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DX Bulletin 46 ARLD046

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT November 14, 2013

To all radio amateurs

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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by

N7QT, NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,

DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and

WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

MAURITIUS, 3B8. Serge, UU5WW will be QRV as 3B8/UU5WW from November

17 to 30. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using

mostly CW. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World

Wide DX CW contest. QSL via K2PF.

SWAZILAND, 3DA. A large group of operators will be QRV as 3DA0ET

from November 18 to 27. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using

CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ

World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via N7RO.

TOGO, 5V. Wim, ON6DX will be QRV as 5V7TH beginning November 18.

Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. His

length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.

CUBA, CO. Rey, CO6RD is QRV as CO0SS from Sancti Spiritus until the

end of the year. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL direct via

EA5GL.

GUADELOUPE, FG. Special event station TO0MT will be QRV from

November 18 to December 1 to commemorate the 2013 Mini Transat, a

transatlantic yacht race between the Canary Islands and Guadeloupe.

QSL via operators' instructions.

ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ. Georg, DK7LX will be QRV as FJ/DK7LX until mid

December. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using mainly CW

with some RTTY. QSL to home call.

DOMINICA, J7. George, K5KG, Jim, WI9WI, Gus, VO1MP and Charlie,

K1XX will be QRV as J75KG, J79WI, J79MP and J79XX, respectively,

from November 16 to 25. Activity will be on the HF bands using

primarily CW with some SSB and RTTY. They will be QRV as J73A in

the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL J73A via WI9WI and

all others direct to home calls.

HAWAII, KH6. Fred, NA2U will be QRV as KH6/NA2U from Volcano on the

Big Island from November 19 to 24. Activity will be on the HF bands

using primarily CW with some SSB and RTTY. He will be QRV as KH7M

in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. US and Canada stations

QSL KH7M direct via KH6ZM. All others QSL direct via I0MWI. QSL

KH6/NA2U direct to home call.

LEBANON, OD. Sylvain, F5TLN is QRV as OD5/F5TLN until April 2014.

Activity is on the HF bands. QSL direct to home call.

ST. MAARTEN, PJ7. Rob, N7QT and Hugh, W4VAB will be QRV as PJ7/N7QT

and PJ7/W4VAB, respectively, from November 17 to 24. Activity will

be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65. QSL to

home calls.

BANGLADESH, S2. A large group of operators will be QRV as S21ZBC

from November 16 to 22. Activity will be on the HF bands. They

will also be active as S21ZBB in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW

contest. QSL via IK2VUC.

COTE d'IVOIRE, TU. Chris, F4WBN, Paul, F6EXV and Jan, DJ8NK will be

QRV as TU5AX, TU5XV and TU5NK, respectively, from November 17 to 30.

Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to

home calls.

ANTARCTICA. Gerry, G3WIP is QRV as VK0GB from Casey Base Station

until February 2014. Activity is on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters using

SSB between 1730 and 0930z. QSL to home call.

BURKINA FASO, XT. David, OK6DJ and Petr, OK1FCJ will be QRV as

XT26DJ and XT2FCJ, respectively, from Ouagadougou from November 17

to 26. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL both

calls via OK6DJ.

MYANMAR, XZ. A group of operators are QRV as XZ1J from Nay Pyi Taw

until November 26. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB

and RTTY with three stations running continuously. QSL via

operators' instructions.

SOUTH SUDAN, Z8. A group of operators are QRV as Z81X from Juba

until November 28. Activity is on all bands using mainly CW and

possibly SSB. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World

Wide DX CW contest. QSL via OH0XX.

OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is

approved for DXCC Credit: Wake Island, K9W, 2013 operation.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL SSB Sweepstakes Contest, ARRL EME

Contest, North American Collegiate ARC SSB Championship, NCCC RTTY

Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint, YO International 80-Meter

PSK31 Contest, SARL Field Day Contest, LZ DX Contest, Feld Hell

Sprint, All Austrian 160-Meter CW Contest, RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz CW

Contest, EPC BPSK63 QSO Party and the Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment

CW Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for November 18.

The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for November 20. Please see

November QST, page 87, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for

details.

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