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IOTA News from OPDX

13 May, 2019

Island activities:

IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz

AS-040. Operators Yasu/JA6WJL and Nagaisi/ JA6WIF will be active as JA6WJL from Fukue Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-1 entry. QSL via JA6WJL or LoTW. The operators will be on the island between July 26-29th. Activity outside of the contest will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and some RTTY.

EU-010. Look for GM7V to be active again from the Island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. Operators mentioned are John/MM0CCC, Chris/GM3WOJ, Stewart/GM4AFF, Tom/GM4FDM and Keith/GM4YXI. Please QSL via Steve, N3SL.

EU-055. Members of the Haugaland group of NRRL (LA4C) will be active as LM450C from Utsira Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. LM450C is a special event callsign for the Haugaland group to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Operators mentioned are Morten/LA7XIA, Christian/LA8OM, Knut/LA9RY, Odd Arne/LB3AI, Bjorn/LA1CO and Peter/LB0K. QSL via the Bureau or LoTW.

EU-130. Paolo, IV3UHL, will be active as IV3UHL/P from Marinetta or S.Andrea Islands during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode entry. He will use 100 watts into a Multi-band vertical antenna. QSL via IV3UHL.

EU-172. Henning, OZ2I/OZ1BI, will be active as 5Q6EE from Fyn Island during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via OZ2I.

EU-174. Laci, HA0HW, will once again be active from Thassos Island (GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124, WLOTA LH-4186, QRA KN20HS), as SW8WW (ex-J48HW) between May 243rd and June 5th. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB and RTTY/PSK on the HF bands (usually on 40/30/20/17/12/10 meters) and on 6 meters. He may enter the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low- Power entry. His rigs are usually a FT-840 and an IC-706 (for 6m only). Antennas are a monoband Gps on SPIDERPOLEs and fishing poles, and a multiband doublet over his apartment house, for 6 meters a folded dipole (http://www.qsl.net/g3pto/6m_dipole.html) as a vertical dipole on a stand-alone fishing pole. QSL by the OQRS via ClubLog (prefered) or via his home callsign by the HA Bureau or direct. Please look at his QRZ.com page.

EU-192. (Cancelled) NEW IOTA!! Swedish operators, members of the Invoker Team <http://www.invokerteam.com/>, have cancelled their 8S2K from Kataja Island later this month due to «it has been activated by others this last winter.»

OC-142. Steve, VK2IAY, will be active as VK2IAY/4 from Heron Island between December 2-9th, for 1 week. Main activation area will be on or around 14260 kHz +/- QRM on SSB only. QSL is either direct via G0UIH (or via the ‘G’ Bureau)

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.