Important
information for our Canadian Island Chasers.
Please
note if you are working a new island
and it's not showing on the site yet this most likely means
that
I haven't received the information on the New activation.
Please note I do check my email regularly and try to get the
information on-line as quickly as possible. This
doesn't
always happen due to factors beyond my control
.
IF
I plan to be away for a couple of days I
will put a notice on the system for everyone to know and I will update
the site with the proper information when I get back.
If
you see a problem or error or would like something
added or changed, feel free to email me ve3tpz AT
yahoo.com
Please
note any new items or changes will
be
added only after VE3XN, and I have had a chance to discuss
thes
Thanks
for your continued co-operation and support. Have
fun
working the Canadian Islands
October 26,2009
Mike VA6FUN/P has been given AB-043 for his recents trips out to Horse
Island Congrats to Mike from All of us at the CISA group
September 30, 2009
Thanks for Cezar for sending me some the co-ordinates from his recent
trip to Gilmour Island.
Also to the People who are were questioning about Banks Island.
I've received confirmation Banks Islands is in Northwest Territories
as per John VE8EV. This means no new number.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
September 29,2009
Greetings everyone.
Just to advise Cezar VE3LYC has been granted
NT025 for Gilmour Island Dxpedition back in Late August Early September
VY0O
this site will be updated in the near future to show this.
September 25, 2009 at
2210EDT
just received word that MIKE VA6FUN is going to try Horse Island again
tomorrow this will be most likely the last attempt for the year
check around 1700UTC 14310 and up he will have psk31 with him but with
the CQ WW RTTY contest he will most likely concentrate on SSB this time
around.
Also Please note WEBSITE manager is working most weekends at his Main
Job so please be patient in getting update done.
James VE3TPZ
September 15, 2009
We have received word from Jerry N1QLL that he
will be on Deer Island New Brunswick on October 17 and 18 2009
camping and participating in the W/VE Islands contest that weekend.
Deer Island is NB005 uinder the CISA program. Jerry is will be
operating as n1qll/ve1
Qsl via operator Instructions.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR website co-ordinator
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Please be advise effective September 6 all requests for
Islands activation numbers will need to go Garry Hammond VE3XN in order
to get a Island Activation Number. If you do forward a request to
me I will forward to Garry as he is in charge of the program.
JAMES VE3TPZ looks after getting the information on-line in a orderly
matter as time permits on his schedule.
If you are wondering why I VE3TPZ will no longer be giving out
Islands Numbers this is a result of a few
hunters and activaters questioning the calling in of logs and hunters
requesting numbers for Islands of which we have no request from the
original activators.
I currently dealing with other personal things and don't need the the
additional headaches involved.
PLEASE NOTE I"ve been assisting Garry Hammond with this site for
nearly 7 years as a volunteer, island hunter and activator.
You know who you are.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
September 6, 2009
Congratulations to Cezar VE3LYC operating as VY0O on activating Gilmour
Island in the Ottawa Islands group for IOTA NA-230 a number will be
forthcoming in the near future from Garry Hammond VE3XN.
Also Mike VA6FUN/P was out again to Horse Island in Alberta but came up
short again thanks for trying Mike.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
September 3, 2009
Congratulations to Bob Crawford VE1REC
who activated Quinte Island in Ontario down near
belleville on the bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario he gets ON286 For the
Canadian ISland Awards Program
August 30, 2009
Thanks to VE1AAO for updating me on the Ingonish Island Co-ordinates
for VA1ZZ activation on NS-132. Bill VE1AAO will be doing some
work out there and will be on occassionally keep your ears tuned to the
radio.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
August 29, 2009
Greetings everyone vacation is over again and back to work again. Been
busy working on projects around the house and working
some contests at the same time.
Congrats to VA1ZZ who was able to activate Ingonish Island
NS132 during this trip to Canada on August 20, 2009. Dwayne
reports that
VE1AAO is also on the island assisting the new owner on projects
so watch for Billy also.
