9A - Bjoern, HB9DTV will be active as 9A/HB9DTV from Rab Island (EU-136) on 20-26 July. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
9A - Zoran, 9A2CY will be active as 9A2CY/p from Cres Island (EU-136) on 22-28 July. He plans to operate mostly SSB on 20 metres. Side trips to nearby islands are possible. QSL via home call. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX 9A2CY]
9M6 - Steve, 9M6DXX will operate as 9M6DXX/p from Labuan Island (OC-133) in the IOTA Contest. He may also operate for a few hours before and after the contest. Activity will be on 10-80 metres SSB only, using a linear amplifier to a vertical located on the edge of the ocean. QSL via M3SDE. [TNX 9M6DXX]
C6 - Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD and Dallas/W3PP will be active from Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas [425DXN 891] on 25-28 July. They will operate as C6APR on 80-10 metres CW and SSB, and as C6AXD on 6 metres and HF RTTY. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as C6APR. All QSLs via K3IXD, direct or bureau. [TNX K3IXD]
CU - CU1B will be the callsign for the beacon to be operated on 6 metres (50113 kHz) from Santa Maria Island (EU-003), Azores from 21 July to 1 August [425DXN 891]. CU1F and CU1T (during the IOTA Contest) will be used on the HF bands. QSLs via CT1GFK. [TNX VA3RJ]
CU - Toni, OH2UA and Martti, OH2BH will be in the Azores doing some antenna work and will occasionally appear on the bands between 21 and 28 July. In the IOTA contest they will activate CU2A. QSL via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BN]
DL - Once again Felix, DL5XL will participate in the IOTA Contest as DL5XL/p from Helgoland Island (EU-127). Expect him to operate CW only. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DL5XL]
EA - EA1DR, EA1RC, EA2DCF, EA3NT, EC2ADN and DD1MAT will participate in the IOTA Contest as EE1MI from Mouro Island (EU-142). QSL via EA1DR. [TNX NG3K]
EA8 - A large group of operators from the Canary Islands, mainland Spain and Germany will be active from Lobos Island (DIE S-008) and nearby Islote de Barrieto (DIE S-117), Canary Islands (AF-004) on 22-29 July. They will use four different callsigns: AM8IL (22-29 July), AN8L (for the IOTA Contest), EH8VCL (24 and 27 July) and EH8RDB (25 July, from Barrieto). They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres with 3-4 stations. QSL via EC8AMI, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at http://www.islotedelobos.com/
ES - Peter, YL2PN will be active as ES0/YL2PN from Ruhnu Island (EU-178) on 23-27 July. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
FJ - Sam Sahai, FG5ED plans to operate mostly CW from the Saint -Barthelemy Radio Club station (FJ5KH) on 21-30 July. QSL for this operation only direct to Ch. Godeau, 13 avenue Buckeburg, F-72300 Sable, France. [TNX MM0NDX]
G - Jon, M0OVL will be active from Longstone Island (EU-109) on 26-27 July. He will operate as either M0OVL/p (during the IOTA Contest, for 12 hours) and 2E0OVL/p. In the event of bad weather, an alternative operation will take place from Lindisfarne (EU-120). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - Once again a large group of operators from the Sheffield Amateur Radio Club (http://www.sheffield-live.co.uk/) will be active as GS3RCM/p (QSL via G4FAL) from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) on 24-28 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as MM3M (QSL via G3VCQ), and they will also try to go and operate from the island of Pladda on 25-26 July. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
GM - The Cockenzie and Port Seton ARC (www.cpsarc.com ) will once again participate in the IOTA Contest as GM2T from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008). This year's team consists of G3VOU, GM4GZW, GM4IKT, GM4UYZ, M0RNR, M5FUN, MM0DXC, MM0FZV, MM0GZZ, MM0JXI, MM0MRM and MM5AHO, and before the contest they will operate as MM0CPS/p. QSL for both calls via via GM4UYZ, direct or bureau. [TNX M0RNR]
I - Stefano, IV3LZQ e Paolo, IV3PUT will be active as IA5/homecall from Capraia Island (EU-028, IIA LI-020) on 25-27 July. They will operate on 80-10 metres CW and SSB and will participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX IV3LZQ]
