IOTA AS-185 next year

Out of the many remaining possibilities, for our DXpedition we have selected 2 square kilometers just off the coast of Vietnam. The island Côn Có is something special from the standpoint of ham radio. It is located in the southern part of the Gulf of Tonkin, and in the IOTA Islands Program it belongs to Group AS-185, which among all Asian island groups is the second most sought after by ham radio operators. Although Vietnam loosened up its regulations concerning ham radio a few years ago, even so this country still belongs to the list of the 100 most needed DXCC countries. For these reasons and more, hams around the world will be very excited about the possibility of making radio contacts with our DXpedition. From April 10 - 18, 2010, including two full weekends, we will be operating from the island using the call sign 3W6C.

4W

from 425DX news

4W - Chris, VK4FR works for the Australian Armed Forces and is
currently stationed in Dili, East Timor (OC-148) through October.
He operates SSB and digital modes as 4W6FR in his spare time. QSL
via VK4FW.

3D2C update

from 425DX news

3D2_cr - Conway Reef (OC-112) was activated for the first time in April
1989 by 3D2CR. Twenty years after that event, Hawa, DK9KX (ex
3D2CR) will return to Ceva-I-Ra along with six other operators
(namely Norbert/DJ7JC, Jan/DJ8NK, Dieter/DJ9ON, Heye/DJ9RR,
Hans/DL6JGN and Ron/PA3EWP). They plan to be active between 1 and
10 October, depending on weather conditions, and to operate SSB,
CW, RTTY and PSK on 160-6 metres. The callsign will be announced
when the operation starts. QSL via DJ8NK, direct or bureau. A web
page is under construction.