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AF-111NEW will be attempted early November. A small team is in place. A recce trip was carried out at the start of the year to ascertain where Baiyah island actually is, and what it looks like. It looks very much like Pelikan Island, NA-247. I suspect it won't be easy, but let's see - we like a challenge :) A second recce trip will occur after August to reaquaint with locals and to identify landing stages & best area to set up stations. Special callsign 5L3BI has been applied for. Two members of the Liberian Radio Amateur Association will be joining the team. Website: https://af111new.com/
 Short activity as EJ3HB from Bere Island during 2017 IOTA Contest (July 29-30).
 ---- Team member A70X - IOTA DXpedition to the super rare AS-088 island group (January 1-7, 2017).
MS0UKI, Treshnish Isles, EU-108 -- September 3-6, 2016
May 26-30, 2016 - TF/MM0NDX (EU-021, EU-071 & EU-168)
2016 DXpedition - A91HI, Hawar Island AS-202
2015 DXpedition and QSL card design
2015 DXpedition and QSL card design
2014 DXpedition and QSL card design
2014 DXpedition and QSL card design
2013 DXpedition and QSL card design
2012 DXpedition and QSL card design
2011 IOTA DXpedition to Monach Isles EU-111 & St Kilda EU-059
2010 IOTA DXpedition to Flannan Isles EU-118
Born in March 1976, Col had an early interest in amateur radio through his father, GM1RIG. As the years passed, being a keen SWL, he became MM0NDX in December 2003. Not one to collect or chase awards, Col is more interested in gathering DX news. He started a small blog called hamspirit.wordpress.com in April 2007. This was his first experience in blogging DX snippets and it soon became a smash hit.
In early 2008, dx-hamspirit.com was born. It went from strength to strength, often breaking DX news or providing exclusive videos/images of DXpeditions.
In January 2009, DX World.net was created. As owner/editor/publisher, Col thanks its global readership for continued support. Through an advertising campaign, DX World is sometimes able to donate/sponsor upcoming DXpeditions, particularly IOTA.
A very keen IOTA activator, Col has visited and operated, so far, from the following islands:
EU-008 (Mull, Kerrera, Lismore), EU-009 (Orkney) EU-010 (Benbecula, Lewis, Harris, N.Uist, Berneray, S.Uist, Grimsay & Baleshare), EU-021 (Iceland), EU-059 (St Kilda Archipelago), EU-071 (Westman Isl), EU-108 (Lunga), EU-109 Longstone (Farne Isles), EU-111 (Monach Isles), EU-115 (Ireland), EU-118 (Flannan Isles), EU-121 (Bere Island), EU-123 (Arran), EU-168 (Videy Isl), NA-010 (Cape Breton Isl), NA-016 (Cayman Islands), NA-094 (St Paul Island), NA-071 (Boca Brava), NA-072 (Naos), NA-088 (Colon), NA-105 (St Maarten), NA-146 (St Barthelemy), NA-170 (San Blas Archipelago), NA-199 (Tintamarre), NA-202 (Isla Grande), NA-203 (Iguana)
Also operated as W4/MM0NDX (Miami), HP1/MM0NDX (Panama City), VE3/MM0NDX (Toronto), MS0INT/P, MS0INT, MX0INT, MM0NDX/P and MM0NDX/MM.
QSL manager is M0OXO whom has logs for 6W/MM0NDX, CY9M, FJ/MM0NDX, FS/MM0NDX, MS0INT (EU-118), PJ7/MM0NDX, TF/MM0NDX, ZF2CI, ZF8/ZF2CI & ZF9/ZF2CI.
As well as keeping DX World website updated daily, Col has been Pilot Station for some high profile DXpeditions & stations, namely:
3Y0E (Bouvet Isl), ZS8T (Marion), YI9PSE (Kurdistan, Iraq), 4W6A (East Timor), JX5O (Jan Mayen), K4M (Midway), XR0Y (Easter), ST0R (S.Sudan), NH8S (Swains), HK0NA (Malpelo), ZL9HR (Campbell), TX5K (Clipperton), K9W (Wake), FT5ZM (Amsterdam), VK9MT (Mellish Reef), FT4TA (Tromelin), K1N (Navassa), 3G0ZC (Juan Fernandez Isl), K5P (Palmyra) & KH1 Baker 2018.
On FIVE separate occasions he's been an integral part (Pilot^) of expeditions awarded "DXpedition of the Year" - HK0NA, NH8S, K9W, FT5ZM and K1N.
Current or past member of Northern California DX Foundation, INDEXA, IREF, GMDX Group, German DX Foundation, Clipperton DX Club, Russian Robinson Club, MDXC, RSGB and Chiltern DX Club.
In 2012, he received the GMDX Group DX Award of Excellence and was made Honorary Life Member of DXARC Club.
In 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Jack Wylie trophy from the RSGB in recognition of DX-World and his IOTA activities.
Committee member GMDX Group.
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