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Mount Athos update: SV1DPI, Kostas, says, "We tried hard to repair the antenna. We sent a new controller to Monk Apollo and he changed it.

RA0CHI will be active from Putyatin Island (IOTA AS-066) 20 - 30 July 2014 as RA0CHI and RZ0CWH.

ELEVEN NEW IOTA GROUPS were announced at IOTA’s 50th Anniversary Convention, held in Windsor, England over the weekend 4 to 6 July 2014.

Members of the Reda and Tahar Radio Club Bousaada, Drissi and Aissa Radio Club Laghouat, Kamel Radio Club Berrouaghia and Mohamed Radio Club Tlemcen will be active from Algeria in IARU HF Championship 12-13 July 2014 as 7T0HQ.

DL7VOA will be active from Grenada Island 22 November- 6 December 2014 as J34O.

PA3CMC, ZS6JON, PA2CHR, ZS6NK will be active from Zimbabwe 1 - 8 November 2014 as Z21CMC, Z21EME, Z21CHR, Z21NK.

Petter, LA2PIA will be active from South Male Atoll, Maldive Islands 15 - 29 July 2014 as 8Q7PS.

DF8DX will be active from Turkey 10-13 July 2014 from Sea of Marmara Islands New IOTA AS-201 as TA0/DF8DX.

AC8W, KC8CO, KN8R, N8LJ will be active from Taveuni Island (IOTA OC-016) 26 August - 2 September 2014 as 3D2AC, 3D2CO, 3D2LJ, 3D2TR.

AC8W, KC8CO, KN8R, N8LJ will be active from Tongatapu Island (IOTA OC-049), Tonga 16 - 24 August 2014 as A35AC, A35CO, A35LT, A35TR.

Mirek, VK6DXI will be active from Zimbabwe 14 July - 3 August 2014 as Z21DXI.

Mike, KO6KO will be active from French Polynesia 9-15 July 2014 as FO/KO6KO.

XE1EE will be active from Mexico 24 November 2014 - 23 November 2015 with special call 4A5XX celebrate XE1EE 20 years in ham radio.

RK4FF is currently active from Senegal as 6V7S.

WM2W and N0TW will be active from The Bahamas 1 - 4 August 2014 as C6AMW and C6ATW.