Island activities:
The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 29th-December 4th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8CYL CANARY 12m; FT8
AF-004 EA8DAO CANARY 17m; SSB
AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 40m; SSB
AF-014 CT3IQ MADEIRA 20m; FT8
AF-014 CT3KN MADEIRA 12m; CW
AF-014 CT9ABV MADEIRA 15/12m; CW
AF-016 FR4OO Reunion 12m; FT8
AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 12/10m; FT8
AF-024 S79KW MAHE 20m; SSB
AF-032 5H3WX ZANZIBAR 20/15m; CW/SSB
AF-049 3B8BAL MAURITIUS 15m; CW
AN-010 DT8A SOUTH SHETLAND 20m; FT8
AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 17m; SSB
AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 15/12m; SSB
AS-004 5B4YOTA Cyprus 20m; SSB
AS-007 JA0GCI HONSHU 17m; FT8
AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-007 JH7MQD HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-045 HL5FUA ULLEUNG 40m; SSB
AS-078 JA7WTC HOKKAIDO 20m; SSB
AS-078 JA8COE HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB
AS-078 JH8RBY HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB
AS-177 AT7SJ GOA STATE 20/17/15m; SSB/FT8
EU-004 EA6ANA BALEARIC 40m; SSB
EU-004 EA6KB BALEARIC 40/20m; SSB
EU-004 EB6ADS BALEARIC 17m; SSB
EU-004 EC6FK BALEARIC 40m; SSB
EU-005 G6UT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 M0DXT/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 M0GQC/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 M0IYE GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-005 M0XXT GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-005 MW0YVK GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB
EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; SSB
EU-021 TF3XO ICELAND 20m; SSB
EU-026 JW7QIA Spitsbergen 160/80m; CW
EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB
EU-054 IF9ZWA EGADI 160m; FT8
EU-115 EI4IB IRELAND 17m; SSB
EU-125 5P9SH JYLLAND WEST 17m; SSB
EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
NA-021 8P5AA BARBADOS 17m; SSB
NA-027 VO1IRA NEWFOUNDLAND 15m; FT8
NA-041 KL7NC ALEXANDER 12m; FT8
NA-096 HI3Y HISPANIOLA 40m; CW
NA-096 HI8S HISPANIOLA 12m; FT8
NA-097 6Y6Y JAMAICA 17m; SSB
NA-099 NP4TX PUERTO RICO 40m; FT8
NA-104 V48A ST KITTS AND NEVIS 30m; FT4
NA-105 PJ7/G4JEC ST MARTIN 12m; CW
NA-105 TO9W ST MARTIN 40/30/20/15m; CW/SSB/FT8
NA-110 N4ULE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 20m; FT8
NA-106 NP2X VIRGIN 160m;
NA-144 W6DPM CAL STATE SOUTH (SAN BARBARA-LA COUNTY) 20m; FT8
NA-213 KJ4WKL ALABAMA STATE 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK2FRBQ Australia 40m; FT8
OC-001 VK3CWB Australia 30m; CW
OC-013 E51JD RAROTONGA 20m; SSB
OC-016 3D2TS VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 40m; FT8
OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 20m; CW
OC-019 AH6T HAWAIIAN 40m; FT8
OC-021 YB1BZV JAVA 12m; FT8
OC-021 YB2BOB JAVA 80m; FT8
OC-021 YB2NDC JAVA 40m; SSB
OC-032 FK4RD NEW CALEDONIA 17m; SSB
OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 30/20m; CW
OC-035 YJ8RN NEW HEBRIDES 20m; FT8
OC-036 ZL2JBR NORTH 20m; SSB
OC-046 FO5QB WINDWARD 30m; FT8
OC-166 YC7RV KALIMANTAN’S COASTAL EAST 15m; FT8
SA-006 PJ4/KU8E BONAIRE 12m; CW
SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
SA-026 PP5AMP SANTA CATARINA STATE CENTRE 10m; FT8
SA-099 PJ2/KO8SCA CURACAO 30m; CW
SA-099 PJ2/VE4GV CURACAO 20m; SSB
** 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. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).
AS-104. Igor, UA9KDF, reports on Twitter that the RT9K team is planning to activate Rykacheva Island (RRA-06-100; New One) in the Kara Sea as R150WS sometime between March 1st and April 30th, 2022.
Specific dates are not known yet. Activity is to celebrate the 150th anniversary Russia Weather Service on the island. QSL via UA9KDF. Look for more details to be forthcoming.
AS-140. (Update/Change) Operators Manju/S21AM, Fazlay/S21IRC and possibly Aminul/S21D will be active as S21DX from one of the IOTA islands in AS-140 (possibly Manpura Island) between December 10-16th (not 16-22nd). The following was reported on the S21DX Web page (https://s21dx.org/) on November 27th and 29th:
* Two 80Ah maintenance free battery and one small gasoline generator have been procured. Thanks to Clipperton DX Club for supporting.
* An internal meeting has been conducted and decided to run only one HF station (multiband fan dipole and multiband 1/4 vertical) and one QO-100 station. Second station can not be run due to not getting any BPF. Voice and FT8 will be done in turns. Frequency and Schedule will be published in few days.
* Received callsign S21DX and operating permission from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. DX-pedition date and location has been changed to 10-16th December to be inline with the permission. Exact coordinate/Grid locator will be published soon. We are still AS-140.
Activity will be mainly SSB on 10m, 15m, 20m and some 40m if propagation permits. They have also decided to use FT8/FT4. QSL via ED7DX, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. They are looking for support. For more details and updates, see: https://s21dx.org
AS-177. (Update to OPDX.1541/1542) Members of the “VU Manic Monkeys” have received official permission to operate from St. Georges Islands (aka Grandi) in Goa state between December 3-6th. The team will be using the special callsign AT7SJ. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. QSL information will be announced later.
NA-096/ (Reminder) By the time you read this, Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be NA-122. active as HI7/DL2SBY from Punta Cana and/or Bayahibe (NA-096) until December 14th. Activity will be holiday style using TS480SAT, IC-705, Juma1000 and different dipoles including for 160m. Modes will be CW, FT8 and possibly some SSB when conditions are good enough. He will also try a one day operation during the second week from Saona Island (NA-122) signing as HI2/DL2SBY. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog’s OQRS. NO Bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW after his return home.
OC-166. Operators Husaini/YB7KE, Muhammad/YD7MHZ and Muhamad/YB7NUS were active as homecall/p from Laut Island between December 4-5th. QSL via EA5GL.
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