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12 July 2014 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1210
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
8Q - Petter, LA2PIA will be active as 8Q7PS from South Male Atoll,
Maldives (AS-013) on 15-29 July. He will operate SSB on 80-6
metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
BY - A large team of 20 operators will be active as BY4IB from Liugong
Island (AS-146) on 20-27 July. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 80-10 metres, plus 6m, 2m and 70cm. QSL direct
only to BD4KM (Yongwei Yu, P.O. Box 73, 264209 Weihai, P.R.
China). Further information, including PayPal account, at
www.qrz.com/db/by4ib [TNX BA4MY]
DU - Leo, DW1OXL (formerly YC9MLL) has a new job on Cebu Island
(OC-129) and is expected to be on air as DW1OXL/7 during his
posting there. QSL via M0OXO (preferably through the OQRS on
www.m0oxo.com). [TNX M0OXO]
EL - EL2CE, EL2DT and EL2BG will be active as EL2BEN during the IARU HF
Championship. The special callsign honours Hubert Walcott Benjamin
Sr, EL2BA, past President of the Liberian Radio Amateur
Association, who passed away in early January. QSL direct to I.
Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Extension,
Jacksonville, FL 32211, USA.
GD - Keith, G3TTC has plans to operate holiday style as GD3TTC/p from
the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 20-28 July. Check around the usual
IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX G3TTC]
GM - Simon, M0SIY will be active holiday style as MM0SIY/p from the
Isle of Lewis (EU-010) on 17-19 July. He will operate SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL via M0SIY. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
HP - Jose, HP2BWJ will be active on as H92G from Isla Grande (NA-202)
on 19-20 July. Expect activity on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
QSL direct to via HP2BWJ.
I - "One Nation, One Callsign" is the motto of this year's ARI HQ team
for the IARU HF World Championship. Twelve stations will operate
CW and SSB on the six contest bands, for the first time using one
single callsign - II0HQ. QSL via bureau and LoTW.
I - Francesco, IZ8NWA will be active as IB0/IZ8NWA from Ventotene
Island (EU-045) on 13-20 July. QSL via home call. [TNX DX Coffee]
J7 - Laurent, FM5BH will be active holiday style as J79BH from
Dominica (NA-101) on 14-21 July. He will operate CW and SSB. QSL
via FM5BH (direct). [TNX NG3K]
OH - Special event station OF3ERTC will be active again over the
weekend of 12-13 July, including activity during the IARU HF World
Championship. OF3ERTC promotes the European Team Championship, "a
Virtual World version of WRTC" to be held on 19-20 July during the
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA, www.ham-yota.eu) radio camp in
Virrat. Detailed information on ERTC can be found at
www.qrz.com/db/of3ertc. QSL OF3ERTC via OH2BH.
OZ - Marc, PD7YY will be active as OZ/PD7YY from Langeland Island
(EU-172) on 19-25 July. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
PA - Celebrating his 30th anniversary in amateur radio, Adriaan, PE2K
will be active as PE30K from 18 July to 14 August. QSL via PE2K,
bureau preferred. [TNX PE2K]
SV - Nikos, SV1CEI will be active holiday style as SV8/SV1CEI from Kea
Island (EU-067) on 15-31 July. He will operate only CW on the HF
bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX DX Coffee]
TA - Bodo, DF8DX has been active as TA0/DF8DX from Buyukada since 10
July. This is largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of
Marmara group (AS-201), one of the 11 new IOTA groups that were
announced on 5 July at the IOTA 50th Anniversary Convention (see
below). Bodo is QRV until 13 July. QSL via home call.
VE - IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH will be operating during the the
IARU HF Championship at the Calgary Amateur Radio Association's
club station, using the special call VC6IARU and giving out the
rare AC multiplier.