Also we are waiting for VE1REC to return to NS and send his log to us
for his Trip to Ile Quinte here in Ontario. Unfortunately Bob was on
20mtrs during the trip which makes it nearly impossible for us to hear
him or visa versa once we get his log there should be a new Ontario
Island number there.
Watch for Cesar in the next week or so as he prepares to head to Ottawa
Islands in Nunavut this will be a new one for everyone VY0O
should be the callsign details further down the page.
VE3FRG should be active on Sunday August 30 the Frontenanc Ares Group
plans to active Howe Island details on this with there Wolfe Island trip
Keep a watch out for Juergen DL7Rv who will be active again as VO2/NF6J
from Battle Island NF049 (CISA) NA-044(IOTA)
from Sept 4-11. Look for him on 30,20,15 mtrs cw only. QSL via
DL7RV direct or Bureau.
AUGUST 12, 2009
Congrats to the group out on
Welsh Island off the Coast of Nova
Scotia the have earned NS131 for trip good luck to Dana and crew
I worked the guys out there at 2115UTC
August 12, 2009 on 14252 split
up 5. They are on 10125 cw at 2147UTC August 12 no luck yet.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
August 11, 2009
this is a remote update from Southgate
Michigan
Cezar VE3LYC has
rescheduled his trip till
august 31-sept 3 qsl route will be announced shortly.
Dana VE1VOX has sent an email to me this morning and all is going well
and they excpect to be on Welsh Island in the next day or so.
Due to a
death of a relative I will be out of town starting later tuesday
evening until thursday. I will update the site when I return
James
Davidson VE3TPZ/VA3WR CISA Website Co-ordinator
August 10, 2009
First things ion the
list is that I'm currently
on vacation so updates
this week will be sporatic at best.
Mike K9AJ AND KD6WW
were issued NT-024 for there
activation of
Thomson Island
congratulations on another sucessful activation in Nunavut.
Mike Tate VA6FUN/P was out to Horse Island on Sunday unfortunately he
on made 9 contacts so he will be heading back out again in the
near
future to try again to make the requirements for the CISA Activation
for a new Island.
Upcoming trips DANA
VE1VOX reports everything is
going as planned for the Welsh Island trip coming later this week with
one minor set-back that one operator has taken some medical problems
and has to drop out.
The callsign will be VC1W .
Neil VE3SST will be heading back up to ON284 Salisbury island FROM
August 15-august 21 good luck Neil and thanks for yiour assistance over
the past few years with the CISA Site.
A group of radio operators from the Kingston Ontario and
surrounding areas made trip to Wolfe Island and activated it made only
nine contacts from the reports but still had fun the report propagation
was poor.
They Planned another trip to Howe Island which is listed futher down on
the page.
It's getting pretty hot and humid here here in Ontario so I off to do
some other jobs will be back later today for futher updates.
James VE3TPZ
July 22, 2009
Greetings Everyone
I've been rather busy of late
at work so the updates have been sitting here for a bit.
First off Lowell Sweet VY2OX has activated Governor Island in
PEI and has been award PEI-015 for his efforts.
Next up Dana VE1VOX , Donald VE1AOE, and Murray VE1MPM are
planning to activate Welsh Island in August 12-16
this trip is WX dependent and may move up or down a week and there may
be others joining them on the trip TBA.
callsign will be VC1W (new Cisa also
IOTA NA-154
Qsl manager is Nenad VE3EXY
Also Cezar VE3LYC IS heading up to Nunavut again using VY0O
as they callsign this time around he plans to activate Ottawa
Island
this time around (new cisa) heading up July 25 to August 10.
Cezars plans to be on the air for 3 days if he gets on the Island.
This island is 14hours from Shore by large boat. Weather
Conditions, Sea Conditions, and the Presence of Large Bears could abort
this attempt. Best of Luck to Cezar.
