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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 !

July21,2007

The IOTA trip to NA-231 East Pen Island was cancelled due to numerous Polar Bear and Walrus giving birth to the cubs and pups making

the situation unsuitable.

Recieved a note from Garry VE3XN this evening regarding 

VC1W iota trip to Outer Island or Bon Portage Island as it is called by locals this island is in IOTA NA-126 CISA NEW  this island is located 1.5miles from Shag Harbour in Nova Scotia.  Operators on this trip during the iota contest are VE1FA,  VA1YL,  VE1MR, VE1ENT, VE1RGB.VA1CHP, VE1AWP, possibility VO1NA 

The island is own by Acadian Universty special permission was obtained for this activation which will start  july 25-27 under ve1fo callsign

then switch to VC1W on july 28 for the IOTA contest after contest will switch back to ve1fo for what ever time remains before they head home from here.  ALSO COUNTS FOR CAN360 FOR ARLHS LIGHTHOUSE HUNTERS.

July 14,2007

Watch of VE3LYC, and G3OCA will be activiting during July 17-25 East Pen (NA-231 iota) new canadian island NT-??? they will try to do others should time and conditions permits from Cezar VE3LYC on July 13.

Also watch for Dana VE1OTA during the IOTA contest will be on 40-20,15-10 from Grand Manan Island (NA-014 IOTA) NB-003 and

ARLHS CAN 491 lighthouse from Dana VE1VOX July 7

Also  just in from VE2DX watch for the Special Event Station VE2XPO operating from QC-011 Ile Sainte Helene/EXPO Qsl via VE2QK From July 13-29 2007.

Also watch Fogo Island Special Event Station VO1J starting July 21- August 20, 2007 (na-198 iota) NF-005 FOR CISA 

New BC # issued for Hyder Island BC-177 to KL7JR and KL7USI this one was quite a while ago and was actually what they thought was an US Island but in actual fact on the Canadian Side.

June 22, 2007

Martin VA3SIE  has informed us that the Small group of the Ottawa Valley Qrp group will be operating from Bate Island ON283 during

the upcoming ARRL Field-day Operating Event. Using callsing VA3OVQ 

73 de James

June 14, 2007

It's that time of the year when I will be travelling most weekends and weekdays from the Summer Qth Near Bayfield to Stratford

Please ensure you get your upcoming expeditions notices to me before 2200UTC Thursday so that I can get them on-line for the weekend

NOTE WEBMASTER will be away from main system from june 29- july 16(holidays) will try to update stuff every few days.

June 13, 2007

Igor VE3ZF and Alex VE3KF, Nick VE3FJ will be from Orleans Island QC-007 , NA-128(iota)

we hope to be on air as VE2IDX before sunset on June 29th, 2006 (Friday)…

We will stay on Orleans Island for a couple of days and our main goal is participating in the RAC 2007 Canada Day Contest which will be held on July 1st, 2007.

Our main frequencies will be 14.260 MHz (daytime) and 3.795 / 7.260 MHz (during night). SKEDs are welcomed.

Our equipment are: transceivers YAESU FT-1000MP, IC-765, IC-756 PROIII, PA Kenwood TL-922a and Drake 1 kW output, antennas Spider 3 elements Yagi for 14-21-28 at 10 meters telescopic mast, vertical Cushcraft AP8A, Inverted Vee and Delta Loop on low bands, GP for 50 MHz  and Yagi for 144 MHz.

June 9,2007

Just heard from Neil VE3SST they had a very successful expedition to Salisbury Island ON-284 worked numerous countrys, states

and other despite the bottom of the sunspot cycle.  I will put more details up shortly.

June 4, 2007

I have removed ON-276 from the list after preparing this press release was acceptable by Garry VE3XN and Igor VA3YDX

Canadian Islands Awards Program

Please be advised that Igor VA3YDX has requested that we Remove ON276
Twinlight Island from the list as this was issused by mistake this island
was already on the list as ON-018 Twilight Island.

