx VE9MY] 03/07/2003: Look for Ulli, DL2AH, to be active from Western Samoa (OC-097) between July 3rd to 15th and July 25th to 29th as 5W0AH. Operation will be on 40 through 10 meters, SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via DL2AH. [Tnx OPDX] 04/07/2003: Look for RV6YZ and UA6YHE to be QRV July 4th to 10th from several regional districts for the Russian Districts Award. They plan to activate 11 regions in Kabardino-Balkaria (KB), 3 regions in the Stavropol area and 1 region in Karachaevo-Cherkessia (KC). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters, using a FT1000MP and dipole antennas. QSL via operators' instructions. [Tnx RA6YJ] 05/07/2003: Look for Jeff, KU8E/m, to be QRV between July 5th and 8th from St Simons Island (IOTA NA-058, USI GA-003S, Glynn county), Georgia. Activity will be mostly on 20 meter CW, from his mobile setup. QSL via home call. [Tnx KU8E] 05/07/2003: Look for Fred, F5OZK, to be active July 5th to 25th as TK/F5OZK from Corsica Island (EU-014). He will be QRV 40 through 10 meters, WARC included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5OZK] 06/07/2003: Look for Gianfranco, I6GFX, to be QRV July 6th to 17th as 9A/I6GFX from Lastovo Island (EU-016, IOCA CI-051). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 07/07/2003: Look for Hans, OH6MY/p, to be QRV July 7th to August 3rd from his summer QTH on Anterskar (Lapporarna) (IOTA EU-101, WW Loc. KP03OI). He will be using a IC-706 at low power, on a car battery, with a G5RV antenna. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx OH6MY] 10/07/2003: Look for Klaus DF3GL, Gregor DL1BFE and Uwe DL3BJ to activate the Roter Sand lighthouse (WLHA LH-0396, DLD/GLA 44, FED-019, Loc. JO43au), between July 10th and 14th, using the call sign DA0LRS. Activity will be on all HF bands, SSB and CW - as long as they will have power (there is no power line to the lighthouse). QSL via QRZ.com . [Tnx W9DC] 10/07/2003: Luigi, IZ5FKK, reports that he will be QRV July 10th to 18th, as IM0/IZ5FKK, from the Islands of Maddalena (EU-041, IIA SS-001) and Caprera (EU-041, IIA SS-005). He plans to operate on the HF bands as well as on 6 and 2 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 11/07/2003: Mike, K9AJ and Jim, K9PPY will be active from several islands in the Canadian Province of Nunavut. The callsigns will be K9AJ/VY0 and K9PPY/VY0. K9XYL/VY0 might also be QRV. It is possible that some activity might occur from Cornwallis Island (NA-009, CIsA NT-004) and/or Baffin Island (NA-047, CIsA NT-001) during the time period July 11th through 26th, so pay attention to the QTH info given by the operator. Usual IOTA frequencies will be used on CW and SSB. QSL to operator's home call. [Tnx F5NQL] 12/07/2003: Look for operators Eugene (9A/RZ3EC), Sergey (9A/UA3NAN) and Emir/9A6AA (also as 9A0CI) to go on a 7 day expedition (July 12-19th) to activate rare Croatian islands and lighthouses in the Dalmatia North Group (EU-170). More information is available at: http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa . Some islands/LH they are going to activate are: Karantunic: CI-421, LH-0674, CRO-065; Kosara: CI-043, LH-0749, CRO-071; Babac: CI-005, LH-0831, CRO-024; Mrtovnjak: CI-195, LH-1296; Ravan: CI-422, LH-0908; and Blitvenica: CI-156, LH-0913. [Tnx OPDX] 12/07/2003: Yoshitake, JJ8DEN, will be active as JJ8DEN/6 from Yaku Shima Island (AS-032) July 12th to 14th. Look for activity on HF on CW and RTTY. He will be using an IC-706 and HX52A. QSL via JJ8DEN either via the bureau or direct to: Yoshitake Izumi, Minami-24-7, Nishi-1, Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, 080-0011 Japan. [Tnx OPDX] 13/07/2003: Mike, K9AJ, and Jim, K9PPY, will activate Somerset Island (NA-new, CIsA NT-new), Nunavut, from July 13th to 20th. They may have two stations on the air, depending on conditions. As there will be no sunset (>500 miles north of Arctic Circle), they plan no activity below 40m on this trip. Callsigns will be K9AJ/VY0 and K9PPY/VY0. K9XYL/VY0 might also be QRV. After Somerset Island, K9AJ/VY0 will be QRV from Southampton Island (NA-007, CIsA