[Dxpeditions] ICPO Calendar (Dec 29, 2005 - Jan 06, 2006)

[Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ]

I.C.P.O. Calendar (Dec 29, 2005 - Jan 06, 2006)
Islands, Castles & Portable Operations.
Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year).
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29/12/2005:  Richard, GW3CWI/p, will be active December 29th from the
following locations for the Summits On The Air award (SOTA) - Foel Goch
summit (SOTA GW/NW-039, 611M), North Wales region, Grid Reference: SH
953423, starting 12:30 UTC; and Carnedd y Filiast summit (SOTA
GW/NW-032, 669M), North Wales region, Grid Reference: SH 871446,
starting 15:30 UTC. Both will be short activations on 7.030 MHz CW. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx SOTA U.K.]

29/12/2005:  James, M0ZZO, plans to be QRV December 29th as MM0ZZO from
Beinn Luibhean summit (SOTA GM/SS-025, 858M), Southern Scotland region,
starting around 11:00 UTC and also from Beinn Ime summit (SOTA
GM/SS-006, 1011M), Southern Scotland region, starting around 14:30 UTC.
Activity will be weather and over indulgence dependent on 40 meter SSB,
2 meter SSB and FM, starting around 11:00 UTC. QSL via home call. [Tnx
SOTA U.K.]

29/12/2005:  Kaoru, JA3MCA, will operate as V73Z from Majuro Island
(OC-029), Marshall Islands, December 29th to January 2nd. Activity will
be on 80-10 meter SSB and CW. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425DXN]

29/12/2005:  Horacio, LU4DXU, reports that his activity from January
3-8th from Marambio Base (IOTA AN-013, Antarctic Award LU-03) as LU4ZS
is cancelled. Possible activity from Marambio Base will be in February
2006. Further information to follow. [Tnx IZ8CCW]

30/12/2005:  Look for Wolfgang, DH3ZK/p, to be active December 30th from
the following summits in Germany for the Summits On The Air award
(SOTA): Bollerberg (SOTA DL/NW-045, 757M) at 08:30 UTC; Teukelberg (SOTA
DL/NW-044, 749M) at 10:00 UTC; Schlossberg (SOTA DL/NW-036, 790M) at
13:00 UTC; and Hille Kopf (SOTA DL/NW-035, 801M) at 14:30 UTC, all
located in the North Rhine-Westfalia region. Activity will be on 40
meter SSB and 2 meter FM. QSL via home call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.]

30/12/2005:  Jean-Marie, F8CHN, will be active from Reunion Island (IOTA
AF-016) as FR5EZ from December 30, 2005 until January 3, 2006 and again
from January 11-17th, 2006. In the time between Jean-Marie will visit
Rodrigues Island, 3B9. QSL via F8CHN. [Tnx DXNL]

30/12/2005:  Richard, GW3CWI/p, will be active December 30th from the
following locations for the Summits On The Air award (SOTA) - Cyrniau
Nod summit (SOTA GW/NW-034, 667M), North Wales region, Grid Reference:
SH 988279, starting 11:30 UTC; and Arenig Fach summit (SOTA GW/NW-027,
689M), North Wales region, Grid Reference: SH 821416, starting 15:00
UTC. Both will be short activations on 7.030 MHz CW. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [Tnx SOTA U.K.]

30/12/2005:  James, M0ZZO, plans to be QRV December 30th as MM0ZZO from
Beinn an Lochain summit (SOTA GM/SS-018, 901M), Southern Scotland
region. Activity will be weather and over indulgence dependent on 40
meter SSB, 2 meter SSB and FM, starting around 11:00 UTC. QSL via home
call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.]

31/12/2005:  Roger, MW0IDX/p, plans to be active December 31st from the
following summits in Wales for the Summits On The Air award (SOTA):
Glasgwm (SOTA GW/NW-015, 779M) at 12:00 UTC; and Aran Fawddwy (SOTA
GW/NW-007, 905M) at 14:30 UTC, both located in the North Wales region.
Activity will be on 7.030 and 10.116 MHz CW only. QSL via home call.
[Tnx SOTA U.K.]

