DX News: Activity From Iran; 1x1s from the Cook Islands
The Rockall DX Group says it has permission to operate a
DXpedition from Iran's Kish Island. The EP6T operation is scheduled for this
month, although dates were not certain as we went to press. Updates should be
available from < http://www.Rockall.be >.
Resident hams in the Cook Islands will be using special E50x
1x1 call signs throughout 2015 to commemorate the island group's 50th
anniversary of self-governance. According to a report on Southgate Amateur
Radio News, there are only seven resident licensed hams in the 15-island
nation, most of whom prefer rag-chewing to rapid-fire DX-style contacts and are
not trained in handling pileups. Visiting hams will receive standard E51xxx
calls.