John GW4SKA is now qrv from the Isle Of Man (IOTA EU-116).
He is active as GD4SKA until March 23rd on RTTY with some PSK when things slow down. Listen for him on 3.5 through 28 MHz. He’ll be using a TS590S, Acom 600S amp, Hexbeam, wires and verticals for the low bands. John is also operating in the BARTG HF RTTY Contest as GD0A on March 19 and 20.
Logs are being uploaded to Clublog daily and traditional Qsl via M0OXO OQRS or Direct Post Mail.
On February 29, from Novy Urengoy (Yamal), the Arctic expedition “The Great Northern Way” 2016 started. The historical and geographical forwarding project devoted to the 400th anniversary of the Northern Sea Route is carried out within the comprehensive research program “Riddles of the Russian Arctic”.
Participants of expedition by 2 all-terrain vehicles will pass a route about 10.000 km long on ice of the Siberian rivers, open spaces of the Arctic tundra, and drifting ices of the Arctic seas of Russia: the Ob River – the Yenisei River – Norilsk – Taimyr Peninsula – the settlement of Khatanga – the mouth of the Lena River – Tiksi – Chokurdah – Cherskiy – Pevek – Cape Schmidt – Welen – (Anadyr – Magadan). Change of a route depending on local conditions is possible. It is possible to watch the course of expedition here.
The head of expedition is the President of Expedition Center “Arctic” of the Russian Geographical Society, the Honoured Master of Sports, the honourable polar explorer of Russia, Vladimir Chukov (R3CA).
Callsigns: R3CA/8 (Yamal), R3CA/9 (Taimyr) and R3CA/0 (Yakutia, Chukotka). The main frequency ranges – 7 and 14 MHz SSB (usually around frequency 14120 and 14260 kHz during work from islands +- QRM). Using ICOM IC-7000 transceiver with AH-2b antenna. On parking vehicles wire Inverted-V antennas will be deployed.
Short activation (about one day each) several Arctic islands along the coast of Taimyr, Yakutia and Chukotka is planned:
AS-005 (Dikson Island), AS-152 (Bol’shoy Begichev Island), AS-163 (Makar Island), AS-029 (Bol’shoy Lyakhovsky Island), AS-164 (Nemkov Island), AS-070 (Gusmp Island), AS-038 (Ayon Island), AS-065 (Kolyuchin Island) and others depending on ice situation. The radio operator on a route is Valery Nesterov RA9J. In Tiksi, Yuri Zaruba UA9OBA plans to join the expedition.
QSL cards of R3CA/8/9/0 direct via UA9OBA after the expedition will be dispatched. Also QSL’s of 1995-2011 for R3CA/1/9/0, CE8/9/R3CA, KC4/R3CA/ANT are available.
Keep an eye here for further updates.
73! Yuri Zaruba UA9OBA,
President of Russian Robinson Club
K5P QSL Card arrived in the mail this week.
Qso’s for this rare entity (Palmyra & Jarvis Islands) were uploaded to LOTW very fast so the paper card really only required for the IOTA collection.
None the less very efficient and fast Qsl’in, thanks to the team.
Hrane, YT1AD as leader and Paul N6PSE, Dave K3LP and Aleksey UA4HOX as Co-leaders, plan a large-scale DXpedition to Baker Island, part of the Baker & Howland Island, DXCC prefix KH1.
The IOTA reference for Baker & Howland Islands is OC-089. WAZ zone is 31. Lat: 0.505365 N; Lon: -176.572266 W
The expedition is planned for September/October 2017. Landing on the island requires a special permit USFW service. Permit coming soon.
The team will be composed of members from WWDX, Intrepid DXers and other interested amateurs.
More information coming in May 2016. [tnx DXW]
QSL Card received yesterday from HS3NBR for AS-145.
The card was for the Maeo Island Dxpedition IOTA AS-145 activated by HS3NBR back in August 2015.
Thanks Teerwat!
Masa JA0JQV is now qrv from Jamaica as JA0RQV/6Y5 until the 17th April.
This is a re-scheduled trip having been postponed back in December last year and his Callsign has now changed to JA0RQV/6Y5 as it is on his Licence.
He will be on a business trip and his primary location will be a Hotel in the Capital Kingston.
Qsl is via M0OXO Direct or OQRS.
Bureau Cards are NOT required so please use OQRS for ALL bureau requests and do NOT send them via the bureau as they will NOT be received.
QSL Card received yesterday from E21IJZ for AS-125.
The card was for the Chang island Dxpedition IOTA AS-125 activated by HS7AT/7 back in July 2014.
Several requests were sent before I finally secured this confirmation.
Thanks Tony E21IZC.
The S79C AF-119 QSL Cards were received from the Printer yesterday. Cards were printed today and I expect to mail them early this week.
Please report receipt of the cards to the usual news bullitens please.
Further enquiries, logging or qsl card errors please drop me a line on this email address.
Thanks…..Charles
If all is well, I will scout around for a place to land and operate from. I’m told there may be a small beach and that the rest of the cays are rough rock and scrub vegetation. ( I have this thought in my mind that if the beach we’ve been told about is the only one it might also be the site of this – Anguilla Cays Murders).
If the forecast holds I may be active on Thursday however, if things change and I decide to go the extra 50 NM to Cay Sal itself, it might be Friday. The forecast for the weekend is good so I will try to be QRV as much as I can but bearing in mind that there is bound to be a cold font come from the north sometime that will make the banks untenable.
Expect me on 20m or higher and as close to the IOTA frequencies as I can get. The propagation forecast is not great and I am very unlikely to operate at night due difficulty and safety of landing.
I’ll update here again as I leave if there is time, otherwise Charles, M0OXO will update as required.
73 and see you on the air…”
This paper confirmation arrived yesterday.
Mike VE7ACN/7 was qrv from Bowen Island, IOTA NA-091 back in January and again a very fast dispatch of cards via Clublog OQRS.
Thanks Mike!
