AEGEAN VHF & 6M CONTEST 2010The Aegean DX Group announces that the AEGEAN VHF & 6m Contest will take place on July 3-4th. Many stations with special callsigns will operate from all over Greece (J4x, SX1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7x and also from all Greek islands SX5, 8, 9), as well as from all the Greek Locators (of course and KM37) and in every mode CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, SSTV, PSK etc. It will be a great opportunity for every radio amateur to get a QSL cards from Greek stations on VHF & 6m band for their VHF or 6m Awards or to simply to confirm Greece on VHF & 6m. The Contest will be held according to the IARU Band Plan of Region-1 on 50, 144, 432 MHz. There will be not any QSOs in FM modulation on 50 MHz because it is restricted by the Greek authorities. For more information, take a look at the Aegean DX Group's Web page at: http://www.aegeandxgroup.gr/ «under contest» You can also send and E-mail to Leo, SV2DCD, (Contest Manager) at: sv2dcd@yahoo.com or send a letter to the following address:
AEGEAN DX GROUP, P.O. Box 4, Samos Island, GR 83100, HELLAS-Greece.
CR3, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Jose, CT1BOH, will be active as CR3E from Madeira Island (IOTA AF-014, Grid IM12JU, ITU Zone 36) during the 2010 IARU HF World Championship Contest (July 10-11th). QSL via W3HNK. Visit his contest page at: http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
E2/HS, THAILAND (6 meters!). Champ, E21EIC, informs OPDX that Thai hams just received a temporary license for 6 meters (50-54MHz) for CQ WW VHF Contest from NTC (National Telecommunications Commission). They will allow them to operate 2 days between July 17-18th, 2010 (July 18-19th, 2010 Thailand time) which support from RAST by John/HS1CHB and Champ/ E21EIC. Champs states that no operations on 6 meters have ever been allowed for 30 years since previous RAST Founder Gen.Kamchai Chotikul or Kam, HS1WR (SK). However, the last 6 meters operation did take place during the 1992 SEANET convention in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Champ states, "This is very good news for all Thai Hams to have the opportunity to
operate 6m. We all hope that the NTC will continue to authorize Thai Hams to operate 6 meters -- hopefully as for permanent license."
GJ, JERSEY (EU-013). Contest: YL Elena, RV3ACA, will be active as GJ2A or GJ/OH8CA during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Single-Op/SSB or Mixed entry. She will be active outside of the contest between July 21-26th. QSL via RV3ACA.
9A - Zik, VE3ZIK (DO7ZZ) will be once again active as as 9A/VE3ZIK from Bilice, Croatia between 1 July and 27 September. Several side trips to islands in the IOTA group EU-170 are being planned, including an activity during the IOTA Contest. QSL via DO7ZZ (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to ve3zik@gmail.com, eQSL and LotW. [TNX VE3ZIK]
F - Special event station TM5RDL will be active on all bands and modes on 10-18 July to celebrate National Day (14 July) and Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the author of the French national anthem. The special QSL cards will be sponsored by the city of Lons-le-Saunier, where where Rouget de Lisle was born 250 years ago. QSL via F5SJB. [TNX F5SJB]
IOTA NEWS
EU-011. Members of the Cray Valley Radio Society team will once again activate St. Mary's Island in the Isles of Scilly during the IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). The team will be there between July 20-26th. In the past the team has operated on all HF bands prior to the contest using their callsigns/P. During the contest they will be active as M8C and after until they leave
the Islands under their own callsigns. QSL via G4DFI, the QSL Manager of M8C and the Club callsign.
CR3, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Jose, CT1BOH, will be active as CR3E from Madeira Island (IOTA AF-014, Grid IM12JU, ITU Zone 36) during the 2010 IARU HF World Championship Contest (July 10-11th). QSL via W3HNK. Visit his contest page at: http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
E2/HS, THAILAND (6 meters!). Champ, E21EIC, informs OPDX that Thai hams just received a temporary license for 6 meters (50-54MHz) for CQ WW VHF Contest from NTC (National Telecommunications Commission). They will allow them to operate 2 days between July 17-18th, 2010 (July 18-19th, 2010 Thailand time) which support from RAST by John/HS1CHB and Champ/ E21EIC. Champs states that no operations on 6 meters have ever been allowed for 30 years since previous RAST Founder Gen.Kamchai Chotikul or Kam, HS1WR (SK). However, the last 6 meters operation did take place during the 1992 SEANET convention in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Champ states, "This is very good news for all Thai Hams to have the opportunity to
operate 6m. We all hope that the NTC will continue to authorize Thai Hams to operate 6 meters -- hopefully as for permanent license."
GJ, JERSEY (EU-013). Contest: YL Elena, RV3ACA, will be active as GJ2A or GJ/OH8CA during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a Single-Op/SSB or Mixed entry. She will be active outside of the contest between July 21-26th. QSL via RV3ACA.
9A - Zik, VE3ZIK (DO7ZZ) will be once again active as as 9A/VE3ZIK from Bilice, Croatia between 1 July and 27 September. Several side trips to islands in the IOTA group EU-170 are being planned, including an activity during the IOTA Contest. QSL via DO7ZZ (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to ve3zik@gmail.com, eQSL and LotW. [TNX VE3ZIK]
F - Special event station TM5RDL will be active on all bands and modes on 10-18 July to celebrate National Day (14 July) and Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the author of the French national anthem. The special QSL cards will be sponsored by the city of Lons-le-Saunier, where where Rouget de Lisle was born 250 years ago. QSL via F5SJB. [TNX F5SJB]
IOTA NEWS
EU-011. Members of the Cray Valley Radio Society team will once again activate St. Mary's Island in the Isles of Scilly during the IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). The team will be there between July 20-26th. In the past the team has operated on all HF bands prior to the contest using their callsigns/P. During the contest they will be active as M8C and after until they leave
the Islands under their own callsigns. QSL via G4DFI, the QSL Manager of M8C and the Club callsign.