NW-010) from July 22nd to 24th. It is possible that some activity might occur from Cornwallis Island (NA-009, CIsA NT-004) and/or Baffin Island (NA-047, CIsA NT-001) during the time period of July 11th and 26th, so pay attention to the QTH info given by the operator. Usual IOTA frequencies will be used on CW and SSB. QSL to operator's home call. [Tnx F5NQL] 15/07/2003: Look for DL4OK/p to be active July 15th to 29th, which includes the IOTA Contest from Pellworm Island. Reference numbers are: IOTA EU-042, German Island Award N-023, German Lighthouse Nr. 40 and FED 187. Activity will be on all bands CW/SSB. QSL via their home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 15/07/2003: Lanny, W5BOS, and Don, N5XG, will activate NA-121, Walrus Islands, Alaska. Operation is scheduled for 02:00 UTC July 15th until 15:00 UTC July 17th. They will be QRV from Summit Island (USI AK-140, 3rd South Central District, Loc. AO98vu, Alaskan Bering Sea-Bristol Bay) in the Walrus Islands group (IOTA NA-121). Activity will be on the favorite IOTA frequencies using 40, 30, 20 and 15 meter SSB and CW. Call signs will be W5BOS/AL5 and N5XG/KL6. QSL direct via home calls as follows: N5XG (Donald Simmonds, 5709 Azteca Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76112-3021) and W5BOS (Lanny Phillips, 8381 FM 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474-4836). [Tnx N5XG] 15/07/2003: Vlad, UA1RG, and other members from Radio Club Vologda plan to be active with two stations as R1PQ from Novaya Zemlya (IOTA EU-035, RRA RR-04-01) for ten days between July 15th and August 15th. Further information is expected in due course. [Tnx RSGB IOTA] 16/07/2003: Jim, W5AZN, and Patty, W5AZO, will be activating several lighthouses on Lake Superior signing with the special callsign, N8L, between July 16th and 30th. Activity will mostly be on 20 meters SSB. Frequencies and operating times will vary from different lighthouses each day. QSL direct to W5AZN, #10 SASE please or SAE + sufficient postage. [Tnx OPDX] 16/07/2003: Look for Jun, OE1ZKC, to be QRV July 16th to 23rd from Kos Island, Dodecanese Islands (EU-001), as SV5/OE1ZKC. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx OE1ZKC] 17/07/2003: Look for DL2AH to be active from Ofu Island, American Samoa (OC-077) between July 17th and 23rd. The call sign is unknown at this time. Operation will be on 40 through 10 meters, SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via DL2AH. [Tnx NG3K] 17/07/2003: The "Caracas DX-Group"/ARV will be active as YW5M from Los Monjes Archipelago (SA-015), located at the extreme west part of Venezuela, July 17th to 20th. Activity will be on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via W4SO (maildrop!). [Tnx OPDX] 19/07/2003: Randy, KD8JN, will be QRV July 19th to 26th from Hatteras Island (NA-067, USI NC-005S, Dare County) as KD8JN/4. Activity will be on all bands (primarily SSB). QSL to KD8JN direct (Randall Phelps, 1226 Delverne Ave SW, Canton, Ohio 44710-1306, USA) or via the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 20/07/2003: Linda (VE9GLF) and Len (VE9MY) plan to arrive on the Iles de La Madeleine (NA-038) July 20th and be operational for eight days. They will have mobile and portable capabilities with 100 watts, beam, vertical for 10, 15, 20 metres and dipole for 40 metres. They are planning on doing two islands per day depending on band conditions; during the IOTA Contest (July 26-27) they will operate with two stations. QSL via home calls either direct or through the bureau (it is not necessary to send a QSL for each contact one QSL with a list is all right). [Tnx 425DXN] 22/07/2003: Mike, K9AJ, will be active from Southampton Island (NA-007, CIsA NW-010) between July 22nd and 24th as K9AJ/VY0. The usual IOTA frequencies will be used on CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 22/07/2003: Three members of the Florida DXpedition Group, Bill W4WX (VP2MHX), William N2WB and Bob K9MDO (both waiting on VP2M callsign) will be QRV from Montserrat (NA-103) between July 22nd and 29th. They will have three Kenwood TS-570D stations and will