Page last updated on: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services91 IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 20 March, 2014 Island activities: AF-027; FH; Mayotte Island: Hartwig/DL7BC wants to activate Mayotte (DIFO FH-001, WLOTA 0376) from March 20 to April 4. QRV as TO7BC on 20-10m (maybe also 40m) in SSB and digital modes. Also look for him in the WPX contest, running 100W and a spiderbeam. QSL via homecall (d/B). Logcheck on ClubLog available. http://www.qsl.net/dl7bc/ AS-089; R9K; Kara Sea Coast West group: RT9K/p is the call of a snow-mobile expedition to the arctic island Litke. The team consists of Igor/UA9KDF, Andrew/RT9K, Daniel/RT9K, Alexander/RT9K, Alexander/ UA9KFX, Victor/RW0BG, and Andrey/UA0BA. Their total trip will cover about 1500km. QSL via RT9K (d/B). http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=11&call=a%2FUA9KDF-9&timerange=3600&tail=3600 AS-101; HS; Malay Peninsula East group: David/HS0ZLU pays a visit to Koh Phangan Island until May 15. QRV mostly on 20 and 10m (also on 17, 40, and 80m a bit) in SSB and PSK/RTTY. QSL via is French address (see qrz.com). http://hs0zlu.wordpress.com/ AS-118; 9K; Kuwait group: Sal/9K2GV is going to activate Faylakah Island from March 21 (04z) to March 22 (05z) as 9K2GV/p. QSL only direct via his homecall. AS-132; 3W; Gulf of Tongking North group: Vlad/R3HD and Slava/UA3DK are going to leave Hanoi and operate from Cat Ba Island (3WFF-007) as 3W1D and 3W4DK until March 19. QSL 3W1D via SP5PB, 3W4DK unknown so far. EU-008; GM/MM; Inner Hebrides: Members of the Black Country DX & Contest Group are going to work from the Isle of Tiree (IOSA NH04, SCOTIA DI10, WLOTA 2232, WAB NM04), signing MS0OXE. QRV from March 25 to 31 (including the WPX contest) on 160-10m in CW, SSB, and RTTY. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. QSL via M0URX (OQRS). Twitter feed: @bcdxcg_m0oxe http://www.ms0oxe.net/ http://www.m0urx.com/3-M0URX/478-ms0oxe-isle-of-tiree-eu-008.html http://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/ NA-023; VP2V; British Virgin Island: Bogdan/SP2FUD, Kazik/SP6AXW, Leszek/SP6CIK, Janusz/SP9FIH, and Robert/SP9WZS are going to take part in the WPX contest as VP2VAK from Anegada Island (WW Loc. FK78ur). Before and after the contest (March 19 to April 1) they will operate with VP2V/homecalls, particularly looking for contacts with JA and Asia. QSLs via homecalls, VP2VAK via SP9FIH. http://www.vp2v.dxpeditions.org NA-025; J8; The Grenadines: Ark/UA4CC and Arunas/LY2IJ are currently vacationing on Bequia Island until March 26, operating holiday-style as J8/homecalls. QSLs via homecalls (d/B), LoTW, OQRS via ClubLog. OC-009; T8; Palau Islands: Ryo/JH7EQW will stay on Palau on March 19 and 20, and plans to get on the air as T88YR according to the following schedule: March 19, 14z - 15z, and 20z to 24z. March 20, 00z - 03z, 05z - 09z, and 12z to 14z. QSL via JH7EQW (d/B). OC-164; VK6; Western Australia State (S.W. Coast) South group: John/VK6HZ returns to Rottnest Island (WLOTA 2197) and plans to get on the air holiday-style as VK6ARI from March 23 to 30. QRV on 40-10m in SSB, PSK, and RTTY (maybe also CW) on the IOTA frequencies. QSL via VK6HZ (d/B). Log will be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. Compiled by Klaus, DL7UXGDeutscher Amateur Radio Club e-mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de RSGB IOTA website Check-out the lat