[CVCC] Fw: [DX-NEWS] ICPO Calendar (January 05 - January 13, 2006)

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From: "Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ" <va3rj at idirect.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:52 PM
Subject: [DX-NEWS] ICPO Calendar (January 05 - January 13, 2006)


I.C.P.O. Calendar (January 05 - January 13, 2006)
Islands, Castles & Portable Operations.
Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year).
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05/01/2006:  Here is an update on the DXpedition to the Philippine
Kalayaan Island, Spratly Islands (IOTA AS-051) which was originally
scheduled to take place in the December 2005 time frame. The target
dates are now January 5-19, with special call DX0A. 4F2KWT, Gil, says
"Focus will be the low bands and targeting the East Coast of North
America." Equipment will include FT1000MPs, kilowatt solid state
amplifies, which will be powered by two Honda generators. They will have
phased verticals. The team will also be QRV on the high bands, including
WSJT on 6 meters EME. One of the ops will be N0NM (DU9/N0NM), Jon, a low
band expert. This one is still in the development stage. [Tnx SM7AED]

05/01/2006:  Richard, G3CWI/p, will be active January 5th from Bardon
Hill (SOTA G/CE-004, 278M), Central England region, starting around
11:30 UTC. Activity will be on 7.030 MHz CW only. QSL via home call.
[Tnx SOTA U.K.]

05/01/2006:  Ilya, UA0FBS, is now active until January 31st everyday
from 05:00 to 07:00 UTC on 14180 kHz from the City of Poronajsk (RDA
SL-07 for the Russian districts award), Sakhalin Island (IOTA AS-018),
Sakhalinskaya oblast (SL). QSL direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]

05/01/2006:  Pavel RZ3FR, is now active until January 6th as UE3DDX/3
from Suzdal' City (RDA VL-11, for the Russian Districts Award) and the
Vjaznikovsky area (RDA VL-17), Vladimirskaya oblast (VL). QSL via RZ3FR,
direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]

05/01/2006:  Special event station UE9FPK will be active January 5-7th
from the following locations for the Russian districts award (RDA):
January 5th from the Bardymsky area (RDA PM-20) and the Osinsky area
(RDA PM-36); January 6th from the Lys'vensky area (RDA PM-32); and
January 7th from the Chernushinsky area (RDA PM-47), Permskaya oblast
(PM). QSL via RA9FDR, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]

06/01/2006:  Richard, G3CWI/p, will be active January 6th from Wendover
Woods summit (SOTA G/CE-005, 267M), Central England region, starting
around 14:30 UTC. Activity will be on 7.030 MHz CW only. QSL via home
call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.]

06/01/2006:  Special event stantion R1RDM will be active January 6-7th
from the Ust'-kubinski area (RDA VO-25), Vologodskaya oblast (VO). QSL
via UA1RJ direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]

06/01/2006:  Special event station R1SNG will be active January 6-7th as
R1SNG/m from Vologda City (RDA VO-01), the Vologodsky area (RDA VO-12),
the Sokol'sky (RDA VO-21), Sokol (RDA VO-03) and the Ust'-kubinski area
(RDA VO-25), Vologodskaya oblast (VO). The operator will be YL Rimma
RZ9WM. QSL via UA1RJ direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]

06/01/2006:  Team RW3WWW will be active January 6-8th as UE3WRC from the
Ryl'sky area (RDA reference KU-27 for the Russian districts award) and
the Homutovsky area (RDA KU-33), Kurskaya oblast (KU). QSL direct or
bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]

07/01/2006:  Juan, F5IRC/p, will activate the Castle of Melamare (DFCF
reference 76-058, for the French castles award), on January 7th, located
in the commune of Melamare (DDCF 7633, Zip Code CP 76170), Department
76. He also plans to reactivate the Mill of Melamare (DMF reference
76-004, for the French mills award). Look for activity on 40 meter SSB
and 20 meters (propagation permitting). QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [Tnx F5IRC]

07/01/2006:  F5JNE (Francois) and F6ICG (Gerard) will be active January
7th as F5JNE/p from the Castle of La Riviere [Owner's name] (DFCF
reference 58-074 for the French castles award), in the City of Couloutre
(Zip Code 58220) in the Nievre Department (58), Canton of Donzy (DCF
5809), Province of Burgundy. Activity will be on 40 meter CW and SSB,
starting around 07:00 UTC. QSL via F5JNE, bureau preferred, SWL cards
are welcome. [Tnx F5NQL]

07/01/2006:  Patrick, F8DYD/p, will be QRV January 7th from La Tour du
Cordier (DFCF reference 86-022 for the French castles award) located in
the City of Poitiers (Zip Code 86000) and county (DCF 86-22). Activity
will be on 40 and 20 meters, propagation permitting. QSL via home call,
direct or through the REF bureau. [Tnx F5NQL]

