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IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club 10 July, 2014 Island activities: 4L, Georgia: Operators Mamuka, 4L2M, Levan, 4L5C, Shota, 4L5DJ, and 4L2IKA team up under the call 4L0G for the IARU HF World Championship (July 12&13) for the National Assocation of Radioamateurs of Georgia (NARG). QSL via EA7FTR, direct only; Ukrainian stations via bureau to UT7QF. 6Y, Jamaica: Lali, VE3NE, and his wife Agnes (HG9MAT) plan to join the IARU contest as 6Y3M. Agnes even revived her CW for the event. QRV from July 11 to 14, QSL via VE3NE. CO, Cuba: Members of the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC) will put their HQ stations on the air as T49C, running 8 stations from 8 locations, most of them with low power setups and wire antennas: QRG Mode OP QTH 160m CW CO2JD; CO2RQ Habana 160m SSB CO2WL Habana 80m CW CO3IT Santa Cruz del Norte 80m SSB CO2WL Habana 40m CW CO7EH Camaguey 40m SSB CO8DM Puerto Padre 20m CW CO8CY Baracoa 20m SSB CO2CW Habana 15m CW CO6RD Sancti Spiritus 15m SSB CO8ZZ Las Tunas 10m CW CO2JD; CO2RQ Habana 10m SSB CM8AKY Chaparra QSL via K8SIX, direct only. https://www.facebook.com/raul.verdecie https://www.facebook.com/lastunascontest.crew?ref=tn_tnmn C9, Mozambique: Daniel, ZS6JR, continues to operate holiday-stle as C91JR from Bilene until the 12th. QRV mainly in RTTY and PSK with 100W and a vertical antenna. QSL via GI4FUM, LoTW, eQSL. http://www.3da0ss.net/ CT3, Madeira: Steve, G0SGB, plans to get on the air from the 11th to the 21st as CT9/G0SGB from Madeira (DIP MA-001, PIP MD-001, WLOTA 0053). His main focus is on activating lighthouses. QRV on 20 and 40m. QSL via homecall, direct only. DL, Germany: Germany's team DA0HQ has set minds on defending the title of World Champion in the upcoming IARU contest. DARC offers an award to all stations working DA0HQ and also a sprint tournament in 3 categories. QSL via bureau. http://www.da0hq.de/ E5, South Cook: Andy, E51AND and Kathy, E51KC, will pay a visit to Mangaia (OC-159), where Kathy will work at the local school, from the 15th to the 19th. Andy will get on the air in SSB and also slow CW, looking for SKCC members. QSLs via E51AND, direct only. http://www.skccgroup.com/ E7, Bosnia-Herzegovina: E72NATO marks the cooperation of NATO and Bosnia-Herzegovina established in 2006. QRV until the year's end. QSL via E73Y, ClubLog/OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. EA, Spain: Members of the European Ros Club operate the special event station EG5FPN in the context of the Fiestas Patronales Moros y Cristianos until July 20. QSL via EA7HBC, eQSL. http://www.europeanrosclub.com/en EA6, Balearic Islands: Freddy, F5IRO, will be active as EA6/F5IRO from near Palma de Mallorca (EU-004) until the 13th. QRV on 40-10m in CW with a QRP rig. QSL via h/c. http://j28ro.blogspot.fr/ EL, Liberia: Mahmoud, EL2CE, Dickson, EL2DT, and Richmond, EL2BG, are going to put the Liberia Radio Amateur Association (LRAA) on the air with the call EL2BEN during the IARU championship. The call honours Ben, EL2BA, past president of the LRAA. QSL direct via EL2BG: I. Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Ave. Ext., Jacksonville, FL 32211, USA. F, France: The Radio Club Albertin (F5KOU) commemorates the Battle of the Somme with the call TM100BS on the following dates: July 4/5 July 18/19 July 24 and 27 August 1 - 3 September 5/6 September 19/20 http://www.tm1418.fr/crbst_12.html QSL via F5KOU (B), LoTW, eQSL. G, England: Leeds hosted the prologue of this year's Tour de France. Barrie, G1JYB, Stephany, G1LAT, and other members of the Sands Contest Group support the event on the air with the special call GB4TDF until the end of the month. QTH is Hancocks Radio Hut (WAB SD67). QSL via G1LAT, eQSL. http://www.m0scg.org.uk/ http://m0scg.blogspot.de/ https://twitter.com/M0SCG https://www.facebook.com/SandsContestGroupMx0scg http://www.radioclubs.net/sands/ MX0EPC is a special event call of the European PSK Club operated by various members. QSL via LZ3HI. HH, Haiti: Sergio, PY3SB, remains active from Port-au-Prince until December as HH2/PY3SB. QRV on 40-6m in CW and SSB. QSL direct via homecall, LoTW. HC, Ecuador: Members of the Quito Radio Club (HC1QRC) celebrate their club's 82nd anniversary with the call HD082QRC from the 13th to the 23rd. QRV on 160-2m in CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via HC1JQ, direct only. I, Italy: Italian amateurs join the IARU championship as II0HQ, representing the Associazione Radioamatori Italiani with twelve stations in CW and SSB on all six bands. QSL via bureau, LoTW, eQSL. http://ari.it/index.php?%20option=com_content&view= category&layout=blog&id=247&Itemid=266&lang=it ARI Tortona will get on the air as IQ1TW from Castellania, the birthplace of Fausto Coppi, cycling legend and champion of the 1940s. QRV on July 12&13. For a corresponding award see qrz.com. QSL via bureau. JA, Japan: Japanese amateurs join forces as 8N1HQ for the IARU championship from the following locations: Minato-ku, Tokyo Metropolitan Area (FEDXP) 10m/CW and 80m/CW, 75m/SSB; Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture (University of Tokyo Contest Club) 15m/CW; Naka Gun, Kanagawa Prefecture (International DX Radio Club) 15m/SSB and 10m/SSB. Outside the contest 8N1HQ may also appear on other bands and modes. Each QTH has designed individual QSLs; cards come automatically via bureau, LoTW. Compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG Deutscher Amateur Radio Club e-mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de RSGB IOTA website Check-out the latest IOTA News bulletin from OPDX