I.C.P.O. Calendar (Jan 13 - 21, 2005) Islands, Castles & Portable Operations Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year) ===================================================== The 4th Edition of the WAP Directory (WAP Directory 2005) is available. Just few words about this 2005 edition. WAP Directory is now containing more than 400 WAP References, such as Bases, Camps, Refuges. It also contains the Special prefixes used to celebrate Antarctica, and those have been numbered, with an own reference for WADA (Worked WAP Antarctic Directory Award). The second job recently completed, is the Callsign DBase Directory, a huge collection of over 3000 Antarctic, Sub and Peri Antarctic callsigns, and its a great tool for WAP WACA (Worked Antarctic Callsigns Award). Download both at http://www.ddxc.net/wap/dnw.php [Tnx WAP Staff] ----------------------------------------------------- On-line logs for 3G0YM and 3G0YP (Easter Island SA-001) are available at: http://www.qsl.net/3g0ym/logs.htm . They are also available in my 6,400+ log collection at http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/frame_logs.html ----------------------------------------------------- 13/01/2005: Mike, NE4S, is camping in Rockport, TX until the end of January and beginning of February. He will try to activate various nearby islands for the US Islands Award program, using the call K4USI. Look for activity around 14.260 MHz. QSL via home call (QRZ.com) or e-QSL. [Tnx NE4S]
13/01/2005: Radio Club Argentino, LU4AA, will operate with two stations on 80-10 meters as LR4D (CW) and LR5D (SSB) from Martin Garcia Island (IOTA SA-055) and Lighthouse (TWLHD LU-005, ARLHS ARG-045, WLOTA LH-2800) from 21:00 UTC January 13, to 15:00 UTC January 16. QSL via LU4AA Radio Club Argentino, direct or bureau. [Tnx LU3DW] 13/01/2005: Vlad, VE3JM, and Nick, VE3EY, will be QRV January 13-19th as VE2/homecall from Sept Iles, Quebec (Zone 2). Their main focus will be on the low bands. QSL via home calls. [Tnx 425DXN] 14/01/2005: Marco, CE6TBN, will be active January 14-16th as CE6TBN/7 from Ascension Island, Las Guaitecas Archipelago (IOTA SA-043, DICE ICE-704). Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters, WARC included, SSB and CW. QSL via CE6TBN, direct (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile) or through the bureau. [Tnx CE6TBN] 14/01/2005: Poel Island EU-098 will be taken from the IOTA-List effective 1st of February 2005. (Poel does not meet the 200m-rule anymore, the island merges more and more with the mainland). Frank, DL2SWW and Ric, DL2VFR will go to Poel for a last IOTA-operation January 14-16th and also January 21-23rd. Activity will be on all HF bands, CW and SSB. Poel counts for the German Island Award as O-02 (and thats beyond the 1st of February ...). Sidetrip to Lighthouses FED-236, FED-092, FED-093 possible. Frank and Ric hope to meet you on the air to say "farewell" to an IOTA-island. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 14/01/2005: Look for Ray N6VR, Norman N6JV, Gerardo XE2Q, Marco XE2TG, Miguel XE2UCT, Diana XE2DN and Hector XE2K to be active January 14-16th as XF1K from Isla Santa Ines (IOTA NA-165). The group will have two stations including 2 beams, 4 vertical ant. and a 6m beam. QSL direct to N6AWD (Fred Stenger, 6000 Hesketh Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93309). [Tnx XE2K] 15/01/2005: Lorenzo, IZ2FOS/p, and Pietro, I2CZQ/p, will be QRV January 15th from the Carpenedolo Tower (DCI reference BS-057 for the Italian Castles Award, ITA reference B817, WAIZ reference 25013 and WAIS BK23). Activity will be on 40 meter SSB, and for short skip 80 meter SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx IZ2FOS] 15/01/2005: Toshi, JM1PXG, will be active January 15-17th as JM1PXG/1 from Hachijo Island (JIIA AS-043-003), South Izu Islands (IOTA AS-043). Activity will be on 80 through 10 meter CW only. