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Nobuaki, JA0JHQ will be active from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC - 013, 1 - 4 September 2017 as E51JHQ.

Luca, IK2PFL will be active again from Perhentian Besar Island, IOTA AS - 073, 22 - 27 July 2017 as 9M2/IK2PFL.

Arnold, WB6OJB will be active from Botswana 21 - 27 July 2017 as A25JK.

Serge, F6IPT inform dxnews.com that F6BCW, F6DTZ, F1TCV, K3EL will active from Hiva Oa Island, Marquesas Islands, IOTA OC - 027, 29 July - 6 August 2017 as TX5EG.

Stathis, SV5DKL will be active from Rhodes Island in RSGB IOTA Contest 29 - 30 July 2017 as SX5R.

Frank, K3TRM will be active from Nevis Island, IOTA NA-104, until 30 July 2017 as V4/K3TRM.

Roly, ZL1BQD will be active again from Samoa, IOTA OC - 097, 26 July - 15 August 2017 as 5W0RR.

Christian, DM4DX is currenly living in Egypt and will be active until November 2017 as SU/DM4DX.

Andreas, DL7AT will be active from Aruba Island, IOTA SA - 036, 22 July - 6 August 2017 as P4/DL7AT.

R2DG, R7AA, UA6EX will be active from Leontyeva Island, Medvezhyi (Bear) Islands, IOTA AS - 022, 22 - 30 July 2017 as RI0LI.

VK4FW will be active again from Nadi, Viti Levu Island, IOTA OC - 016, Fiji Islands 16 - 27 July 2017 as 3D2T.

AA4V, N4SF, K8AJA, W4GE will be active from Jamaica Island, IOTA NA-097, 21 October - 31 October 2017 as 6Y4V, 6Y4F, 6Y4J, 6Y4T.

I arrived at the site of the 2017 SN0HQ 14 MHz CW position merely minutes before the contest commenced. The host, Maciek, SP2XF, had not shaved for a week.

Ben, DB2LS is currently active from Rwanda as 9X2LS.

PD1SA will be active from Java Island, IOTA OC-021, 2 September - 2 October 2017 as YB1/PD1SA.