be active on most bands and modes. QSL via their home calls, CBA. N2WB via QSL Manager N2OO. [Tnx OPDX] 23/07/2003: A group of German operators (including DH1LA, DH2AX, DH7NO, DL2RTK, DL2SWW, DL2VFR, DL6ATM and others) will participate in the IOTA Contest (July 26-27) as DL0KWH from Peenemuende, Usedom Island (IOTA EU-129, GIA O-013 for the German Island Award). Before the contest they will operate for 2-3 days with individual callsigns on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 23/07/2003: Marc ON5FP and Jose ON4CJK will be active as G0RLU and M/ON4CJK from Lundy Island (EU-120) between July 23rd and 29th. They will activate three lighthouses (ENG-073, ENG-074 and ENG-075) and Jose will participate in the IOTA Contest as single operator. QSL for both calls via ON4ADN, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 24/07/2003: Look for Feco, 9A/HA8KW/p, to be active from Prvic Island, Sibenik Group (IOTA EU-170, IOCA CI-094), between July 24th and 31st, including an entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx DE0MST] 24/07/2003: Francisco, CT1EAT, reports that he will be active as CT3/CT1EAT on a DX holiday, from Porto Santo Island (IOTA AF-014, DIP MA-002 for the Portuguese Islands Award, Grid Loc. IM13) starting on July 24th and ending on the 30th. The radio operation will take place mainly on the AO-40 satellite, but also on HF (20 through 10 meters), on SSB and RTTY modes. He will be an entry in the IOTA Contest as CT9T (Single Operator/Low Power, SSB only). QSL via CT bureau, or direct to his home callsign via CBA address: P.O. Box 172, 7801-902 Beja, Portugal. [Tnx OPDX] 24/07/2003: The CY9A St. Paul Island (NA-094, CIsA NS-002, Grid FN97) DXpedition team is now complete. The operation will take place from July 24th to August 2nd, with an entry in the IOTA Contest. The team members are Robert N0RN, Vance N5VL, Igor W0IZ, Joe KO4RR, Andrea K5AAH (YL), Alan K5AB and Dale VE7SV. They will be taking with them a Battle Creek Special and will operate on the low bands during all openings. Operation will be on 160 through 2 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via N5VL. [Tnx OPDX] 24/07/2003: A team from the Forth Valley Contest Group will operate as GM4V from Benbecula (IOTA EU-010, IOSA OH04, WAB NF75), one of Scotland's Outer Hebridean Islands, during the RSGB IOTA (Islands on the Air) contest. They will also be active as homecall/p before and shortly after the contest. At present the team consists of John MM0CCC, Robert MM0ANT, Colin GM0CLN, Ian GM4ZRR and Keith GM0FZM. QSL via operators' home call. The QSL manager for all GM4V operation is MM0ANT, his details are avaliable at QRZ.com. [Tnx GM0CLN] 24/07/2003: The Belgian team of the "Minkieboys" will be going for the fourth year to Sein Island (EU-068, DIFM AT-007) to participate in the IOTA Contest. ON4ASG, ON4AVA, ON4ON, ON5SY, ON6CX, ON7PQ, ON7XT and ON9CGB plan to be on the island from July 24th through 29th, and operate as TM3ON before, during and after the contest. QSL via ON4ON either direct (Danny Commeyne, Rozenlaan 38, B-8890 Dadizele, Belgium) or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 24/07/2003: Operators Wen YB2DGR and Rivai YB2MTA will activate the Karimata Island Group (YB7 west) (OC-NEW) from July 24th to 30th (minimum operation is 5 days, which includes the IOTA Contest). IOTA reference number: OC-new (confirmed by G3KMA); WLH reference number: LH-new (until population of island is known). Their time of activity will be 12 hours a day as following the LH powered up (evening). Band activity will be on 15m (mainly SSB) and 20m (mainly CW). They will have two Icom 720 radios with 120 watts output max. QSL Manager will be EA7FTR, Fransisco Lianez Suero. [Tnx OPDX] 25/07/2003: Look for Ulli, DL2AH, to be active from Western Samoa (OC-097) between July 25th and 29th as 5W0AH. Operation will be on 40 through 10 meters, SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via DL2AH. [Tnx OPDX] 25/07/2003: A multinational group (CT1APE, CT1CJJ, CT1EEB, CT1ILT, CT2GLO, EA1CA, EA1DKV, EA4ABE, EA4ST, EA5FX and N5KO, with aid of