
Takayuki JA1MZL and Yutaka JJ1LIB will be operating from Saint Barthelemy Island (IOTA NA-146) from the 1st to the 7th of February 2012 with the call TO3J.

N7OU, W7YAQ, K7AR and NE7D will be operating from the Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean between the 15th and the 22nd of February, 2012 with their calls: VP5/N7OU, VP5/W7YAQ, VP5/K7AR and VP5/NE7D.

Thomas N1GN and William NE1B will be operating from the Bahamas during the CQWW 160 Meter CW Contest next weekend January 27-29, 2012 with the call C6ANM.

Peter, G3PHO will be active this year will from Gozo Island (IOTA EU-023) March 8 – 15, 2012 with the call 9H3C.


ARRL & CQ Sign Agreement to Provide
ARRL’s Logbook of The World Support for CQ’s Awards
(Hicksville, NY and Newington, CT – Jan. 24, 2012) – CQ Communications, Inc. (CQ) and ARRL – the national association for Amateur Radio, 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.

The huge January 23rd sunspot 1402 has erupted once again producing a very strong M9 class solar flare class with fast coronal mass ejection (CME). Analysts at the Goddard Spaceweather Laboratory predicted that the CME will reach Earth on January 24 at 14:18 UTC (+ / - 7 hours) and the planet Mars a day later.

Marco, CE1TBN will be on the air from Huichas Island (IOTA SA-064) February 18-20, 2012. He will be operating as CE1TBN/7.