IOTA NEWS

IOTA News from OPDX 11 September, 2018 Island activities: AF-111. (New IOTA). The DX-World.net reports that operators Eric/EL2EF, Col/MM0NDX and Jonathan/MM0OKG plan to be active from Telengbe Island (southern Liberia) as EL2EL/4 during early November 2018. This activity is dependent on weather and sea conditions. Look for a Web site with more info to be coming soon. AS-073. Members of the Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be active as 9M4IOTA from Redang Island, West Malaysia, between September 15-17th. Activity is usually on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via 9M2OOO direct. EU-051. Members of IO9A Contest Team will be active as IE9A from Ustica Island between September 14-16th. The team will be made up of Antonello/IT9YVO, Antonio/IT9UFP, Emanuele/IW9GEC and Francesco/IZ7KHR. Planned activities with multiple operating stations will be on all HF and 6m bands on CW, SSB and the Digital modes (FT8 in 6m and RTTY on HF bands). QSL card request via IT9YVO, via direct with proper SASE and contribution. All QSO will be uploaded on LoTW after the DXpedition. For more details and updates, see: https://www.io9a.it/ie9a-ustica EU-052. Oliver, DK7TX, will be active as SV8/DK7TX from three of the IOTA group EU-052 (Islands of Paxoi, Vido and Kerkyra) between September 9-15th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters (mostly on 20/15/10m). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or eQSL. EU-068. Fabien, F4GYM, will be active as F4GYM/P from Sein Island (DIFM AT007) between October 2-5th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. On October 1st and 5th, he will be operating from some FFF and from Audierne Lighthouse. QSL via F4GYM, direct or by the Bureau. EU-156. Operators Max/DF2MX, Robert/DK2RO and Anton/DL8AW will be active as F/DF2MX/P, F/DK2RO/P and F/DL8AW/P, respectively, sometime between September 11th and 14th. They state, "As access to the island is very dependent on weather and tidal conditions, exact times of operation are not yet determined." Activity will be on CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau, direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information the OPDX and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... Check-out the latest IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

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