VP8/KC4 - Falkland-, South Georgia-, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica Marc,K9PET (VP8DJU), Jim,W3ASA (VP8DJV), Bill,W3WKO (VP8DKD), and David,W3WKP (VP8DKG), will travel to Antarctica in February and are going to activate the DXCC entities Antarctica, South Georgia, South Orkney and the Falklands. This is their trabelling schedule: Feb 11: leaving Ushuaia (LU) Feb 14-17: Antarctica, AN-016 (KC4) Feb 19: South Orkney, AN-008 (VP8/SO) Feb 22-25: South Georgia, AN-007 (VP8/SG) Feb 28-Mar 2: Port Stanley, Falklands, SA-002 (VP8/F) Mar 4: return to Ushuaia (LU) Activities will take place in CW/SSB/PSK on 40/20/15m. While being on the Antarctic mainland the OPs will use their homecalls/KC4. Updates will be published on their website: www.casualdx.com

YVO Aves Island Due to the high demand and big success of the YX5IOTA DXpedition to Aves Island (NA-020) last year the decision was made to repeat this activity. YW0DX will be active on the air for six to seven days starting on Feb 9 around 1600 UTC. They will emphasize the digital modes RTTY and PSK and they will also take part in the RTTY WPX Contest on Feb 10/11. Team leader of YW0DX will be Alex,YV5SSB, accompanied by Jose,YV5TX, Julio,YV1RDX, Rafael,YV5RED, Martti,OH2BH, Tomas,YV1CTE, Jesus,YV5MSG, Jose,YV5ANT, Olli,YV5WW (OH0XX), Greg,YV5OHW, Jig,AD6TF, Franco,YV1FM, Felo,YV5GRV, Ray,YV5EU (DL2GG), Pasquale,YV5KAJ, and Conrad,IT9DAA (YV1CD). You can find them on 6-160m on these QRGs: CW: 1822-1825,3523,7020,10103,14020,18075,21020,24893,28020,50110 kHz; SSB:1842,3790,7055,14190,14260,18145,21190,21295,24950,28490,50110 kHz; RTTY: 7040, 10140, 14090, 18100, 21080, 24920, 28090, 50290 kHz; BPSK: 7038, 10137, 14071, 21070, 28120, 50290 kHz; SSTV: 14232 kHz. QSL manager is IT9DAA. Donations are welcome, more information and an online logbook can be found on the nice website: yw0dx.4m5dx.org

P2V, British Virgin Islands Andi,VP2V/DL2AU, will activate Anegada Island (NA-023) in SSB and maybe also digital on 10-40m from Feb 13-22 using a Kenwood TS-450 SAT, a Bazooka antenna and loops. QSL cards via DL2AU (also bureau). You can also visit Andi's homepage at:www.vp2v.com

E51 South Cook Is Bob, G3PJT will be active as E51PJT (requested call) from Rarotonga, South Cook Islands on 3-17 March. He will operate mainly CW and for the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (10-11 March). QSL via home call, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to [email protected]).

GJ, Jersey- Look for Pete, K8PT and Craig, K3PLV to be active again from Jersey (EU-013) on 14-22 March. They will operate as MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with an emphasis on the lower bands. QSL via home calls. Skeds can be arranged at [email protected] before they leave. Their web page is at users.adelphia.net/~crahill/

ZD8 Ascension Is Bill, W4WX and Jan, K4QD will be active as ZD8WX and ZD8QD from Ascension Island (AF-003) on 19-27 February. They plan to operate CW, PSK-31, RTTY and SSB on all bands. QSL ZD8WX via W4WX (direct only), QSL ZD8QD via K4QD (direct or bureau).

3B6 Agalega(Update). Team leader Witek, SP9MRO, sent out the following press release: Newsletter No. 2 -- "We would like to inform, that Polish expedition to Agalega Islands, planning its activity from March 22nd until April 2nd, 2007, is in the middle of negotiations with transporting companies concerning the insurance and the equipment's transport to the islands. So far the previous assumptions have much changed - the transporter set up costs highly inadequate to the preliminary. The expedition's budget estimated for 70,000 EUR is not sufficient! The expedition is actively seeking for sponsors and financial aid from every institution and foundation. Our cooperation conditions are presented on expedition's web page b6.godx.eu as well as we are willing to organize actual conversation concerning the sponsoring. The group is planning to execute about 40,000 QSOs during its activity, mainly using the emissions CW, SSB and RTTY. On our web page, you can find two surveys concerning the emission and frequency of activity that are expected by our correspondents. Their results will be considered during the activity from 3B6 islands."