I.C.P.O. Calendar (Feb 27 - Mar 10, 2004) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== 27/02/2004: Rolf, DK2ZF will be touring the Pacific between February 27th and April 21st. His trip will start from Fiji and end on Guam, "with four or five islands in between." He plans to operate 95% CW mainly on 40, 30 and 20 meters, plus 80 meters on his sunset/sunrise times. Rolf would like to receive real RST reports, not the standard 599. QSL direct via home call. [Tnx 425DXN]
27/02/2004: Look for Igor, RU0UQ, and Svetlana, RA0UBR, to be QRV February 27th and 28th from Ulety, Chita region (RDA reference CT-30, for the Russian Districts Award). Activity will be on all bands, using CW, SSB and PSK-31. QSL via operator's instructions. [Tnx RK0UK] 28/02/2004: 6Y, JAMAICA. Kevin, WN9O, reports that WO9Z (Mike), W9IU (Don) and himself will be active as 6Y5/homecall from Jamaica (NA-096) between February 28th and March 14th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including the WARC bands. The group will also be active as 6Y8Z during the ARRL SSB Contest. QSL via W9IU (direct). [Tnx OPDX] 28/02/2004: Look for Glenn, K6NA, to be QRV again as ZD8A from Ascension Island (AF-003) from February 28th to March 2nd. He will operate on on all HF bands, mostly CW. QSL via N6CW. [Tnx 425DXN] 28/02/2004: Bob, K3UL, will be QRV between February 28th and March 4th as ZF2UL from Grand Cayman (NA-016). He plans to operate as time permits on the low bands CW. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/02/2004: Chad, WE9V, will be QRV as 9Y4/WE9V (QSL via home call) from Tobago Island (SA-009) between February 29th and March 10th. Plans are to operate on all HF bands on CW, SSB and RTTY, and to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as 9Y4ZC (SOAB HP). QSL 9Y4ZC (for this operation only) via WE9V. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/02/2004: Leo, W3LEO, reports that he will once again be active as MM0LEO from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland (EU-005) between February 29th and April 3rd. He plans to participate in the ARRL DX SSB and CQ WPX SSB contests. QSL via W3LEO. [Tnx 425DXN] 29/02/2004: Babs, DL7AFS, and Lot, DJ7ZG, will be active from Norfolk Island (OC-005), February 29th through March 13th. The call sign will be VK9NB. Activity will be on 80-6 meters on SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via DL7AFS (direct to: Baerbel Linge, Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany) or via the DARC Bureau. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: Hans-Peter, HB9BXE will be QRV March 1st to 6th as 5H1BP from Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania. He plans to operate on 80 through 10 meter CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 01/03/2004: Maurice, F5IYU, plans to activate the Castle of Merfy (reference: DFCF 51009), in the Province Champagne Ardennes, between March 1st and 12th. The daily schedule will be from 19:00 to 21:30z and sometimes from 12:00 to 13:00z. QSL via the French REF Bureau only. Please no direct cards. SWL cards are welcome too. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: Tom, W0GLG, will operate as HR3/W0GLG from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) bsetween March 1st and 6th. Look for him around 14260, 21260 and 28460 kHz. Tom will be in Honduras from 13 February, working as a radio operator for the International Health Service of Minnesota. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 01/03/2004: Operators JA6PSE and JA6PSI will be active for about one week beginning of March 2004 from Tokara Arc, in the Takara Islands (IOTA AS-049, JIIA-049-012), and Takara Shima Araki Sake lighthouse (WLA LH-0884, ARLHS JAP-618). He will be on 160-10 meters CW and SSB. He might try some RTTY and PSK31. They will use the callsigns JA6PSE (for SSB and RTTY) and JA6PSI (CW only). QSL via home calls. