I.C.P.O. Bulletin (Sep 11 - 27, 2003) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O. Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 11/09/2003: Michael, DF3IS, plans to be active September 11th to 25th from Thassos Island (EU-174) located in the Aegean Sea, in the north of Greece. Operation will be on 40 through 10 meters, SSB and CW. QSL via home call (no e-QSL's). [Tnx DE0MST]
12/09/2003: Look for R3ARS/3 and RK3DZJ/3 to be QRV September 12th to 14th from the Tsentralno-lesnoi natural reserve (RFF-95, for the Russian Flora and Fauna Award). QSL both calls via RA3DEJ. [Tnx RU3GN] 12/09/2003: Look for UA0LD, RW0LE and RA0LIA to be QRV as UE0LZZ/p from the Natural Reserve "Ussurijsky" (RFF-89, for the Russian Flora and Fauna award) September 12th to 14th. QSL via UA0LD. [Tnx RU3GN] 13/09/2003: Phil, G3SWH, and his wife will arrive in Madagascar on 13th September 2003 and will be travelling extensively on the mainland (IOTA AF-013) until 22nd, when they will fly to Ile Sainte Marie (IOTA AF-090) and relax for a few days until the 27th. Phil hopes to activate his 5R8HA call from the mainland whenever he can and will use 5R8HA/p from AF-090, where he should be more active. Activity will be CW only on all bands 40 to 10 metres. Please remember that this will be a holiday type operation, not a DX-pedition. QSL via G3SWH. [Tnx G3SWH] 13/09/2003: Look for EA4AAA/EA7 to be QRV September 13th from the Mesa de Roldán lighthouse (ARLHS SPA-178, DCE CAL-044). Activity will start about 11:00 UTC and end around 19:00 UTC. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx EA4AAA] 13/09/2003: Vesuvio DX Team member IZ8FDH will be active as IL7/IZ8FDH from San Domino (IOTA EU-050, IIA FG-001) between September 13th and 18th. QSL via home call either direct (Paolo Capobianco, Via Enrico Cocchia 26, 80124 Napoli - NA, Italy) or through the bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 13/09/2003: Giovanni, IZ2DPX, will be QRV (mainly on 2 and 6 meters) as IS0/IZ2DPX/P from Stintino (EU-024, IIA SS-087) September 13th to 17th. He will also be active as IM0/IZ2DPX/P from Maddalena Island (EU-041, IIA SS-001) between September 24th to 27th. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx 425DXN] 13/09/2003: Geza, HA4XG, will be QRV September 13th to 27th as IS0/HA4XG/p from Sardinia (IOTA EU-024, IIA SD-001). He plans to operate mainly CW in his early morning and late evening hours on 40 through 10 meters, with an emphasis on the WARC bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 13/09/2003: Miguel (Mike) EA5IK will be working from Guinea Bissau for 15 days, starting September 13th. The callsign will be announced prior to Miguel's activity. He will travel with his ICOM IC706MKIIG with a tuner and a switching power supply. He will take with him some wires to make some antennas for all the bands from 80 to 6 meters. All this will be carried in a computer transport bag. He will not have any extra expenses to do this, apart from the materials themselves because the main reason for Miguel to travel to Bissau is to start a Practical School of Carpentry sponsored by the ONG ANAWIN and the TownHall of the city where we live, Elche, the place where Miguel works. Miguel will not request economical help for this mission but he wants you to know that all the remaining money after asking the QSL direct way by anyone, will be directly transfered to his project. The Lynx DX Group has sponsored license's fee. His QTH will be a few kilometers from the Senegal border. Further information to follow. [Tnx EA5BY] 13/09/2003: Look for JE7CWH/0 and JQ1SUO/0 to be QRV September 13th and 14th from Awa-shima (AS-117). Activity will be on 40 through 10 meter CW and SSB, including the WARC bands. QSL to home calls via the JARL bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 13/09/2003: John, G4IRN, will be active as S79IRN from the Seychelles (IOTA AF-024), September 13th to 16th. Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters, mainly on CW, using only 100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via G4IRN (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX] 13/09/2003: Nicolas, F5TGR, will be active as SV8/F5TGR from the Cyclades (EU-067) between September 6th and 27th. He will operate on 10-20 metres SSB and CW from the Islands of Santorini (September 13-19th) and Naxos (September 20-27th). QSL via home call, direct (Nicolas Quennet, 8 bis Rue de la Marne, 95220 Herbaly, France) or through the bureau. [Tnx 425 DXN] 14/09/2003: Masa, JF1UIO, will be active as FK/JF1UIO from Lifou Island (OC-033), Loyalty Islands, September 14th to 20th. Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters, not including 30 and 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign. [Tnx OPDX] 14/09/2003: Dario, IK4MED will be active as IH9/IK4MED from Pantelleria Island (AF-018, IIA TP-001) between September 14th and 26th. He will operate mainly CW on 80 through 10 meters, plus SSB and CW via Oscar 40 (U/S mode). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 15/09/2003: Periklis, SV8DTD, reports that the team of SZ8LH will activate Passas Lighthouse (WLA LH-0130, ARLHS GRE-104, WW Loc. KM38dm) between September 15th and 19th. The lighthouse is located near Inousses Island and counts for IOTA EU-049. They will be using the special call SX8PLH. QSL via SV8DTD. [Tnx DE0MST] 16/09/2003: John, G4IRN, will be active as FH/G4IRN from Mayotte Island (IOTA AF-027, DIFO FH-001), September 16th to 23rd. Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters, mainly on CW, using only 100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via G4IRN (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX] 16/09/2003: Operators LA7QI and LA8AW will operate from Spitsbergen, Svalbard (EU-026) as JW7QI and JW8AW, respectively, from September 16th to 22nd. Also, look for them to be in the SAC CW Contest as JW8D. QSLs for JW7QI and JW8D are via LA7QI and JW8AW via LA8AW, bureau or direct. Remember, that SASE requires 2 USD or 1 IRC (new). [Tnx OPDX] 18/09/2003: Richard DJ4OI, Andy DL3GA, Markus DL1IAN and Joachim DF6IC plan to be active from Tubuai, Austral Islands (IOTA OC-152, DIFO FO-126), between September 18th and October 3rd. They plan to have two stations with beams and linears and be active on 80 through 6 meters, including the WARC bands on SSB, CW, RTTY and possibly the other digital modes. Their callsigns will probably be FO/homecall/A. QSL via homecall, bureau cards are welcome. [Tnx OPDX] 18/09/2003: Bert, PA3GIO, will be QRV September 18th to 28th from the QTH of Ed, VP9GE, located in Hamilton, Bermuda (NA-005, Hamilton Parish, Grid FM72). Activity will be on 80 through 10 meter SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx PA3GIO] 19/09/2003: The QLF DX Team (LA5UKA, LA6MP, LA8AJA, LA8SDA and LA9VDA) will be QRV as OJ0LA, September 19th through 26th, from Market Reef (EU-053) and lighthouse (WLH LH-0542, ARLHS MAR-001, WW Loc. JP90nh). Lars, OH0RJ, will join the team and will use the call OJ0RJ. Activity will be on all bands, CW, SSB and RTTY, looking especially for NA and JA. Also planned is an entry in the SAC CW contest with one station. Due to possible bad weather conditions in the fall, they might use an expensive helicopter. They need financial support for this. QSL for OJ0LA is via LA9VDA. For direct cards please add SAE + 2 USD or 1IRC. QSL for OJ0RJ is via OH0RJ, only direct. [Tnx LA9VDA] 20/09/2003: Lutz, GM0GNY, writes that he will sign 4K0GNY from the drilling platform Chirag-1 in the Caspian Sea (WW Loc. LN50oc) for 28 days starting on August 20th. He will work in SSB and CW mainly on 40, 20 and 17m from 15:00 to 18:00 UTC. QSL via GM0GNY. [Tnx DXNL] 20/09/2003: Kuro, JH0MGJ (aka AL5A), will go to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (OC-086) and