If you worked Igor from ON276 TWILIGHT Island and have not worked him FROM
ON-018 Please update your records showing this as an activation from ON-018.

Unfortunately if you already worked ON-018 from a previous expedition and
worked ON-276 from Igor you cannot count this island twice.

73 de James ve3tpz

June 3,2007

Neil VE3SST/P and IGOR VA3ZF/P are active on Salisbury Island Located Near Port Severn Ontario congratulations to both gentlemen

on there activation of Salisbury Island.   Salisbury Island now has been given ON-284 for the Canadian Islands Award Program.

Watch for these gentlemen this week as they active a few other new ones and some older ones possibility.

73 from the Canadian Islands Staff (Garry VE3XN, James VE3TPZ)

JUNE 3, 2007

   Please watch the website later this week regarding a announcement in regards to ON-276 Twinlight Island that was Activated by IGOR VA3YDX .

73 de James VE3TPZ

May 27, 2007

I have fixed the MANS.html file as requested  by a couple island hunters as of 16:15utc. Currently working on the Ontario Locations

file so I will update that one later today.

Also please ensure you email me before friday mornings about upcoming Canadian Islands Trips so that I can get them on-line

James Davidson VE3TPZ

WEBSITE MANAGER FOR CISA

May 25,2007

I have received most of the information now that is required for the recent activation by VA7MJR the island was called Entrance Island

which now has the designation BC-176. 

Richard VA7MJR reports that he will be on the Entrance Island from June 16, 2007 to July 15,2007 and will be activating the Lighthouse

and Canadian Island as his duties Permit.

73 de James VE3TPZ

May 21, 2007

I received a notice from Garry VE3XN that VA7MJR has requested a number for his most recent activation on the April long weekend

I will get this information on-line as I get more details.

The  Ontario locations list for both the Master and Provincial list is currently being updated at this time. I will put this on-line once I have completed there entire Ontario location list.

May 14, 2007 at 0230UTC

Special Thanks to Neil Macklem for going over the ontario list and updating a lot of missing information. On Behalf of Garry and Myself

thanks again Neil.

Neil also reports to watch for him in early  june 2-8 he will be doing some islands with Armin VA3YB/VE3TEQ

Please note if your planning on activating Islands in the near future please get me the information by Thursday Evening if possible so that I can get it on-line ASAP.  AS I will be traveling from the Summer Qth to work most weekends and won't be near the System near as much.  We will try to keep the MASTER Lists updated at the end of the weekends and update the provincial lists as time permits.

April 17,2007

Due to my work load from my employer I have been forced to streamline the way things have been happening on here for the next few

months, Effective April 20, 2007, the provincial listed will be taken off line and will be updated once a month.

Please note the Master lists will continue to the updated regularly.  It's take on average 45 minutes to do all the master and provincial updates when we get new islands in different provinces activated, and when I'm away at the summer qth we have no internet connections unless I travel into town to a place with an internet connections.

Please note this has been approved by Garry.

James ve3tpz 

webmaster for Cisa

April 7, 2007

This came from Igor VA3YDX.

Herewith I would like to inform you that in 2 weeks I’m going to Manitoulin Island (CISA: ON-001), I hope to be on air as a VA3YDX before sunset on April 19th, 2006 (Thursday)…

I will stay on Manitoulin Island for a couple of days and my main goal is participating in the Ontario QSO Party 2007 which will be held on April 21st-22nd, 2007.

My main frequencies will be 14.260 MHz (daytime) and 3.795 / 7.260 MHz (during night). SKEDs are welcomed.

My equipment are: transceivers YAESU FT-1000MP and  Kenwood TS-570DG, PA Kenwood TL-922a, antennas Spider 3 elements Yagi for 14-21-28, vertical Cushcraft AP8A, Inverted Vee 160-80-40, Inverted L for 160, beveriges to EU and NA, GP for 50 MHz  and Yagi for 144 MHz.

