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Radio Amateurs International Team will be active from Tigres Island, IOTA AF - 108, early 2018 as D2TI.

This year CQ is releasing three separate announcements for its Halls of Fame, with release time embargoes. The CQ DX Hall of Fame and CQ Contest Hall of Fame announcements will be released early Saturday and Sunday UTC.

Thomas, OZ1AA will be active from Kenya until 15 June 2017 as 5Z4/OZ1AA.

Tevfik, TA1HZ will be active again from Namibia 28 - 29 October 2017 in CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V51/TA1HZ.

On the southeastern coast of Crete, facing Egypt and Libya, there is a medium-size town called Ierapetra. This is where the island is narrowest.

The CQWW CW results has been published almost three weeks ago and I needed a few time to decide to publish this open letter to the CQWW Contest Committee just during the Dayton Hamvention 2017.

Jeff, TZ4AM currently active again from Mali.

Tom, KC0W will be active from Zimbabwe 23 May - 18 June 2017 as Z25DX.

DF3MC and DL8JJ will be active from Faroe Islands, IOTA EU - 018, 20 - 25 May 2017 as OY/DF3MC, OY/DL8JJ, OY/DF3MC/P, OY/DL8JJ/P.

Mohamed, 7X2VFK inform dxnews.com that Radio Amateurs members of Algerian Radio Amateur Union (ARU) celebrates World Telecommunication Day with special call sign 7Y9WTD 16 - 18 May 2017.

Oliver, DK7TX will be active from Erikoussa Island, IOTA EU - 052, 9 - 10 June 2017 as SV8/DK7TX.

Phil, G4PWO will be active from Fonimagoodhoo Island, IOTA AS - 013, starting 18 July 2017 for 2 weeks as 8Q7PW.

An old photograph from November 2000. Left: Manolo, EA8BYG and right: Waldemar, SM0TQX work together helping Pulu, D44AC to erect an antenna tower at his new home in Mindelo, Cape Verde.

WB2GAI will be active again from Crete Island, IOTA EU - 015, 2 July - 29 September 2017 as SV9/WB2GAI/P.

Alex, F4GHS will be active from Aitutaki Island, IOTA OC - 083, 7 - 16 August 2017 and Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC - 013, 16 - 25 August 2017 as E51GHS.