QSL DIRECT VIA OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
July 6
KL7JR reports
he made about 22 contacts
from here attempt to activate Janquot Island in the Yukon.
Also John noticed a few typo's which are being corrected.
A note from the Frontenac County Ares Group will be activating two
islands in the near future.
July 19 they are planning on activate ON-009 Wolfe Island in Lake
Ontario a few minutes from Kingston Ontario
August 30 they are planning to activate ON-023 Howe Island in
Lake Ontario
They will be operating using the callsign VE3FRG
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
July 4
Greeting Everyone Been a busy week here with email. Not much to report
just a bunch of corrections that need to be fixed up here.
On the email from KL7JR reports in that they had extremely poor
conditions in the Yukon using VY1RST on the new island they were
trying to activate. John says they will try again at a later date.
June 22
Greetings Cisa Island Hunters.
Garry and I pleased to announce that VA6FUN Mike Tate was out onm the
weekend and made the requirements for his Dog Island Activation there
for Dog Island has been give CISA Island # AB042 for VA6FUN/P.
Congrats Mike
look for some pics in the next few weeks on here from VA6FUN trips to
Farming and Dog island. Thses will not be on-line to till
second week on july.
Also VE3/W9DLN is up by Mckay Island Lighthouse we are
pretty certain that this is
ON101 for CISA known as Mc Kay Island watch the site for more
Information on this
uPCOMING CISA OPERATIONS FOR LATE JUNE
VY1RST Janquot Island IN yukon NEW ACTIVATION
Upcoming CIsa Activations during the IOTA Contest
IN JULY
W8ND, N8CHS and K8MCN will team
up as W8ND/VE1 on Big Tancook
Island, NA-081, July 23-26. Their
activity from Nova Scotia will be in the IOTA contest. QSL via K8MCN
direct or bureau. this is CISA
NS-012
VA6FUN/P is still
heading for Lesser Slave Lake
to activate Dog Island which will be a new activation for the Alberta
Group of CISA.
Mike should be on around 1700UTC -2000UTC this trip is wx
permitting he says if the wind comes the trip is OFF.
Also watch for W9DLN/VE3 Dan is mobiling up near tip of Lake
Huron and Lake Superior planning on being on St. Joesph's Island ON004
to activate several Lighthouses and possibility some over islands in
VE3 land while up there.
Happy Father's day to everyone
Reminder to everyone I will
be on vaction at the end of the end please get your plans in so that I
can get the system update for Friday before heading out for the week
WATCH FOR VA3WR IN FIELD-DAY and Canada Days Contests.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
June 19
We received email from Jim Reiser AD1C he noticed a typo on the
site for a island this site and it's been corrected.
Thanks Jim
James VE3TPZ
June 16, 2009
WE ARE PLEASED TO
ANNOUCE THAT MIKE VA6FUN/P has
achieved AB-041 for
his
trips out to Farming Island out on Lac Ste. Anne
Just in from Mike va6fun/p he's is planning on heading out to Dog
island in Lesser Slave Lake in Alberta on Sunday June 21 starting
around 17900 UTC for a cuople hours Psk31- and SSB check the
usual Psk31 freqs and iota dnd lightnhouse freq for mike also check
14315 if bands are busy. Mike will email on Saturday with more
ifnromation this trip is wx permitting.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
June 15, 2009
Bob VE1REC was out
roaming about on Grand Manans
Islands in New
Brunswick NA-014 IOTA also Known as NB-003 for the Cisa program
sound like Bob and Xyl Elizabeth had some reasonable conditions for the
trip there and back. Unfortunately I only worked VE1REC/VE9 once
on the trip due to antenna work that was taking place here at the house
and getting stuff ready for the Arrl field-day at last weekend in
June.
Also recieved a email from Mike VA6FUN he was out at Farming Island and
I just waiting on Garry to check the log out and his decision on the
Number.
MIke also reports he planning on heading out to Dog Island this weekend
I will check the rest of the email for more details on this upcoming
trip as I running out of time before I head for work.
