DX News Ham Radio Amateur Radio News Page 148

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.

Milan, OK1DWC/E51DWC send some exlusive pictures to dxnews.com.

Tom, KC0W will be active from Guyana 10 May - 8 June 2017 as 8R1/KC0W.

Jack, R2AA will be active from Canary Islands, IOTA AF - 004, in CQ WW WPX CW Contest 27 - 28 May 2017 as EG8AA.

Daniel, AA9WO is currently active from Cameroon as TJ3PD.

On March 31, 2017, the DXCC desk announced the deletion of Midway Island and Kure Island from the DXCC entities list.

Jun, JH4RHF/OE1ZKC will be active from Bangladesh 13 - 16 May 2017 as S21ZBD.

Franz, DF6QV is currently active from Madeira Island, IOTA AF - 014, as CT9/DF6QV.

Michael, K9NW is currently active from Saint Martin Island, IOTA NA - 105, as FS/K9NW.

Kay, JH3AZC inform dxnews.com, that JH3AZC, JP3EXR, JH3QFL, JH3VAA will be active from Koror Island, IOTA OC - 009, 11 - 16 October 2017 as T88CX, T88DG, T88CU, T88CV, T8EM.

I have a little over an hour until boarding the plane to Los Angeles. I was able to clear the carry-on, which includes one complete radio station (with headphones, key, mic and a multi-band vertical) along with the fiberglass telescopic poles.