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DX Bulletin 2 ARLD002

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT January 9, 2014

To all radio amateurs

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

CE3BPC, 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.

THE GAMBIA, C5. Pedro, ON7WP is now licensed as C5WP and plans to

be QRV from the village Buntu from January 11 to 15 while doing

volunteer work in a social project. His activity will be in his

spare time on the HF bands. After Buntu he will be QRV from Kololi

from January 16 to 22. In addition, Andre, ON7YK is also licensed

as C5YK. QSL via operators' instructions.

BAHAMAS, C6. Tim, AF1G is QRV as AF1G/C6A while living and working

on Andros Island until November 20. He is active on 80 to 6 meters

using SSB. QSL direct to home call.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Karel, ZS6ALB is now QRV as C91KHN from Matola. He

is active on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes.

He will use C91C in various contests. QSL direct to home call.

MARTINIQUE, FM. Operators Tatsuo, JA3ARJ and Kunio, JA1CJA will be

QRV as TO3JA from January 12 to 19. Activity will be on the HF

bands. QSL via JA3AVO.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J3ZUKA is QRV to commemorate the

triple jubilee concerning the city of Takarazuka, 100 years of the

local musical theatre group Takarazuka Revue, 60 years of the city

Takarazuka and the 20th anniversary of the Osamu Tezuka Manga

Museum. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via bureau.

SWEDEN, SM. Special event station 7S400K is QRV during 2014 to

commemorate the 400th anniversary of the city Kristianstad.

Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via SM7BHM.

PALAU, T8. Mike, JA6EGL, Kazu, JH6WDG, Hirotaka, JA6KYU and

Katsuhiko, JE6DND are QRV as T88SM, T88AQ, T88HS and T88HK,

respectively, until January 14. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters

using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls.

INDIA, VU. Members of the West Bengal Radio Club are QRV as AU2MQT

from Sagar Island, IOTA AS-153, until January 16. QSL via VU2JFA.

CAMBODIA, XU. Alex, M6CFW is QRV as XU7AEU from Phnom Penh until

January 14. Activity is on the HF bands during his local evening

hours. QSL direct to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. Budi, YF1AR/0 will be QRV from Thousand Islands,

Kepulauan Seribu, IOTA OC-177, from January 11 to 14 from the Pulau

Payung Besar Lighthouse, ARLHS IDO-236. Activity will be mainly

during his nighttime on 40 meters with some daylight activity on 20

meters. QSL via operator's instructions.

ROMANIA, YO. Special event station YP1989TM is QRV during 2014 to

commemorate the violent events of the Rumanian revolution during the

end of 1989 which began in Timisoara. There may be other YP25

prefixes used as well. QSL via operators' instructions.

SERBIA, YT. Members of the radio club Mihajlo Pupin are QRV as

YT0PUPIN during all of 2014 to commemorate the 160th birthday of

this physicist and writer. QSL via YT7WA.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Pete, K8PGJ plans to be QRV as ZF2PG from Grand

Cayman from January 11 to 19. Activity will be holiday-style during

his diving trip. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using SSB.

This includes an entry in the North American CW QSO Party. QSL to

home call.

SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/4 in South

Carolina and W1AW/7 in Utah are QRV until 2359Z on 14 January. See

the ARRL Web site for more information about QSLing and about the

Centennial QSO Party. In addition, W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/0

in Nebraska and W1AW/3 in Delaware will be QRV starting at 0000Z on

15 January. They will be active until 2359Z on 21 January.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. Chile Field Day, North American CW QSO

Party, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, YL-ISSB SSB QSO

Party, Old New Year Contest, MI QRP January CW Contest, SKCC Weekend

CW Sprintathon, UK DX BPSK63 Contest, NRAU-Baltic CW and SSB

Contests and the DARC 10-Meter SSB Contest are all scheduled for

this upcoming weekend. The QRP CW Fox Hunt and AWA Linc Cundall

Memorial CW Contest are scheduled for January 15. Please see

January 2014 QST, page 81 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites

for details.

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