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Carlos, HK4CM and Herbert, HK4RB will be active from Curacao Island ( IOTA SA-099) 21- 28 December 2014 as PJ2/HK4CM and PJ2/HK4RB.

Newton White (N4EWT) and Jim Reed (N4BFR) will be operating Holiday Style from 7-Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island Holiday Style from 18 - 24 December 2014 as ZF2KO (Newt) and ZF2JS (Jim).

The Intrepid-DX Group, led by Paul Ewing-N6PSE and David Collingham-K3LP, is pleased to announce our next Dxpedition. In January 2016, a multi-national team of fourteen operators will converge in Stanley, the Falkland Islands and start a 34 day voyage aboard the R/V Braveheart to the #4 most wanted DXCC, South Sandwich Island and the #9 most wanted DXCC, South Georgia Island.

Jack, M0JWT is currently active from Mahe Island as S79O.

Imam, YB4IR will be active from Yamdena Island, Tanimbar Islands (IOTA OC-224) 28- 31 December 2014 as YB4IR/8.

Vincent, F4BKV will be active from Morocco 13- 19 December 2014 as CN2KV.

Nobu, JA0JHQ will be active from American Samoa 7 - 12 January 2015 as AH0CO/KH8.

DL9HCU is currently active from Fiji Islands as 3D2HC.

W5MJ will be active from Pohnpei Island 16- 23 Februrary 2015 as V63MJ.

News from Christ Tumadji, YC9GWR informed me that ORARI Club Station Bima YC9ZGG (ORARI Lokal Bima, West Nusa Tenggara) will going to QRV in Sangeang Island OC-150 (near Mt. Sangeang, one or two hours drive away from Bima City, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia) starting from December 10 - 12, 2014 around 5.00 PM local time (0900 UTC) with several local Amateur Radio Operators : YB9IPY, YC9HF, YC9GBO, YC9JAJ, YC9JYB, YC9GGF, YC9IPH and YC9GWR himsef.

W6RWC and K6TOP will be active from Anegada Island in ARRL 10m DX Contest 13- 14 December 2014 as VP2VGG.

After Tromelin, the Provins ARC, F6KOP will be on Robinson Crusoë Island SA-005 (Juan Fernandez Archipelago) from 24th February to 4th march 2015

Thorsten, DO2JX is currently active from Nepal as 9N7JX.

On 26 October 2014 an announcement was made through various channels that I had obtained permission to land and reside on Bouvet Island (3Y/B) for the mid-January 2016 until mid-April 2016 time frame.

With South Georgia behind us now (in terms of radio operation, currently the ship is at anchor about a mile off the island) I am turning my attention to operating from Rothera base, Adelaide Island.