Island activities:
IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between March 14-19th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8/DL2DXA/p CANARY 15m; CW
AF-004 EA8CTF CANARY 10m; SSB
AF-004 EH8CLP CANARY 10m; SSB
AF-004 EA8CVR CANARY 12m; FT8
AF-004 EA8DET CANARY 10m; SSB
AF-004 EA8DJM CANARY 10m; SSB
AF-004 EA8OM CANARY 30m; FT8
AF-004 EA8UP CANARY 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8WK CANARY 40m; SSB
AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 40/20m; CW
AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 17m; CW/FT8
AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 60/10m; CW
AF-019 IG9ITO PELAGIE 20/17m; SSB
AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 10m; CW
AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 10m; SSB
AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB/FT4
AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 10m; FT8
AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 10m; SSB
AS-004 5B4AIF Cyprus 20m; FT8
AS-007 JA0EME HONSHU 15m; SSB
AS-007 JA0JPD HONSHU 15m; FT8
AS-007 JA0RUG HONSHU 15m; SSB
AS-007 JA0XII HONSHU 15m; FT8
AS-007 JA1LSY HONSHU 15m; FT8
AS-007 JA4DLF HONSHU 15m; FT8
AS-007 JE1HRC HONSHU 17m; FT8
AS-007 JE7JDL HONSHU 10m; FT8
AS-007 JH1AHU HONSHU 12m; CW
AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-007 JH7MQD HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-007 JK1BQS HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-007 JM1SZY HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-013 8Q7CQ Innahura 10m; SSB
AS-013 8Q7ZI MALDIVES 15m; CW
AS-020 BU2BV Taiwan 10m; FT8
AS-031 JD1BHA CHICHI/HAHA/MUKO 15m; CW
AS-045 HL5FUA ULLEUNG 10m; FT8
AS-078 JH8ISO HOKKAIDO 15m; FT8
AS-078 JH8RBY HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB
AS-104 R150WS Rykacheva 30/20/17m; CW/FT8
AS-141 BA5BAA ZHEJIANG PROVINCE SOUTH 10m; FT8
EU-002 OH0Z Aland 10m; FT8
EU-003 CR8ACL EASTERN 40m; SSB
EU-003 CU1EZ EASTERN 10m; SSB
EU-004 EA6BE BALEARIC 20m; FT8
EU-004 EA6BK BALEARIC 20/15m; SSB
EU-005 G1OVK GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
EU-005 G3MHV GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
EU-005 G3OVK GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
EU-005 G4VHJ GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
EU-005 G6ECG GREAT BRITAIN 15m; SSB
EU-005 G7RDX GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 GB80LAN GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 M0MJA GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
EU-005 M0ZNK GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
EU-005 MM0EDZ GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
EU-005 MM0GOG/p GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-005 MM0IVR GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
EU-009 GM0WED ORKNEY 20m; CW
EU-015 SV9MBH CRETE 10m; CW
EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; CW
EU-018 OY1OF FAROE 15m; SSB
EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 12m; FT8
EU-021 TF3VE ICELAND 10m; FT8
EU-024 II0IDP SARDINIA 40/30/17m; CW/SSB
EU-025 II9IGA SARDINIA 40m; SSB
EU-025 II9IGJ Sicily 20m; SSB
EU-025 IT9FRX Sicily 40m; SSB
EU-025 IT9NHC Sicily 40m;
EU-025 IT9RZR Sicily 10m; FT8
EU-029 OZ4WWFF/P SJAELLAND 40m; SSB
EU-031 IC8DAK CAMPANIA REGION 10m; CW
EU-046 LA2HGA TROMS COUNTY 20m; SSB
EU-054 IF9ZWA FAVIGNANA 60m; FT8
EU-067 SY8XAF KYKLADES 20m; CW
EU-075 SV8GGI Salamina 17/12m; CW
EU-089 CU8AI WESTERN 10m; SSB
EU-095 TM5F Iles du Friou 40m; SSB
EU-114 GU5WZY GUERNSEY 17m; FT8
EU-114 MP7DX GUERNSEY 40/20/15m; CW/SSB
EU-115 EI0CL IRELAND 17m; SSB
EU-115 EI2IAB IRELAND 10m; SSB
EU-115 EI6FR/P IRELAND 40m; CW
EU-115 GI0AQD IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-115 GI0CWV IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-115 GI5RPG IRELAND 12/10m; FT8
EU-115 GI7ULG IRELAND 20m; FT8
EU-115 MI0AIH IRELAND 15/10m; SSB
EU-115 MI0JZZ IRELAND 10m; FT8
EU-115 MN0JWY IRELAND 40m; SSB
EU-120 M0IOW Isle of Wight 30m; FT8
EU-120 M0OVG Isle of Wight 40m; SSB
EU-121 EJ8JB Bere 20/17m; CW/SSB
EU-127 DL0DWD Helgoland 10m; CW
EU-131 IK3PQH VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
EU-171 OZ7BQQ JYLLAND NORTH 30m; CW
EU-171 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND NORTH 20m; SSB
EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40m; SSB
EU-186 TA4CS TURKEY 20m; SSB
NA-015 CO8RRM CUBA 40m; CW
NA-016 ZF2OO CAYMAN 17m; SSB
NA-018 OX3XR GREENLAND 17m; CW
NA-021 8P6DR BARBADOS 40/20/17m; CW
NA-021 8P6NW BARBADOS 20m; SSB
NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 10m; SSB
NA-026 KC2BUD NEW YORK STATE 80m; SSB
NA-062 K2ZR/4 KEY WEST 30m; CW
