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DX Bulletin 50 ARLD050

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT December 12, 2013

To all radio amateurs

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

NC1L, QRZ DX, the Weekly 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.

MADAGASCAR, 5R. Eric, F6ICX is QRV as 5R8IC from Sainte Marie

Island, IOTA AF-090, until December 15. Activity is on 40 to 10

meters using mostly CW with some SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home

call.

BAHRAIN, A9. Fawaz, A92AA and Ely, A93LT are QRV as A91MCAT until

the end of 2013 to celebrate the capital Manama as the Capital of

Arab Tourism. QSL via IZ8CLM.

AZORES, CU. Siegfried, DF9WB is QRV as CT8/DF9WB until December 18.

Activity is on 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call.

WALES, GW. Steve, GW4BLE will be QRV as GW7X in the ARRL 10 Meter

contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL direct via G8DX.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Take, JG8NQJ is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 from

Marcus Island, IOTA OC-073, until mid December while on work

assignment. Activity is on 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters using only CW

in his spare time. QSL to home call.

ARGENTINA, LU. Look for L73D to be a Multi/Single entry in the ARRL

10 Meter contest. QSL via operators' instructions.

LITHUANIA, LY. Vilmantas, LY3BY is QRV as LY2013SAT until December

24 to commemorate the first Lithuanian nano-satellite

LituanicaSAT-1. QSL via LY3BY.

CURACAO, PJ2. Mark, N5OT, Dave, W6DR, Yin, N9YS and Mike, NT6X are

QRV as PJ2/home calls, along with Geoff, W0CG who is QRV as PJ2DX.

They will be active as PJ2T in the ARRL 10 Meter contest. QSL PJ2T

direct via W3HNK and all others to home calls.

SEYCHELLES, S7. Igor, UA3DJY is QRV as S79ACR from Mahe Island,

IOTA AF-024, for a month long holiday. He is active holiday style

on the HF bands. QSL to home call.

CHAD, TT. Elvira, IV3FSG is QRV as TT8ES from Doba until December

20 while working with the Franciscan Sisters Alcantarins mission.

Activity is in her spare time on HF using SSB and digital modes

during her early mornings and late evenings. QSL via IK3GES.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event call R2014CC is QRV until March

1, 2014 to commemorate the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. QSL via

operators' instructions.

UKRAINE, UR. Special event station EN100ZKM is QRV to celebrate the

100th anniversary of Nikolaev's regional museum. QSL via UT5ZY.

BRUNEI, V8. Special event station V84BNJ is QRV until December 15

to commemorate the 4th Brunei National Scout Jamboree. Activity is

on all bands using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via operators'

instructions.

LAOS, XW. Champ, E21EIC is QRV as XW0YJY until December 17.

Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW. This includes being an

entry in the ARRL 10 Meter contest. QSL to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. Burkhard, DL3KZA is QRV as YB9/DL3KZA from Lombok

Island, IOTA OC-150. Lately he has been active on 20 and 15 meters

using SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.

NICARAGUA, YN. Scott, K7ZO is QRV as YN5Z until December 18.

Activity is on 20 to 10 meters. This includes being an entry in the

ARRL 10 Meter contest. QSL to home call.

ST. HELENA, ZD7. Daniel, ZS1BBT is QRV from school station ZD7PAS

until December 23. QSL via operator's instructions.

SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. Members of the South African Radio League are QRV

with special event call sign ZS9MADIBA for the next 30 days to

commemorate the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. QSL via

operators' instructions.

OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are

approved for DXCC Credit: Rwanda, 9X0XA, 2013 operation;

Lakshadweep Islands, VU7AG, November 20, 2013 through December 10,

2013 operation.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL 10-Meter Contest, AWA Bruce

Kelley 1929 QSO CW Party, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC

Sprint, International Naval Contest and the QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits

Homebrew CW Sprint are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The

Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest and NAQCC-EU Monthly CW Sprint are

scheduled for December 16. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint and

QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for December 18. Please see December

QST, page 66 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

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