31/12/2005:  Jerry, N9GGO, and his xyl Kathy, KC9HIF, will be active
from Amelia Island (IOTA NA-138, FL-032S, Nassau county), Florida,
between December 31, 2005 and January 2, 2006. Activity will be during
the hours ranging 12:30 UTC (7:30 AM EST) until 16:00 UTC (11:00 AM EST)
on 20 meter SSB 14.260 plus or minus QRM and Nets. QSL via N9GGO
(QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org]

31/12/2005:  Don NC6A/KH6 (ARLHS member #1206) will be at the Kaunakakai
Range Front lighthouse (ARLHS HAW-028) on December 24th and December
31st at 17:00 UTC. Frequency will around 14270 or 21370 kHz depending on
conditions. Please QSL direct to home call with sase. [Tnx NC6A/KH6]

31/12/2005:  Vincenzo, IZ0FKE, will be active as OH0/IZ0FKE from the
Aland Islands (IOTA EU-002) from December 31st to January 4th. He will
be guest operating from the Alandia Contest Team's station. QSL via
IZ0FMA. [Tnx 425DXN]

31/12/2005:  Sam, G4OHX, reports that he will be QRV from the island of
Antigua between December 31, 2005 and January 13, 2006. He has not yet
been given a call, but it will possibly be V25OHX. This will be a
holiday style operation with activity on 30, 20 and 17 meters in his
free time. QSL via home call. [Tnx F5NQL]

01/01/2006:  Wolfgang, DH3ZK/p, plans to be active January 1st from the
following summits in Germany for the Summits On The Air award (SOTA):
Meißner (SOTA DL/HE-018, 754M) at 10:00 UTC; and Kalbe (SOTA DL/HE-254,
720M) at 13:00, both located in the Hesse region. Activity will be on 40
meter SSB and 2 meter SSB. QSL via home call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.]

01/01/2006:  Sang Hoon Lee, DS4NMJ, will be stationed at the Korean
Antarctic base "King Sejong" (HL-01 for the Antarctica Award) on King
George Island, South Shetlands (IOTA AN-010) from January 1st through
December 30th. He plans to operate as DT8A on 160-10 meter SSB, CW and
RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions. [Tnx 425DXN]

01/01/2006:  Franck, F4BQO, will be active from Libreville, Gabon, as
TR8FC from January 1st until May, 2006. Activity will be during his
evenings starting 18:00 UTC on 14190 kHz USB and on 21020 and 24900 kHz
CW. Skeds can be arranged via e-mail at F4BQO at orange.fr. QSL via F4BQO,
direct (Claude Franck, 56 Rue de la Treille, 95490 Vaureal, France) or
through the bureau. [Tnx F5NQL]

02/01/2006:  Kan, AB2RF, will be active from the island of Jamaica (IOTA
NA-097) as 6Y5/AB2RF January 2-4th. Activity will be focused on the low
bands and the digital modes. QSL via AB2RF, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX]

02/01/2006:  Operators JI2ZLM and JF0BPT will be active as homecall/2
from Shino Island (IOTA AS-117, JIIA AS-117-008), JA2 Aichi Prefecture
Honshu's Coastal Islands Group, January 2-3rd. QSL to their home calls,
direct or by the bureau. [Tnx OPDX]

02/01/2006:  RA6LMF, RW6MF and UA6LP will be active January 2-3rd as
homecall from the Vtoroy Stvorny Rear (Azov-Don canal) lighthouse (RLHA
RLE-029, ARLHS ERU-137), located in the Azovsky area (RDA RO-24). QSL
100% by the log. [Tnx RX3RC]

02/01/2006:  Fred, WA1ZIC, will be active as WA1ZIC/1 from Goat Island
(IOTA NA-031, USI RI-003S, Newport county), Rhode Island on January 2nd
and 3rd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, depending on propagation.
QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org]

02/01/2006:  The Irish Radio Transmitters Society is holding its 80m
Irish Counties Contest on Monday 2 January 2006. The event takes place
on the Bank Holiday following New Years Day and, according to the
organisers, should be a good opportunity to relax after the festivities.
The contest will run from 1200UTC to 1500UTC and all of the rarer EI and
GI counties will be activated. Full rules are on the IRTS website at:
http://www.irts.ie/ [Tnx GB2RS]

03/01/2006:  Jean-Marie, F8CHN, will make a short trip to Rodrigues
Island (IOTA AF-017) from January 3-11th. He intends to work as
3B9/FR5EZ mainly on 30 and 17 meters. QSL via F8CHN. [Tnx DXNL]

03/01/2006:  Jerry, N9GGO, and his xyl Kathy, KC9HIF, will be active
from Jekyll Island (IOTA NA-058, USI GA-006S, Glynn county), Georgia,
January 3-7th. Activity will be during the hours ranging 12:30 UTC (7:30
AM EST) until 16:00 UTC (11:00 AM EST) on 20 meter SSB 14.260 plus or
minus QRM and Nets. QSL via N9GGO (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org]

03/01/2006:  Pavel RZ3FR, will be active January 3-6th 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:  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.]

