IOTA News from the
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
17 October, 2018
Island activities:
IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
EU-115; EI/GI/MI, Ireland (Ireland/ Northern Ireland):
Olivier/ON4EI will be back on the air as EI8GQB from Fethard between Oct. 21 and 31. His camping caravan rig is powered by a hybrid wind/solar system. During the CQ WW contest he will use the callsign EI7T. QSL via LoTW, PA3249 (d/B).
NA-008; VY0, Nunavut (Ellesmere Island) group: The Eureka Amateur
Radio Club will be active from Ellesmere Island (CIsA NT003)
between Oct. 17 and Nov. 10 as VY0ERC on 40, and 20m, maybe also
80m, on SSB, digital modes, and CW. QSL via M0OXO.
NA-018; OX, Greenland: Ops Bo/OZ1DJJ/OX3LX, Michael/ OZ2ELA/OX3LG,
Alex/OZ7AM/OX7AM, and Mikkel/OZ7AKT/OX7AKT plan to operate from
Kangerlussuaq (WLOTA 0072) between the 23rd and 30th on the low
bands, 60m, and the WARC bands (CW, SSB, FT8). During the CQ WW
contest they will sign OX7A. QSL via OZ1ACB, OQRS, LoTW.
NA-104; V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: Clive/GM3POI will be active holiday-style from Oct. 23 to 30 as V4/GM3POI from Calypso Bay on St. Kitts (WLOTA 1164, WW Loc. FK87pg). QRV on CW, SSB, and FT8; during the CQ WW contest as V47X on 20m. QSL via M0URX.
New IOTA groups:
During the RSGB Convention 2018 the following new IOTA groups were
added to the IOTA Directory:
EU-192; SM - Kataja Island (Finland/Sweden)
OC-297; FO - Morane Atoll (Tuamotu, French Polynesia)
NA-249; KP3 - Puerto Rico's Coastal Islands
NA-250; KL - Yakutat County Group, Coastal Groups (Alaska)
AS-204; R0F - Kuril'skiye Island North
AS-205; R0X - Bering Sea Coast East
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
e-mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de
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