VP2E - Frank, K3TRM (www.k3trm.com) will be active as VP2ERM from
Anguilla (NA-022) from 19 July to 3 August. He will operate SSB,
CW and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via K3TRM, direct or
bureau (OQRS on Club Log), and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
W - Jon, WB8YJF will be active as WB8YJF/4 from Ocracoke Island
(NA-067) on 20-27 July. He will operate mainly CW with some SSB
and RTTY, with activity during the IOTA Contest. QSL via home
call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
W - Jens, DL2RMM will be active as K2RMM/4 from Sanibel Island
(NA-069) from 20 July to 1 August, including an entry in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via DL2RMM, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
Z2 - Mirek, VK6DXI will be active once again as Z21DXI from Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe from 14 July to 3 August. He will operate mainly CW on
the HF bands and 6 metres in his spare time. QSL via SP5UAF,
direct or bureau. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The objective of the contest is to contact
as many other amateurs, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around
the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. This
year's event (rules can be found at www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-
run from 12 UTC on 12 July until 12 UTC on the 13th. The World Radiosport
Team Championship (www.wrtc2014.org) will take place within this year's IARU
Contest. The following IARU Member Society HQ stations are expected to
participate:
Call DXCC Mult
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4L0G Georgia NARG
7T0HQ Algeria ARA
8N1HQ Japan JARL
8N4HQ Japan JARL
8N8HQ Japan JARL
9Y4HQ Trinidad & Tobago TTARS
AZ0F Argentina RCA
AZ0H Argentina RCA
BV0HQ Taiwan CTARL
CR5HQ Portugal REP
CX1AA Uruguay RCU
DA0HQ Germany DARC
DX0HQ Philippine PARA
GR2HQ various RSGB
HB0HQ Liechtenstein AFVL
HG0HQ Hungary MRASZ
HS50RAST Thailand RAST
II0HQ Italy ARI
LI2HQ Norway NRRL
LY0HQ Lithuania LRMD
NU1AW USA IARU
OH2HQ Finland SRAL
OZ1HQ Denmark EDR
PA6HQ The Netherlands VERON
R3HQ Russia SRR
SN0HQ Poland PZK
SX0HQ Greece RAAG
T49C Cuba FRC
TM0HQ France REF
V55HQ Namibia NARL
V84O Brunei BDARA
VK5WIA Australia WIA
VP9HQ Bermuda RSB
VY2RAC Canada RAC
W100AW USA ARRL
XE1LM Mexico FMRE
XR3HQ Chile RCCH
XV2HQ Vietnam VARC
YE0HQ Indonesia ORARI
YR0HQ Romania FRR
YV5AJ Venezuela RCV
ZF1A Cayman Isls CARS
ZL6HQ New Zealand NZART
ZS9HQ South Africa SARL
ZW2HQ Brazil LABRE
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
LORD HOWE 2014 ---> Felix, DL5XL had to cancel is participation in the
13-29 October VK9DLX/VK9LM expedition to Lord Howe Island [425DXN 1196],
and has been replaced by Joerg, DF7TH. Over 3 tons of equipment have been
packed in nearly 60 different boxes to be shipped from Germany to
Australia, and then to their final destination. Read the latest complete
press release (7 July) on www.lordhowe2014.org. [TNX DL1MGB]
THAILAND ---> The new regulations for amateur radio in Thailand were
approved by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission on
20 June, and will become effective within 30 days of that date. Further
information and updates can be found on the Radio Amateur Society of
Thailand's website at www.qsl.net/rast/. For the time being, the NBTC has
granted permission to all Intermediate Class amateur radio operators in
Thailand to participate in the CQ WW VHF Contest on 6 metres (50-54 MHz) in
addition to HS0AC and all other club stations. The contest runs from 18.00
UTC on 19 July until 21.00 UTC on the 20th.
TO5MJ ---> Alain, F5LMJ reports he has cancelled his TO5MJ activity. He was
expected to be on Guadeloupe on 7-27 July [425DXN 1203]
W1AW WAS ---> The ARRL Centennial W1AW WAS operations are on hiatus from 9
to 16 July, during which the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship and
the IARU HF Championship take place. Look for ARRL Centennial station
W1AW/4 from South Carolina to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 16
July until 23.59 UTC on the 22nd. There will be only one state that week.
Complete information on the ARRL Centennial QSO Party can be found at
www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-
W4DXCC ---> Sponsored by the SouthEastern DX and Contesting Organization,
Inc. (SEDCO), the 10th W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention will be held at the
MainStay Suites Conference Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on 26-27
September. Complete details can be found at www.w4dxcc.com. [TNX K4SV]
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IOTA PROGRAMME: NEW ISLAND GROUPS
by Roger Balister, G3KMA
RSGB IOTA Manager
11 July 2014
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ELEVEN NEW IOTA GROUPS were announced at IOTA's 50th Anniversary
Convention, held in Windsor, England over the weekend 4 to 6 July 2014.
Some result directly from the rule changes announced in the latest IOTA
Directory, published in May 2014 (a note of the main changes can be seen at
IOTA Rule Changes 2014 on http://www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com
All new groups have provisional numbers. This means that they will need to
be confirmed by an operation taking place after 5 July 2014 that meets the
1000 QSO and other normal validation requirements. Only after confirmation
of the number will credit for past operations be considered. Most of the
new groups have not seen a previous amateur radio operation. Where however
there has been an operation with contacts credited to an IOTA group, IOTA
Management will at some point arrange transfers of credits to the new group
if it has clear-cut information covering all operations in the old group.
In two cases this may not be possible.
The addition of these new groups necessitates in some cases the renaming of
the titles of existing groups and amendment of the "co-ordination boxes" as
currently appearing in the new Directory. 'A' and 'W' refer to the regional
awards as shown in the Directory.
