[DX] Unnumbered IOTA Alaskan island to be activated

[Richard Kaplan]

IOTA DXpedition

KL7AK will activate Deer Island,  part of the Southern Alaska Peninsula
West group; an unnumbered IOTA island group.  We are projecting we will
be on the island late in the evening on the 31st of July, 2002, UTC,
until mid-afternoon on the 5th of August, 2002, UTC.  =


CALLSIGN:  KL7AK

OPERATORS:  Rick, KL7AK -- Blaine, KL7TG -- Linda, NL7RE -- Larry,
KF6XC  -- Jim, K9PPY.

Our main station will be a Kenwood TS-57=D8S(G) HF transceiver with an
Ameritron AL-8=D8A amp, using a Mosley Mini-33 tri-band Yagi up about 30
feet.  A Cushcraft R-7000 will be used for 40 and 80 meters.

I have found during my many Alaska island Dxpeditions,  that 2=D8 meters
is the optimum band here in Alaska.  We normally have propagation up to
2=D8 hours a day.  However, we will operate 80 through 10 meters, both SS=
B
and CW, including the AO-27 and UO-14 Amateur Satellites.  We will
operate on or near the IOTA frequencies on each band.

QSL MANAGER:  Fred Stenger, N6AWD, good in the callbook/Internet
databases.