NA-096 HI3A HISPANIOLA 12m; FT8
NA-099 NP3XF PUERTO RICO 17m; FT8
NA-099 WP3B PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB
NA-102 FG5GP GUADELOUPE 10m; SSB
NA-103 VP2MNI Montserrat 15m; SSB
NA-104 V47JA ST KITTS AND NEVIS 10m; FT8
NA-105 PJ7AA St Maarten 10m; CW
NA-107 FM5BH Martinique 40m; CW
NA-107 FM8QR Martinique 20m; SSB
NA-137 WT1A MAINE STATE WEST (YORK TO KNOX COUNTY) 12m; SSB
OC-001 VK2GR Australia 20m; CW
OC-001 VK4SX Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK5MAZ Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK5MRD Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK80LAN Australia 20m; SSB
OC-019 NH6JC HAWAIIAN 10m; CW
OC-019 WH6EY HAWAIIAN 15m; FT8
OC-019 WH6S HAWAIIAN 10m; FT8
OC-021 YB0ECT JAVA 20/10m; CW
OC-021 YB2MVD JAVA 15m; SSB
OC-021 YC2VOC JAVA 10m; SSB
OC-032 FK8HM NEW CALEDONIA 10m; FT8
OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; CW
OC-036 ZL1PWD NORTH 20m; FT8
OC-036 ZL3CW NORTH 30m; CW
OC-046 FO4BM WINDWARD 20m; SSB
OC-046 FO5QB WINDWARD 20m; FT8
OC-050 FO/SP5EAQ Rimatara 20/15/12m; SSB
OC-054 FW1JG WALLIS 20/10m; FT8
OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 10m; FT8
OC-129 N7ET/DU7 VISAYAN 12m; CW
OC-134 ZL3XDJ SOUTH 40m; CW
OC-143 YB5QZ Tahara Bung Hatta 10m; FT8
OC-144 YE4IJ BANGKA AND BELITUNG 60m;
OC-148 YB9MX TIMOR 10m; SSB
OC-150 YB9GDP Lombok 15m; CW
OC-150 YC9KQB Lombok 15m; SSB
SA-002 VP8LP FALKLAND 10m; SSB
SA-018 CE7VP LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 40/10m; SSB
SA-027 PP5SB SANTA CATARINA STATE NORTH 20m; FT8
SA-077 PU1VMA RIO DE JANEIRO STATE EAST 10m; FT8
SA-086 CE2SV COQUIMBO/VALPARAISO REGION 10m; FT8
SA-099 PJ2/WI9WI CURACAO 17m; CW
** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is “Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group” (ex. CW/SA-036/Aruba).
AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy, during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) Single-Op/ Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL via LoTW or eQSL.
AS-008. Hal, JO1OLZ, is/was expected to be active as JO1OLZ/1 from Oshima Cho, Tokyo (JCG 10004), Kozushima Island (SOTA JA/TK08; Tenjozan) on March 20th. Length of stay is not known. Activity will be on 40/30/15/2 meters using CW only with an Icom IC-705 with 5 watts into a Diamond RHM12 + 6.3m Fishing rod antenna. QSL via JO1OLZ, direct or by the Bureau.
AS-140. A 4 minute video of the recent S21DX IOTA DXpedition to Char Kukri-Mukri Island is now available on You Tube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9b02PLLKPM&t=36s
AS-150. (REMINDER) The R150WS IOTA DXpedition team is expected to be active soon from Rykacheva Island. See OPDX.1551/1555 for details. UPDATE: They are now on the air…..
EU-146. Peter, PD1EDS, will be active as PD146EU from Schouwen Dui-veland Island between April 8th and October 30th. Activity will be on 40/20/10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign.
NA-018. By the time you read this, Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be finishing his activity as OX3LX from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and will go QRT on March 21st. QSL via OZ0J.
OC-166. Nus, YB7NUS, together with the Secretary General of ORARI Yusuf, YB3DY, will be active as 8D7DXP from Kalimatan Selatan between March 19-23rd. He is calling his operation a “DXPortable Tour de Kalimatan.” He states, “The purpose of this activity is to introduce and socialize Amateur Radio Outdoor Activities or Portable Operations to all Local ORARIs in the South Kalimantan Regional ORARI working area (ODKS). Furthermore, it is hoped that Amateur Radio in the future can continue to synergize with the Regional Government in the field of communication and promotion of tourist attractions and those that have the potential to become new tourist destinations in all regencies/ cities of South Kalimantan Province.”
Activity will be on various HF bands, and activate the following areas:
1. Overseas, Tapin, March 19th; Opening of DR ODKS attended
by the Head of Tourism
2. Kandanga HSS, March 20th; Attended by Regent and Head of District
3. Barabai HST, March 21st; Attended by Head of Tourism
4. Balangan, March 22nd; Attended by Head of Kominfo, Head
of DLH, Head of Dispora
5. Tanjung, March 23rd; Attended by the Head of Tourism
6. Amuntai Hsu, March 23rd; Attended by the Head of Tourism
All Amateur Radio stations that can communicate with 8D7DXP are expected to QSL on the iPOTA Web page at:
https://ipota.dxportable.com
PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the 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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