[UK-CONTEST] RSGB IOTA Contest -- TM7O, EU-032

[CHRIS COLCLOUGH]

Shame on you Ed, Shameless plug... I would never stoop so low with our group the Strumblehead DX and Contest Group....

Chris Colclough
G1VDP  http://www.g1vdp.com  http://www.mc0shl.com  30M digi Group Member #1432  
Tel: 024 7673 5940
Mob: 07505 359709
QTHR

P.S. 
GW/IOTA EU-124 - The Strumblehead DX and Contest group have now sealed
the final permission to activate Ramsey Island (EU-124), off the West
Wales coast, from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds who own
the island. They will be active from 18:00 24th July through to 14:00
27th July taking in the IOTA contest. They will be active using the
club call MC0SHL for the whole duration of the operation, and using
MW9W in the contest. They will be on all bands from 80M through to 10M
SSB. There is also some 30M RTTY planned by G1VDP if the other guys
allow him, with participation in the last 80M Club Championships DATA
section. They will be operational using generators as power. Radios
used will consist of 2 K3's and a Yaesu FT1000MP MkV and amplifiers.
Antennas will consist of a Hexbeam, a windom and dipoles. Most of the
activation is for the WAB award scheme as the square is semi rare and
has not been activated for some time.  The team will be on from the
farm for a few days before and after using the GB0WFF for the World
Flora and Fauna award see http://www.wff44.com for award details, and
using the MC0SHL club call and erecting a tower for Rob MW0RLJ. The
island will not only count for the WAB award but will also count for
the WFF award. A special QSL card printed for both club calls, full
details are on the groups website http://www.mc0shl.com . QSL via the
groups manager M0URX.

--- On Tue, 14/7/09, Ed -- GW3SQX <g3sqx at EdTaylor.org> wrote:

From: Ed -- GW3SQX <g3sqx at EdTaylor.org>
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB IOTA Contest -- TM7O, EU-032
To: "'UK Contest Reflector'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, 14 July, 2009, 6:06 PM


IOTA Contest -- shameless plug!

I'll be staying with some friends on the Ile d'Oleron for a week including
the weekend of the IOTA contest, so will activate EU-032 for the CW section.
I will be using the call TM7O during the contest.

By the way, the procedure for obtaining a French special call (TMnX, TMnXX
or TMnXXX) for a short period is straightforward, as long as you have a
smattering of French, and a full UK callsign (oh, and can produce a cheque
for 24 euros).  I'd be happy to help anyone else who would like
to do this.  It's advisable to try and find a call that hasn't been used
before (they recycle them) -- if you want a 2x1, this can be harder.  And,
as has been pointed out elsewhere, all French overseas territories
(FM, FG, etc.) are issued with the TO series of special calls, which
means that you can't really tell where people are, so it's not necessarily
beneficial to have one from this series.

73,

Ed, GW3SQX


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