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IOTA News
12 January, 2009
Island activities:
EU-038. During the annual Dutch PACC Contest, members of the PA3FKN
PACC Team will activate the Island of Ameland, one of the
West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands.
It consists mostly of sand dunes.
"This is a good opportunity
for island chasers to contact
EU-038 on all bands, propagation
permitting", according to Gerben, PG5M.
The PA3FKN PACC Team
members are: Bote PA0BVD, Aloys PA3DAT, Wietse PA3DDJ, Berend
PA3FAL, Eric PA3FKN, Douwe PD0RXP, Laurens PD3LHS, Andries
PE1PIX, Peter PE1PIX, Joeri PE5JW, Gialt PE1OLM and Gerben
PG5M.
As this is not a permanent contest location, all equipment
has to be transported to the island and installed and setup
just before the contest. The list of equipment is extensive,
including 8 transceivers, 13 antenna configurations, masts,
more than 2 km of coax cable, etc. which altogether is more
than 2500 KG. For the low bands they will use: 160m - 2 phased
verticals, 80m - 4 square dipoles and 40m - 4 square verticals.
Time and dates: 1200z, Saturday, February 14th, to 1200z,
Sunday, February 15th.
For more information on the PACC Contest,
visit the official PACC Web site at: http://pacc.veron.nl
Also, watch the following Web page for updates (especially
during the contest) at: http://www.dx.to
NA-122. Operators Josep/EA3BT and his XYL Nuria/EA3WL will operate as
HI9/EA3BT and/or HI9/EA3WL from Cayo Levantado Island in the
Dominican Republic's Coastal Islands Group, January 21-27th.
Nuria will operates SSB while Josep handles the CW. Activity
will be mainly SSB and the Digital modes, on 80-10 meters.
They will use a Yaesu FT-900, w/Ameritron ALS-600 amp into a
Cushcraft MA5B antenna for 20-10 meters, and a Butternut HF2V
for 80/40 meters. QSL via EA3BT.
NA-223. Members of the Russian Robinson Club will be active as KL7RRC
from Ogliuga Island, Alaska, between July 21st and August 3rd.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters including an entry in the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Operators mentioned are:
N3QQ, RA3NAN, RU4SU and UA9OBA.
Watch for updates on: http://www.na-234.com/index.html (Click on NA-233 Plans).
Compiled by OPDX
RSGB IOTA website
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