Author - Charles M0OXO

The new Qsl Card for VY0ERC is now at the Print Shop.

The Qsl Card designed by the Eureka Amateur Radio Club will be available in two weeks.

The Club is located in the environs of the Eureka Weather Station which is itself located at 79 degrees 59 minutes N, 85 degrees 56 minutes W on Ellesmere Island.

 VY0ERC is currently operating out of the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) Ridge Laboratory (RidgeLab) located approximately 11 km as the crow flies from the weather station (http://www.candac.ca).

QSL is via Clublog OQRS or Direct Post Mail.

Qsl card received today for the operation earlier in the Year by RT92KA Team.

The operation took place from Alyumka Island, Chukotka, IOTA AS-092.

Thanks to the team for a great job.

The UK Islands Group are pleased to announce their latest adventure.

This time it will be to the island of Lunga, the largest of the Treshnish Isles EU-108. QRV as MS0UKI with up to four stations active. Permission to operate overnight has been granted. More information including dates and full team will follow soon. QSL via M0OXO.

Note: The Treshnish Isles EU-108 is currently #3 most wanted EU IOTA group.

Cezar VE3LYC updated us regarding his trip to Cooper island, IOTA NA-172;

” “It is almost 14 UTC (July 30) and I will be shortly starting my trip to the NW corner of Alaska. I will drive from home to Syracuse, NY, from where I will fly to Chicago, then Anchorage, and finally to Barrow, where I am scheduled to arrive tomorrow (July 31) around 19 UTC.

After the testing carried out with the multiband verticals last weekend, George (VE3GHK) generously offered to put the necessary time in order to bring the antennas to their original design. He was successful and the antennas and back within their original parameters. Nevertheless, I am taking the 20 m monoband vertical with me too.

I would like to thank very much to all of you who supported this project. Much obliged to everyone, including those who didn’t need NA-172 for a new IOTA, such as Luis (CT4HN), Johan (PA3EXX), Ken (W1NG), Tony (W4FOA), but wanted to be part of this adventure.

Keep your ears to the ground for this rare one!

Ken LA7GIA will visit Central African Republic in November this year.

He has obtained authorization to operate as TL8AO in the CAR. He plans to to go to Bangui as a single-op between 10th – 22nd of November 2016 and mainly do CW. TL is currently ranked 50 WW mixed and 20 on cw. This will be similar to my 7Q, D6 and 3C activities – except this time I will be on 80m as well.

All donations received for this trip will go directly to the DWOB (Doctors Without Borders) Charlity.

Qsl via Clublog OQRS or M0OXO Direct Mail.

Pierre, VE3KTB was active yesterday as VE3KTB/VY0 from the McGill Arctic Research Station on Axel Heiberg Island (IOTA NA-043).

He then returned back to Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada

The Club is located in the environs of the Eureka Weather Station which is itself located at 79 degrees 59 minutes N, 85 degrees 56 minutes W on Ellesmere Island (IOTA NA-008).

VY0ERC is currently operating out of the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) Ridge Laboratory (RidgeLab) located approximately 11 km as the crow flies from the weather station (http://www.candac.ca).

Thanks for the new and very rare IOTA Pierre!

YB3LZ, YB3MM, YB3TET, YC3ARY, YC3BFX, YC3ISB, YC9AUY, YC9BCD, YC9CCS will be active from Nusa Penida Island, IOTA OC – 022, 30 July – 1 August 2016 as YB3CC/9.

They will operate on HF Bands including activity in RSGB IOTA Contest 30 – 31 July 2016.
QTH Locator – OI71sh.
QSL via YB3MM, OQRS ClubLog, LOTW.

Ads for direct QSL:
Adhi (Bimbo) Widodo, PO Box 6, Pandaan 67156, Indonesia.

BG5UDN will be qrv from IOTA AS-138.

During the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31, 2016), a group consisting BD5XM, BD5XX, BG5QIC, BG5TLS, BG5TOX and IK7YTT will be active from Pingtan Island AS-138. 

QSL via M0OXO OQRS or Direct Post Mail.

D44TWO QSO’s have now been uploaded to LOTW and Clublog.

This is the full upload including the 2016 Log.

2371 QSO’s have now been transferred from paper logbook to the PC Logging software. Sorry for the delay, these things do take a lot of time.

Normal QSL Cards can still be obtained via M0OXO OQRS or Direct Post Mail.

Clublog Logsearch is here.

The highlight of my year will soon be upon us. The 2016 RSGB IOTA Contest takes place on the 30th & 31st July and will see a flourish of activity from many Islands Worldwide, some rare some not so rare.

You can find the rules of the Contest by clicking here.

You can find a constantly updated list of entrants and their Islands by clicking here and a prieview of this can be seen below.

Lets hope you work a few new ones or indeed just enjoy the Contest! Good Luck!