Please
note the website Manager
will be on vacation from June 29- July 3 2009. Please get your
information in to me before june 25 so that I can get it on-line before
field-day and vacation and Rac-Canada Day Contest. WATCH FOR US
ON FIELD-DAY USING VA3WR CALLSIGN.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
June 10, 2009
The Mike and
Bruce Show are heading out
again K9AJ/VY0 AND KD6WW/VY0 and From July 31- August 3, 2009
will be active from Thomas Island which is located off the Rankin
Inlet, Nunavut on the Western Portion of Hudson Bay Qsl via Home calls
this appears to be a new Cisa, operation. I will confirm this with
Garry VE3XN.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
June 9, 2009
Just in from the
Email Mike Tate VA6FUN/P will
be heading back out to
Farming Island on Saturday June 13, 2009 from 1700 to 2100UTC doing
some psk31 and ssb check out 14070 for psk31 and watch the usual
lighthouse and iota frequencies for voice contacts. See information
from previous dx trip back earlier in May on this same Page
Also VE8EV will be heading out to Sachs Harbour on Banks Island for the
RSGB IOTA Contest during july 24-27 using callsign VC8B
THIS WILL BE CISA NW-007
May 23, 2009
VE1FO/P IS THE Brier
Island, Canada, NA-127, is the
destination for six
Canadian
operators for an operation May 22-25. VE1AI, VE1FHW, VE1PEI, VE1QD
and VE1RGB will be operating. qsl via OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS Qsk va
May 22, 2009
VE1FO/P will be the callsign for the Group that is going to BRIER
ISLAND TODAY
also recieved email from Doug Berry who gave me some corrections for
the description of Deas Island BC-045 and George Massey Tunnel
thanks for the Information Doug
If anyone does see a problem with a description or can give a better
details of the locations of any islands already listed. Please
feel free to email and will get them updated.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
MAY 20, 2009
We just
received an email from
Mike VA6FUN he going to try and new activation this Sunday afternoon Wx
permitting from Farming Island
this is in Alberta and will be another new one for the Alberta list
watch for Mike around 1700UTC on PSK31 and then on voice later on check
the 14070 area for psk31 operation and 14270 + or - or 14315 + or - for
his voice operations. QSL direct to VA6FUN.
May
19, 2009
THE FOLLOWING ARE
UPCOMING DX-PEDITIONS
FOR June & July during the IOTA Contest Period
VY1RST will be active from Jacquot Island during field-day June 27-28
2009 qsl via operator instructions at this time
CG200I will be on from July17- August 16 ,2009 celebrating
200 years of Ile verte Lighthouse (island of green lighthouse)
this is QC-015 for CISA
qsl via VE2CQ
VY2Z will be on for IOTA contest july 25-26 qsl via ve3zz
May 18, 2009
Note this is ns-011 for CISA
Note from Mike Tate VA6FUN he did make it out to AB-017 but ran
into equipment problems while he was out there. He did managed to make
a few contacts this was a test run for a lighthouse excursion late in
the summer. Watch for Mike VA6FUN for more trips into the near
future.
Just in from Mike Tate VA6FUN he planning on hitting the airwaves
this weekend Possibly 1800UTC on may 16 doing PSK 31 and ssb
doing AB-017 Long Island and possibility AB-018 Big Island if the
batterys last Big Island
May 10,2009
Just a reminder to all Island Activators please send your information
to me by Thursday morning so that I can get the announcements on-line
that evening.
Please note I have very limited on-line time these days as I have
starting taking a bunch of course for upgrading and have limited time
to work on the website.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
May 9, 2009
Sorry to the delays
in getting back to everyone
on here. We have been busy at work and now working at the summer place
quite often on weekends and during the week, and taking a couple
college courses and back to full-time employment keeps me busy.
I received a bulletin sometime in last two weeks and was shocked to see
that KA5TQF Dave Zulawski became a silent key and the graveside funeral
service was April 18, 2009. REST IN PEACE Dave.