operate as AL5A/NH0 from September 20th to 22nd. Activity will be on 160 through 6 meters, CW and SSB. If he can, Kuro will try RTTY and SSTV as KG6SA. QSL is OK via JH0MGJ. [Tnx OPDX] 20/09/2003: Look for Braga CT3HU, Helder CT3HQ, Xavier CT3JK and Jose CT3MD to be QRV September 20th to 27th from Porto Santo (IOTA AF-014, DIP MA-002). They will be using the special call CS9C. QSL via CT3MD, direct or bureau. [Tnx CT1END] 20/09/2003: Nicolas, F5TGR, will be active as SV8/F5TGR from the Cyclades (EU-067) between September 6th and 27th. He will operate on 10-20 metres SSB and CW from the Island of Naxos (September 20-27th). QSL via home call, direct (Nicolas Quennet, 8 bis Rue de la Marne, 95220 Herbaly, France) or through the bureau. [Tnx 425 DXN] 21/09/2003: The special call IO1DCI will be activated during the 2nd DCI (Italian Castles Award, www.dcia.it) meeting organized by ARI Mondovi' between September 20th and 21st. QSL via operators' instructions. [Tnx 425DXN] 21/09/2003: A group of Spanish operators will be active from Guadeloupe (IOTA NA-102, DIFO FG-001) between September 23rd and October 9th. Activity will include an entry in the CQWW RTTY Contest. Before and after the contest, operators will be on SSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV. Operators will be EB2DTP, EA2RU and EA2RY. Look for them to sign homecall/FG or FG/homecall. QSL via EA2RY. [Tnx OPDX] 22/09/2003: Phil, G3SWH, and his wife will fly to Ile Sainte Marie (IOTA AF-090) on September 22nd and relax for a few days until the 27th. He will use the call 5R8HA/p on 40 to 10 metres, CW only. Please remember that this will be a holiday type operation, not a DX-pedition. QSL via G3SWH. [Tnx G3SWH] 23/09/2003: Alberto, IT9MRM, will be QRV September 23rd and 24th from Lampedusa Island (IOTA AF-019, IIA AG-001) as IG9/IT9MRM/p. Activity will be on 20 and 15 meter SSB only. QSL via home call, direct (Alberto Mattei, Via Enrico Millo 20, 96011 Augusta - SR, Italy) or bureau. [Tnx IT9MRM] 23/09/2003: John, G4IRN, will be active as S79IRN from the Seychelles (IOTA AF-024), September 23th to 27th. Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters, mainly on CW, using only 100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via G4IRN (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX] 24/09/2003: Giovanni, IZ2DPX, will be QRV (mainly on 2 and 6 meters) as IM0/IZ2DPX/P from Maddalena Island (EU-041, IIA SS-001) between September 24th to 27th. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx 425DXN] 25/09/2003: Operators Just LA9DL, Erling LA6VM and Halvard LA7XK will be active from Longyearbyen on Svalbard (EU-026) during the Scandinavian Activity Contest. They will be arriving in Longyearbyen just before noon Thursday, September 25th and will depart for home early Monday morning, September 29th. They will operate during the contest with the callsign JW5X. QSL is via LA5X, direct or via the LA bureau. Before and after the contest they will be active with their respective JW callsign (JW9DL, JW7XK and JW6VM). QSL for these contacts are via their home callsigns. Look for JW7XK to be mainly on BPSK31 and RTTY, while JW9DL and JW6VM will work SSB and CW. [Tnx OPDX] 25/09/2003: The operators who activated OC-251 September 2002 and OC-261 April 2003 plan to activate OC-228, South Australia State East group, Baudin Rocks (aka Godfrey Island) the last weekend in September, commencing Thursday September 25th and concluding Monday September 29th. This will be a special event, commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the death of Captain Nicolas Baudin, the French explorer, who died in September 1803 on the island of Mauritius during his return to Europe from exploration of the Australian coastline. Baudin Rocks, which is located 8 kms north of the seaport of Robe in south-eastern South Australia, was named by Captain Matthew Flinders after his famous encounter