14 February, 2018
Island activities:IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
NA-005; VP9, Bermuda Islands: Kurt/W6PH signs VP9/W6PH between Feb. 15 and 19 on HF (CW only). QSL via W6PH (d/B).
NA-096; HI, Hispaniola: Didier/F5PLR will be active for one year as HI9/F5LPR from Las Terrenas running 100W and a dipole. QSL via F5PLR (d/B).
NA-107; FM, Martinique: Ismo/OH2IS activates Le Robert (DIFO FM-001, WLOTA 1041) holiday-style between the 18th and 28th as FM/OH2IS on 80-10m. QSL via LoTW, OH2IS (d), ClubLog.
OC-019, KH6/7, Hawaiian Islands: David/OK6DJ operates as KH6/OK6DJ
from Oahu Island between Feb. 14 and 21 on 40, 30, and 20m (CW, digital modes) and during the ARRL contest. QSL via OK6DJ (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL.
OC-032; FK, New Caledonia Island and OC-033; FK, Loyalty Islands:
Arnaud/JG1XMV plans to operate holiday-style from the following islands as FK/JG1XMV between Feb. 17 and March 3 for 3 to 4 days each: Grande Terre (OC-032), Lifou (OC-033), and Mare (OC-033). There is no exact travel schedule known so far; check his qrz.com entry for updates. Arnaud will be accompanied by Yves/FK4RD. QSL via JK1XMV (d/B), LoTW, eQSL.
OC-105; DU8, Cagayan de Sulu group and OC-174; DU8, Tawi Tawi group: Dino/DU1UD will be active with the special event callsigns DX8MAP from Mapun Island (OC-105) and DX8TT from Tawi Tawi (OC-174) during 2018. QSL via M0OXO.
SA-027; PP5, Santa Catarina State North group: Operators Henrique/PU5IKE, Arlindo/PP5AI, Carlos/PP5AX, Daniel/PT7BI, Marlon/PU5KDM, and Gil/PP5PG will be activating Paz Island and the lighthouse Farol da Ilha da Paz (ARLHS BRA-137; WLOTA 1983; DIB-08) as PX5P between the 16th and 18th on HF. QSL via bureau or direct.
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