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.]
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LOOKING AHEAD -

26/01/2006:  Kyle, WA4PGM, will be active as VP9/WA4PGM from the island
of Bermuda (IOTA NA-005) January 26-30th. Activity will be on all bands.
He will also participate in the CQ WW 160m CW Contest (January 28-29th)
as a Single-Operator entry. QSL via home call, direct or via e-QSL and
LoTW. [Tnx NG3K]

13/02/2006:  Rick, N0YY, will be active as FG/N0YY from the island of
Guadeloupe (IOTA NA-102, DIFO FG-001) February 13-21st, including an
entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via K9JS. [Tnx NG3K]

02/03/2006:  Ken, K7ZUM, will be active as 8R1ZUM in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest (March 4-5) from Guyana. Before the contest he will be active on
40, 20 and 15 meter RTTY using the call 8R1/K7ZUM. QSL via K7ZUM
(QRZ.com). [Tnx NG3K]

04/03/2006:  Al, F5VHJ, will be active as TO5A in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest (March 4-5) from the island of Martinique (IOTA NA-107, DIFO
FM-001) as a Single-Operator/All-Band/High-Power category. QSL via
F5VHJ, direct or bureau. [Tnx NG3K]

22/03/2006:  DL2VFR (Ric) and DL2SWW (Frank), plan to be QRV March
22-29th as OH1/homecall from Korpo Island (IOTA EU-096). Activity will
be on 160-10m (possibly 6m), CW and SSB. QSL via home calls. [Tnx
rsgbiota.org]

23/07/2006:  Ric, DL2VFR, plans to be active as OZ/DL2VFR from Laeso
Island (IOTA EU-088, DIA NK-003 for the Danish Islands award) from July
23-30th. Activity will be HF and 6 meters, mostly CW with some SSB. He
will also be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via
home call, bureau preferred. [Tnx rsgbiota.org]
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SPECIAL EVENTS -

30/12/2005:  Special event station TM5OVA will be aired by hams located
in the Ardennes from December 30, 2005 to January 12, 2006, in memory of
Lucien F5OVA, one of the most active Ham in the Ardennes area. HF, VHF
2m, UHF 70cm and 23cm. QSL Manager will be F0DTB Gérard (08) via bureau
or direct to Brunet Gerard, 13 Rue de la Croix du Moulin, 08000 Warcq,
France. [Tnx F5NQL]

01/01/2006:  The members of the Amateur Radio Club Koprivnica (9A8K)
will be active with the special anniversary call sign " 9A 650 C ", on
the occasion of the 650 years of having status of free town, which
Koprivnica got in 1356. In that time Koprivnica had the Latin name
Caproncensis. Koprivnica was one of the very few towns in the Middle
ages, with special privileges and grants received from king Ludovik I in
1356. The special call sign will be in use from the 1st January until
the 31st December 2006. The QSL manager for this activity is Kresimir,
9A7K. One QSO with " 9A 650 C " call sign is enough to get the special
"Koprivnica City Award." Everything concerning this special anniversary
call sign as well concerning the Koprivnica City Award can be found on
the following web page: http://www.9a7k.com

01/01/2006:  Look for special event call 8J3UKB to be aired January 1st
to March 31st to celebrate the opening of Kobe Airport (having the
3-letter code UKB). QSL via JARL bureau. [Tnx JJ1WTL]

01/01/2006:  Look for special event call 8J5MC to be aired January
1-31st to celebrate "The birth of Mitoyo-city", Japan. QSL via JARL
bureau. [Tnx JJ1WTL]

16/01/2006:  Look for special event call 8J8NST to be aired January 16th
to February 1st to celebrate the Winter Sports Festival in Tomakomai,
Japan. QSL via JARL bureau. [Tnx JJ1WTL]

01/02/2006:  Look for special event call 8J8HKT to be aired February
1-28th to celebrate the birth of Hokuto-city. QSL via JARL bureau. [Tnx
JJ1WTL]

** Mark you calendar for the 28th Clipperton DX Club DX Convention,
which will be held over the September 15, 16, 17 weekend next year.  The
event will be held in the very popular Arcachon area of France.  Some of
the presentations include K7C, 5H1C, A52CDX, FT5XO, 4S7PAG,
MU0EXV/GU0VNK, 3Y0X and TO4Gxx just to name a few.  For more details you
can send an email to convention at cdxc.org or check out the CDXC Web page
at http://www.cdxc.org/Conventions/2006-Arcachon/arcachon2006-f.htm

