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D4C team is not present in the winners list so the circulating rumors about disqualification of the D4C team have been confirmed: I4YSS, I4UFH, IZ4DPV, CT1ESV. This has also been confirmed by the D4C project team.

T88SM, T88CP, T88HK and T88HS in CW/SSB on 80m-10m from Koror (OC-009) from January 16-18 2009

Well, CQ WPX CW 2009 has just ended and propogation was perfect for the contest.

TR8CR is currently active from Gambia with special call sign TR50R.

Some pictures from E44M Palestine DX Pedition Thanks Leszek SP3DOI

On the way to Palestine (E44M) Leszek SP3DOI is visit well know radiomateur Dov 4Z4DX

Daniel F5LGQ will be active from Reunion Island (IOTA AF-016) from 13 till 31 january with call sign TO4IPA

Excellent tool to find your QTH Locator Grid Square

5X4X (DL8SBQ) is active from Arua, Uganda until June. He runs 100 watts into a spiderbeam for 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres and a Zepp antenna for 40 metres.

A full 48 hours all-band contest effort with no sleep was not appealing to me, so I chose a strategy to enter the 20 Meter Single Operator Single Band category.

Due to strong seismic activity in Costa Rica, the Radio Club de Costa Rica (RCCR) - that country's IARU Member-Society - is monitoring local repeaters and 7090 kHz.

CU8AS, HB9CQL and HB9CRV/CT3FN will be active as CU8W from Albarnaz Lighthouse on Flores Island (EU-089) on 19-23 January.

What an incredible experience from one of the world’s premier stations and locations! Great contest with a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating moments and more than few “others” in the downside column.

Special event station XR27RAID will be active on 11-25 January for the 27th Raid Atacama Desert Trophy.

Many of us are in the process of preparation for this contest, but some contesters have already lost their chances for participation. For example, Radio-Sport website reports some losers from Russia, Ukraine and some other countries.