Jacek SP5APW holiday style IOTA activation – Con Son Island, Vietnam between March 11-17, 2015.
Author - Charles M0OXO
Breaking News from EA3NT;
”Hi from Solomon islands guys, the weather here is bad. Seas are rough and even the Maritime Department has launched a note not allowing smaller vessels to sail until it gets better.
I am currently in Honiara. I could find a boat to Russell islands, despite the high price of the charter I have decided to go ahead, so now I am waiting for the boat owner to call me when he is ready to sail. I have no idea when it will happen though.
Please note that my callsign from Russell island (OC-168) will be H41NT !!!!! Also, for Bellona island my callsign will be H42NT (OC-127),….and when I will be operative from Honiara, Gaudalcanal my callsign will be H44NT (OC-047)
My internet connection is very limited. No signal in my telephone, and I doubt I will be able to send you any message again, until I get back to Brisbane on Tuesday 17th…..”
Are you new to the hobby or returning after a few years of absence?
Maybe you need a quick refresh on how the Qsl service works and how best to use it to tailor ir to your needs?
Check out this link…. The How To Guide.. It will give you a quide to Qsl’in including information on the Bureau service as well as Logbook Of The World (LOTW).
I hope the information is of help to you.
Christian EA3NT, Chris VK3FY, Tim VK4HFO will be active from Flinders Island (IOTA OC-195) this week as VK7FG.
Qsl via M0OXO OQRS or Direct Mail.
Please do NOT send cards via the bureau, they will NOT be received.
VK16AC and C5X Qsl Cards were all mailed yesterday (28th February 2015) by Priority Air Mail..
QSL via M0OXO OQRS Direct. Please DO NOT send any cards via the Bureau, they will not arrive here.
The Mediterranean DX Club have just released details of their interview with the K1N Navassa Team.
”The 1st question is “mandatory” Dott. Glenn: it has been 25 years from the last activity in KP1. This made of Navassa the Most Wanted #1. How did you feel being part of the team?
We have been working on getting permission to operate from Navassa (and Desecheo) since 1998. It has been a very long and difficult road working to get permission from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service who has jurisdiction over these entities…..”
Read more of the interview on the MDXC site by clicking here or on the image top left.
In case he cannot travel to the Russell islands (OC-168), his second option would be the Florida islands (OC-158) which was more recently activated and claimed by the 18,7% of participants. The Florida islands are easier to access and offer plenty of accomodation, so it would be an easy-to-achieve backup plan.
Christian will carry 2 batteries and solar panels to run his 100w radio, in case there is no power available at any time of the day on any of the islands, specially on the Russell islands.
After activating either the Russell or the Florida islands Christian will continue the tour and will fly to Bellona island (OC-127), not activated since 2009 and claimed by the 19,7% of participants, where he will stay for 3 days. The flight is booked and confirmed, but not yet the accommodation, as there is a very nice resort on the island but on a very bad location for a good take-off into Europe, therefore he will first try to find a different place to stay with a better take-off but surely much lower comfort…
According to propagation charts, 12 and 15m band will be the best bands to work Europe, so he will take a VDA for 15m band and a vertical dipole for 12m, as well as other vertical dipoles for 17m and 20m in order to work other regions of the world with fair conditions.
In view of the high demand, short stay on the islands and the battery-powered station, Christian asks everybody to make ONLY 1 QSO on each island in order to put as many different stations as possible in the log.
For a better understanding, here is the schedule of Christian’s trip on March 2015.
As you can see, after the stay in the Solomons, Christian will do a stopover in Brisbane, where he intends to rent a car and access one of the islands qualifying for IOTA OC-137.
ALL QSLs viaM0OXO OQRS
Please do NOT send your card via the Bureau, it will NOT be received.
IF any kind soul would consider helping Christian with any donation after getting a few new IOTA references, … it would be much appreciated, in order to offset some of the costs involved… (Paypal [email protected] )
Thanks to everyone that supported the C5X Dxpedition.
The Qsl Card has now been designed and is at the Print Shop. I expect Direct cards to be out in the next three weeks and bureau cards a few weeks after that.
Christian EA3NT, Chris VK3FY, Tim VK4HFO will be active from Flinders Island (IOTA OC-195) 5 – 9 March 2015 as VK7FG.
Qsl via M0OXO OQRS or Direct Mail.
Please do NOT send cards via the bureau, they will NOT be received.