AF-118P CN MEDITERRANEAN SEA COAST GROUP (=JAEGERSCHMIDT, LOS FARALLONES)
34.59-35.56N 002.13-006.15W
New 'coastal islands' group. These islands were not previously shown on a
1:1,000,000 scale map but now qualify from being shown and named on Google
Earth. No known previous amateur radio activity.
AF-119P S7 COETIVY ISLAND (=COETIVY)
06.58-07.18S 056.08-056.25E
New 'remote island' group. This island (previously AF-024) lies a
distance of some 170 km from Platte Island, the nearest island in the rest
of the Seychelles. Permission to land and operate is required from the
owners. No Known previous amateur radio activity. Coetivy will be deleted
from AF-024 and the 'co-ordinates box' amended.
AS-200P JA5 SHIKOKU'S COASTAL ISLANDS (=[ISLANDS TO BE LISTED])
32.40-34.35N 132.00-134.52E
Shikoku, one of the four main Japanese islands, has hitherto not had its
own coastal islands IOTA group and these all previously counted for
AS-076. This is being changed. The main valid islands will be listed on
the scroll down list on the application page on the RSGB website shortly.
There has been regular previous amateur radio activity. Contacts do not
count until a new valid operation has taken place. It may not be possible
to transfer past credits that now qualify for AS-200P. The island entry
against AS-076 will be amended.
AS-201P TA SEA OF MARMARA ISLANDS (=AVSA [AKA TURKELI], IMRALI, MARMARA,
PASALIMANI, PRINCE ISLS [NAMELY BURGAZADA, BUYUKADA, HEYBELIADA, KASIK,
KINALIADA, SEDEF, SIVRIADA, TAVSAN, YASSIADA])
40.18-41.04N 026.10-029.31E
The case for the Sea of Marmara islands counting as a separate group for
IOTA has been reviewed and, given the special treatment afforded the Black
Sea islands, is considered on balance worthy of acceptance. The main valid
islands are on the Asiatic side of the Sea of Marmara. There has been
occasional previous amateur radio activity but contacts do not count until
a new valid operation has taken place.
AS-202P A9 HAWAR ISLANDS (=HAWAR ISLS [NAMELY HAWAR, RABAD AL GHARBIYAR,
RABAD ASH SHARQIYAH, SUWAD AL JANUBIYAH, SUWAD ASH SHAMLIYAH])
25.32-25.47N 050.41-050.51E
This is a self-contained group of islands (previously AS-002), which
nestle close to Qatar and are physically separated off from Bahrain. No
known previous amateur radio activity. The island entry against AS-002 and
the 'co-ordinates box' will be amended.
AS-203P R0X SHELIKHOVA BAY GROUP (=DOBRZHANSKOGO, KONUS, ROVNYY, SKALA,
TRETIY, ZUBCHATYY)
59.00-62.41N 159.40-165.05E
The currently named Shelikhova Bay group (AS-091) is being split to allow
islands north of Ptichiy Island to count separately. Dobrzhanskogo Island
is situated some 600 km from Ptichiy and the others mentioned above some
500 km. This distance spread in a group is quite exceptional. All previous
activity has been from Ptichiy Island (AS-091) - by UA0X/EK250RA (August
1991), RZ0ZWA/0 and UE0XYZ (both July 2001) - and this will remain AS-091.
The title of AS-091 will be renamed 'Sea of Okhotsk Coast group' and the
'co-ordinates box' amended.
A EU-190P RI1F VIKTORIYA ISLAND, FRANZ JOSEF LAND (=VIKTORIYA)
80.05-80.12N 036.30-037.10E
New 'remote island' group. This island (previously EU-019) lies a
distance of 158 km from Zemlya Aleksandry, Franz Josef Land. Previous
Amateur Radio Activity was by Nikolay Povalyaev (1985-1991 as UA1O/UA0BCA,
then 1991 to 1994 as 4K2BCA and, lastly 1994 when the station was closed
as R1FJV) but contacts do not count until a new valid operation has taken
place. Viktoriya will be deleted from EU-019 and the 'co-ordinates box'
amended.
EU-191P YO/UR FERICIRII ISLAND (=FERICIRII)
45.09-45.13N 029.45-029.47E
New 'split sovereignty island' group. This is a newly established split
sovereignty island in the Black Sea just outside the Danube Delta. It is
2km from the mainland and approximate 4.78Km long. A recent International
Court of Justice decision split sovereignty over the island between
Romania and Ukraine. It cannot be joined with Saculinu Mare because the
latter is not split sovereignty. No known previous amateur radio activity.
