What is New on the Web Site ?

Fellow Island Chasers,

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 

August 11, 2008

Just received email from Cezar VE3LYC he memtions the proper names of the islands
NF073 is called Finger Hill Island
NF074 is called Paul Island


Please note these are changed as on now on the site

73 de James VA3WR/VE3TPZ

August 10, 2008

After a good chat with Garry VE3XN to make sure that we had the new Newfoundland Islands numbers properly
assigned for VO2A.  

Finger Island NA-194 will be NF-073
Pauls Island NA-205 will be NF-074

Congratulations to the VO2A TEAM (VE3LYC Cezar and G3OCA Ken)

July 29, 2006

Garry VE3XN is pleased to announced that Woody VE3JJA has been issused for ON-285
for  Long Point Island 49.25.21 N and 094.05.00 W.

Woody VE3JJA has been a residence of this island for many years and has filled numerous logbooks
with contacts.  We look forward to hear Woody on the other bands in the future where we can work him.

Congratualations to Woody VE3JJA.

James Davidson VE3TPZ/VA3WR

July 26 2008 

the follow special prefixs and callsigns that are associated with the CISA program have been heard in the

last 20 hours.

vx1qd scott ns-118 moser island qsl via ve1qd
vx1rns on ns-044 Bell island qsl via operator instructions
vc1t Bon Portage NS-128 qsl via ve1rgb

cg2I Grosse-ile PQ-010 qsl via ve2cq

KD6WW/VY0 AND k9aj/VY0 NEW CISA 

73 de James VE3TPZ/VA3WR

July 25, 2008

Good morning Everyone.


VC1T has been on the air from Bon Portage Island  NS-128 for CISA I worked them at 1350UTC 
at 1500UTC they are currently off the air but will be returning. I suspect they are installing more antennas.



Scott  VX1QD is on Moser Island NS-118 Qsl via VE1QD was active on 20mtrs this morning also.









Good day Everyone. Were typing this report up at 0500UTC were hoping to hear the KL7DX group.

Anyways First on the list is the KD6WW/VY0 and K9AJ/VY0 expedition that was supposed to head to Hearn Island in 
Nunavut Territory unfortunately due to Landing problems on Hearn they have switch to a Diana Island which is a new one
for the CISA Program.

Not to worry this is a new one and I look forward to working Bruce and Mike again this year there on from July 25 to
July 31 Good Luck Gentlemen.

A word from the CISA Program Manager Garry VE3XN and his Propagation GURU Rod Elliot VE3UW is get that Morse code key
ready and keep a listen on 40mtrs.

Also remeber the  VC1T group that is going back out to Bon Portage island NS-128 for CISA 
again this year Details are listed below,this group did a fanastic job last year
 and we even got them on 6mtrs from a rare grid and lighthouse.

A remind to watch for CG2I Grosse- Ile will be active during the Upcoming IOTA Contest as QC-010
QSL VIA VE2CQ

Don't forget the VO2A expedition that Cezar VE3LYC and Ken G3OCA will be putting new islands on for CISA
Paul's island and Finger island from july31 to August 5.

I'm currently getting some stuff together from VE6RI trip from the Bewley Island Activation give me a little more time
and we should have some pics thanks to Bob and Randy.


73 de James VE3TPZ/VA3WR

July 18, 2008

  Bon Portage (Outer) Is. Expedition  2008

 VC1T will activate Bon Portage (Outer) Is. (IOTA NA-126)  in southwest Nova Scotia from 24-29 July, 2008.
 ARLHS lighthouse CAN-360, Canadian Island NS-128.  N.Lat. 43 deg. 27 min., W.Long. 65 deg. 45 min.  Grid Square FN73dk.
 Active bands will include 80-6m with CW/SSB/RTTY during non-IOTA contest operation.
 Operators will be: Fred VE1FA, Helen VA1YL, Bill VE1MR, Al VO1NO, Howard VE1DHD, Rich VA1CHP, and Lowell VY2OX. 
 QSL to VE1RGB at his QRZ.com  address. 
 For direct QSLs, please enclose TWO "green stamps" and an SAE for direct return.
 Please be sure that any stamps included for postage are Canadian.  All others will go via buro.

July 13 2008

Just opening up the email today and we have a couple of items to note off.

