Tuesday the MM0NDX website (
http://hamspirit.wordpress.com/) posted a
link (
www.jdxn.net/TI8AA.pdf) to a possible upcoming operation from
Cocos Island (TI9) next week. The PDF file shows a hand written note
that was included with a QSL card to JA3EGZ, Mega. The note, which
was sent in early May makes mention that TI8AA, Ed, will be operating
TI9AA from Cocos Island (NA-012) from grid locator EJ65lm. It also
said government authorization was granted effective July 1-8. Your
editor tried to contact Ed via email, who is apparently now in Belize
for a few days. Ed's brother Helberth, who is not a ham, did answer
the email. Helberth said that Ed's departure for Cocos Island is July
8th. He believes the actual operation from TI9AA will be between July
25th and 31st. Ed has an old Kenwood TS680S and will have a multi-
band delta loop for activity on 160 to 6 meters. So looks like we
will have to wait until Ed returns to Costa Rica to get an update on
this planned trip to TI9.