W NA-247P PJ7 SINT MAARTEN'S COASTAL ISLANDS (=GUANA KEY OF PELIKAN,
MOLLY BEDAY [AKA MAL ABORDER])
18.00-18.04N 062.57-063.10W
New 'coastal islands' group of a split sovereignty island. These islands
were not previously shown on a 1:1,000,000 scale map but now qualify from
being shown and named on Google Earth in the same way that the coastal
islands of St Martin FS count (NA-199). No known previous amateur radio
activity.
A NA-248P VE8,VY0 NWT (MELVILLE ISLAND) GROUP (=BORDEN, BROCK, EGLINTON,
EMERALD, MACKENZIE KING, MELVILLE, PRINCE PATRICK)
74.20-78.50N 105.00-123.30W
This leaves NA-009 as follows:
NA-009 VY0 Nunavut (Devon Island) group (=Baillie-Hamilton, Bathurst,
Byam Martin, Cameron, Coburg, Cornwall, Cornwallis, Devon, Graham,
Grosvenor, Lougheed) 74.24-77.51N 079.00-106.10W
The very large territorial/sea area covered by NA-009, Nunavut (Parry
Islands) is divided administratively between NWT and Nunavut by straight
line co-ordinates (in some cases across an island). Following practice
elsewhere, these islands are now split into two IOTA groups. Devon and
Melville Islands, the largest islands in each, are among the next largest
"large islands" in size after others that have been given separate numbers
because of size. There has been regular previous amateur radio activity
from NA-248P. Contacts do not count for this group until a new valid
operation has taken place. It may not be possible to transfer past credits
from NA-009 that now qualify for NA-248P.
OC-296P T8 TOBI AND HELEN ISLANDS (=HELEN, TOBI)
02.40-03.10N 131.00-132.00E
New 'remote island' group. These two islands (previously OC-248) lie a
distance of about 152 km from Merir Island, the nearest of the remaining
South Palau group. No known previous amateur radio activity. The title of
OC-248 will be renamed 'Sonsorol Islands group' and the 'co-ordinates box'
amended.
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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3B8FA NI5DX EH1CB EA1WD SN0LOT SP1PMY
3D2ML RM2A FG4NO F4AVX SV02FF SV2GWY
3W3B E21EIC FP/KV1J KV1J T88KH BM2JCC
4L8A K1BV FR4PV EA5GL TA0/DF8DX DF8DX
4M4C YV4GLD GA2MP N3SL TK14CC F8BBL
5B4AJC UA3DX GB4TDF G1LAT TM100BS F5KOU
5P2X DL2DXA GJ/WJ2O N2ZN TM100GM F8KGY
5W0ML RM2A HF33WGC SP3PKC TM100LGG F4GRW
5Z4PL DJ0TA HF70AK SP8MMW TM200NB F5KOB
6V7S RK4FF HF750J SP9PRR TM29CTI F4FRG
9H5G NI5DX HG20JASZ HA7NK TM60GW F5PCX
9J2CA G3SWH HG7DANUBE HA7VY TM68TDF F6KDL
9M6XRO/p M0URX HS0ZJF ON4AFU TM800B F-60345
9V1KK JH1ILX HZ1HX E73Y TM80GW F5INJ
A65DR N4GNR JT1NOC I5NOC V31LF KH7AM
C5II JA1UII JW/KH0PR JJ8DEN V47JA W5JON
C5JA JE1WVQ JW/UA3IPL RW6HS VE6100EMP/7 VA7QB
C91IW ZS1WY JW6VDA LA6VDA VK7BO EA7FTR
C91JR GI4FUM JW7QIA LA7QIA VY1JA N3SL
D44TS DL3GCS MC0SHL M0URX WR1TC K1KI
DJ60DXMB DL7UXG OF3ERTC OH2BH YN2RP NN3RP
DR50RRDXA DJ6QT OM08EPC OM3RP YS1/NP3J EA5GL
DU1IST JA1HGY OQ4TDF ON4IPR YU100CER YU1HQR
E51QBV K2QBV P43K RW6HS ZD9M ZS1A
E72NATO E73Y PC200ZVL PA0ABM ZF2GO K6GO
EG5FPN EA7HBC R1CC DJ1ND ZF2NA K6GO
EG5HSJ EA5RKB R50EPC RZ3DVP ZF2ZH K6ZH
EG7FCJ EA7FC R90NOR RA3TYL ZS3Y NI5DX
4J0SFR Parvana Hasanova Fornatti, 12584 Eden Ct, Apple Valley MN 55124,
USA
DF8DX Bodo Fritsche, Mardelaeckerstr. 14, 5417 Untersiggenthal,
Switzerland
JA1UII Takeshi Ono, 3-33-11 Hachioji, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
338-0006, Japan
JE1WVQ Takao Miyatani, 2-8-3 Uemine, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
338-0014, Japan
KV1J Eric Williams, 763 Pleasant St, Marlboro MA 01752, USA
N2M Burlington County Radio Club, P.O. Box 307, Moorestown NJ 08057,
USA
N4GNR Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Dr, Toccoa GA 30577-9388, USA
RM2A Dmitrij A. Gura, ul. Belorechenskaya d.45 korp.1 kv.85, Moscow,
109451, Russia
ZS1A Johan Sevenster, P.O. Box 7146, Welgemoed, 7538, South Africa
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No 1210
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
8Q - Petter, LA2PIA will be active as 8Q7PS from South Male Atoll,
Maldives (AS-013) on 15-29 July. He will operate SSB on 80-6
metres. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
BY - A large team of 20 operators will be active as BY4IB from Liugong
Island (AS-146) on 20-27 July. They will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on 80-10 metres, plus 6m, 2m and 70cm. QSL direct
only to BD4KM (Yongwei Yu, P.O. Box 73, 264209 Weihai, P.R.
