Islands on the Air is an organisation run by the RSGB, who promote the activation of remote islands around the world. These activations take the form of single operators to whole DX-peditions with many hands, antenna and equipment delivered by container. Some islands which are eligible for IOTA are only accessible when the tide reveal them !!
Isle of Wight Activation - M1VPN/P - June 2017
Acitvation whilst on holiday on EU-120, Isle of Wight. Operated PSK31 Digimodes only.
Equipment used for activation
- Yaesu FT-857D Transceiver
- Fiberglass sectioned pole / 20m SOTA Inv V Dipole
- Yuasa Gel-Cell Battery - 17AH
- G4ZLP MiniProSC Interface
- DM780 Software
Lundy Island Activation - M1VPN/P - Sept 2004
On September 7th - 9th, 2004, M1VPN/P activated IOTA EU-120 - Lundy Island. This small island off the North Devon Coast is a favorite with Bird and Wildlife watchers. Prior to the activation, permission was sought and given by the management company.
Equipment used for activation
- Yaesu FT-857 Transceiver
- 2m SOTA Beam, - 3-ele with Fiberglass sectioned pole.
- 20m SOTA Dipole - Home Brew project
- Yuasa Gel-Cell Battery - 17AH
IOTA QSL Card sent to confirmed contacts
Confirmed QSO's
A number of international stations were contacted as part of the activation, and requested QSL's have been sent. Any remaining QSL requests should be made via return QSL.
GW8GRL/P
GW8LNR
G0NQJ
G3MQY
GU8FBO
OH2NFT/MM
SP6FRF
RX3OM
F9OE
I0KHY/P
OH0/ES1AX/P
ES7NY
S58AL
OH0/ES1FB/P
OK1MSO
IK/HB9JND
IK1TCF
DL8AAM
IZ8EJB
DG4SDR
DL7UCW/P
DL7UKA
EA5/DH7AAS
DL8DXL
DK4MO
IK2VUC
W9DC
I3ZSX
OK2BF
DL5ML
SM3BFH
OZ8YP
UA4HBW
SM5CR
UA3QJJ
OE4PWW
OE/DC6QX/M
Stations in BOLD have been sent QSL in 2004. Confirmed QSL's can still be printed, if requested.