IOTA News from OPDX….

Ken McCormick

IOTA News from OPDX

24 June, 2019

Island activities:

NEW IOTA GROUPS – There was an announcement of 5 New IOTA Groups at the Ham Radio Friedrichshafen on June 22nd. Details about the proposed additions to the IOTA List can be viewed at:
https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/iota/19747-new-iota-groups
https://dx-world.net/new-iota-groups-announced-2019

AF-054. Operators YL Elena/RC5A and Yuri/RM0F will be active as 5H3CA
and 5H3RRC, respectively, from Mafia Island, Tanzania, some-time between September 25th and October 5th Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via RC5A.

AS-063/AS-152 (Update/Change) Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) . will activate two IOTAs in the Khatanga Bay region during July and August. Operators mentioned are Vasily/R7AA, Eugene/UA6EX,
Leonid/UA7A and Alexander/UX0LL. They will operate from Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063) first, signing as R63RRC between July 26-30th. They will also operate from Bol’shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) signing as RQ73QQ between August 1-3rd. Activity will be on 40-17 meters. QSL via R7AA (OQRS after expedition ­ preferable), via the Bureau. For more details and updates, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/r63rrc/en

EU-028. Branislav, OM2FY, will be active as IA5/OM2FY from Elba Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/12-HRS/Low-Power entry. QSL via OM2FY.

EU-028. Radovan, OM2ZZ, will be active as IA5/OM2ZZ from Elba Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/12-HRS/Low-Power entry. QSL via OM2FY.

EU-050. Michele, IW7EGQ, will be active as IL7MP from San Domino
(Tremiti Islands) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode/Unassisted/12-HRs entry. QSL via IW7EGQ.

EU-052. Frank, DJ0BFS, will be active as SV8/DJ0BFS from Porto Koukla
on the Zakynthos Island (WW Loc. KM07KQ) June 23-30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. Equipment is a FT-891 into a HF-P1 vertical antenna. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-117. Vasil, RA1ZZ, will be active as RA1ZZ/p from Vikhrevoy Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as as Single-Op/Island-DXpedition/High-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-127. Thomas, DJ6OI, will be active as DJ6OI/p from Neuwerk Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/ Island-DXpedition/12-Hrs entry. QSL via his home callsign.

PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new <www.iota-world.org> have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin……

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