China). Further information, including PayPal account, at
www.qrz.com/db/by4ib [TNX BA4MY]
DU - Leo, DW1OXL (formerly YC9MLL) has a new job on Cebu Island
(OC-129) and is expected to be on air as DW1OXL/7 during his
posting there. QSL via M0OXO (preferably through the OQRS on
www.m0oxo.com). [TNX M0OXO]
EL - EL2CE, EL2DT and EL2BG will be active as EL2BEN during the IARU HF
Championship. The special callsign honours Hubert Walcott Benjamin
Sr, EL2BA, past President of the Liberian Radio Amateur
Association, who passed away in early January. QSL direct to I.
Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Extension,
Jacksonville, FL 32211, USA.
GD - Keith, G3TTC has plans to operate holiday style as GD3TTC/p from
the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 20-28 July. Check around the usual
IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX G3TTC]
GM - Simon, M0SIY will be active holiday style as MM0SIY/p from the
Isle of Lewis (EU-010) on 17-19 July. He will operate SSB on 40-10
metres. QSL via M0SIY. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
HP - Jose, HP2BWJ will be active on as H92G from Isla Grande (NA-202)
on 19-20 July. Expect activity on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
QSL direct to via HP2BWJ.
I - "One Nation, One Callsign" is the motto of this year's ARI HQ team
for the IARU HF World Championship. Twelve stations will operate
CW and SSB on the six contest bands, for the first time using one
single callsign - II0HQ. QSL via bureau and LoTW.
I - Francesco, IZ8NWA will be active as IB0/IZ8NWA from Ventotene
Island (EU-045) on 13-20 July. QSL via home call. [TNX DX Coffee]
J7 - Laurent, FM5BH will be active holiday style as J79BH from
Dominica (NA-101) on 14-21 July. He will operate CW and SSB. QSL
via FM5BH (direct). [TNX NG3K]
OH - Special event station OF3ERTC will be active again over the
weekend of 12-13 July, including activity during the IARU HF World
Championship. OF3ERTC promotes the European Team Championship, "a
Virtual World version of WRTC" to be held on 19-20 July during the
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA, www.ham-yota.eu) radio camp in
Virrat. Detailed information on ERTC can be found at
www.qrz.com/db/of3ertc. QSL OF3ERTC via OH2BH.
OZ - Marc, PD7YY will be active as OZ/PD7YY from Langeland Island
(EU-172) on 19-25 July. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
PA - Celebrating his 30th anniversary in amateur radio, Adriaan, PE2K
will be active as PE30K from 18 July to 14 August. QSL via PE2K,
bureau preferred. [TNX PE2K]
SV - Nikos, SV1CEI will be active holiday style as SV8/SV1CEI from Kea
Island (EU-067) on 15-31 July. He will operate only CW on the HF
bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call (direct). [TNX DX Coffee]
TA - Bodo, DF8DX has been active as TA0/DF8DX from Buyukada since 10
July. This is largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of
Marmara group (AS-201), one of the 11 new IOTA groups that were
announced on 5 July at the IOTA 50th Anniversary Convention (see
below). Bodo is QRV until 13 July. QSL via home call.
VE - IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH will be operating during the the
IARU HF Championship at the Calgary Amateur Radio Association's
club station, using the special call VC6IARU and giving out the
rare AC multiplier.