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx JM1PXG] 15/01/2005: Operators Jose N4BBA, Tip N4SIA and Bill W4WV will be heading down to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (IOTA NA-015), January 15-22th. Callsigns will be KG4SB (QSL to N4BAA), KG4AS (QSL to N4SIA) and KG4WV (QSL to W4WV). They will have up to three radios going at a time, and they will be concentrating on CW, RTTY and Digital on all bands 160 through 6 meters. There are no amplifiers available at the club station as this was being written, so barefoot rigs will have to do the trick for now. The group is looking for a small 6 meter antenna to take down and possibly donate to the club station. If you have a point of contact or info, please E-mail Jose at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . [Tnx OPDX] 15/01/2005: LU9DA, LU5EW, LU1DWW and others plan to operate as LU2DT from the lighthouse at Punta Mogotes (ARLHS reference ARG-005) in mid January. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meter SSB. QSL via LU2DT (RC Mar del Plata, P.O. Box 664, B7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina). [Tnx 425DXN] 16/01/2005: Seccion Comarcal URE Baza, EA7URB, will be active January 16th as ED7URB from the Castle of Alquife (DCE reference GR-163 for the Castles of Spain Award). Other references include: DCA reference GR-021, and DME reference 18018. QSL via EA7URB, direct or bureau. [Tnx EA7URB] 16/01/2005: Francois F5JNE and Gerard F6ICG will be QRV as F5JNE/p January 16th, starting around 07:30 UTC, from the Castle of Montaigu (DFCF reference 89268, for the French Castles Award). The castle is located in the City of Moneteau (Zip Code 89470), Canton of Auxerre Nord (DDCF 89-41), Department (Yonne 89) and the Province of Burgundy. Activity will be on 40 meter CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 16/01/2005: Lorenzo, IZ2FOS/p, and Pietro, I2CZQ/p, will be QRV January 16th from the Castle of Grumello Cremonese (DCI reference CR-012 for the Italian Castles Award, ITA reference E217, WAIZ reference 26023 and WAIS BL20). Activity will be on 40 meter SSB, and for short skip 80 meter SSB. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx IZ2FOS] 16/01/2005: Nag, JA7GAX, plans to be QRV around January 16th until 17:00 UTC January 23rd as XV2G/C from Con Son Island (IOTA AS-130), Vietnam. Nag will be using the call XV2G on the mainland January 24-25th. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter CW, using only a wire antenna and 80 watts. QSL direct only to JA7GAX (Takayoshi Nagashima, 3-8-18 Akasaka Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 989-3211, Japan). [Tnx JN6RZM] 17/01/2005: Marco, CE6TBN, will be QRV January 17-18th as CE6TBN/7 from Isla Grande de Chiloe (IOTA SA-018, DICE ICE-701). Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters, WARC included, SSB and CW. QSL via CE6TBN, direct (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile) or through the bureau. [Tnx CE6TBN] 18/01/2005: Bill NI4Y and his wife Tricia AB4XQ will be in Guatemala City from January 18-24th. They plan to operate portable /TG and will be operating mostly on CW at the bottom of the bands on 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters. QSL via the bureau or NI4Y. [Tnx OPDX] 18/01/2005: Jerry, P29ZAD, will be active January 18-27th from Tabar (IOTA OC-099). He is on the island for work and will call CQ on 14.260 MHz when he has free time (around 21:00 and 08:00 UTC). QSL direct only to Jerry Walker, PO Box 264, Ukarumpa, EHP 444, Papua New Guinea and include SAE + 2 greenstamps. Look up in QRZ.com for more QSL information. [Tnx P29ZAD] 18/01/2005: Lars, DL9LB, will be active January 18th to February 18th as VP8DIF from South Georgia (IOTA AN-007). He will be working from Husvik, mostly SSB (no WARC bands). QSL via DB3LSP (QRZ.com). [Tnx DL9LB] 20/01/2005: New DX trip to Comprida Island (IOTA SA-024) for Transequatorial Propagation experiences, now with better antennas and longer time. Ark, PY2ZX, and Luiz, PY2OC, will be QRV January 20-26th from Comprida Island, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil (WW Loc. GG64bx). Activity will be on 6 meter, 2 meter and 70 centimeter SSB, CW and FM. They will be using FT100D, FT480, HTs and broadcasting receivers along with the following antennas: 2 x 14 ele 144 MHz, 17 ele 440 MHz, 3 ele 50 MHz; single 14 ele 144 MHz, beams for FM-TV rx. Look for them on 50,110 MHz; 144,200 MHz; 144,300 MHz (TEP); 144,930 MHz (FM); 432,100 MHz. They are looking for skeds