IOTA EU-170

Pasman island, EU-170Hi friends, the members of ''TWLHF & ARC Koprivnica and ACIAG'', Kresimir 9A7K and Bero KA2DZR / 9A7BP will be active from many Croatian lighthouses and islands between 14 - 18 August 2008.

During the ILLW, activity will be from lighthouses Babac, Sveta Katarina and Planac.

The callsigns will be 9A7K and 9A7BP.
Qsl's for 9A7BP contacts are via KA2DZR, ( via bureau or via qrz.com).
Kresimir, 9A7K (EPC 3215 CRO-06), plans to spend most oftime using RTTY and PSK,QSL's via bureau or direct.

If the weather permits, we are planning to activate several different islands in IOTA EU-170 (Pasman, Ugljan, Ricul).
If the weather conditions are not ok, we are planning to visit only the lighthouses in IOTA EU-170 (Babac, Sveta Katarina, and Planac).
All contacts are also valid for the Croatian County Award Worked 9A PFX Award

References:

* Pasman : IOTA EU-170 , ACIA IC-348, CIA – 34, CI – 85, Zadar County, WW-Locator JN73
* Ugljan : IOTA EU-170, ACIA IC-339, CIA – 53, CI – 134, Zadar County, WW-Locator JN74
* Babac, IOTA EU-170 , WLH 9A-003 , CLH – 004, ARLHS CRO-024, ACIA IC-260, CIA – 01, CI – 05, Zadar County, WW-Locator JN73
* Svete Katarina , IOTA EU-170, WLH 9A-068, CLH – 142, ARLHS CRO-156, ACIA IC-278, CI – 261, Zadar County, WW-Locator JN73
* Ricul , IOTA EU-170, CLH - 121 , ARLHS CRO-131 , ACIA IC-276, CI – 491, Zadar County, WW-Locator JN73
* Planac, IOTA EU-170, WLH 9A-084, CLH – 102, ARLHS CRO-115, ACIA IC-275, CI – 260, Zadar County , WW-Locator JN73

VK9CJW

from OPDX news

Coco Keeling locationGiovanni, I5JHW, will be active as VK9CJW from Cocos Keeling island between August 22-29th.
His operation will be holiday style but with activity on 40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using SSB and RTTY.

He will be using an amplifier and a multi-band vertical antenna.
QSL via home callsign, direct or by the bureau. He now has an online Web page at: http://www.ik5run.it/vk9cjw.htm

IOTA AS-171

4S7VK, G. Victor A. Goonetilleke, reports the following. "The Radio
Society of Sri Lanka will be activating its annual Light House Special
Call sign 4S7LGT from Barbaryn Island Light House at Beruwala on the
Western Coast of Sri Lanka. This also qualifies as AS-171 for IOTA.
The operations from AS-171 Barbaryn needs special permission from the
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka and is subject
to the approval of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Harbour Master. So
this is an opportunity for IOTA operators as well to make a valid
contact. There had been claims of operating AS-171 by 4S7DXG which
unfortunately was neither from the island nor a valid operation from
AS-171.

aboput FR/G

From Didier, F5OGL, team leader Gloriosos 2008-08-13


Beginning of Didier$Bc`QT(B text:

Hi,

Considering numerous rumours spread by non authorized hams about the datesof
the next Gloriosoe 2008 dxpedition, I think I have to give some information
to avoid any more errors.

On the island, the anti-cyclonics shelters building is nearly finished. The
taking over of the French Army sovereignty personnels and the return of the
building workers will be effective at the end of this month.
At the beginning of September, after the last checkings on the
installations, especially on electricity, all the heavy building gear will
be evacuated from the island.

I am, more than ever in very close contact with the military authorities of
the French Forces for the South zone of the Indian ocean, in the Reunion
Island.

I$Bc`QW(Be met the new Head of state Chief warrant officer, before his starting
for his new 3 years assignment to the zone.

He assured me of his entire support and help for this expedition.


The last problems to be solved are about some local logistic , especially
the dates usable for the military planes flights and boats departures, which
schedules haven$Bc`QU(B nothing common with commercial ones.

I repeat that all the necessary authorisations are in hand.

Believe us about our will to do a most perfect as possible dxpedition to the
Glorioso.
For that, safety first is our goal .


Know if it could be easy to go, the Glorioso rank in the most wanted list
will not be n$BB0(B4.
For another island in the Eparses, Europa 2003, we had to work several years
to prepare it before doing.

All the ham operators are personnels of the French Military Defense and
they have all a professional assignments which have priority over all,
included the Ham radio Dxpedition.

The major risks on the zone doesn$Bc`QU(B allow to include civilian ham ops in
the crew.

No date is fixed to day, but I$B!G(Bm doing all my best to lead Gloriosos 2008
before the end of this year, It must be said that without all combined
elements gathered, I prefer postpone the operations as often as it will be
necessary

I continue to work hard to put the Gloriosos on the air and know that$Bc`QT(B not
very easy.

73's QRO

Didier F5OGL - Glorieuses 2008 leader