First off Bob VE6RI/6 has got the qsl cards completed from his recent trip to Bewly Island AB040 and people
should be receiving next week.

Next in the email. 

Joe VE3ABG and Peter VA3XH are planning to go out to Mohawk Island ( NEW CISA) and activate the Island
and Lighthouse ARLHS CAN324(H) will be August 17-18, 2008

More details to follow on this one.

73 DE JAMES VE3TPZ/VA3WR

July 7, 2008

Congratulations to Bob VE6RI and Randy VE6RGU for there Succesful Activation of Bewley Island AB040

Bob and Randy managed to get 83 contacts and two countries.

Congrats from the CISA Staff (Garry VE3XN and James VE3TPZ)

July 6, 2008 News Updates at 2254UTC

Just finished working ve6ri/6 a while back looks like everything was working out for him on Bewley Island
this was the first activation by him and this was the first activation for an alberta island for cisa since 1998.

Just received email from ROBERT VE6RI there going to Bewely Island in Alberta 

in the next 1.5 hrs watch for them. 

Good luck to ve6ri and his son.  Qsl via operator Instructions

THE WEBSITE IS UPDATED AS now with the recent island activation NF072 Greep's Head by VO1NFLD ALSO
UPDATED LOCATION DATA FOR NF071.

PLEASE NOTE THE PROVINCIAL LISTS DON'T GET UPDATED AS OFTEN AS THE MASTER LISTS. If you have a question regarding
a number on the list please contact Garry V. Hammond VE3XN or James VE3TPZ in regards to list as there could be a reason
for missing numbers.  Please remember Garry VE3XN is the Porgramme Manager for CISA, James VE3TPZ helps with the webiste
and assists with assignment of Canadian Islands Numbers at Garry V. Hammond's authorization.

If you get a page not found error in the next fews days please check again later as there is 
a good chance I correcting some older datae on the site
James VE3TPZ/VA3WR

July 5, 2008

Just received a email from Garry V. Hammond VE3XN confirming that Jeff VA3JFF has met the criteria for issusing
a new Canadian Island in Newfoundland.

Jeff was running qrp during July 1 & 2 and made the required 25 Contacts and 2 Countries.

there NF-072 will be Greep's Head Island

Congratulations to that were able to work him.

73 de James VE3TPZ/VA3WR website Manager for Canadian Islands Program

June 22, 2008

Watch for the following stations in the next few days with the upcoming ARRL field-day test operations and the
RAC Canada Day Contest.

CY0X AND CY0RA  Sable Island 
VO1PY Newfoundland 
VO1NFLD new Cisa Island operation for Canada Day Contest
VF2ANNE WATCH THIS ONE SPECIAL PREFIX and Special Event station ON PEI -001  might be other islands involved also

June 21, 2008

25/06/2008:  Juergen, NF6J will be QRV June 25-30th from Battle Island
(NA-044, CIsA NF-049), Newfoundland & Labrador, using the call sign
VO2/NF6J. Look for activity on or near the usual island and IOTA
frequencies. QSL via DL7RV (QRZ.com). [rsgbiota.org]

Received from the ICPO bulletin by Dave Raycroft VA3RJ

next updates Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday week of june 22-27
no update next weekend due to field-day unles it's late breaking news.

June 15, 2008

Just received an email from VE6RI Robert Morden the activtion for today has been cancelled they have been rained out
again. 

Look for them in a couple weeks again.

Keep a close eye on the site.

73 de James VE3TPZ/VA3WR


Also from the Email Bag.

Rob Smith VE7RSV sent an email that he will be active from BC-026 Broughton Island in British Columbia.

His current schedule is 8 Days on the Island 6 Days off.

He will be out there from JUNE 17-23
			   JULY 1-7
                           JULY 15-21
and he will be working on that schedule of 8 DAYS ON 6 DAYS OFF INDEFINITELY.

Qsl Direct his callsign is good on QRZ.




 Look for a brief update on Monday or Tuesday
73 de James va3wr/ve3tpz




Also from the Website Manager.

Please try to get your stuff to me by late thursday and Friday at 1200UTC at the latest as I will be away most weekends
and internet access to update the site at the summer qth is a trip into town about 1/2hr away.

