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I know Jim for many years. We have been exchanging letters and talking on air since Cold War time. I have learned a lot about contesting from Jim.

Axel, DL7UPN will be active from Pakistan with quite unusual call AP2ASHF

PP5EG PT5T Contest Team Florianopolis, Brazil.

Ashraf, 3V4-002 will be active in ARRL DX CW Contest 2009 from club station 3V8SS Tunisia.

The following article is based on the messages from Contest-RU mail reflector , and well, not only. I’d like to remind briefly that Willy (UA9BA) has expressed an opinion that Val (RD3A) is using help of Alexander (RZ3AZ) while operating as Single Op in contests.Igor (RG3K) has supported Willy.

Girts, YL2KL will be active in ARRL DX CW Contest as D4C from Cabo Verde.

Val, RD3AF and Alex, RZ3AZ will be active in ARRL DX CW Contest 2009 as EF8M from Canary Islands in Multi Single Category.

The last week the most discussed topic at contestru was Valery Komarov's, RD3A, operation in contests.Many subscribers publically and privately accused Komarov that Alexander Gimanov, RZ3AZ, operates instead, or together with him.

Members of the Radio Club Guadeloupe will be active as FG5KC in REF SSB Contest

Steve, AK0M will be active from British Virgin Islands till 24 of february 2009 as VP2V/AK0M.

Looking at the spots after CQ WW WPX Contest 2010, I was "astonished" seeing 3V8CB Station QRV on 40. I still the only local CW Operator in 3V land and I as far as I know, using CW skimmers is not allowed according the contest rules.

Don, W0CN will be active from Guantanamo bay (IOTA NA-015) from 26 february till 9 of march 2009 as KG4CN.

W5JON will be active from St Lucia from 25 march till 2nd april 2009 as J6/W5JON.

VK4HAM will be active from Efate Island (IOTA OC-035) Vanuatu from 25 march till 3 of april 2009 as YJ0AAC.

Official results of the CQ WPX Contest were announced in the Contest web-site. Along with congratulating all winners, I'd like to draw your attention at numerous yellow cards issued by Randy K5ZD.