IOTA News from OPDX
7 September , 2020
Island activities:
The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between August 31st and September 5th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8AHC CANARY 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8CVZ CANARY 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8NF CANARY 17m; SSB
AF-004 EA8WU CANARY 60m; FT8
AF-022 ZD7JC ST HELENA 10m; FT8
AF-024 S79KW INNER 30m; Digi
AS-004 5B4AIF CYPRUS 15m; SSB
AS-004 5B4AMM CYPRUS 20m; CW
AS-107 E20WXA/P GULF OF THAILAND NORTH 40/15m; CW/FT8
EU-001 SV5DKL DODECANESE 30m; Digi
EU-005 G3PXT GREAT BRITAIN 15m; Digi
EU-005 GB2CLS GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB
EU-005 M0IHT GREAT BRITAIN 15m; Digi
EU-009 MM0DGI Orkney 40m; CW
EU-015 SV9MBH Crete 20m; CW
EU-016 9A2AA/P DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB
EU-016 9A5N/p DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB
EU-018 OY5ET Faroe 20m; Digi
EU-020 SM1ALH Gotland 20m; CW
EU-025 IT9FIQ SICILY 20m; SSB
EU-025 IT9PKO SICILY 80m; FT8
EU-026 JW4PUA SPITSBERGEN 40m; CW/SSB
EU-028 IA5MO Giglio 30/17m; CW/FT8
EU-029 OZ2A SJAELLAND 20m; CW
EU-032 F/DL1ASA/P POITOU-CHARENTES REGION 20m; CW
EU-042 DJ5TM/P Pellworm 40/20m; SSB
EU-053 OJ0/OH2AP MARKET REEF 20m; SSB
EU-057 DA2W RUGEN 40m; CW
EU-061 LA7XK VEST AGDER TO OSTFOLD COUNTY 17m; Digi
EU-064 F6GCP/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION 40/30/20/17m; CW/FT8
EU-075 SV8GGI PELOPONNISOS(ARGOLIS)/ATTIKI REGIO 40m; CW
EU-080 EA1RCI/P PONTEVEDRA PROVINCE 40m; SSB
EU-101 OH/DF9TM Raippaluoto 40m; SSB
EU-101 OH/DL2SWW Raippaluoto 80/40/20m; CW
EU-114 2U0WZY GUERNSEY 15m; Digi
EU-115 EI2IP IRELAND 30m; CW
EU-115 EI5HIB IRELAND 17m; SSB
EU-115 EI6FR IRELAND 80m; Digi
EU-115 MI7RPG IRELAND 30m; Digi
EU-116 GD0OUD Isle of Man 40m; CW
EU-130 IQ3AZ/P FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA REGION 40/20m; SSB/FT4
EU-170 9A7R/P DALMATIA NORTH 40m; Digi
EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 20m; SSB
EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 17m; Digi
EU-184 OH/DL2SWW Hailuoto 80/40/20m; CW
EU-184 OH/DF9TM Hailuoto 20m; SSB
NA-015 CO2II Cuba 30m; Digi
NA-015 CO5DOR Cuba 15m; Digi
NA-029 VY2PP PRINCE EDWARD 80m; Digi
NA-036 VE7UF BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCE 20m; CW
NA-067 AF2F/W4 Hatters 40/30m; CW
NA-099 KP3G PUERTO RICO 17m; Digi
NA-099 KP4HF PUERTO RICO 60m; FT8
NA-099 NP3DM PUERTO RICO 40m; Digi
NA-099 WP4JLU PUERTO RICO 60m; FT8
NA-102 FG8OJ GUADELOUPE 30m; Digi
NA-108 J68HZ ST LUCIA 17m; Digi
NA-134 OX3LX Aasiaat 30m; Digi
OC-019 KH6AP HAWAIIAN 80/60m;
OC-021 YB0IBM JAVA 20m; SSB
OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 17m; Digi
OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; SSB
OC-088 YB7WR BORNEO 20m; SSB
OC-143 YB4KAR SUMATRA 40m; Digi
SA-002 VP8LP Falkland 30/20/15m; Digi/SSB
SA-002 VP8NO Falkland 12m; Digi
SA-036 P41E Aruba 80m; FT8
SA-077 PY1SR RIO DE JANEIRO STATE EAST 80m; FT8
** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on the PacketCluster reports....
AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS, who was expected to be active as JA4GXS/4 from
Otsu Island between September 5-6th, has cancelled his oper-
ation due to the Typhoon in the vicinity.
AS-152. Members of the Arctic Legends Team (RT9K), who plan to be
active as RI0Q from Bolshoj Begichev Island sometime in early
2021, are looking for funds (15,000 USDs was mentioned) to
conduct this operation. To achieve their goal to operate from
Bolshoj Begichev Island, the team will have to travel 3624 km
(by snowmobiles 1812 km*2). For more details, see:
https://www.qrz.com/DB/RI0Q
EU-004. (Press Release, dated September 6th)[edited] Philippe, EA4NF,
will be operating on LEO Radio Amateur satellites from Formentera
Island (DXCC Balearic Island, Grid JM08) as EA6/EA4NF between
September 17-21st, 2020. This small Mediterranean island of
83 km2 (32 sq mi) is located about 6 km south of Ibiza and is
part of the Balearic islands. With no airports, Formentera
Island is only reachable by boat. For this new sat portable
activation, Philippe will bring with him his Yaesu FT818ND
and a FT817ND operating in full Duplex on all LEO satellites
with an Alaskan Arrow Antenna. QSL via LoTW as EA6/EA4NF.
Keep an eye on Philippe's Twitter feed for further updates
and passes: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT
EU-017. Members of the Oriental Sicily Contest Team will be active as
ID9OZC from Panarea Island between September 16-20th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via
ClubLog's OQRS (preferred) or via IT9ZZO.
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......
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