The website manager will be on vacation from June 28 to July 6.  I will be active on field-day and Canada-Day Contests so
if you hear me using va3wr and have information let me at that time I will be doing a mid week update during holdiays.

James VE3TPZ/VA3WR

  

June 14, 2008

Just cataching up on some emails. Robert Morden VE6RI and his son Randy are planning on putting on BEWLEY Island on 
Sunday June 15 after 2200UTC that's 6pm ESDT  look for  them on 14260 and 7260 ssb +_ QRM also will be on CW on
14.040 and 7.010 they will be using VE6RI/6 as callsign qsl via operator instructions.

This is the first CISA activation from Alberta in quite sometime please give the guys all the usual support.

73 DE JAMES VA3WR/VE3TPZ

June 8, 2008

Some people had the opportunity to work CI2PEI from PE-013 McEwens Island on June 6-8 this special event stations
counts for the Candian island pe-013 and the CI2 prefix for the Maple Leaf Prefix Awards.

Both Mark VA3MAH My helper on this site and Myself VE3TPZ worked the station.

73 de James VE3TPZ/VA3WR

May 11, 2008

Greetings everyone from the last month or so has been busy for both the program manager and myself the website manager.
 We are a bit behind on the upcoming island news and stuff but will be updated here  today.

First off received email earlier this week from Robert Morden VE6RI the planned island activation in Northern Alberta
is on hold for a few more weeks due to Severe Ice Conditions on the Peace River watch for the activation
to take place near the end of May and into June timeframe. Good luck from everyone at the CISA.

I was searching the internet the other day checking out special callsings and stuff for the updating the Maple leaf Award
program site found CG2I callsign for a upcoming dxpedition to Grosse-ile PQ-010 the last time this one was activated was
in July 1990. THIS DXPEDITION WILL HAPPEN AROUND THE IOTA CONTEST JULY 25-JULY 27 TIME PERIOD.

More details on this can be found on qrz.com.

Another group that are planning to head out around the same time July 22- July 31 are VC1T this is the same group that did the dxpedition
out to Outer island Last year NS-128 OUTER ISLAND AKA BON PORTAGE.

This group did a excellent job last year, last few years have done VC22, VC9W and others.

Don't forget to watch for numerous PEI Stations using special callsigns and prefix's coming up with the 100th
Anniversary of the Book ANNE of Green Gables.

a few to take note of.

CI2 Prefix
VF2ANNE Special Callsign
XK2Z 	 Specia Callsign

Also watch for VO1PY AND VO1NFLD  out in Newfoundland from late June and Early July. more details further down on this page

April 3, 2008

Watch fo VF2ANNE From June 28 to July28  and the speical prefix CI2 coming from Prince Edward island
from June 1-july 30 in Celebration for the 100th Anniverary of the publication Anne of Green Gables By LM. Montgomery

Qsl information for VF2ANNE IS Unknown at this time.

April 2, 2008

Further update from Brad VA3OC is that the group that is doing VO1PY is planning on doing both
 Arrl Field-day and Rac Canada Day contest using the Special Event Callsign.

March 30, 2008

I had the opportunity to meet up with some of the various Ontario Hams that are

involved in the various island acitvations and some of the island hunters and some of our supporters who work behind the scenes and don't see or hear them on the air at the Brampton hamfest yesterday.

Spotted in the crowds Igor VE3ZF, Ken VE3KF, Dave VE3FOI and others who I don't know

nice to see you in full force.

I met Neil VE3SST who had been assisting in filling in some of the many blank locations for

Ontario and other Provinces over the past two years watch for more updates in the future.

Also nice to see my friend VA3MAH/VE3NB Mark out at the fleamarket. This gentlemen has been helping out with backups of the site and minor site maintenace since september 2002.

March 29, 2008

Please bear with me as I'm changing over the website from Windows Based Software to Linux in order to support further changes that will make updates in the future far easier.

James Davidson VE3TPZ/VA3WR

March 27, 2008

Yes we fans we a bit more information on some more Upcoming Canadian Island Dxpeditions

I received an email just before heading to work last nite via Garry Hammond VE3XN which he forwarded to me  for the inclusion on the Site.