07/01/2006:  A group of operators associated with Radio-Noticias
magazine (www.radionoticias.com) will be active from various locations
in Western Sahara January 7-13th. They plan to operate SSB on 3675,
7085, 14310, 21175 and 28975 kHz. QSL via operators' instructions. [Tnx
425DXN]

07/01/2006:  Peter, NO2R, will be returning to Sihanoukville, Cambodia,
again and should be on the air as XU7ACY from January 7-21st. Activity
will be mainly on CW (with some SSB) on 160, 80 and 40 meters. QSL via
K2NJ. The pilot station will be W2EN. [Tnx OPDX]

08/01/2006:  Look for Lee, M0LMP/p, to be active January 8th from
Helvellyn summit (SOTA G/LD-003, 950M), Lake District region, for the
Summits On The Air award. Activity will be on 7.125 MHz SSB, 145.500 MHz
and 1297.500 MHz FM. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx SOTA
U.K.]

08/01/2006:  Members of the Mid Florida DX Association will activate
Honeymoon Island (IOTA NA-034, USI FL-017S, Pinellas county), Florida,
in the Gulf of Mexico on January 8th. They will be using a yagi and
verticals. The club callsign, W4FDX will be used. This is a one day
operation (Sunday). Bands will be 20 meters and 15 meters and maybe 17
meters (depending on propagation) and the IOTA frequencies will be used
+/- QRM. QSL via W2NDP with SASE. [Tnx W2NDP]

09/01/2006:  Trond, LA9VDA, will once again travel to Svalbard
(Spitsbergen Island - IOTA EU-026) and be active as JW9VDA from January
9-16th. His activity will be on all bands, mostly CW and SSB. This
operation will be good for a brand new WLOTA JW-0125 reference number.
QSL direct to: Trond Johannessen, Helgedalen 13, N-1528 Moss, Norway.
Please include a self-addressed envelope (SAE) and sufficient return
postage. For postage to Europe and the rest of the world, 1 USD is not
enough. Please provide at least 1 IRC or 2 USD. Direct QSLs without
sufficient return postage will be answered through the bureau. QSL cards
for JW9VDA can be requested via E-mail to: la9vda2003 at yahoo.no [Tnx
OPDX]

11/01/2006:  Bob, W3BTX, and Roy, W3TEF, will be active from the island
of Aruba (IOTA SA-036) as P40/homecall from January 11-18th. They will
be operating all bands, but will concentrate on 30 and 6 meters. QSL via
home calls. [Tnx SMIRK]

11/01/2006:  Art, NN7A, will operate as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye
(IOTA NA-180), Belize, January 11-15th. This will be a one-person
operation with 100 watts and vertical and wire antennas. Operation will
be CW on 40-10 meters, WARC bands included; some 80 meter and 160 meter.
Some SSB on 20 meters and 15 meters, IOTA frequencies is possible,
conditions permitting. This will be Art's 6th operation from South Water
Caye, and his 12th trip to Belize since 1988. QSL direct via NN7A (Art
Phillips, P.O. Box 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 USA), or to NN7A via the
ARRL bureau. No skeds, please. There will be no on-line logs, and e-mail
contact will not be possible while on the island. [Tnx F5NQL]

13/01/2006:  Ken, WB2ART, will be active on the Island of St. Croix, US
Virgin Islands (IOTA NA-106), January 13-21st. Activity will be (mostly)
PSK31 on 20 meters, but he can operate any band 40-10 meters. This
activity will also count for the St. Croix Island lighthouse (WLOTA
LH-2477). QSL via his callbook address with SASE. [Tnx OPDX]
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LOOKING AHEAD -

18/01/2006:  Tibi HA7TM and his xyl will be on the road again on this
month. They will be active as HA7TM/HI9 from HI9CF's QTH located at Las
Terrenas, Samana, Dominican Republic (IOTA NA-096) from January 18th to
February 2nd. Tibi will be operating an Icom IC-706 at 100 watts to a 7
element log periodic yagi, rotary dipole for 40m and FD4 multiband wire
antenna (perhaps a dipole for 160m, it depends on the local situation).
QSL via home call. [Tnx HA0HW]

20/01/2006:  Herm CT3FN and Rudi CT3/HB9CQL will be QRV January 20th to
February 1st from Madeira Island (IOTA AF-014, DIP MA-001). Activity
will be on all bands and modes. On January 21st and 22nd, Herm will
operate as CT3FN/p from the São Jorge/Rosais lighthouse located on the
north coast of Madeira Island (ARLHS MAD-008, also count for WLOTA
LH-0053), from inside the lighthouse. QSL via home calls, direct or
bureau. [Tnx DE0MST]

