IOTA News from OPDX

22 July, 2019

Island activities:

AS-063/AS-152 (Reminder!) Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will activate two IOTAs in the Khatanga Bay region during July and August. Operators mentioned are Vasily/R7AA, Eugene/UA6EX, Leonid/UA7A and Alexander/UX0LL. They will operate from Popigay-
Ary Island (AS-063) first, signing as R63RRC between July 26-30th. They will also operate from Bol’shoy Begichev Island (AS-152) signing as RQ73QQ between August 1-3rd. Activity will be on 40-17 meters. QSL via R7AA (OQRS after expedition ­ preferable), via the Bureau. For more details and updates, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/r63rrc/en

AS-068. (RT9K 2020 DXPEDITION) Igor, UA9KDF, announced that the RT9K team plans to be active from Rastorguyeva Island, in the Kara Sea Coast Center group sometime in March 2020. This will be an extreme expedition on snowmobiles of 1,400 km in one direction. Another tough one from the Arctic.

AS-136. Operators Dale/BA4TB, Chen/BD4SS, Gu/BD4TS, Tao/BG4TRN, BH4BWX, Tom/BH4SCF, Xingang/BH4TVU, Caros/BH4TXN and Xinrong/BI4SCC will be active as BG4TRN from Chongming Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-Two/High-Power entry. QSL via BG4TRN. Operators will use their own home callsigns before the contest. QSL via their home callsigns.

EU-008. Gordon, MM0BIM, will be active as GM7WCO/p from Isle of Skye
during the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via GM7WCO.

EU-016. Ivan, 9A3VIS, will be active from Vis Island (IOCA CI-142)
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op entry (His first contest; 17 years old). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-016. Members of the Radio Club Croatian Flora Fauna and friends
(9A3DF, 9A3ST, 9A4WY, 9A5M, 9A5YY, 9A6AA + two non-ham persons)
will be active as 9A2L in the RSGB IOTA Contest from the
uninhabited Island of Sušac (9AFF-0011, CI-109, LH-1430, 42°45.0,
N 16°29.7E). Some of operators will operate before and after the IOTA Contest under their home callsigns and as 9A1WFF/p. Operators 9A5YY and 9A3ST will activate SOTA 9A/DH-157 (first time activation). PLEASE NOTE: A special T-Shirt with 9A2L logo will be awarded (free of charge) to the best HAMs (Croatia + WW) with the highest scores (slots) in the IOTA Contest from the table of results available on ClubLog.

EU-025. Joe, IT9RZU, will be active from Sicily Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/CW-Mode/24-HRs/Low-Power entry. QSL via ClubLog or LoTW.

EU-029. Steen, OZ8SW, will once again be active from Sjaelland Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via OZ8SW.

EU-031. Operators Salvatore/IC8SQS, Rastislav/OM3BH, Jozef/OM3GI,
Tibor/OM3RM and Julius/OM7JG will be active as IC8SQS from Ischia Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via IC8SQS.

EU-041. Simone, IU4HRJ, will be active as IM0/IU4HRJ from Maddalena
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-
Op/Island-DXpedition entry. QSL via IU4HRJ.

EU-055. (Update) 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. There may be possible pre-contest activity on Friday, July 26th, on CW and SSB, on 80-10 meters. QSL via Bureau, LoTW or direct (3 USDs) to: Haugaland Group of NRRL, Box 92, 4296 Akrehamn, Norway.

EU-083. Members of the ARI La Spezia, will once again be active as
IP1T from Isola del Tino (IFF IFF-218, IIA SP-002, MIA MI-114, ITA ITA-058, WLOTA 0645) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-Op/1-Stn/High-Power entry. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using low power, with antennas: Windom (80-10m) and a vertical 1/4 wave on 40 meters. QSL via I1ANP, direct or by the Bureau (preferred). Operators mentioned are Jul/I1SAF, Marco/IK1IXF, Mirco/IK1WVR, Antonio/IK8XVA, Felix/ IK1ZVJ, Stefano/IU1IEK, Roberto/IZ1ZCT, Mauro/IZ1JLS, Riccardo/
IZ1JOE and Carlo/IZ1OSS. The Italian Navy, for security reasons, does not allow overnight accommodation on the island. Activation will be limited to daylight hours only.