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: John, KK9A, will be active from the Iguana Villa, Aruba (SA-036) between March 1st and 30th. His activity will include two contests. Look for John to be active as P40A in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. Also, look for him as P40A in the CQ WPX SSB Contest March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL both operations to WD9DZA. [Tnx OPDX] 01/03/2004: KH6GMP (Gary) and KH6DFW (Tuck) will be active as T32I and T32BI from Eastern Kiribati (OC-024) between March 1st and 8th. During their time there, they will also be active as T32I in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-Single entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on SSB and as much RTTY as possible during the precontest time. QSL T32I via direct to KH6GMP (QRZ.com address is OK) and QSL T32BI via direct to KH6DFW (also, QRZ.com address is OK). [Tnx OPDX] 02/03/2004: Bill, NE1B (C6AWB) and Tom, C6ANM will be active from the Berry Islands (NA-054) between March 2nd and 4th. QSLs via WA2IYO. [Tnx 425DXN] 02/03/2004: (A Rare Prefix To Be Activated!). Alfredo, HC1HC, will be active as HD8A from Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos (SA-004), from March 2nd to 9th. During the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th), he will sign HD8A/QRP. He may also sign HC1HC/HC8 before and after the contest. His activity will be on 160-10 meters, mostly SSB, some CW. HD8 is a rare prefix which counts for the HC8/HD8 DX Diploma. View the colorful awards at: http://www.octavia.com/QSL/awards.htm . QSL HC1HC/HC8 and HD8A via NE8Z: Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139 USA. [Tnx OPDX] 02/03/2004: CENTRAL AMERICA TOUR - Heikki "Henry" Tamminen, OH3JF, will operate as HR5/OH3JF from Honduras between March 2nd and 10th. He will run 800 watts and will concentrate on 30-160 meters. Suggested frequencies are 1827, 3507, 7007, 10103/10108, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897 and 28007 kHz for CW; 1840, 3789, 7045, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz for SSB. QSL via OH3OJ. [Tnx 425DXN] 03/03/2004: A group of the LARC (Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club) will be in Sri Lanka (AS-003) from March 3rd to 8th. They will be QRV all bands in SSB and CW. If possible, Rudi DK7PE will try some 160m, depending on the antennas possible. Operators will be Frank (DJ3FK), Bernd (DK7TF), Karl (DL4FP) and (Rudi) DK7PE. Rudi reports that the call signs are not known yet, but they should be: DK7PE (4S7PEG), DK7TF (4S7DLG), DL4FP (4S7**G not known) and DJ3FK (4S7**G not known). [Tnx 425DXN / OPDX] 03/03/2004: Rich, N0HJZ, will be QRV March 3rd to 9th as HR9/N0HJZ from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras, including an entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] 03/03/2004: The FMRE (Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores) has announced a DXpedition to Socorro Island (IOTA NA-030, Grid Locator: DK48), Revilla Gigedo, to start on March 3rd and end March 20th. The operators XE1IH, XE1J, XE1AVM, XE1GRR, XE1KOF, XE1XR, XE1GLL and XE2ML are expected to be active as XF4IH on all bands and modes. QSL via XE1IH (Enrique Garcia, P.O. Box 118-481, Mexico, D.F 07051). [Tnx 425DXN / OPDX] 04/03/2004: Hardy, DL5SBA, will be active as 8Q7BA from about March 4th to 20th from Athuruga Island (AS-013). Activity will be on 20 meters, possibly 30 and 17 meters as well, on RTTY/PSK only. He will use a TS-50 with 50 watts into a wire quad antenna for 20 meters - possibly 17/30m with the tuner. Hardy reports that he will be there on vacation not an expedition, so activity will be sporadic. QSL via bureau (preferred) to DL5SBA. [Tnx OPDX] 04/03/2004: Len, K1NU, will be signing K1NU/KH6 from the SeaQMaui resort, Hawaii (OC-019)from March 4th to 9th. Plans include a low-power entry in the ARRL DX Phone Contest, some WARC band operation (mostly CW) before and after the contest, and possibly some 60m operation, if he can get an antenna up. All operating will be casual - vacation mode. Logs will be uploaded to LOTW upon his return home. QSL is also OK via the bureau or direct via his home callsign. [Tnx OPDX] 05/03/2004: Members of the F6KOP ARS of Provins (near Paris) plan to be active as 5V7C from Lome (Grid Loc. JJ06PD, WAZ 35, ITU 46), Togo, between March 5 and 13, 2004. The crew will consist of Dany, F5CW (one of the last TO4E gang); Franck, F4AJQ; Pascal, F5TVG; Pascal, F5JSD; Romain, F8BUI; and Guenther, F5VHQ/OE5TGL. Activity will be on all bands 160 through 6 meter CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via F5TVG (Franck Savoldi, P.O. Box 92, F94223 Charenton Cedex France). [Tnx