** The 57th Annual International DX Convention sponsored by the The
Southern California DX Club will be held April 21, 22 and 23, 2006, at
The Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center Visalia, California. Full
details are available at: http://www.dxconvention.org/ [Tnx DX Notebook]

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+SILENT KEY+  Glenn, K3SWZ, reports the passing of Tim Fanus, WB3DNA, of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the early hours of December 28, 2005. Tim
was 47 years old and confined to a wheel chair since his early teens. He
was a DXCC Honor Roll member, QSL Manager and a long time QSL sorter for
the W3 Bureau until his health would not permit him to continue. For a
person with all of his physical problems, he never complained. Rest in
peace, Tim! Our condolences to Tim's family and friends.
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AWARDS -

* CITIES OF RUSSIA AWARD SPECIAL ACTIVITY - The second annual special
activity period for the Cities of Russia Award will be held from 1
January to 10 January 2006. Basically, any contacts made with different
Russian cities during this period may be used with a GCR log extract to
earn the basic 100 cities, or round up to any higher level that you
hold.  For example, if you already have cards from 75 cities, and are
working for the 100 level, if you work 25 during the 10 day activity
period, you can use them to claim the 100 level.  Your application must
show the contacts for which you have cards, and separately, the
additional contacts made during the special activity period. The GCR of
actual cards and of the log extract must be made by two licensed
amateurs.  The application may be sent by E-mail and the sponsor will
wait until the GCR signed certification and fee  is received. For your
convenience, the rules of the CORA are shown below and provide all
details.  The website contains a complete list of eligible Russian
cities, a great resource. Award manager: Arcadiy Erbaev - RZ0SB, P.o.
box 1224, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia (E-mail: rz0sb at angara.ru). Further
information on this award and others can be found at
http://www.cora.irk.ru/en/index.html . [Tnx K1BV]

* HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006 PARTY - The Award will be issued for at least
twenty QSO's/HRD's conducted on any HF and VHF+ bands from 18.00 UTC on
31.12.2005 to 18.00 UTC on 01.01.2006. The HNY 2006 Party is a meeting
on the air of those hams who pass to each other greetings on the last
day of the old year and the first day of the new year. All regular data
are exchanged during contacts. Please send a list of call-signs worked
or heard, within thirty days to: Redakcja MK QTC, Suchacz-Zamek, ul.
Wielmo¿y 5b, 82-340 Tolkmicko; e-mail: qtc at post.pl . A special Award
will be mailed to the participants who send 5€. Results in the form of
the list of HNY 2006 Party participants will be published in the
February issue of the MK QTC magazine and printed on the back of the
Award. A picture of this award can be seen at
http://qtc.radio.org.pl/galeria/index.php?gallery=./Happy%20New%20Year%20PartyI=HNY.jpg
[Tnx K1BV]

* RADIO ACTIVITY AWARD JANUARY 2006 - The rules for this award are quite
simple. In the month of January 2006 work or hear as many stations from
different DXCC-entities (radio countries) as possible. A minimum number
of 20 DXCC entities is required for the award. Application by log
extract. Deadline February 25, 2006.  Award Fee: 5€ or $US7 or 7 IRC to
be sent to the address below:  Fee for any Members of the Bavarian Radio
Club are reduced by 1€, $US1 or 1 IRC. Send a log extract to: DE3EAR,
Hans-Jürgen Schmelzer, P.O. Box 1204; 95634 Tirschenreuth, Germany.
e-mail for questions: de3ear at u23.de [Tnx K1BV]

* New 50MHz award available. 200 DXCC on 50 MHz. Managed by the VERON
award manager PC7CW. It will be numbered issues. Guess only very few
able to obtain one now. Maybe more after the next cycle. See example
here: http://www.pa2v.com/Award-demo.jpg [Tnx UKSMG]
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ANTARCTIC NEWS -

WAP SPECIAL EDITION Nr.19
Thanks to Gianluigi IZ8EWB and Egi IZ8BRI, WAP Special Edition Nr.19 is
available to download. Click on the adress here below:
http://www.ddxc.net/wap/special_ed.php to be directed to WAP S.E.
archive. Select the arrow marked "Last" to visualize issue #19. Click on
it to start the download of your zip file.
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I would like to take this time to wish everyone a Peaceful, Happy,
Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2006!
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73 and Good Hunting!
Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ
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