VP2E - Frank, K3TRM (www.k3trm.com) will be active as VP2ERM from
Anguilla (NA-022) from 19 July to 3 August. He will operate SSB,
CW and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via K3TRM, direct or
bureau (OQRS on Club Log), and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
W - Jon, WB8YJF will be active as WB8YJF/4 from Ocracoke Island
(NA-067) on 20-27 July. He will operate mainly CW with some SSB
and RTTY, with activity during the IOTA Contest. QSL via home
call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
W - Jens, DL2RMM will be active as K2RMM/4 from Sanibel Island
(NA-069) from 20 July to 1 August, including an entry in the IOTA
Contest. QSL via DL2RMM, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
Z2 - Mirek, VK6DXI will be active once again as Z21DXI from Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe from 14 July to 3 August. He will operate mainly CW on
the HF bands and 6 metres in his spare time. QSL via SP5UAF,
direct or bureau. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ---> The objective of the contest is to contact
as many other amateurs, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around
the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. This
year's event (rules can be found at www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-
run from 12 UTC on 12 July until 12 UTC on the 13th. The World Radiosport
Team Championship (www.wrtc2014.org) will take place within this year's IARU
Contest. The following IARU Member Society HQ stations are expected to
participate:
Call DXCC Mult
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4L0G Georgia NARG
7T0HQ Algeria ARA
8N1HQ Japan JARL
8N4HQ Japan JARL
8N8HQ Japan JARL
9Y4HQ Trinidad & Tobago TTARS
AZ0F Argentina RCA
AZ0H Argentina RCA
BV0HQ Taiwan CTARL
CR5HQ Portugal REP
CX1AA Uruguay RCU
DA0HQ Germany DARC
DX0HQ Philippine PARA
GR2HQ various RSGB
HB0HQ Liechtenstein AFVL
HG0HQ Hungary MRASZ
HS50RAST Thailand RAST
II0HQ Italy ARI
LI2HQ Norway NRRL
LY0HQ Lithuania LRMD
NU1AW USA IARU
OH2HQ Finland SRAL
OZ1HQ Denmark EDR
PA6HQ The Netherlands VERON
R3HQ Russia SRR
SN0HQ Poland PZK
SX0HQ Greece RAAG
T49C Cuba FRC
TM0HQ France REF
V55HQ Namibia NARL
V84O Brunei BDARA
VK5WIA Australia WIA
VP9HQ Bermuda RSB
VY2RAC Canada RAC
W100AW USA ARRL
XE1LM Mexico FMRE
XR3HQ Chile RCCH
XV2HQ Vietnam VARC
YE0HQ Indonesia ORARI
YR0HQ Romania FRR
YV5AJ Venezuela RCV
ZF1A Cayman Isls CARS
ZL6HQ New Zealand NZART
ZS9HQ South Africa SARL
ZW2HQ Brazil LABRE
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
LORD HOWE 2014 ---> Felix, DL5XL had to cancel is participation in the
13-29 October VK9DLX/VK9LM expedition to Lord Howe Island [425DXN 1196],
and has been replaced by Joerg, DF7TH. Over 3 tons of equipment have been
packed in nearly 60 different boxes to be shipped from Germany to
Australia, and then to their final destination. Read the latest complete
press release (7 July) on www.lordhowe2014.org. [TNX DL1MGB]
THAILAND ---> The new regulations for amateur radio in Thailand were
approved by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission on
20 June, and will become effective within 30 days of that date. Further
information and updates can be found on the Radio Amateur Society of
Thailand's website at www.qsl.net/rast/. For the time being, the NBTC has
granted permission to all Intermediate Class amateur radio operators in
Thailand to participate in the CQ WW VHF Contest on 6 metres (50-54 MHz) in
addition to HS0AC and all other club stations. The contest runs from 18.00
UTC on 19 July until 21.00 UTC on the 20th.
TO5MJ ---> Alain, F5LMJ reports he has cancelled his TO5MJ activity. He was
expected to be on Guadeloupe on 7-27 July [425DXN 1203]
W1AW WAS ---> The ARRL Centennial W1AW WAS operations are on hiatus from 9
to 16 July, during which the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship and
the IARU HF Championship take place. Look for ARRL Centennial station
W1AW/4 from South Carolina to be on the air starting at 00.00 UTC on 16
July until 23.59 UTC on the 22nd. There will be only one state that week.
Complete information on the ARRL Centennial QSO Party can be found at
www.arrl.org/centennial-qso-
W4DXCC ---> Sponsored by the SouthEastern DX and Contesting Organization,
Inc. (SEDCO), the 10th W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention will be held at the
MainStay Suites Conference Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on 26-27
September. Complete details can be found at www.w4dxcc.com. [TNX K4SV]
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IOTA PROGRAMME: NEW ISLAND GROUPS
by Roger Balister, G3KMA
RSGB IOTA Manager
11 July 2014
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ELEVEN NEW IOTA GROUPS were announced at IOTA's 50th Anniversary
Convention, held in Windsor, England over the weekend 4 to 6 July 2014.