KL - On 16 July the KL7DX expedition to Chuginadak Island (NA-234) [425DXN 881] was "under feasibility review". Mount Okmok on Umnak Island, halfway between Dutch Harbour (Unalaska) and Chuginadak, erupted unexpectedly on 12 July, sending a plume of ash over 9-10,000 metres into the air. Moreover, Mount Cleveland, the volcano that forms the western half of Chuginadak Island, is "exhibiting signs of elevated unrest". The team was expected to fly from Seattle to Anchorage and then to Dutch Harbor, where they would set sail on the "Miss Alyssa" to Chuginadak. Hopefully operations should start between 19 and 21 July, and include participation in the IOTA Contest. QSL via AC7DX. Bookmark www.NA-234.com for on-line tracking of KL7DX's position [TNX N3QQ]
LA - Bjorn, LA5UKA and Trond, LA9VDA will be active as either LA6Q (QSL via LA9VDA) and LA2008TSR (QSL via LA7J) from Vagsoy (EU-055) on 26-30 July, IOTA Contest included. [TNX LA9VDA]
OH - Ian, G4FSU will be active as OH/G4FSU from Emsalo Island (EU-097) from 19 July to 10 August. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
OZ - Klaus, OZ7KDJ and Erik, OZ9V will be active as OZ8MW/p from Anholt Island (EU-088) on 23-28 July, IOTA Contest included. They will operate on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metres. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
OZ - Look for Netti, DO6XX and Rene, DL2JRM to be active as OZ/homecall/p from Vendsyssel-Thy/Nordjylland (EU-171) between 26 July and 9 August. QSL via home calls, bureau preferred. [TNX VA3RJ]
PA - Jeroen/PD5CW, Will/PE1OPM and Manfred/PE1OXV will be active from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146) on 25-27 July. QSL for all calls via PD5CW, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
PY - Special event station ZW2FEN will be active during Fenarcom 2008, the National Fair of Amateur Radio and Communications to be held at Indaiatuba, Brazil on 25-27 July (www.fenarcom.com.br). SP - Przemek, SP7VC (as SP7VC/1) and Adam, DJ0IF (as SP8RX/1) will participate in the IOTA Contest from Wolin Island (EU-132). QSL via home calls. [TNX DJ0IF]
SV - HA6NL, HA7JJS, HA7PL and HA6PS will be active on the HF bands and 6 metres as SV8/homecall from Skopelos Island (EU-072) on 21-31 July. During the IOTA Contest they will operate as J48NL (HA6NL), J48JJ (HA7JJS), J48P (HA7PL) and J48PS (HA6PS). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX HA0HW]
SV - Giovanni, IW7DOL will be active as SV8/IW7DOL/p from Corfu (EU-052) on 19-24 July. QSL via home call. SV - Okko, PH2CV will be active as SV8/PH2CV/p from Ithaki Island (EU-052) from 20 July to 8 August. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
TF - Franz, DL3PS/HB9EHQ has been joined by Jurgen, DJ2VO for part of the IOTA trip to Iceland [425DXN 897]. Their plans are as follows: 18-23 July Vestmannaeyjar EU-071 TF/DL3PS, TF/DJ2VO 25 July Grimsey EU-168 TF/DL3PS, TF/DJ2VO 26-27 July Grimsey EU-168 TF/DD4B 28-31 July Grimsey EU-168 TF/DL3PS, TF/DJ2VO 1-5 August Iceland EU-021 TF/DL3PS QSL TF/DL3PS via HB9EHQ (direct or bureau), QSL TF/DJ2VO via home call (direct or bureau), QSL TF/DD4B via home call (bureau). The website at http://www.iceland-dxpedition.de/ is now up and running.
UA - A group of Russian operators will be active as UE1CBB from Bol'shoy Berezovyy Island (EU-133) on 22-27 July. They will participate in the IOTA Contest as RI1AA. QSL for both callsigns via UA1AIR, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1AIR]
UA - A number of special callsigns in the R33AA-R33FZ series will be used during the Russian Radio Team Championship on 19 July, from 7 to 14.59 UTC, on 40-10 metres CW and SSB. This event will be a "prototype" for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championship. [TNX The Daily DX]
UA - Elena, RA3ACC and Pavel, UA3AUG will be active as RK3AZY/1 from Pezhostrov (EU-147) on 24-31 July, IOTA Contest included. [TNX UA1AIR]
ZC4 - David, G0OAB will be active again as ZC4DG on 22-29 July. He expects to operate on 20 metres at around 3 UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
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