EA1MC) will be QRV July 25th to 27th as ED1ONS from Ons Island (EU-080, DIE O-003, Loc. IN52mj) and lighthouse (FEA D-1846). They will also be participating in the IOTA contest. There will also be activity on 50, 144 and 432 MHz. QSL via ED4URJ, direct (Seccion Comarcal Ure Jarama, Apartado Postal 389, E-28100 Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain) or via the bureau. [Tnx CT1EEB] 25/07/2003: Taka JR3TVH and Natsue JJ3NAW will be on Rebun Island (AS-147) and Rishiri Island (AS-147) from July 25th to 30th, signing homecall/8. Look for them on 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 meter CW and SSB. QSL via JR3TVH either direct or via the bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 25/07/2003: Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/8 from Okushiri Island (AS-147, [Okushiri-cho Okushiri-gun Hokkaidou]) starting at 07:00 UTC, July 25th through 00:00 UTC, August 3rd. Activity will be on 40, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meter SSB. QSL via the bureau ONLY. [Tnx OPDX] 25/07/2003: JM1PXG will be active as JM1PXG/6 during IOTA Contest from Daito Island (AS-047). Operation outside the contest will take place from July 25th to 28th. QSL via home call JARL bureau or direct. [Tnx JI6KVR] 25/07/2003: Tom, WA6WPG/p, will be QRV July 25th through July 27th from San Miguel Island (IOTA NA-144, USI CA-014S) in the Channel Islands National Park (Santa Barbara County) off the California Coast (Loc. CM94tb). Activity will be on 40 through 10 meter SSB and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx WA6WPG] ===================================================== SPECIAL EVENTS - 28/06/2003: For the 4th time since 1989, a large sail boat fleet will concentrate to Rouen, Normandy, France. More than 30 great barques, two, three or four masted schooners, bricks, ketches and other sea clippers, from the whole world, will stay and parade on the river Seine from June 28th to July 6th. It will be 'l'Armada Rouen 2003. For the last Armada in 1999, more than 10 millions people enjoyed to visit the ships. More are expected this year. French hams will take part in this event, using the special callsign TM5AR from 80 to 2 meters. QSL card as instructions for direct or via the French REF bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 28/06/2003: Special event calls UE9OWQ and UE9ORQ will be aired on June 28th through 30th for the 110th anniversary of Novosibirsk, the capital city of Siberia. QSL via UA9ORQ either direct (Vladimir Volosozhar, P.O. Box 868, Novosibirsk, 630089, Russia) or via the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/06/2003: GB2RS news will be broadcast June 29, 2003, for the first time on 5 MHz upper sideband, as part of continuing propagation investigations. T he news transmission will be at 12:30 pm BST on 5405 kHz. To commemorate the occasion, GB5RS will also be operating on 3645 kHz and 7045 kHz, and will be gathering reception reports on the 5 MHz news broadcast. For a period of one month only short wave listeners and radio amateurs may obtain a special QSL card issued by the North Cheshire Radio Club. However, to qualify, 5 MHz reception reports must be sent in writing using the SINPO code format and quoting QTH Locator. Reports should be sent by post to G3LEQ, whose address is correct in the RSGB Yearbook, and an SASE must be enclosed if a QSL card is required in return. Due to the short time scale involved in this experiment, reports via the QSL bureau cannot be accepted. Queries, but not reception reports, may be made by e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or via 01 565 652 652. [Tnx MI3GTO] 01/07/2003: The Darwin Amateur Radio Club of the Northern Territory, Australia, will be operating a special event station with the callsign of VI8NT to celebrate 25 years of self government. The station will be opened officially on the 1st of July 2003 (Northern Territory Day) and run until the 31st December 2003. This special Amateur Radio callsign VI8NT is allowed to be used by any licenced VK8 Amateur. Only one Amateur will hold the callsign