19 October, 2020

Island activities:

The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between October 11-17th (as per the DXCluster):

IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 EA8DHA CANARY 12m; SSB
AF-004 EA8WK CANARY 40m; SSB
AF-016 FR4QT REUNION 15/10m; SSB
AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 15m; CW
AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; FT8
AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB
AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 30m; FT8
AF-049 3B8FV MAURITIUS 30m; FT8
AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND 40m; FT8
AS-004 5B60AIX Cyprus 17m; SSB
AS-007 JE1LET HONSHU 15m; SSB
AS-007 JF1WLK HONSHU 17m; FT8
AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB
AS-007 JJ2VLY HONSHU 15m; RTTY
AS-018 RA0FF SAKHALIN 30m; FT8
AS-020 BX4AL TAIWAN 17m; FT8
AS-076 JA5EXW Shicoku 160m;
EU-001 SV5/DL3DRN DODECANESE 15m; CW
EU-005 G0HWK GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB
EU-005 G4YBI GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT4
EU-005 G8XDD/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW
EU-016 9A4W CROATIA 60/20m; CW
EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 17m; CW
EU-021 TF3IG ICELAND 20m; RTTY
EU-022 JX2US JAN MAYEN 20m; Digi
EU-023 9H1CJ MALTA 17m; SSB
EU-024 IS0ANW SARDINIA 17m; FT8
EU-024 IS0FDW SARDINIA 20m; SSB
EU-024 IS0GQX SARDINIA 17m; CW
EU-024 IS0HMZ SARDINIA 40m; SSB
EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 17m; FT8
EU-025 IT9KXK SICILY 40m; Digi
EU-026 JW/LB1QI Spitsbergen 20m; SSB
EU-030 OZ8IE/P BORNHOLM 20m; SSB
EU-038 PD/DO1BEN Texel 20m; SSB
EU-046 LA6KOA ROLLA 17m; SSB
EU-083 IQ5QO/IP1 LIGURIA REGION 40/20m; SSB
EU-113 SV8/DJ4EL Antikythira 40/20/17/15m; SSB
EU-115 EI9KF Ireland 30m; FT8
EU-116 GD0OUD ISLE OF MAN 20m; CW
EU-116 GD1JNB ISLE OF MAN 40m; SSB
EU-116 MD0CCE ISLE OF MAN 17m; CW/FT8
EU-132 SP1QXK USEDOM 17m; FT8
EU-167 CT1EYQ BAIXO ALENTEJO PROVINCE 15m; FT8
EU-171 OZ5PST JYLLAND NORTH 20m; FT8
EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40/20m; SSB
EU-173 OH1MM/P LANSI-SUOMI(PORI) PROVINCE 40/20m; CW/SSB
EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 20m; SSB
EU-175 CU6NS CENTRAL 20m; FT4
EU-177 SM/SP7IDX Alo-Boko 30m; FT8
NA-015 CO9GBB Cuba 20m; CW
NA-016 ZF2MJ CAYMAN 20m; CW
NA-018 OX/OZ1LXJ Greenland 160m;
NA-021 8P6QA BARBADOS 15m; FT8
NA-026 KA2ABA NEW YORK STATE 17m; SSB
NA-026 KC2MBV NEW YORK STATE 80m; SSB
NA-026 NO2N NEW YORK STATE 20m; SSB
NA-055 W2ZEN MAINE STATE EAST 30m; FT8
NA-066 NU6U CALIFORNIA STATE SOUTH 20m; FT8
NA-091 VA7QI Quadra 30m; FT8
NA-092 AB5EB/P TEXAS STATE WEST 40m; CW
NA-092 AD5A/P TEXAS STATE WEST 40/30/20m; CW
NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 17m; FT8
NA-102 TO10CWO GUADELOUPE 20m; CW
NA-105 FS4WBS ST MARTIN 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK2GJC Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK2UXO Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK3TZ Australia 17m; CW
OC-001 VK4UO Australia 17m; CW
OC-001 VK3CWB Australia 160m;
OC-001 VK2VRC Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK4SX Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK4JU Australia 17m; CW
OC-001 VK2WWV Australia 15m; SSB
OC-001 VK5LA Australia 15m; FT8
OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 30m; FT8
OC-021 YB0AZ JAVA 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB0IBM JAVA 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB1MIG JAVA 40m; RTTY
OC-028 V73NS RALIK CHAIN 17m; CW
OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 17m; SSB
OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB
OC-034 YD9XR NEW GUINEA 40m; FT8
OC-036 ZL1AZ NORTH 160m;
OC-036 ZL2UO NORTH 40m; SSB
OC-086 KH0W NORTHERN MARIANA 17m; CW
OC-088 YD7ACD Borneo 40m; RTTY
OC-129 DU6/PE1NSQ VISAYAN 20m; FT8
OC-134 ZL3IX SOUTH 160m;
OC-143 YB4FIK SUMATRA 40m; RTTY
OC-143 YB4GBN/1 SUMATRA 40m; RTTY
OC-143 YB5QZ SUMATRA 30m; FT8
OC-143 YB6RMT SUMATRA 40m; RTTY
OC-150 YC9JQZ TENGGARA BARAT 40m; FT8
SA-001 CE0YHO EASTER 17m; FT8
SA-002 VP8ADR/M FALKLAND 15m; SSB
SA-006 PJ4DX BONAIRE 40m; SSB
SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 20/15m; SSB
SA-046 PY7RL/7 PERNAMBUCO STATE 30/15m; FT8

** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports....

EU-074. (Reminder) Jerry, F4HJO, will be active as F4HJO/P from Brehat Island (ARLHS FRA-463, FFF-1194, DIFM MA-012) between October 17-24th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17 meters using mainly SSB. QSL via F4HJO, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS (preferred) or LoTW.

NA-123. Jim, W2JHP, is once again active as V31TA from Turneffe Atoll (WW Loc. EK67ck), Belize, until November 8th. Activity will be limited but will be on various HF bands using SSB and maybe some Digital modes. He is using 100 watts and a wire in a palm tree. QSL via EA5GL, direct, LoTW or eQSL.

OC-139. Grant, VK5GR, posted the following on his Web page on October 12th [edited]: "We are returning to Kangaroo Island (OC-139) - January 11-22nd, 2021 -- After a successful trip in July 2020, I will be returning to Kangaroo Island in January for a longer break. This will be a part time holiday style operation, while we spend 2 weeks over the summer holidays away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The nature of the station that will be taken hasn't been decided yet. As we get closer, details of what bands and modes will be active will be announced." Visit VK5GR Web page at: https://vk5gr-iota.net

OC-298. (Update to OPDX.1483 & OPDX.1484/New IOTA) Cezar, VE3LYC, will be active as TX0T from Tatakoto Atoll, French Polynesia, between October 29th and November 5th. He posted the following on his TX0T Web page: "October 10th -- The operation will be conducted from CH02SP grid square (~17.3428 S, 138.4500 W), which you should use when checking the forecast for propagation conditions at your location. October 11th -- Accommodation in Washington DC and Papeete was booked and paid for. All components for the CW/SSB activity were tested and found to operate as designed. October 14th -- All equipment has been tested and performed as designed. While I do not intend to operate FT8 if propagation conditions allow for CW/SSB contacts, I have included a contingency for it, in case of unforeseen major solar disturbance that would seriously affect communication using these modes."

QSL via VE3LYC direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. QSL VIA DIRECT (Use ONLY ONE of the options below): (a) PREFERRED: OQRS from ClubLog, no need to mail cards and/or SAE. (b) Mail QSO data for each callsign separately, with SAE and sufficient return postage (min USD 3) to: Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Rd., Bath, Ontario K0H 1G0, Canada. Direct requests which do not comply with this policy will be replied via the bureau. QSL VIA BUREAU (Use ONLY ONE of the options below): (a) PREFERRED: Request card using bureau option from ClubLog. (b) Mail your card through the bureau to VE3LYC. Cards will be sent out based on 'first received, first replied' service. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A QSL VIA THE BUREAU IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IT DIRECTLY! For more details and updates, see: https://tx0t.weebly.com

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......

OPDX