EU-117. (Update) Operators Vasily/RU3SD, Vasily/RA1ZZ and Avinir/UA1ZZ will be activating 8 different lighthouses and 8 different
islands in the Gulf of Finland North IOTA Group using the callsign RK3SWB/1 between July 20-31st. The tentative schedule is as follows:
July 20th ­- Cape Pesochny Lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-224, RLHA NEW,
WCA UA-00201)
July 21st -­ Cape Flotsky Lighthouse (ARLHS NEW, RLHA NEW,
WCA UA-00864)
July 21st ­- Stirsudden Lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-008, RLHA RLE-011)
July 21st -­ Cape Kyurnönniemi Lighthouse (ARLHS ERU-216, RLHA
RLE-149, RAFA HD46, HHB9)
July 22nd -- Island & Lighthouse “Ravitsa” (IOTA EU-117,
RRA RR 01-02, ARLHS NEW, RLHA NEW, RAFA HHC7)
July 23-24th -- Zapadnyy Berezovyy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA
RR 01-40)
July 24-25th -- “Severnyy Berezovyy Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA
RR 01-39)
July 26-28th -- Vikhrevoy Island & Povorotnyy Lighthouse (IOTA
EU-117, RRA RR 01-15, ARLHS ERU-057, RLHA
RLE-068, WLOTA WLH-0164); operators will sign
homecall/1 during the RSGB IOTA Contest.
July 28-29th -- Lisiy Island (IOTA EU -117, RRA RR 01-16); operators will sign homecall/1 during the RSGB IOTA Contest.
July 29-30th -­ Kottojsaari Island (IOTA EU-117, RRA RR 01-38)
July 30th -- Vysotsky Island (not an IOTA) & Patteri Lighthouse
(RRA RR 01-14, ARLHS ERU-222, RLHA RLE-148,
WCA UA-00022, RAFA H648)
July 30-31st -- Kayasaari Island &d Likaniemi Lighthouse (IOTA
EU-117, RRA RR 01-19, ARLHS NEW, RLHA NEW, WCA
UA-00216, RAFA HJ4M)
Activity will be on 80-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL RK3SWB/1 via RU3SD.

EU-131. Bodo, DF8DB, will be active as IL3/DF8DX from Lido Di Venezia
between July 26-28th. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW. This will also include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/12-HRs entry. QSL via DF8DX, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.

EU-132. Adam, DJ0IF, will once again be active as SN0RX from Wolin
Island, Poland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th)
as a Single-Op/CW-Mode entry. QSL via SP8BXL. Some activities
before the contest will be possible.

EU-146. Ivan, ON4IBM, will once again be active as PA/ON4IBM from
Schouwen Duiveland during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th)
as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode/24-Hrs/High-Power entry. QSL via ON4IBM.

EU-147. Operators Bernard/G3SHF, Carsten/G0SYP, Tom/M0DCG, Evan/M0TJU, Pete/M1PTR and Kieron/EI6KP (M5KJM) will be active as EJ6KP from Aranmore Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th)
as a Multi-2/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog.

EU-172. Poul, OZ9V, will be active as OZ9V/P from Samsø Island (DIA-
JY-008) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th). QSL via LoTW.

EU-172. Henning, OZ2I/OZ1BI, will be active as 5Q6EE from Hjarno Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. QSL via OZ2I.

EU-172. Paul, DL5CW, will be active as OZ/DL5CW from Hjarno Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-179. Members of the Ukrainian "Radioclub Sputnik" (UR6GWZ) will
be active as UR1G from Kalanchakskiye Island (UIA BS-08, URDA HE-14) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th). QSL via UR8GX, direct or by the Bureau. Before and after the contest, operators will be acive as homecall/p. Operators mentioned are Ivan/UR8GX, Nikolai/UR3GO, Vladimir/US0GJ, Alexey/UV5QQ and Vladimir/UT3GB.

NA-110. Tom, WA2BCK, will be active from Hilton Head Island during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power
entry. QSL via WA2BCK.

NA-126. Operators Fred/VE1FA, Helen/VA1YL, Ralph/VE7OM, Alphonse/VO1NO, Scot/VE1WFT, Wayne/VE1BAB and Bob/VE1RSM will be active as VB1D from Bon Portage Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via VA1YL.

NA-140. Steve, NY3A, will be active as NY3A/3 from Smith Island,
Maryland, between July 26th through the end of the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via NY3A.

OC-165. Operators Alfa/9M8ADX, Wat/9M8WAT, Dennis/9W8DEN, Liew/9W8CH, Zaheer/9W8ZZK, Ren/9W8MAD, 9W8GEO and 9W8VYY will be active as 9M8RC from Satang Besar Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via 9W8KIF direct.

SA-029. Marcelo, PY2AE, will be active as ZZ1R from Ilha dos Ratos
(Rats Island) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-29th).
QSL via PY2AE, by the Bureau or direct.

SA-060. Operators Bob/PT2GTI, Daniel/PT7BI, Renato/PW8BR and Fernando/PY8FML will be active as PX8R from the Island of Curuca (WW Loc. GI69ck) between July 26-28th. This is the first time this particular island has been activated and the Team looks forward to seeing you in their logs during the RSGB IOTA Contest.

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