Island activities: The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between January 4-9th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 20/15m; SSB
AF-004 EA8TL CANARY 20m; FT8
AF-013 5R8AL MADAGASCAR 20m; PSK
AF-016 FR4OP REUNION 20m; FT8
AF-016 FR4QT REUNION 20m; SSB
AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 20m; CW
AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 20m; SSB
AF-022 ZD7JC ST HELENA 15m; FT8
AF-032 5H1FF ZANZIBAR 15m; FT8
AF-049 3B8FA MAURITIUS 30m; FT8
AF-086 D41CV WINDWARD 20m; SSB
AN-016 RI01ANT ANTARCTICA 40m; FT8
AS-004 5B4AIF CYPRUS 17m; FT8
AS-004 5B4AJG CYPRUS 60m;
AS-004 5B4ALJ CYPRUS 15m; FT8
AS-007 JA1PLT HONSHU 40m; FT8
AS-007 JH4UYB HONSHU 20m; SSB
AS-007 JH7MQD HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-007 JI1CRM HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-017 JO2ASQ/6 Okinawa 30/20/17/15m; CW
AS-026 HL4SF CHEJU-DO PROVINCE 20m; SSB
AS-031 JD1BMH Chichijima 80/40/30/20/17m; CW/FT8
AS-076 JA5DQH SHIKOKU 160m;
AS-078 JA8COE HOKKAIDO 20m; SSB
AS-078 JF8QNF HOKKAIDO 40m; FT8
AS-201 TA0TA SEA OF MARMARA 20m; SSB
EU-004 EA6NB BALEARIC 160m;
EU-005 GX3WSC GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8
EU-005 M0BPQ GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8
EU-005 M3JDF GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB
EU-009 GM8OFQ DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB
EU-015 SV9ANK Crete 17m; SSB
EU-015 SV9BMG Crete 60m;
EU-015 SV9RGI Crete 17m; FT8
EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; SSB
EU-018 OY1DZ FAROE 60/30m; FT8
EU-022 JX8US Jan Mayen 40m; CW
EU-023 9H5SN MALTA 30m; FT8
EU-024 IO0MMI SARDINIA 40m; SSB
EU-024 IS0ZOD SARDINIA 12m; FT8
EU-025 IO9MMI Sicily 40m; CW
EU-025 IT9BGE Sicily 40m;
EU-025 IT9CAR Sicily 40m; SSB
EU-025 IT9CGR Sicily 20m; SSB
EU-025 IT9HRL Sicily 40m;
EU-025 IT9ILN Sicily 40m; SSB
EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 80m; CW
EU-067 SV8OVP NAXOS 40m; CW
EU-075 SX8A PELOPONNISOS (ARGOLIS)/ATTIKI REGIO 80/20m; SSB/FT8
EU-082 RA1ZZ/P Kildin 40/20m; CW
EU-096 OH1NJN LANSI-SUOMI (TURKU) PROVINCE 20m; FT4
EU-096 OH1SIC LANSI-SUOMI (TURKU) PROVINCE 20m; SSB
EU-115 EI6JK IRELAND 17m; SSB
EU-115 EI8GVB IRELAND 60m;
EU-115 EI9HX IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-116 GD3ZZN ISLE OF MAN 40m; SSB
EU-116 GD4SVD ISLE OF MAN 60m;
EU-116 MD0CCE ISLE OF MAN 30m; FT8
EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
EU-139 SM2S NORRBOTTEN COUNTY 17m; SSB
EU-175 CU3BL CENTRAL 40m; SSB
EU-175 CU6NS CENTRAL 15m; FT8
NA-005 VP9GE BERMUDA 30m; FT8
NA-015 CO7MTL CUBA 40m; FT8
NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 40m; FT8
NA-016 ZF2PG CAYMAN 40m; SSB
NA-021 8P6ET BARBADOS 15m; FT8
NA-026 K2HF NEW YORK STATE 80m; CW
NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 20m; SSB
NA-031 K1QAR RHODE ISLAND STATE 80m; CW
NA-036 VE7JH BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCE 30m; FT8
NA-065 W7GBB WASHINGTON STATE NORTH 20m; FT8
NA-091 VA7QI Quadra 30m; FT8
NA-096 HI8AT HISPANIOLA 20m; SSB
NA-099 NP4TX PUERTO RICO 40m; FT8
NA-099 WP3UX PUERTO RICO 60m;
NA-108 J69DS St. Lucia 80/40/20/15m; FT8
NA-168 WF5O LOUISIANA STATE SOUTH EAST 20m; FT8
NA-217 N5GF NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK2BJ Australia 80m; CW
OC-001 VK2QV Australia 20m; SSB
OC-016 3D2TS VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 80m; FT8
OC-021 YB1TJ JAVA 60m;
OC-021 YB2MM JAVA 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB0MWM JAVA 20m; SSB
OC-021 YC2GBS JAVA 15m; SSB
OC-026 KH2L GUAM 80m; FT8
OC-032 FK4RD NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB
OC-032 FK4QX NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB
OC-034 P29LL NEW GUINEA 30m; CW
OC-035 YJ8RN NEW HEBRIDES 20m; FT8
OC-036 ZL2AGY North 30m; CW
OC-036 ZL2AIM North 40m; CW
OC-036 ZL2MY North 40m; CW
OC-036 ZL3ET North 20m; SSB
OC-038 ZL7DX CHATHAM 15m; FT8
OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; SSB
OC-042 DU3LA LUZON 80m; CW
OC-060 3D2AG/P Rotuma 20m; CW/FT8
OC-143 YB4FIK Sumatra 20m; SSB
OC-143 YB5QZ Sumatra 30m; FT8
OC-147 YG9WKB WEST PAPUA'S COASTAL ISLANDS NORTH 40m; FT8
