2020 IOTA BashBob, WB2YQH, reports: The details for the 2020 IOTA Bash are now on the IREF (Island Radio Expedition Foundation) web site.Looks to be an exciting program. It's always an enjoyable weekend in Texas hill country. Check it out at: https://irefradio.com/iota-bash OPDX |
2020 IOTA Dinner at Visalia International DX ConventionWill, WC6DX, Visalia IOTA Dinner Coordinator, reports:Greetings, IOTA friends -- The 25th annual IOTA Dinner at this year's International DX Convention in Visalia, California will be held on Friday, April 24th, 2020. If you have activated an IOTA during 2019 and might like to be a speaker, e-mail me privately. I'm planning the program now. If you missed last year's dinner, the speakers included KO8SCA presenting his and VE3LYC's expeditions to TX0M OC-297 (New) Morane I. and TX0A OC-113 Maria Est; K9AJ presented his and KD6WW's expedition to /VY0 NA-207 Fafard I.; and a presentation and video sent by UA9KDF and UA1QV on the RI0B expedition to the four rare Arctic Islands of AS-054, AS-087, AS-104 and AS-121. DX visitors included Bernhard/DL2GAC, Bo/OX3LX and his QSL Manager Joergen/OZ0J, Tom/SM3DMP and Börje/SA3AAY, plus numerous North American IOTA activators that you have worked with many IOTA expeditions under their belt, We will be celebrating a quarter century of IOTA Dinners ... plan to join us ! Another announcement will be made when reservations begin. OPDX |
IOTA News from OPDX20 January, 2020Island activities:AF-019. (Reminder) Operators Silvo/S50X, S51V, Krajcar/S52P, Peter/S54W, Pavla/S56DX, Berto/S56N, Slavko/S57DX and Drago/S59A will be active as IG9/homecall from Lampedusa Island between January 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, using CW, SSB, the Digital modes, and this will include the CQWW DX 160m CW Contest (January 24-26th) as a Multi-Op entry signing as IG9/S59A. QSL via their home callsigns. AS-072. Safri, 9M2SAF, will be active as 9M2SAF/P from Pulau Lalang Island (AS-072), Perak, West Malaysia, between January 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via 9M2SAF direct. AS-099. Operators Igor/UA9CDC, Roman/UR0MC, Slava/US2YW, Eduard/UT5ECZ, Yuri/UT5EL, Andrej/UW8SM, Dmytro/UZ5DX, Ömür/TA3A, Kadir/TA3AER, Ali/TA3EL and Husamettin/TA3LHH will be active as TC0X from Bozcaada Island, Turkey, during the CQ WW 160m CW Contest (January 24-26th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via HG5DX. EU-012. Fraser, G4BJM, will be active as GM4BJM from Yell Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). EU-111. Members of the Cray Valley Radio Society (G3RCV) will be active as GM3RC from Ceann Ear in the Monach Islands between July 20- 26th. Their plan is to be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25- 26th) as a Multi-2/Low-Power entry signing MM8C. QSL via LoTW. The group plans to be active on the HF and VHF bands using CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are Nobby/G0VJG, Justin/G4TSH, Tony/G2NF, Ed/GM0WED, Nick/G4FAL and Chris/G0FDZ. NA-040. Henry, NL0H, is planning to be active from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, sometime between February and March. Activity will be limited due to his other activities on the island. Operations will be on 40/20 meters with 100 watts using SSB and possibly FT8/FT4 and 30m. He is looking for support. QSL via NL0H direct only. OC-139. Grant, VK5GR, announced on QRZ.com that there will be an activation of Kangaroo Island as VK5KI sometime in 2020. He suggests to watch QRZ.com for upcoming details. SA-101. (New IOTA) Operators Nando/IT9YRE and Mike/K9AJ will be active as CB0Z from Alejandro Selkirk Island between February 3-5th. For DXCC purposes this will count for Juan Fernandez. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15 meters using CW, SSB and possibly FT8. They will have two stations using vertical antennas. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS or via IT9YRE. For more details and updates, see: http://www.it9yre.it/cb0z Check-out the latest IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club |