There is a very good possibility to work for the Canadian Islands Trophy (CISA Award program).

Rules concerning the CISA Award program have been attached.

Hope to hear you from the Manitoulin Island on all bands and good luck on your island hunting.

73!

Igor Slakva VA3YDX also J79DX, VE2IDX, US1IDX etc…

DXCC Honor Roll

January 1, 2007

CF3RCS was active from Bates Island in the Ottawa River near Ottawa was issued ON283 for Bates Island on December 30, 2006

Also VE2IDX was on from QC027 Blizzard Island also during the same contest.

November 4 2006

Just completed updating the Island Locations that Manfred sent me earlier in the past week or so.

October 22, 2006

VA3RMF/P was also active later this afternooon from Bridge Island also located in the St. Lawrence River Seaway Parks System 

and has been given ON282 as the Official # for Manfred activation this afternoon.

VA3RMF/P was active this Morning from Griswold Island also located in the St. Lawrence River Seaway Parks System has been given ON281.

VA3RMF/P Manfred was operating Adelaide Island located on St. Lawrence River Parks System Located Near Mallorytown Ontario has been given a number ON280

Special Thanks to Manfred VA3RMF for activating this one.

James VE3TPZ

October 21, 2006

ON278 has been given out for Skinny Island for callsign VA3YDX and his Group at  approximately 1630UTC

ON279 has been given out for Renny Island for Callsign VA3RMF  for his activation during the W/VE Islands Contest at approxmately 2100utc.

73 De James VE3TPZ.

October 17,2006 at 0002 utc

Please Note that the Website manager will be away from  the system from Oct 18-November 5 for fall vacation at Bayfield Ontario, we have no phone or internet on site.

I will attempt to check email and get updates on line as time permits please be patient if awaiting a detailed answer.

Received from Dana VE1OTA some pics of his recent trip to PICTOU Island IOTA NA-154, CISA NS-005 will get these on-line in the upcoming weeks.

Received from Manfred VA3RMF 

A new island number has been issused for last weeks activation of Sottise Island in QC which is now qc107 thanks for VA2MCJ for activating this one.

Also received a few emails this past week regarding upcoming activation this weekend for the W/VE ISLAND contest.

Will get this one line later tonight.

James ve3tpz

September 27, 2006

QC-106 was issused to Bellechasse Island for VA2MCJ operation over the past few days.

73 de James

Sept 18,2006

During the weekend VE1/F5AHO AND VE1/F5PAC operated from John's Island NA-126 FOR Iota Chasers this island has been

assigned NS-127 on September 16,2006.

Dana VE1OTA plans to operate from Pictou Island NS-005 and NA-154 From October 12-14 more details to follow.

73 de James VE3TPZ

September 10, 2006

NS-126 has been issused to     ve1/f5aho & ve1/f5pac for Hog Island in the IOTA NA-154 group by Garry Hammond VE3XN on Saturday September 9, 2006

September 5, 2006

Thanks to Len for providing us the location information for NS125 Whitehead Island.

Also watch for F5PAC AND F5AHO who will be putting on some Canadians Islands and probably some lighthouse this week.

73 de James VE3TPZ

September 1,2006

Thanks to Len & Linda  VE9MY & VE9GLF for putting on Whitehead Island in  Nova Scotia is NS-125 on Friday September 1,2006.

August 21,2006

Dana VE1OTA Will be out in VE9 Land in IOTA NA-068    Group with Canadian Island References Miscou NB002 and Lameque Island NB004 he will be attempting to do lighthouses also during these activations from Aug 22-24 mainly 20mtrs ssb with some 40m.

73 de James

August 3, 2006

Dana VE1VOX/P is operating from Shipyard Island which has been given the NS-124 under the Canadian Island Program.