In a note from VE6RI Robert Mordem 

   
 This Spring or early summer, the Jr. Op. Randy, VE6RGU and I will
be operating from Bewley Island for the Canadian Islands Award.
 Bewley Island is located on the Peace River, at the north end of
the town of Peace River.  This Island is one of the few in
northern Alberta that is named on a map, most Islands here are unnamed.
 

    We will operate two stations on SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK-31
from 160 to 10 metres, running 100 watts to 1 kilowatt.  Antennas
will be, a kite antenna for 160 and 80 metres, a monopole vertical for
40 metres and a 2 element vertical for 20 and an R7000 for the WARC
bands along with 15 and 10 metres.  Depending on how things pack
up, we could eliminate the monopole for 40 if need be, but I use three
reflector wires on it so the antenna gives a bit of gain,  I would
like to use it.  I have the MFJ 1910 telescoping fibreglass mast
which will support it.  

This trip is now planned for sometime in the month of May more details as we get them.

Also advanced warning they are also planning an IOTA trip for 2009.

Sable Island, CY0 A 
  6 meter DXpediton is planned for 2008 between June 25th - July 5th. Look for 
  Sable Island (NA-063, CISA NS-004) to be activated by Pete/VE3IKV, Dick/K5AND, 
  Chris/W3CMP, and Bill/W4TAA. Activity will be on CW and SSB. The fixed 6m station 
  in FN93 will have 800 watts into a 7 element beam up 40 ft. A portable 6m station 
  in GN03 will have 100 watts into a 5 element beam up 30 ft. The callsign and 
  frequencies will be announced later. Other references are: Sable Island - East 
  Lighthouse (ARLHS SAB-001, TWLHD WLH CY0-001, WLOTA:0758, WW Loc. GN03CX) and 
  Sable Island - West Lighthouse (ARLHS SAB-002, TWLHD WLH CY0-002, WW Loc. FN93XW). 
  Donations to VE3IKV... Thanks to VY2SS for M2-8EL for Fixed Station... "Airfare 
  alone is $10,000 USD to get the four of us there and back from Halifax, NS." 
  - VE3IKV

Update 12/17/2007

  We have now been issued the special event call signs CY0X (for the main fixed 
  station in FN93) and CY0RA (for the portable station in GN03). The fixed station 
  6m antenna is a custom 8-element M2 yagi optimized for forward gain. Operating 
  frequency for CY0X will be 50.117 cw and ssb, and we will also be on 40 & 
  20 meters. QSL is via VE3IKV direct.
  

Also after searching the web we found yet another upcoming Canadian
Island and IOTA Dxpedtion coming up for late July 

VE3LYC/VO2 and VO2/G3OCA are planning to do some Canadian Islands as poart of there Canadian IOTA 

they will be on NA-194 Finger Island from Jul30-August 1, 2008

they will be at Paul Island NA-205 from August 2-4, 2008

March 26, 2008

Brad VA3OC, Wendy VA3WCF, Ken VE3KPP, Wilma VA3WMP will be out in

Newfoundland
CISA NF-001 for Canadian Islands Award. They will be using special
event callsign VO1PY for the 125th Anniversary of the First
International Polar Year from June 20, 2008 to July 20, 2008.

They planned on being on for both the Arrl Field-day Contest and the Rac Canada Day Contest

QSL VIA VA3OC

March 25 2008

Due to recent addtional work load

 I have taken the Provincial Lists offline temporarily for next 6 to 8 weeks.

If you require these Please contact me at ve3tpz@yahoo.com. I will send whatever list you require

out to you within a few days by email.

Lists are also available via snail mail for an additional Charge.

James VE3TPZ

March 24, 2008

It's been awhile since we did some updates.

Jeff
VA3JFF will be in Newfoundland  at Grebe's Head Island this is
new island for the Canada Day Contest 

 Jeff mentions that activity before the contest will be sporatic based on family vacation time 

and will be using a SPECIAL EVENT CALLSIGN VO1NFLD

He also states there is a possibility of another island  more details as the time gets closer.

Also Igor VE3ZF, Alex VE3KF, and Igor VE3KAO will be on Manitoulin Island ON-001 for the Ontario Qso Party they will be using VE3KF.
more details to follow

Qsl via VE3KF

James VE3TPZ.

73 de James ve3tpz Website Manager