Island activities:
EU-051. Raul, IC8ATA, will be active as IE9/IC8ATA from Ustica Island between now and September 4th. Activity will be on the HF bands.
QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-079. Members of the QLF DX-Team will be active as LA6Q from Gurskoy Island (WLOTA LH 2397) and other islands in the EU-079 IOTA group between September 9-14th. Operators mentioned are: Bjorn/LA5UKA and Trond/LA9VDA. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LA9VDA (be sure to see details on QRZ.com).
EU-105. Operators Jean-Claude/F5IL, Christophe/F5UBH, Luis/F5THW and Juan/F5IRC will be active as TM5BATZ from Batz Island (DIFM MA018, WLOTA 0680) between September 10-12th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via F5IRC, direct or by the Bureau.
NA-026. Yigal, K2EFG, will be active as K2EFG/p from Fire Island (USI NY013S, Suffolk County, New York) and the lighthouse (ARLHS USA-286, TWLHD WLH K-060, WLOTA LH 1922) between September 9-12th. Activity will be mainly on 40/20 meters, but he may go to 15/10 meters if the conditions allow. Yigal will use a FT-857 (w/75-100 watts) into a Buddipole antenna on the eastern part of the island. There may be a time when Yigal will be directing a YP3 Yagi to the west (in-land). He will only be able to operate for 3-4 hours, as there is no power available at the dunes where he can set up an antenna. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
NA-092. Operators Buzz/NI5DX and Al/WD5IQR will be active as NI5DX/P from Mustang Island (USI TX-011S, Nueces County, Texas) between September 17-19th. Activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via NI5DX.
OC-133. Operators John/9M6XRO, Steve/9M6DXX and Gordon/G3USR, will be active as 9M6XRO/p, 9M6DXX/p and 9M6/G3USR, respectively, from Labuan Island between October 5-8th, and possibly between 0000-0200z October 9th. Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will have two stations with amplifiers on the air using a Hexbeam, verticals and a 160m Inverted-L very close to the ocean. QSL 9M6XRO/p and 9M6DXX/p via M0URX, and 9M6/G3USR via his home callsign.
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