Ken, LA7GIA will be active as TT8KO from
Chad, 9 – 21 October 2018.
Qsl via M0OXO OQRS
Author - Charles M0OXO
Please be aware that I will be away from the Officer for the next week +/-.
Emails will be answered as and when I have service but Missing/Busted Call checks, Log Enquiries, Log uploads and QSL Card processing will most likely NOT be done until I return as Internet access will have its limitations.
Thanks you for your understanding,
73 de Charles
LA7THA, Rune, informs us that he is currently building at team for 7P8 Lesotho.
They expect to be QRV in the first part of March 2019.
Duration is approximately 10 days with a focus on the low bands. License application has already been received and the QTH selected.
He is currently waiting for confirmation but everything so far looks positive.
A Web site will be announced later. He plans to use M0OXO new online/direct upload.
Qsl via M0OXO OQRS.
Many of you can remember the RI0B callsign sounding back in 2001 from Ushakova Island. Our team has decided to give this callsign a second breath. Moreover, one of our current team members (Andy Moiseev UA0BA) was the member of the old “Lost Islands” expedition too. And so after his suggestion and blessing we’ve taken the same callsign RI0B for our new expedition again. Our new expedition «Arctic legends 2018» will take place in September this year.
Participants will visit islands, near which the legendary schooner Fram of an expedition of F. Nansen (1893) drifted 125 years ago. The team will make radio communication sessions on short waves with the whole world. The expedition targets include studying and testing the short waves propagation and new the types of digital communication in the Arctic regions, photo and video filming of Arctic flora and fauna, environmental monitoring of the area. By means of holding scientific and technical actions the purpose of team is promoting the names of travelers with which names of northern territories of the Russian Federation are connected. After completion of the “Arctic’s Legends” expeditions participants will hold meetings with youth, lectures and photo exhibitions and also will report results to the general public.
Our route is as follows: Arhangelsk – Dickson – Firnley Islands (AS- 054 ) – Tyrtova Island (AS-121 ) – Rozmyslov Island ( AS-104 ) – Nansena Island ( AS- 104 ) – Skott-Gansena Island ( AS – 068 ) – Arkticheskogo Instituta Islands( AS- 087 ) – Sibiryakova Island ( AS- 005 ) – Dudinka . The whole route will take place on the yacht “Apostol Andrey” under the supervision of Captain Nikolay Andreevich Litau. R3CN
We are now QRV the Firnley Islands (AS-054) (13/09)
DX Feile 2018 will be upon us very soon.
On the 14th – 16th September 2018 Hams from all over the World will decend upon Inis Mor Island (One of the Aran Islands Group EU-006) for DX Feile, the EIDXG’s Convention.
Some top class speakers from around the Globe will be there such as Martti OH2BH, Don G3XTT, Seb F5UFX and many more.
Tickets and places at Hotels are still available so if you have a free weekend, why not join us there.
Contact Dave EI9FBB for further information.
IOTA Programme Structure A.4.2 in the 2018 Directory provides for a review of the list of valid island groups to take place every five years. The last such occasion took place in June 2014 with the announcement made at the 50th anniversary celebration of IOTA’s launch the following month. It resulted in 11 new groups being added.
This time IOTA Management has decided to bring forward the review to give a chance for any new groups announced to be activated in 2019, the target year. The review process is scheduled to start with an announcement of some additions at this year’s RSGB Convention and may possibly finish with a top-up at next year’s Friedrichshafen Ham Radio event.
Any new groups will be very few in number, probably between 5 and 10. It should be noted that only proposals that meet the programme criteria at Sections B and C of the IOTA Programme Structure chapter (2018 Directory) will be considered and, as guidance, it is unlikely that any additions will be made to the Europe list because it is already generously covered. Proposals for consideration should be sent to Roger, G3KMA by 1 October with a short justification (one paragraph please) in terms of the programme criteria.
Best regards
Roger, G3KMA
Nobby G0VJG informs me that his plans are well underway for his next Dxpedition to FW (Wallis & Futuna Islands) in early 2019.
He will operate from Wallis Island (IOTA OC-054) using a small Amplifier and a Beam antenna mostly on the higher bands. His emphasis will be on Europe dependent on band conditions using SSB and FT8.
There is also possibility of a short side trip to Futuna Island (IOTA OC-118), this to be confirmed later and also Fiji (IOTA OC-016) may also be included to the trip
Flights have been booked and Callsign has been requested, QRZ.Com and further updates to follow in the coming months.
The new version of the PDXG OQRS is now on line and there are quite a lot of changes. Many are cosmetic, adding a bit of colour and others are more practical. I will post a longer description later but two of the main changes;
1) OQRS now allows ”live logging” by Dxpeditions providing they have a stable Internet connection and are using N1MM.
2) After a log search you will see that we will no longer accept email and social media requests for Missing Call requests. This is a practical change and indeed a safer way to ensure all busted calls are traceable and more important, that none are missed by being sent on many different social media platforms.
Social Media requests need to be discouraged.
Thanks, hope you enjoy the new version which you will catch on both M0URX and M0OXO OQRS sites…..
Huge thanks to Ken RW3DD for designing this beautiful plaque available to whoever works EJ0DXG from 4 different IOTA Groups.
Remember, EI0DXG will also be QRV throughout and until September 30th as a ‘Bonus’ or ‘Joker’ station from Mainland Ireland EU-115. This station can help you to reach the minimum 4 Groups required if necessary.
Ken has also added a bonus to those who are lucky to work us from all 5 groups and has now added the ”Worked All 5 Groups” endorsement, a nice addition for the collector! You can see a sample of this Plaque below.
Orders are now being taken for the Plaques and you can find more information by visiting the Most Wanted Website here
OR email Ken at this address;
Qsl Cards for Chris VK3FY’s recent trip to Russia are now printing at UX5UO Print Shop.
Cards are available now on OQRS and will be ready in 2-3 weeks time.