F5NQL] 06/03/2004: Ian, G3TMA, will be will be QRV as 9M2/G3TMA from Pulau Ketam (AS-074) March 6th to 7th and 13th to 14th. Activity will be mostly on CW. QSL to Ian Buffham, Bekay Court, Lorong Enau, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Tnx 425DXN] 06/03/2004: John, KK9A, will be active from the Iguana Villa, Aruba (SA-036) as P40A in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via WD9DZA. [Tnx OPDX] 06/03/2004: Operators Martin (NW0L), Tom (AE9B), Geoff (W0CG), Jeff (K8ND) and Jerry (WB9Z) will activate the PJ2T contest station on Curacao during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via N9AG. [Tnx OPDX] 06/03/2004: Albert, NH7A, will be active from Martinique (NA-107) as TO5A during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via F5VHJ. [Tnx OPDX] 06/03/2004: Operators John (WE3C), Steven (N3FTI) and Robert (KQ3V) will activate, for the first time, the prefix "VQ5" during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Look for them to be active as VQ5A, a Multi/Multi entry in the contest. QSL via KQ3V. [Tnx OPDX] 07/03/2004: Look for Don Fisher, VE3ESE, and members of the Santiago de Cuba University and City Club to activate T48RAC during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 7-8th) from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (NA-015). They will beoperating 40 and 20 meters. QSL via VE3ESE: Don Fisher, 48 Lucerne Dr., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2E-1B3 (SASE, with IRC or G/S -- Note Canadian postage only). [Tnx OPDX] 07/03/2004: Gerhard, DL3NBL, will be QRV as TA/DL3NBL/p from Ucadalar Island (AS-115) between March 7th and 14th. He plans to operate on all bands mainly SSB. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 08/03/2004: Jim, G3RTE; Phil, G3SWH and Ray, HS0ZDZ (aka G3NOM), who are all members of FOC and CDXC, in association with Greg, V85GD will be mounting a multi-band, multi-mode DX-pedition to Negara Brunei Darussalam (Brunei) between 8th and 15th March 2004. The main operation will take place from the QTH of Greg, V85GD under the special callsign of V8JIM. A single operator entry will also be made in the RSGB's Commonwealth Contest using the special callsign of V8NOM. Brunei is #82 in the 2003 Most Wanted survey by the 425 DX News. The January 2003 ARRL listing shows Brunei at #129. In addition, Brunei counts as OC-088 for the Islands on the Air (IOTA) award. Activity is planned for all bands from 160 to 10 meters and will include CW, SSB and digital modes. Propagation permitting, they plan to have three stations on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. Their main objective is to work as many European, North American and ROTW stations on as many bands as possible. They have set an expedition target of 12,000 QSOs, with an approximately equal split between CW, SSB and digital modes. The QSL manager for V8JIM will be G3SWH and for V8NOM will be GM4FDM. [Tnx G3SWH] 09/03/2004: Nicola, I0SNY, plans to be QRV March 9th to 27th as CO/I0SNY from Caibarien, Cuba (NA-015). He plans to concentrate on 17, 12 and 6 meters. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN] 10/03/2004: Pete (K8PT) and Craig (K3PLV) are off to the Channel Islands again. This is their 4th year in a row. They will be operating from Jersey (EU-013) between March 10th and 17th courtesy of the Jersey Amateur Radio Society. Callsigns will be MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV. They should have 2 amplifiers operating this year which will help them during cycle 23 propagation. They will be operating all HF bands and modes of SSB, CW, RTTY, and will concentrate on the lower bands during darkness. QSL via individual home callsigns. [Tnx OPDX] ===================================================== NEW ISLAND AWARD - The Mediterranean Islands Award (MIA) is available to either licensed amateur radio operators and SWLs. It is issued on presentation of evidence of contact with (or, for SWLs, reception of) a minimum number of stations operating from islands located in the Mediterranean Sea. For a complete list of rules, checkpoints, directory and bulletins please visit the MDXC website at: http://www.mdxc.org/mia/ . [Tnx ON4CAS/N1TOI] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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