July 30, 2006

Len  VE9MY has sent me the latest Island Location from his recent trip. He reports that they will be going out again 

near the end of  August.

In from Jeff Richardson VA3QSL  he is hoping to activate Toronto Island ON-006 with his son VA3CQK wx permitting this would also

count for Gibralter Point LIGHTHOUSE ARLHS CAN 199. 

73 de James VE3TPZ

July 25,2006

VE9MY & VE9GLF IOTA trip cancelled due to family emergency.

KD6WW/VY0 & K9AJ/VY0 on IOTA NA-175 Young Island will be NT-020

KD6WW/VY0 & K9AJ/VY0 on IOTA NA-156 Fairway Island will be NT-021

July 23, 2006.

Just  in from Garry V. Hammond  VE3XN 

He received an email from  from Fred & Helen Archibald that a group a hams will be activiting a group of Canadian Islands of the Magdelan Islands.

Hi Folks,
Yes, I will be looking to work you from the islands and the lighthouses!
Tks for the advance information.
Looking forward to your group's fb activity..always A-1!
73 Garry, VE3XN

----- Original Message -----

  

Hi Gary!

We're off to the Magdalens (NA-038) for the IOTA contest again, and we would also like to activate the 5 main islands for the Can. Islands award, namely QC-004, -016 -017, -018,and -024. We'll be running the IOTA from -004. We'll be active in CISA after the IOTA contest, which ends at 12:00Z on Sunday, 29 July, probably mostly on 20m SSB/CW around 14270.

We have the special callsign VC2W, and the gang includes VE1MR, VE1ENT, VE1DHD, VE1RGB, VE2AYU, VE1FA, VA1CHP, VO1NO, VE1NOS, VE1FA and VA1YL.

Incidentally, on QC-016 and QC-017 we will park next to two lighthouses, Can775 and Can772, so we will try to notify the lighthouse chasers too.

Hope to work you in a week or so!

73

Fred VE1FA and Helen, VA1YL

Helen or Fred Archibald

mailto:hfarchibald@ns.sympatico.ca

LEN & LINDA VE1/VE9MY/P & VE1/VE9GLF/P are on Stoddart Island  which has been given NS-123 as it's official designation under the Canadian Islands Program.

73 de James ve3tpz

July 22,2006

VE1/VE9MY/P & VE1/VEGLF/P were on NA-081 Coffin Island  NS-099 

James VE3TPZ

July 21, 2006 

Len & Linda VE1/VE9MY/M VE1/VE9GLF/M  LOCKS ISLAND in Nova Scotia will be NS-122.

July 20 2006 at  1831

VE1OTA/P Dana is on Long Island NA-127 & Canadian Island Reference NS-007

VE9GLF LINDA and Len VE9MY at Harbour Island which is the New Canadian Island NS-121 part of the Nova Scotia NA-154.

also report that they will be doing another new island tomorrow and possiblility of a lighthouse.

73 de James ve3tpz

website co-ordinator for CISA

July 20, 2006 AT 1300utc

Watch for Len VE9MY AND LINDA VE9GLF Later today from NA-154.

ALSO keep your ears open for KD6WW/VY0 and Mike K9AJ/VY0 in NA-195

Also watch for Dana VE1OTA FROM NA-127 in Nova Scotia

Also Specials Thanks to Lowell Sweet  VY2OX who sent the information to me from this activation earlier this week.

Please be advise I'm currently working on various parts of the site today so not everything will be available I will try to 

keep the downtime to a mininium

James ve3tpz

July 19, 2006

VE1OTA/P is on Brier Island NS-011 for CISA and IOTA NA-127 he will be in the Na-127 Group for the next few days.

July 17, 2006

VY2OX/P is on Boughtom Island off the Coast of Prince Edward Island we have issused PE-014 as a New Canadian Island for this one

Also Len and Linda VE9MY AND VE9GLF are heading out this Wednesday in to Nova Scotia IOTA NA-154 and other and are expecting to

put some New Islands on this Coming Week. Watch for them on the Usual Frequencies Qsl Via Homecall direct or bureau.

