IOTA News from OPDX 18 September, 2017

Page last updated on: Sunday, September 17, 2017 455 IOTA News from OPDX 18 September, 2017 Island activities: AS-039. By the time you read this, Konstantin, R7KF, will be active as RI0ZF from Beringa Island (RR-12-07, RDA KT-04) between now and September 22nd. Dates are very tentative and dependent on the weather. This is not DX-pedition, but Konstantin will try to make some CW/SSB QSOs mainly on 30/20/17 meters using 100 watts with simple antennas (inverted V). QSL via R7KF, direct or by the Bureau. AS-096. (Update) Operators Rama/VU2DEV, Gaurav/VU2GTI, Koodur/VU2RCT, Devan/VU3DEW, Pradeep/VU3EDG, Vinod/VU3ESV, Girish/VU3GDS, Madhu/VU3NPI, YL Shyla/VU3SXH, Poojith/VU3YPP, Likith/VU3ZLS and Nyjil/VU3ZNG will be active as AT7M (not VU3NPI as first announced) from St. Mary's Islands between September 30th and October 1st. St. Mary's Island is also known as Coconut Island, and is a small island in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Malpe in Udupi, Karnataka, India. It is less than a kilometer square. The isles are known for their distinctive geological formation of columnar basaltic lava. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. The team will be operating on battery power with an array of antennas from verticals to yagis to phase shift vertical antennas with a host of rigs. QSL via VU3NPI. Visit their Web page at: http://www.vu2.in AF-111P. Operators Jeremy/EI5GM, David/EI9FBB and Col/MM0NDX, in collaboration with two Liberian Radio Amateur Association operators Richmond/EL2BG and Dickson/EL2DT will be active as 5L3BI (pending) from Baiyah Island, Liberia, between November 1-4th (tentative). Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via M0OXO or OQRS. Their Web page is at: https://af111new.com Read their complete Press Release #1 at: https://dx-world.net/5l3bi-baiyah-island-af-111p-liberia NEW IOTA WEB PAGE ONLINE. The old <rsgbiota.org> is being replaced by a new software system which will run the IOTA Programme, and will be moved over to a new Web site. Complete details of the launch of the new IOTA Web site are available on the old site as well as the new Web site. The new IOTA Web page is now at: https://www.iota-world.org Check-out the latest IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club http://www.southgatearc.org/iota/opdx/index.htm#.Wb-tqPPyjct