with Baudin in 1802 off the South Australian coast. Baudin Rocks is a closely protected Conservation Park and finally a permit has been obtained for 4 operators to land and operate for a limited period. Operating dates are much dependant on weather conditions, which can be very unpredictable at this time of the year. Expected operators are Peter VK3QI, Keith VK3FT, Paul VK3AJJ and Paul VK3KXG. Usual IOTA frequencies will be observed, both CW and SSB. Emphasis will be on 30 and 40 CW and 20, 17 and 15 SSB. Long Path to Europe around 0500-0800z will also be emphasized. OC-228 has only been activated once before in April 1999, by Martin (G3ZAY) as VK4CAY/5 for a limited number of hours, making it a relatively rare group. The special commemorative callsign VI5BR will be used for this operation. QSL details are as follows: via VK3QI Direct (any callbook) or via VK3 QSL Buro. Any questions about the proposed operation to: Peter Forbes, VK3QI ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). [Tnx VK3QI] 26/09/2003: Dave, AH6HY, will be active as VP5/AH6HY from Grand Turk Island (NA-003), September 26th through October 4th. His activity will be on 40 through 10 meter SSB only. QSL via AH6HY. [Tnx OPDX] 27/09/2003: Franz DJ9ZB (3C0F), Elmo EA5BYP (3C0A), Victor EA5FO (3C0R) and Vicente EA5YN (3C0V), will be active from Annobon Island (AF-039), between September 27th and October 10th. Activity will be on all modes/bands CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK, some SSTV, 160 through 6 meters. They hope to have at least two stations on the air 24 hours a day. Mounting a DXpedition is an expensive operation for operators. Donations to help the trip, as small as it may be, will be gratefully accepted and can be sent via Dx Club Tabarca Island, President Elmo EA5BYP, P.O. Box 3097. 03080 Alicante, Spain. E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Any additional donations included with QSL card requests will be much appreciated. We should like to say thanks in advance. QSL via DJ9ZB. [Tnx EA5BYP] 27/09/2003: Uli, DJ9XB, will be active as J45XB from the Dodecanese (EU-001) in the CQ/RJ Worldwide DX RTTY Contest (September 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m) entry. QSL via DJ9XB. [Tnx OPDX] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 05/10/2003: Look for Juergen, DJ7JB/p, to be QRV from Borkum Island (IOTA EU-047, DID N-01 for the German Islands Award) between October 5th and 10th. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meter SSB. Check the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. [Tnx DL8AAM] 23/10/2003: Harry/AC8G, Ron/WA8LOW, W8ILC/Ron, Brian/KA7KUZ, Kecko/TI5KD, Tony/VE3RZ, Jorge/CX6VM, Ed/K1EP, Tom/ZP5AZL, Juan/ZP5MAL, Dale/N3BNA and Dave/WT8R, will be manning the TI5N Contest station as a multi-multi entry in the CQWWSSB contest, 25-26 October. QSL TI5N via W3HNK. For a day or two before and after the contest, the individual operators will be on the using TI5/own-callsign as time permits. Expect a higher level of CW and other non SSB modes on the contest bands due to the large SSB volume in the contest. Attention will also be directed to 6 meters and the WARC bands using various modes. QSL's for the individual QSO's should go to the callbook address unless advised otherwise. IMPORTANT - do not mix the contest QSL with ones for the individual contacts. [Tnx KA2AEV] 02/12/2003: Johan, PA3EXX, reports that he plans to activate 2 new IOTA references between December 2nd and 8th using the call VK4WWI/9. His schedule is as follows: December 2 - 4, 2003, Cato Reef, Coral Sea Islands Territory South Group and December 6 - 8, 2003, Marion Reef, Coral Sea Islands Territory North Group. QSL via PA3EXX (Johan Willemsen, Belmolendijk 12, 1693 DJ Wervershoof, The Netherlands). [Tnx PA3EXX] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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