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[ January 20, 2012 to February 4, 2012. ] January 27, 2012 -- Nigel G3TXF on Pitcairn informs: We are now about half way through the VP6T Pitcairn operation. The exact close-down time will depend on the weather forecast for the three-day sail from Pitcairn back to Mangareva in French Polynesia. But at a guess, we'll probably be starting to pack up in the morning (local time, i.e [...]

By Max IK8LOV - exclusively for DX World.net BREAKING NEWS At 1837 UTC a strong X1.7-class flare took place from AR1402. Radio blackouts and S.I.D. expected on sunlit zones of the Earth. As the Active Region is on the Eastern limb of the Sun, a CME will not hit our geomagnetic field in the next few days.   VP6T operators [...]

[ January 29, 2012 to February 10, 2012. ] REMINDER A team consisting of DL3JJ, DF7TT, DK8YY, DL4JS, DL5SE, DL2ARD, DL8ALU, OK4MM, YS1ZC, YS1MAE and YS1GMV will be active from Capricho Beach House, Barra de Santiago, El Salvador between January 29 to February 10, 2012 as HU2DX. They will be QRV on 160-10m with main focus on LF. QSL via DH7WW. Website

[ January 28, 2012 to February 5, 2012. ] REMINDER Giovanni IK5BCM, Giuseppe IK5CBE and Giovanni IK5CRH will be active from Mayotte between January 28 to February 5, 2012 as TO4M. Activity on 80-10m CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. Website QSL via IK5CRH.

[ March 22, 2012 to March 22, 2013. ] Following recent news that operations from Jan Mayen would become rare by visiting ham groups, and likely activity only by professional, licensed staff members at the Olonkin base, Svein LA9JKA will be based on the island beginning March 22, 2012 for one year. QSL direct only to Svein Rabbevag, Brendlia 12, N-6013 Alesund, Norway.

UPDATE: Mike VP8DMH will be heading over to the new Halley VI base on Saturday (January 28, 2012) to do some work on the new HF radios and antenna system. He’s hoping to be somewhere around the top end of 20m from 20z, which should allow him to work EU in the early evening and [...]

[ January 27, 2012 to February 25, 2012. ] Update by Laci HA0NAR Callsign: FW0NAR Three operators will leave Budapest on January 21, 2012. Via LAX and Nadi (Fiji) we will arrive to Wallis. We will finish on February 23, 2012. We will run two stations in parallel 160-6 meters with solid state linears (CW, SSB, RTTY). Focusing on low bands, especially 160, 80, 40 and 30 [...]

Following info provided by Steve 9M6DXX: William, V63YWR is a new operator resident on Federai Island, Ulithi Atoll, OC-078, in the state of Yap, Micronesia. He is using an IC-718 and longwire, but will soon have a Hexbeam sent from Hawaii. He uses amateur radio mainly for family phone patches with AH7G in Hawaii but will happily exchange [...]

[ April 20, 2012 to April 22, 2012. ] This all-day program will take place on the Friday of the Visalia International DX Convention, 20th April 2012. Among the lecturers are AA7A, G3SXW, K4UEE, K9LA, N7NG, W3UR, W6OAT, W9KNI and XE1KK, many of whom are inductees of the CQ DX Hall of Fame. Learn the secrets of operating techniques for working DX, optimizing stations & [...]

[ March 10, 2012 to April 5, 2012. ] Barney, ZS4U (ZS6TQ) will be active from the Democratic Republic of Congo between March 10 to April 5, 2012 as 9Q6/ZS4U. QRV on 40-6m CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via home call.

Allan, W6HGF plans to be operating from St Pierre & Miquelon between approximately February 10-20, 2012, depending on transportation and weather. Activity focused on digital, mostly RTTY, including entry into the CQ WW WPX RTTY contest and ARRL CW Contest. QSL and further details here. Tweet

[ January 24, 2012 to February 26, 2012. ] Janusz, SP9YI is currently signing HF35APAS/MM on board the Frederic Chopin. Today, he is sailing on the Caribbean sea, near to Grenada (J3). He will be active until February 26, 2012 as both HF35APAS and HF35APAS/MM around the waters of Martinique, Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines and Martinique. QSL via SP9YI. * HF35APAS is a commemorative SES [...]

With thanks to the team:   Co-leader K4UEE informs the WX has moderated making operating more comfortable. Temperatures in the OP. A operating tent hit 125 degrees F yesterday. Operators could only stay in the tent for 15 minutes at a time. Computers were periodically shut down to prevent damage. Tweet

The ARRL and CQ Communications, Inc have signed an agreement to begin providing support for CQ-sponsored operating awards by the ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW) electronic confirmation system. The agreement was announced jointly today by ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, and CQ Communications President Richard Ross, K2MGA. [more] Tweet

[ March 26, 2012 to April 9, 2012. ] Stephane, F5UOW will be active as TO2R from Reunion island between March 26 to April 9, 2012. QSL via homecall.