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Piju 9M2PJU, Rizal 9M2RDX, Khairul 9M2KRZ, Wak Mit 9M2TPT, Rosli 9M2RHQ, Zamri 9W2NMX, Ikmal 9W2EDU, Mat Meran 9W2VVN, Weerut 9W2RUT, Kopok 9W2JDY, and Izat 9W2RI will be active from Pangkor Island (IOTA AS-072) 7 - 9 November 2014 as 9M2SE.

Budi, YF1AR will be active from Banda Naira Island 23 - 24 October 2014 and from Banda Besar Island, Banda Islands (IOTA OC-157) 25 - 26 October 2014 as YF1AR/8.

Tony, KM0O will be active from Vietnam 25 November- 24 December 2014 as 3W3O.

PY2AE, PY2DS, PU2KKE, PU2XIZ, PU2KFL will be active Cardoso Island (IOTA SA-024) as ZX2CA and Bom Abrigo Island (IOTA SA-024) as PW2BA 20-23 November 2014.

Members of Lagunaria DX Group will be active from Lord Howe Island in October 2014 as VK9DLX.

Members of Colon DX Group HP2NG, HP2BWJ, HP1CQ, HP2DB, HP2ROC, HP2EK will be active from Panama in CQ WW DX SSB Contest 25-26 October 2014 as HO1C.

We decided to look for a fly-in destination where we could carry all our equipment as hand and hold baggage, and with a DXCC that was wanted by much of the world.

Kei, KG2A will be active from Curacao 23 - 27 October 2014 as PJ2/KG2A.

Rod, VK6MH/GM4AWB will be active from Macquarie Island (IOTA AN-005) starting early November 2014 as VK0MH.

Gerben, PG5M will be active from Easter Island (IOTA SA-001) 23-28 November 2014 as CE0Y/PG5M.

Dervin, PD9DX will be active from Vietnam until 29 October 2014 as 3W2LI.

Michael, G7VJR will be active from Norfolk Island 26 December 2014- 1 January 2015 as VK9/G7VJR.

Francesco, IK0FUX will be active from Maayafushi Island, Maldive Islands 1 - 9 December 2014 as 8Q7UX.

IOTA Management has decided that, given the unresolved political situation in Crimea, it has no course open to it except, for a period initially of one year, to freeze certain actions connected with Crimea that it would normally take in the routine management of the IOTA programme.

JA8BMK will be active from Laos 5 - 25 February 2015 as XW8BM.