IOTA Update 24 June 2009
We are now working towards another IOTA run, this time to Houtmans Abrolhos, see RSGB IOTA webpage for OC211. We have have been offered a run out to the islands in either December 2009 or January 2010, and are just in the early planning stages, so if you are interested and would like to know more about possibly joining the Dxpedition, please drop us a line. Wally VK6YS
Update 16 June 2009
Once again we will be activating VK6CNL Cape Naturaliste and VK6CLL Cape Leeuwin for the 2009 International Lighthouse Weekend on the 15/16 August. The usual crew will be at Cape Naturaliste Nigel VK6KHD, XYL Jane VK6FJPD and Bernard VK6FBRB. Wally VK6YS will be at Cape Leeuwin and is looking for a second operator to help out during the weekend, if you are interested contact Wally via this website, see below
West OX DX
The group is an affiliation of radio amateurs located in Western Australia interested in working portable amateur radio stations as part of IOTA and lighthouse activation.
We have been the first to activate the IOTA groups OC243 Breaksea Island in 2001 and OC266 Viney Island in 2004. We have also visited Browse Island OC234 in September 2000, Pasco Island OC071 in 2004, Dirk Hartog Island OC206 in August 2005 and Cheyne and Rottnest Islands in 2007. We aim to work all West Australian IOTA groups.
If you are interested in joining future expeditions please
Click here for occasional NOAA weather satellite images of Western Australia. These images are updated as opportunity
and time permit. They are received using a quadrafilier helix antenna
with a mast head preamp and an Emgo 137Mhz weather satellite receiver.
The pictures were decoded and automatically uploaded to the website using WXtoImg software