DX News Ham Radio Amateur Radio News Page 434

Due to the possibility of polar bears at NA-242, we have purchased electric bear fences, bear spray, and must hire one or more local "Bear Guards" with heavy firepower for 24/7 protection.

KL7OH will be active from Sarichef Island (IOTA NA-152) , Alaska 1-15 August 2011

DF8HS will be active from Fehmarn Island (IOTA EU-128) 9 - 29 July 2011 as DF8HS/P.

BM5AAX, BV1EL, BV2DD, BV2KI, BV2KS, BV2NT, BX2AB, BX2ABL, BX4AF, BX5AA, JH3GCN and 9M6YBG will be active from Kinmen Island (Quemoy Islands), IOTA AS-102 in RSGB IOTA Contest 30 - 31 July 2011 as BV100.

P29CS will be active from Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, Vanuatu until 17 July 2011 as YJ8A.

W4PA with team will be active from American Samoa 17 - 28 November 2011 as K8A.

ON6ZK will be active from Turkey 22 - 30 August 2011 as TA4/ON6ZK.

W5UQ and W5SJ will be active from Cayman Islands 11 - 17 July 2011 as ZF2UQ and ZF2EZ.

K5AND, W5OZI and K5TR will be active from Saba Island (IOTA NA-145) till 6 July 2011 as PJ6D.

WA8LOW with team will be active from Tutuila Island (IOTA OC-045), American Samoa 1 - 17 August 2011 as WA8LOW/KH8.

R3FA, UT5UY, FO5QB, UZ1HZ, UU4JMG, RK7A, RA6LBS, UX0HX, US0KW, UX0LL and UA7A will be active from Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands 19 October - 1 November 2011 as TX7M.

R3FA, UT5UY , FO5QB , UZ1HZ , UU4JMG , RK7A , RA6LBS , UX0HX , US0KW , UX0LL and UA7A will be active from Papeete , Tahiti 16-19 October and 1-4 November 2011 as TX3T 

G3XAQ will be active from Ghana 25 June - 6 July 2011 as 9G5XA.

I am very pleased to let the world of Amateur Radio know that I have been able to follow my late father's wish and take over his call sign G3UK which he obtained in 1938 at the age of 14.

To celebrate the golden jubilee of Kowloon Technical School, a special call sign VR250KTS is obtained from Hong Kong Office of Telecommunication Authority.