Dave was active IOTA Activator and Island Chaser in the IOTA and CISA
programs, as Website manager Dave & I interacted many times when I
first took over the site for updating and fixing things before Dave's
Health took a turn for the Worse. Rest in Peace Dave were always
thinking of you.
Also from the Email this past week.
John MacFarlane VA7PX
sent this out to me
JOHN WILL BE ON Mayne Island BC-035 OR iota NA-075 he's quite active on
20 and 40mtrs and will be there on weekends all thru August.
John is willing to setup skeds and can be contacted at
mayne.va7px10@yahoo.ca
That's all we got for the moment.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
April 5, 2009
Good Evening Canadian Island Hunters it's
been a good week for people looking for Islands in the North Part of
Country of Canada.
Cezar VE3LYC using callsign VY0A ended his trip sometime Friday Evening
John VE8EV using Special Prefix and Callsign VX8X started up in
Northwest Territories on Friday evening.
VY0A was given NT023
VX8X has been given NW047
Thanks to both Cezar and John for there hard work.
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
April 1 2009
Cezar VE3LYC using VY0A is on Fox Island
in Nunavut and has met all the requirements for CISA he currently doing
CW and both Garry VE3XN and James VE3TPZ have worked him on 20 and 30
mtrs cw.
Fox Island has been give NT023 under the Nunavut Provincial Island Group.
Please note FOX Island under the
Northwest Territories still counts for people that worked it before it
was changed over to Nunavut Territories. YES this means Both
Count for the everyone who worked it Previous.
Also on received an email from
John Reisenauser who was planning on using VY1/K7Y for the Field day
operation in June.
He has been advised by the FCC that he cannot use that K7Y callsign in
conjunction with the VY1 prefix therefore he has advised that he will
be using VY1RST instead.
James VE3TPZ /VA3WR
March 24, 2009
Received an email from KL7JR John with more information on his dx-trip
for Field-day in the Yukon
Special event station VY1/K7Y will be
active June 25-July 4 on 20, 40 and 80 meters
from Kluane Lake in the Yukon . Emphasis will be for Field Day
from Jacquot Island
(“new one” for CIsA). Primary 14.260 and 7.260 +-
QRM. This will be a joint venture
of clubs KL7RST, VY1RST and VE8RST to promote Amateur Radio in the
north.
QSL KL7JR direct w/SASE for full-color QSL.
[ Kluane Lake area is a rugged and picturesque landscape steeped in
Klondike Gold
Rush history. KL7JR has spent a considerable amount of time on
the lake over the
past 20 years, and is considered an expert on local history by the
Burwash Landing
Library and Yukon Archives for his book, “BROTHERS in the YUKON
”.]
Got the coordinates as 61.3291999ºN
138.7653ºW, which gives a Grid
Locator of CP01OH for the island from Canadian topographical site done
with GPS.
John Reisenauer, Jr.
MARCH 23, 2009
PLEASE NOTE THE PROVINCIAL LISTS ARE ONLY
UPDATED A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR PLEASE REFER TO THE MASTER LISTS FOR NEW
OR RECENT ACTIVATIONS
JAMES VE3TPZ/VA3WR
March 20, 2009
Was out for a bit tonight during
that time period Igor VE3ZF/P was on from Bluffers Park Island from
Scarborough Ontario. Part of the VC3Y group that will be on
tomorrow also. There by ON-276 has now been given to this
operation.
Watch for the Guys tomorrow
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR
March 18, 2009
Just recieved word from Garry VE3XN that the VX8X has been delayed
about 2 weeks they will now go April 2-5 2009.
VE -
John/VE8EV, Wally/VE8DW
and Gerry/VE8GER
will be active as VX8X
from Ellice Island
(NA-192) on April 2- 5. They plan to
operate
around the clock, with
an expected focus on
20m SSB
and some
activity on CW as
well. They will also have a
vertical
for 40
metres. The QSL route
will be announced at www.qrz.com
and updates
will be posted on http://ve8ev.blogspot.com/search/label/IOTA
[TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
Also KL7JR plans to
be active during field-day at from A
Yukon
Island more details on this one to follow.