Some result directly from the rule changes announced in the latest IOTA
Directory, published in May 2014 (a note of the main changes can be seen at
IOTA Rule Changes 2014 on http://www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com
All new groups have provisional numbers. This means that they will need to
be confirmed by an operation taking place after 5 July 2014 that meets the
1000 QSO and other normal validation requirements. Only after confirmation
of the number will credit for past operations be considered. Most of the
new groups have not seen a previous amateur radio operation. Where however
there has been an operation with contacts credited to an IOTA group, IOTA
Management will at some point arrange transfers of credits to the new group
if it has clear-cut information covering all operations in the old group.
In two cases this may not be possible.
The addition of these new groups necessitates in some cases the renaming of
the titles of existing groups and amendment of the "co-ordination boxes" as
currently appearing in the new Directory. 'A' and 'W' refer to the regional
awards as shown in the Directory.
AF-118P CN MEDITERRANEAN SEA COAST GROUP (=JAEGERSCHMIDT, LOS FARALLONES)
34.59-35.56N 002.13-006.15W
New 'coastal islands' group. These islands were not previously shown on a
1:1,000,000 scale map but now qualify from being shown and named on Google
Earth. No known previous amateur radio activity.
AF-119P S7 COETIVY ISLAND (=COETIVY)
06.58-07.18S 056.08-056.25E
New 'remote island' group. This island (previously AF-024) lies a
distance of some 170 km from Platte Island, the nearest island in the rest
of the Seychelles. Permission to land and operate is required from the
owners. No Known previous amateur radio activity. Coetivy will be deleted
from AF-024 and the 'co-ordinates box' amended.
AS-200P JA5 SHIKOKU'S COASTAL ISLANDS (=[ISLANDS TO BE LISTED])
32.40-34.35N 132.00-134.52E
Shikoku, one of the four main Japanese islands, has hitherto not had its
own coastal islands IOTA group and these all previously counted for
AS-076. This is being changed. The main valid islands will be listed on
the scroll down list on the application page on the RSGB website shortly.
There has been regular previous amateur radio activity. Contacts do not
count until a new valid operation has taken place. It may not be possible
to transfer past credits that now qualify for AS-200P. The island entry
against AS-076 will be amended.
AS-201P TA SEA OF MARMARA ISLANDS (=AVSA [AKA TURKELI], IMRALI, MARMARA,
PASALIMANI, PRINCE ISLS [NAMELY BURGAZADA, BUYUKADA, HEYBELIADA, KASIK,
KINALIADA, SEDEF, SIVRIADA, TAVSAN, YASSIADA])
40.18-41.04N 026.10-029.31E
The case for the Sea of Marmara islands counting as a separate group for
IOTA has been reviewed and, given the special treatment afforded the Black
Sea islands, is considered on balance worthy of acceptance. The main valid
islands are on the Asiatic side of the Sea of Marmara. There has been
occasional previous amateur radio activity but contacts do not count until
a new valid operation has taken place.
AS-202P A9 HAWAR ISLANDS (=HAWAR ISLS [NAMELY HAWAR, RABAD AL GHARBIYAR,
RABAD ASH SHARQIYAH, SUWAD AL JANUBIYAH, SUWAD ASH SHAMLIYAH])
25.32-25.47N 050.41-050.51E
This is a self-contained group of islands (previously AS-002), which
nestle close to Qatar and are physically separated off from Bahrain. No
known previous amateur radio activity. The island entry against AS-002 and
the 'co-ordinates box' will be amended.
AS-203P R0X SHELIKHOVA BAY GROUP (=DOBRZHANSKOGO, KONUS, ROVNYY, SKALA,
TRETIY, ZUBCHATYY)
59.00-62.41N 159.40-165.05E
The currently named Shelikhova Bay group (AS-091) is being split to allow
islands north of Ptichiy Island to count separately. Dobrzhanskogo Island
is situated some 600 km from Ptichiy and the others mentioned above some
500 km. This distance spread in a group is quite exceptional. All previous
activity has been from Ptichiy Island (AS-091) - by UA0X/EK250RA (August
1991), RZ0ZWA/0 and UE0XYZ (both July 2001) - and this will remain AS-091.
The title of AS-091 will be renamed 'Sea of Okhotsk Coast group' and the
'co-ordinates box' amended.
A EU-190P RI1F VIKTORIYA ISLAND, FRANZ JOSEF LAND (=VIKTORIYA)
80.05-80.12N 036.30-037.10E
New 'remote island' group. This island (previously EU-019) lies a
distance of 158 km from Zemlya Aleksandry, Franz Josef Land. Previous
Amateur Radio Activity was by Nikolay Povalyaev (1985-1991 as UA1O/UA0BCA,
then 1991 to 1994 as 4K2BCA and, lastly 1994 when the station was closed
as R1FJV) but contacts do not count until a new valid operation has taken
place. Viktoriya will be deleted from EU-019 and the 'co-ordinates box'
amended.
