May 30, 2021

Island activities:

The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between May 24-28th (as per the DXCluster):

IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8AT CANARY 30/12m; FT8
AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 15m; CW
AF-086 D4Z WINDWARD 10m; CW
AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 12m; SSB
AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 17m; SSB
AS-007 8N0OLP HONSHU 30m; CW
AS-020 BV2LA TAIWAN 10m; FT8
EU-003 CU2AP EASTERN 10m; FT8
EU-004 EA6T BALEARIC 10m; SSB
EU-005 G4UJS GREAT BRITAIN 10m; FT8
EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 60m;
EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB
EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 17m; CW
EU-018 OY1R FAROE 30m; FT8/FT4
EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 10m; SSB
EU-024 IS0GGA SARDINIA 17m; SSB
EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 17m; SSB
EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 40m; CW
EU-115 2I0IEU IRELAND 20m; FT8/FT4
EU-116 GD1JNB ISLE OF MAN 17m; SSB
EU-125 5P8VW JYLLAND WEST 40/17m; SSB/FT8
EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
EU-133 UA1TD/P GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 20m;
EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40/20m; SSB
EU-175 CU3EM CENTRAL 12m; FT8
NA-002 VP5/K2SX CAICOS 20m; CW
NA-015 CO7FR CUBA 40m; CW
NA-015 CO8OH CUBA 40m; CW
NA-040 NL0H ST LAWRENCE 20/15m; FT8
NA-041 KL7NC ALEXANDER 20m; FT8
NA-059 NL8F FOX 40m; FT8
NA-096 HH2JA HISPANIOLA 15m; FT8
NA-096 HI8K HISPANIOLA 30m; FT8
NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 30m; FT8
NA-139 KC3NYT MARYLAND STATE EAST 15m; FT8
OC-002 VK9XX CHRISTMAS 20m; SSB/FT8
OC-013 E51JD RAROTONGA 20m; SSB
OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 15m; FT8
OC-019 WH6EY HAWAIIAN 30m; FT8
OC-032 FK8CE NEW CALEDONIA 60m;
OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 12m; FT8
OC-143 YB4KAR SUMATRA 15m; FT8
OC-164 VK6NU/P Rottnest 40/15m; CW
SA-006 PJ4NX BONAIRE 10m; FT8

** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).

EU-055. Operators Trond/LA1ZTA, John/LB2GI, Odd Arne/LB3AI, Jan Ove/LA6GKA, Ivar/LA6ZP, Morten/LA7XIA and Knut/LA9RY, members of the Haugaland group of NRRL, will be active as LA4C, from Feoy Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LA4C, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.

EU-088. Fred, ON6QR, will be active as OZ/ON6QR from Laeso Island in the Kattegat IOTA Group, Denmark, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Single-Op/DXpedition/24-Hrs entry. QSL via ON6QR.

EU-125. Volker, DJ8VW, is once again active as 5P8VW from Romo Island (WWFF OZFF-0004) until June 10th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (possibly 4m), including the 30/17/12m bands, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via DJ8VW ONLY DIRECT, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS.

EU-137. Lars, SM6CUK, will once again be active as SA6G/7 from Ven Island between June 7-12th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using mostly CW on or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via SM6CUK, by the Bureau, direct, ClubLog or LoTW. NO eQSL.

EU-178. Operators Serge/ES1LL and Ed/ES2TT will be active as ES1LL/8 and ES2TT/8, respectively, from Kihnu Island between May 29-30th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/6 meters using CW and SSB (no Digital mode). They will try to call at ??14040 kHz and above. It will depend on the clogged band, but please log spots if you hear them. Suggested SSB frequencies are 14244 or 14260 kHz. On 30 meters watch around ??10120 kHz. They will
monitor 50 MHz. Operations will be from the lighthouse in the morning and from the reserve in the afternoon and Sunday morning. QSL via their home callsigns. It was mentioned: direct (3 USDs, you can via PP), Bureau (they will answer), you can order (via E-mail, Facebook PM). Logs will be uploaded to eQSL, HAMLOG.RU or ClubLog.

NA-067. Matt, AF2F, is now active as AF2F/W4 from Hatteras Island (WW Loc. FM25) until June 6th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands and 6m, using CW and FT8. QSL via AF2F, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.

OC-166. Members of the YB7-DXClub will be active as YB1JYL/7 from Sebuku Islands between June 9-11th. Activity will be on SSB and FT8. QSL via EA5GL. ADDED NOTE: The YB7-DXClub will also activate a few BOTAs (Beaches On The Air) before the IOTA operation using the same callsign YB1JYL/7. Schedule is as follows:
May 29th -- Angsana Beach
May 30th -- Pagatan Beach
-- YH7HK Club Station local Tanah Bumbu
June 6th -- Teluk Tamiang Beach
June 8th -- Gedambaan Beach
Listen for QSL info........

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