James VE3TPZ

July 11, 2006

Dana VE1VOX, VE1OTA is out putting on islands this week in the LA-Have Islands groups na -081 worked him earlier today on

Bush Island NA-081 NS-035.

July 6, 2006

16/07/2006:  During the week of July 16th Len/VE9MY and Linda/VE9GLF will be
vacationing in Nova Scotia. They plan to operate from NA-081, 126, 127 and
154 during that week but have not determined at this time, the sequence in
which we will do the IOTA's. As in the past they will try to do new Canadian
Islands wherever possible and any lighthouses that are accessible. QSL's
will be via home calls via bureau or direct following their return home.
Operations will be mobile or portable with 100 watts, 20 and 40 meters. [Tnx
VE9MY]

July 1, 2006

Dana ve1ota/p was working from Bell Island na-081 in La-Have Bay NS

May 20,2006

VE9MY AND VE9GLF are in Newfoundland and plan to operate from  CISA nf-002 Bell Island or NA1-98 for IOTA Fans this will be a lighthouse activation also they plan to operate around 1500 UTC on Sunday May 21 usual IOTA Frequencies.

73 de James ve3tpz from Bayfield Ontario.

May 18, 2006

Garry Hammond Received an email from VE2QRA Guy Bouchard he plans to operate this August from Anticosti Island QC-001 for Cisa and Iota  NA-077.

We received this from Guy earlier this week.

I should be operating as a portable station tomorrow and Sunday MAY 13 and
14 from NA-128, QC-051, Îsle-aux-Grues and if possible from îsle-aux-Oies
QC-039 using a zep antenna on a 35 feet telescopic pole with an ICOM 706 on
all hf band SSB mode. Sorry for the last minute inofrmation but we were
depending on the wheather conditions and it seems that it will be clearing
for the week end.

I have operated recently from NA-128, QC-009 îlle d'Orléans on April 30 and
May 9th and from NA-128, QC-007 Îsle-aux-Coudres on May 5th. Pleae my web
site at
http://pages.videotron.com/ve2qra/

May 9,2006

Just finished some minor updates to Island locations in Nova Scotia.

Minor updates to CISA Rules are forthcoming watch site for more details in the near future

May 02, 2006

Len VE9MY and Linda VE9GLF   were active yesterday on NB-030 Trentholm island.

Also we received some updates from Jose Campione VA3PCJ the other day  for some ontario Islands in the Ottawa Ontario Region.

Thanks Jose 

73 de James VE3TPZ WEBSITE MANGER FOR CISA.

April 26, 2006

Heinz VA7AQ reports he will be on the Madeleine Island NA-038 From July 23 to July 30, 2006, All Hf bands

will operate Mobile for Cisa & Iota hunters.

AS A RESULT OF SPAMMERS AND EMAIL ADDRESS HARVESTORS WE ARE REMOVING ALL  THE  @ SYMBOLS  AND REPLACING THEM WITH   THE WORD     AT    TO  PROTECT OUR ISLAND ACTIVATORS AND HUNTERS EMAIL ADDRESSES ON THE SITE

This was forwarded to me on behalf of the operatOrs from 

Len Morgan  VE9MY

A group of 8 operators will be going to Janvrin Island, IOTA NA-010, NS-010 May 11th to 15th. Scott, VE1QD asked me to let you know and post the details for them.

Callsign will be VE1FO.

 

The operators are: VE1AI, VE1AST, VE1DHD, VE1FHW, VE1PEI, VE1QD, VE1RGB, VY2RU.

  
73

 

Len

 

April 3, 2006

Not much happened over the winter period down here.  I have been working on some updates and stuff that

will be coming on-line in the near future.

73 de James ve3tpz Website Manager