EU-191P YO/UR FERICIRII ISLAND (=FERICIRII)
45.09-45.13N 029.45-029.47E
New 'split sovereignty island' group. This is a newly established split
sovereignty island in the Black Sea just outside the Danube Delta. It is
2km from the mainland and approximate 4.78Km long. A recent International
Court of Justice decision split sovereignty over the island between
Romania and Ukraine. It cannot be joined with Saculinu Mare because the
latter is not split sovereignty. No known previous amateur radio activity.
W NA-247P PJ7 SINT MAARTEN'S COASTAL ISLANDS (=GUANA KEY OF PELIKAN,
MOLLY BEDAY [AKA MAL ABORDER])
18.00-18.04N 062.57-063.10W
New 'coastal islands' group of a split sovereignty island. These islands
were not previously shown on a 1:1,000,000 scale map but now qualify from
being shown and named on Google Earth in the same way that the coastal
islands of St Martin FS count (NA-199). No known previous amateur radio
activity.
A NA-248P VE8,VY0 NWT (MELVILLE ISLAND) GROUP (=BORDEN, BROCK, EGLINTON,
EMERALD, MACKENZIE KING, MELVILLE, PRINCE PATRICK)
74.20-78.50N 105.00-123.30W
This leaves NA-009 as follows:
NA-009 VY0 Nunavut (Devon Island) group (=Baillie-Hamilton, Bathurst,
Byam Martin, Cameron, Coburg, Cornwall, Cornwallis, Devon, Graham,
Grosvenor, Lougheed) 74.24-77.51N 079.00-106.10W
The very large territorial/sea area covered by NA-009, Nunavut (Parry
Islands) is divided administratively between NWT and Nunavut by straight
line co-ordinates (in some cases across an island). Following practice
elsewhere, these islands are now split into two IOTA groups. Devon and
Melville Islands, the largest islands in each, are among the next largest
"large islands" in size after others that have been given separate numbers
because of size. There has been regular previous amateur radio activity
from NA-248P. Contacts do not count for this group until a new valid
operation has taken place. It may not be possible to transfer past credits
from NA-009 that now qualify for NA-248P.
OC-296P T8 TOBI AND HELEN ISLANDS (=HELEN, TOBI)
02.40-03.10N 131.00-132.00E
New 'remote island' group. These two islands (previously OC-248) lie a
distance of about 152 km from Merir Island, the nearest of the remaining
South Palau group. No known previous amateur radio activity. The title of
OC-248 will be renamed 'Sonsorol Islands group' and the 'co-ordinates box'
amended.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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9J2CA G3SWH HG7DANUBE HA7VY TM68TDF F6KDL
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9V1KK JH1ILX HZ1HX E73Y TM80GW F5INJ
A65DR N4GNR JT1NOC I5NOC V31LF KH7AM
C5II JA1UII JW/KH0PR JJ8DEN V47JA W5JON
C5JA JE1WVQ JW/UA3IPL RW6HS VE6100EMP/7 VA7QB
C91IW ZS1WY JW6VDA LA6VDA VK7BO EA7FTR
C91JR GI4FUM JW7QIA LA7QIA VY1JA N3SL
D44TS DL3GCS MC0SHL M0URX WR1TC K1KI
DJ60DXMB DL7UXG OF3ERTC OH2BH YN2RP NN3RP
DR50RRDXA DJ6QT OM08EPC OM3RP YS1/NP3J EA5GL
DU1IST JA1HGY OQ4TDF ON4IPR YU100CER YU1HQR
E51QBV K2QBV P43K RW6HS ZD9M ZS1A
E72NATO E73Y PC200ZVL PA0ABM ZF2GO K6GO
EG5FPN EA7HBC R1CC DJ1ND ZF2NA K6GO
EG5HSJ EA5RKB R50EPC RZ3DVP ZF2ZH K6ZH
EG7FCJ EA7FC R90NOR RA3TYL ZS3Y NI5DX
4J0SFR Parvana Hasanova Fornatti, 12584 Eden Ct, Apple Valley MN 55124,
USA
DF8DX Bodo Fritsche, Mardelaeckerstr. 14, 5417 Untersiggenthal,
Switzerland
JA1UII Takeshi Ono, 3-33-11 Hachioji, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
338-0006, Japan
JE1WVQ Takao Miyatani, 2-8-3 Uemine, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken,
338-0014, Japan
KV1J Eric Williams, 763 Pleasant St, Marlboro MA 01752, USA
N2M Burlington County Radio Club, P.O. Box 307, Moorestown NJ 08057,
USA
N4GNR Dan Cisson, 12 Hancock Dr, Toccoa GA 30577-9388, USA
RM2A Dmitrij A. Gura, ul. Belorechenskaya d.45 korp.1 kv.85, Moscow,
109451, Russia
ZS1A Johan Sevenster, P.O. Box 7146, Welgemoed, 7538, South Africa
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