and partners from the Caribbean side (E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). QSL PY2OC via direct or bureau, PY2ZX via direct. [Tnx PY2ZX] 21/01/2005: The 3Y0X team members are scheduled to depart Punta Arenas January 14th. The activity from Peter I Island is expected to take place between January 21st and February 4th, depending on weather. Nine stations will be active on the following suggested frequencies: CW: 1822.5, 3523, 7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz; SSB: 1842.5, 3750, 7073, 14190, 18165, 21295, 24987 and 28475 kHz; Digital: 10148, 14088, 18105, 21100, 24949 and 28092 kHz. These frequencies have been chosen to allow the team to occasionally activate as many as three stations on one band at the same time, in order to take full advantage of openings. There will be four pilot stations, namely Don Greenbaum/N1DG ([EMAIL PROTECTED], for North & South America), Klaus Wagner/DL1XX ([EMAIL PROTECTED], for Europe, Africa & Middle East), Toshi Kusano/JA1ELY ([EMAIL PROTECTED], for the Pacific Rim & Asia), Lee Jennings/ZL2AL ([EMAIL PROTECTED], for Australia & New Zealand). QSL via K4YL (Mike Grose, P.O. Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183, USA). For further information on the DXpedition, and how to contribute to its success, please visit www.peterone.com (where on line logs, daily updates and pictures from the team on the island will be available in due course). [Tnx 425DXN] 21/01/2005: Poel Island EU-098 will be taken from the IOTA-List effective 1st of February 2005. (Poel does not meet the 200m-rule anymore, the island merges more and more with the mainland). Frank, DL2SWW and Ric, DL2VFR will go to Poel for a last IOTA-operation January 21-23rd. Activity will be on all HF bands, CW and SSB. Poel counts for the German Island Award as O-02 (and thats beyond the 1st of February ...). Sidetrip to Lighthouses FED-236, FED-092, FED-093 possible. Frank and Ric hope to meet you on the air to say "farewell" to an IOTA-island. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 21/01/2005: John (G4RCG) and Bruce (KI7VR) will operate as KP2/G4RCG and KP2/KI7VR from St. Croix, Virgin Islands (NA-106) between January 21st and February 6th. John will participate in the CQ 160m CW Contest (January 29-30th) as KP2ZZ. QSL for both calls is via G4OOC, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN] ===================================================== LOOKING AHEAD - 24/02/2005: Phil, G3SWH, Jim, G3RTE, Jean, ON8RA, and Adriano, ON5GA, will be active from Nuachachott, Mauritania, on CW only on all bands 160 to 10 meters as 5T0CW between February 24th and 4th March 4th. Propagation permitting, they plan to have at least one station on the air on a 24 hours a day basis. QSL via G3SWH either direct with SAE and return postage, via e-mail for a bureau reply or via the bureau. [Tnx K1XN] 08/07/2005: Roger, K0YY, plans to be QRV July 8-18th from Bridge Island (CO-New, for the US Islands Award), located in the rare grid DM60, Routt County, Colorado. Activity will be on 80-2 meter SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx K0YY] ===================================================== SPECIAL EVENTS - 14/01/2005: Club station IQ8LD will be active January 14-16 for the Asia Radio Aid event organized by ARI Locride (http://www.arilocri.it) and the Strange Radio Team (http://www.strangeradioteam.com) with the aim of collecting funds to be donated to charity for the peoples hit by the earthquake/tsunami in the Bay of Bengal. Amateurs and SWLs worldwide are invited to participate in this event; for further information please contact the Award Manager (Francesco Spatolisano, IK8YDP) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Tnx 425DXN] 23/01/2005: During the World Handball Championship in Tunisia, all the Tunisian Hams are allowed to use the special callsign TS1WHC. This call sign will be used between January 23rd to February 2nd on HF bands, SSB and may be CW and SSTV. QSL all QSOs via bureau, or direct (ASTRA, BP.339, Tunis El-Mahrajen, 1082 Tunis, Tunisie. [Tnx F5NQL] ===================================================== 73 and Good Hunting! 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