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Update 18 Apr 2025:  Latest from Vincent: "XW4KV OL00 QRT with 230 QSO, and FYI, tomorrow there will be no OK09 activity. See you on Sunday for OL11 and OL01. 73"

Update 17 Apr 2025:  "Hi all, some more details on XW4KV QO-100 activity. First of all, I was busy the last days doing two things: installing a permanent HF amateur station in a farm/rice field (with all logistics complexity of such country, starting by installing 800m of electricity wire and poles to reach the nearest grid source), and also celebrating the Laos new year (that happen 2 days ago)!

Now I will start the journey to north of the country, and hopefully tomorrow will be active on afternoon from OL00.

Then Saturday morning maybe from OK09 (briefly activated last July) and OL00 again.

On Sunday, heading to OL11 morning and OL01 afternoon, then Monday OL02, and tentative on Tuesday the very challenging OL12 where there is basically no normal roads and just mountains.

I had planned a pick-up 4x4 car and hopefully will find my way near the chinese border. That schedule can of course change, timing is UTC.

During qso, I may give the grid locator on my side but I dont need the grids of callers stations, only log the calls. 73 de Vincent"

Vincent, F4BKV (QO-100 Dx Club #174) will be back in Laos next month as XW4KV. 

He is planning to be QRV from OK17 on 10 April 2025 and, between 16 - 22 April 2025, from the OL grids on the northern part of the country.

More details to follow closer to the date.

TNX Vincent for the info.