IOTA News from OPDX

16 November, 2020

Island activities:

The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 9-14th (as per the DXCluster):

IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 EA8DHA CANARY 20m; SSB
AF-014 CT3NG MADEIRA 17m; SSB
AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 17m; CW
AF-049 3B8BAP MAURITIUS 17m; FT8
AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND 20m; CW
AN-016 LU1ZG ANTARCTICA 20m; FT8
AS-004 5B4VL CYPRUS 10m; FT8
AS-005 RD0B/P KARA SEA COAST WEST 20m; CW
AS-006 VR2XAN HONG KONG 160m; CW
AS-007 JA7BXS HONSHU 80m; CW
AS-013 8Q7RM Maldives 40/20m; FT8
AS-018 RM0F SAKHALIN 30/15m; FT8
AS-020 BU2EL TAIWAN 17m; FT8
AS-047 JS6TWW DAITO 15m; FT8
AS-077 JL6WVK KYUSHU 20m; FT8
EU-005 G0EVY GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB
EU-005 G0RUF GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB
EU-005 G0VJV GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 G4CFS GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8
EU-005 G4DWV GREAT BRITAIN 60m;
EU-005 G4IIY GREAT BRITAIN 160m;
EU-005 G6INU GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB
EU-005 G8LIY GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8
EU-005 GB100RSM GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW
EU-005 GB7CIP GREAT BRITAIN 20m;
EU-005 M0BZH GREAT BRITAIN 15m; CW
EU-005 M1KMC GREAT BRITAIN 15m; FT8
EU-005 MM0HVU GREAT BRITAIN 80m; FT8
EU-005 MW0KJN GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-015 SV9RNG Crete 12m; FT8
EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB
EU-021 TF3DT ICELAND 17m; FT8
EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 17m; FT8
EU-022 JX2US Jay Mayen 160m; CW
EU-023 9H1AZ MALTA 40m; FT8
EU-024 II0GD SARDINIA 40/20m; CW/SSB
EU-024 IS0DSW SARDINIA 17m; FT8
EU-030 OZ8IE/P BORNHOLM 40m; SSB
EU-030 OZ1NKS/P BORNHOLM 40m; SSB
EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB
EU-049 SV8AJN NORTH AEGEAN 20m; FT4
EU-055 LA4WKA SOGN OG FJORDANE/HORDALAND/ROGALAND COUNTY 160m;
EU-115 EI4CKB IRELAND 80m; FT4
EU-115 EI5KP IRELAND 17m; SSB
EU-115 MI0GOZ IRELAND 80m; FT8
EU-115 MI0OBC IRELAND 40m; FT8
EU-115 MI6INB IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-115 MI7IRE IRELAND 80m; FT8
EU-116 GD4RAG ISLE OF MAN 80m; CW
EU-125 OZ/KH6DXX Romo 40m; SSB
EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 20m; SSB
EU-152 EA7JAV ALMERIA/GRANADA/MALAGA PROVINCE 30m; FT8
EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 20m; SSB
NA-015 CO6HLP Cuba 15m; FT8
NA-015 CO8LY Cuba 17/15/12m; SSB/FT8
NA-018 OX3XR GREENLAND 12m; CW
NA-058 W8BLA GEORGIA STATE 20m; FT8
NA-096 HI3Y HISPANIOLA 15m; FT8
NA-107 FM1HN Martinique 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK2GBR Australia 40m; CW
OC-001 VK4FOMP Australia 15m; CW
OC-001 VK6LW Australia 80m; CW
OC-001 VK6RC Australia 15m; SSB
OC-019 KH6UU HAWAIIAN 15m; FT8
OC-019 WH6EY HAWAIIAN 40m; FT8
OC-021 YB0ECT Java 15m; CW
OC-021 YB0IBM Java 20m; SSB
OC-026 KH2L GUAM 30m; FT8
OC-032 FK8CE NEW CALEDONIA 20m; FT8
OC-036 ZL1AZ North 160m;
OC-036 ZL3TE North 15m; FT8
OC-088 V85AHV Borneo 20m; SSB
OC-088 YB7MRK Borneo 40m; FT8
OC-147 YG9WKB WEST PAPUA'S COASTAL ISLANDS NORTH 40m; FT8
OC-150 YD9GMH TENGGARA BARAT 40m; FT8
SA-002 VP8NO Falkland 12m; FT8
SA-003 PU0FDN FERNANDO DE NORONHA 15m; FT8
SA-006 PJ4/DL6KR Bonaire 160/17/15m; CW/SSB/FT8
SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 10m; SSB

** 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-023. Kenji, JA4GXS, will once again be active as JA4GXS/6 from
Amami Oshima Island between December 18-20th. Activity will
be on 40-17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home
callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

AS-025. Vladimir, R0FP, who now is a resident on Iturup Island, will
be active on various HF bands (he favors 20m). QSL via RZ3EC.

OC-137. (Reminder) Mike, VK4DX, will once again be active as VK4DX/P
from Russell Island, Southern Moreton Bay Islands, between November 19-24th. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW and SSB, with a 100 watt radio and wire antennas at the water front. QSL via VK4DX, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. When mailing direct QSL please include 1 x IRC for return postage. IMPORTANT: US Dollars are not accepted. Any QSL with US Dollars included will be replied via bureau. For more details
and updates, see:
http://vk4dx.com/2020/09/27/upcoming-activity-oc137

OC-298. The DXNEWS.com posted the following interesting article on
November 15th, called "Tatakoto Atoll TX0T Story" at:
https://dxnews.com/tatakoto-atoll-tx0t-story

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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