As the wx
gets warmer
and better in Ontario. Please try to get your Dxtrip info rmation to me
by Thursday evening so that I can edit it and get it online as I will
be doing work at the summer place starting in the near future there is
no internet access or phone access so if I have to update the site it's
a twenty minute run to town to find access each way.
For hams
attending
HAM-EX 2009 in Brampton I will be there if all goes as planned
James
VE3TPZ/VA3WR
March 13, 2009
Have
received an update from Igor VE3ZF and Neil VE3SST for the
upcoming Island trip to Bluffers Park Island NEW Cisa Activation for
Ontario.
Doug/VE3CWO,
Neil/VE3SST, Igor/VE3ZF, Valdas/VE3VO and Brent/VE3IRT will be
activating Bluffers Park Island (new CISA island) and new lighthouse as
well.
We will be using a special call sign VC3Y on March 21th-22nd, 2009,
celebrating 50 Years of the York Region Amateur Radio Club. QSL via
VE3CWO
20/03/2009: Heinz, VA7AQ will be active as VE9/VA7AQ from
Grand
Manan
Island (NA-014, CIsA NB-003, WLOTA LH-0082) between March 20-25th. QSL
via home call, direct or Bureau. [425 DX News]
Be sure the check the RAC
MagazineTCA for VE3LYC article about the VO2A dxpedition last
August 2008
Keep the news coming ..
James
VE3TPZ/VA3WR
March 8,
2009
Please
note Island
numbers are not given advance normally due to uncertainly of whether
the Islands will be on the air actually or not.
Under
Rare
conditions Garry VE3XN will do this and please Note Only Garry VE3XN
will do this.
Also
with the
Nunavut and Northwest Territories and change in the border line that
Garry VE3XN will advise me whether a new number is needed to be given
out.
This actviation was spotted in the 425 DX NEWS ISSUE 931
March
31 - 3 April 3 2009 VY0A Fox island
Fellow
Cisa & Iota Activator VE3LYC will be
activiting Fox Island this will count for Nunavut as a new Island
number will be issued for this one under the Nunvanut Island
classification.
qsl via operator instructions
May
23--24 2009
It is official. The call sign for the 50th Anniversary of the opening
of the George Massey tunnel is CG7GMT.
The special event will take place on May 23 and 24, 2009.
We will be setting at least one station up. The location of the station
will be at the south end of the tunnel, well off the highway near the
fence next to Deas Island Park. The operating frequency will be on or
near 14.260, operating times 10:00-18:00 Pacific daylight savings time.
We will explore running other stations, frequencies and modes.
Deas Island is BC045.
QSL is direct with SASE or through the RAC Bureau.
The sponsoring club is Delta amateur Radio Society. Information can be
found at www.deltaamateurradio.com/
Rand Lutman VE7HRA
ve7hra@rac.ca
Special Event Coordinator
Delta Amateur Radio Society
Other
Upcoming Trips.
Mike Tate VA6FUN is planning to take a couple trips
This coming spring and
summer I plan
to spend some time at Lac La Biche and noticed that AB017 Long Isl and
AB018 Big Isl would be easy for me to activate. Currant Isl AB019 may
be possible with use of my kayak.
There is also
a new island I'd
like to activate for the first time found in Lesser Slave Lake...Dog
Isl.....I've been staring at it on a map we have on our
wall at
work since last year...
Mike is also a PSK-31 user and asked about that mode for the
Canadians Islands Awards program.
I spoke with Garry Hammond VE3XN Program Founder and manager
on
this Subject on March 6, 2009.
All modes are acceptable for the award.
With
exception no IRLP or
ECHOLINK
If you have a question on this please contact Garry VE3XN .