20/01/2006:  Look for Paul F6EXV (MU0EXV) and Jan DJ8NK (GU0VNK) to be
QRV January 20-30th from the Bailiwick of Guernsey (IOTA EU-114).
Activity will be on 160-10 meter SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via
their home calls (QRZ.com addresses). This activity will also count for
the Guernsey Island (main) lighthouse (WLOTA LH-0013). [Tnx F5NQL]

21/01/2006:  Jose, N4BAA (KG4SB) and Bill, W4WV (KG4WV) will be active
from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (IOTA NA-015), January 21-31st. Activity will
be on all bands 160-6 meters. Jose (KG4SB) will also participate in the
CQ 160-Meter Contest (January 28-29th), no category given. QSL via their
home calls. [Tnx K1XN & the GOLIST]

28/01/2006:  If you are missing HB0 on 160 meters, look for T93M, T93Y,
T94DX (DJ2MX) and T94JJ (OE1EMS) to be active as HB0/T94DX from
Liechtenstein during the next CQ 160 meter contest (January 28-29,
2006). [Tnx F5NQL]

03/02/2006:  There will be an activity carried out to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of the Ukrainian Antarctic station, the Academic Vernadsky,
in Antarctica, which was officially opened the 7th of February 1996. For
this event a special callsign has been issued by the Ukrainian
authorities. EM10KY (op. Paul UT1KY-EM1KY). Date of activation: February
3 - 12, 2006. QSL manager: IK1QFM direct or bureau. Being a Special
Event to celebrate Antarctica, EM10KY will be referenced for WAP as
WAP-33, though valid for WAP Awards. [Tnx I1HYW]

04/03/2006:  Manny, NP2KW, will be active from the U.S. Virgin Islands
(IOTA NA-106) in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th) as a
Single-Operator/All-Band/Low-Power entry. He will be operating from the
highest peak (1045 feet) on the island of St. Croix, with a G5RV and
vertical antennas. QSL via NP2KW (QRZ.com). [Tnx NG3K]

04/03/2006:  Look for Urcun, TA0U, to be active from Turkey in the ARRL
DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th) as a Single-Operator/Single-Band (20 meter)
entry. QSL via TA2KK. [Tnx NG3K]

13/05/2006:  Tom, DL7UZO, will be active as OZ/DL7UZO from the Jylland
North Group (IOTA EU-171) from May 13-20th. Activity will be CW, SSB,
PSK31, RTTY and WSJT on 80-10 meters, including the WARC bands, 50 MHz
and 144 MHz. Skeds are possible via e-mail (dl7uzo at gmx.de). QSL via home
call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org]

08/06/2006:  Jon, N0JK, will be active as VP9/N0JK from the island of
Bermuda (IOTA NA-005) June 8-12th. A serious entry in the 2006 ARRL June
VHF QSO Party (June 10-12th) is planned on 50, 144 and 432 MHz. Outside
of the contest he will focus on working Europe. QSL via home call
(QRZ.com). [Tnx SMIRK]

21/07/2006:  Rolf, DK2ZF, will be active as ES/DK2ZF from the island of
Saaremaa (IOTA EU-034), Estonia, between July 21st and August 3rd.
Activity will be mostly CW on HF, 6 meters and 144/432 MHz. QSL via home
call (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org]

29/07/2006:  Tim ON5HC and Jurgen, ON5MF plan to be active as F/ON5HC/p
and F/ON5MF/p respectively from the Ile de Batz (IOTA EU-105, DIFM
MA-018, lighthouse WLOTA LH-0680) between July 29 and August 5th. Look
for activity on all HF bands. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx
rsgbiota.org]
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SPECIAL EVENTS -

Yuri, VE3DZ, will be using the special contest call VC3T in the CQ WPX
SSB Contest (March 25-26th) and the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th). QSL
VC3T via VE3DZ, either direct (Yuri Onipko, 66 Cavell Avenue, Etobicoke,
ON  M8V 1P2, Canada) with SASE/SAE + postage or via the RAC bureau. [Tnx
RAC]
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AWARDS -

UKSMG Launch new Digital and EME Awards
UKSMG have launched two new awards to promote year-round activity on
Six. More details on the Digital award can be found in Six News 84 or on
the web site at www.uksmg.org/digitalawards.php . The EME awards include
the New Moon award for your first contact and the Full Moon for 100,
further details can also be found in Six News 84 or on the web site at
www.uksmg.org/emeawards.php [Tnx UKSMG]

IOTA Checkpoint Update:
Victor UA6AF will take over as Checkpoint for Russia and CIS countries
in Asia effective February 2, 2006.
HA0DU's customers have been split between HA7UW and 9A2EU.
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73 and Good Hunting!
Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ
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Home of ICPO: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/
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DX Calendar: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/dx_cal.html
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Canadian Checkpoint For:
All Croatian Islands Award - ACIA
All Croatian Islands Award Group - ACIAG
The World Light House Diplom - TWLHD
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