OC-166 YD7RV Laut 40m; FT8
SA-002 VP8ON FALKLAND 30m; FT8
SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 40m; CW
** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we
suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes). AS-152. (Update) Members of the Arctic Legends Team (RT9K), plan to
be active as RI0Q from Bolshoj Begichev Island sometime in March. To achieve their goal to operate from Bolshoj Begichev Island, the team will have to travel 3624 km (by snowmobiles 1812 km*2). The latest info indicates: "A snowmobile expedition to Bolshoy Begichev Island will start on March 4, 2021, from the village of Tazovsky. This is the fifth expedition from the cycle "Legends of the Arctic". For more details, see OPDX.1480 1482/1494 or: https://www.qrz.com/DB/RI0Q
https://legendsarctic.com/ekspediciya_ri0b_ostrova_v_karskom_more_2_2 AS-153. Members of West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will be active as
AT2GSI from Sagar Island (also known as Gangasagar or Sagardwip),
an island in the Ganges Delta, lying on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km South of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, between January 9-16th. QSL via eQSL. EU-009. Dave, MM0EAX, will be the next operator to use the GMDX Group's (Scotland's DX Association) special callsign GS8VL from Orkney Island during January. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (direct/Bureau or LoTW. DO NOT SEND ANY PAPER QSL CARDS via the BUREAU; they will not be answered. EU-082. Vasily, RA1ZZ, will be finishing up his RA1ZZ/p from Kildin Island (WW Loc. KP79dh, RR-03-03, RDA MU-17), European Russia.
He is expected to go QRT on January 11th. Activity will be on 40/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. NA-151. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will once again be active as OX3LX from Tasiilaq Island Islands (WW Loc. HP15EO), Greenland, between January 13-30th. Dates can be changed; watch QRZ.com. Activity will be on 40-4 meters with a focus 50 and 70 MHz. When not active, he will run a WSPR beacon on 40-6 meters. He states this is NOT a DXpedition, and the best chance to work him will be around lunchtime and after dinner (his local time UTC-2), also during the weekend, possibly at night/morning. QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and some- times eQSL. For more details and updates, watch QRZ.com or
his Web page at: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped OC-139. (Update) Grant, VK5GR, posted the following on his Web page on January 7th [edited]: "Final antenna packing lists are being drawn up today, and at this stage, I hope to also include an inverted L for 160m. Having tried to operate 160m at home recently I decided I was silly not to give it a go in a much more RF quiet location with a better antenna, a better ground plane. I will try and pay attention in particular to my morning grey-line into Europe, but will also do some activity during the NA morning grey-line as well. Only 4 days to go before we depart Adelaide and head down to IOTA OC-139. See you on the air!"
JUST REMINDER: Grant has stated, "This time it will be more holiday (with the family) and less radio..... Activity will be a combination of CW, SSB and FT8, possibly with some RTTY and PSK thrown in for fun. I also hope to put VK5KI on air during the WIA Summer VHF/UHF field day on 6m/2m/70cm (and maybe 23cm). Visit VK5GR Web page at: https://vk5gr-iota.net OC-210. Reportedly, Indra, YB8QT, has moved from Celebes Island [Sulawesi](OC-146) in early November to Sangihe Islands (OC-210) and is expected to be there until possibly 2025. He is there for a government job. QSL via IK2DUW or LoTW. 2021 IOTA TOUR. Bodo, DF8DX, announced that he will be active from
the following location during 2021. His next activities are:
NA-026 -- Callsign KT3Q/2; New York State IOTA Group;
sometime in March
EU-024 -- Callsign IS0/DF8DX; Sardina Island; April 17-24th
EU-004 -- Callsign EA6/DF8DX; Balearic Island; October 7-13th 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 to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......