at any one time, meaning only one station on air at a time. They have many VK8's who are interested in operating one week periods on all bands and modes and the Darwin Amateur Radio Club will partake in all major contests with this special callsign. A special QSL card is being made up by the QSL Manager Neil, VK6NE. All QSLs will be accepted directly or via the bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 01/07/2003: Special memorial operation will be taking place in the coming months to Commemorating Ignacy Lukasiewicz, the Polish petroleum pioneer who distilled crude oil and designed kerosene lamps to light up the operating theatre in the hospital in Lvov on 31 July 1853. He is the founder of the petroleum industry (Award: http://www.ot5.cq.pl). "This lotion is the future wealth of this country, it's the welfare and prosperity for its inhabitants, it's a new source of income for the poor people and a new branch of industry, which shall bear plentiful fruits." -- Ignacy Lukasiewicz, 1854 Look for the following special event stations: July 1st - August 15th - HF150IL (via SP8PJG) Ignacy Lukasiewicz: distilled kerosene, designed lamps and illuminated an operating theatre in a hospital (1853); July 25th - August 4th - 3Z0IL (via SP8ZBX), SN0IL (via SP9PEE), EN3WLL (via UR4WXQ) Ignacy Lukasiewicz memorial stations; and August 20th - September 10th - HF8IL (via SP8PJG) Ignacy Lukasiewicz: founder of the petroleum industry. [Tnx OPDX] 05/07/2003: W1T will be a special event station operated by WA2VUY and K2MVW on all bands from 5 July through the 27th to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France. QSL via WA2VUY the card will have a photograph of 21 of the 22 living Tour champions taken on 24 October 2002 in Paris). [Tnx 425DXN] 06/07/2003: Special station YB35AR will be active on all bands and modes from Jakarta between July 6th and 13th to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ORARI, the IARU national society of Indonesia. QSL to P.O. Box 8000, Jakarta 11000, Indonesia or via the YB bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 11/07/2003: The Motor City Radio Club Station W8MRM will again be operating on the air from a station set up on the street at the annual Trenton Mid Summer Festival. The festival committee will be issuing certificates to stations making a two way contact with W8MRM. Activity will be as follows: Friday July 11, 2003, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Saturday July 12, 2003, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sunday July 13, 2003, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Frequencies: 7.044, 7.244, 14.044 and 14.244 MHz. For Certificate send SASE (be sure to include contact number) to: Trenton Mid Summer Festival - 2003, c/o Motor City Radio Club, PO Box 337, Wyandotte, MI 48192. [Tnx W8MRM] 25/07/2003: Special memorial operation will be taking place in the coming months to Commemorating Ignacy Lukasiewicz, the Polish petroleum pioneer who distilled crude oil and designed kerosene lamps to light up the operating theatre in the hospital in Lvov on 31 July 1853. He is the founder of the petroleum industry (Award: http://www.ot5.cq.pl). "This lotion is the future wealth of this country, it's the welfare and prosperity for its inhabitants, it's a new source of income for the poor people and a new branch of industry, which shall bear plentiful fruits." -- Ignacy Lukasiewicz, 1854 Look for the following special event stations: July 25th - August 4th - 3Z0IL (via SP8ZBX), SN0IL (via SP9PEE), EN3WLL (via UR4WXQ) Ignacy Lukasiewicz memorial stations; and August 20th - September 10th - HF8IL (via SP8PJG) Ignacy Lukasiewicz: founder of the petroleum industry. [Tnx OPDX] ===================================================== Story and photos of BV9L Liuchiu Yu Islands (AS-155) DXpedition June 2003 can be found at http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage60.htm [Tnx JI6KVR] ===================================================== 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 -------------------------------------------------------
