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DX Bulletin 14 ARLD014

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT April 3, 2014

To all radio amateurs

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

N2AJ, NC1L, PA3CNO, QRX 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.

SENEGAL, 6W. Pete, F4GPK is QRV as 6W/F4GPK from La Somone until

April 15. QSL to home call.

BOTSWANA, A2. Schalk, ZS1LL will be QRV as A22LL from his farm in

Lobatse from April 5 to 30. Activity will be on 20 meters using CW

and SSB. QSL to home call.

TONGA, A3. Keith, GM4YXI and Chris, GM3WOJ are QRV as A35X and

A35V, respectively, from the Heilala Holiday Lodge on Tongatapu,

IOTA OC-049, until April 18. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using

CW, SSB and some RTTY. QSL via N3SL.

THE GAMBIA, C5. Pedro, ON7WP will be QRV as C5WP from Buntu from

April 8 to 12. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using SSB and

PSK. QSL to home call.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Victor, CE1WFN will be QRV as CE0Y/CE1WFN from

Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua, IOTA SA-001, from April 5 to 17. Activity

will be on the HF bands. QSL to home call.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. A large group of operators are QRV

as DA0HEL from Helgoland Island, IOTA EU-127, until April 12.

Activity is on the HF bands with three or four stations. QSL via

DF6QC.

PHILIPPINES, DU. Stephen, N2AJ is QRV as DU1/N2AJ with DU3YL and

DU9RG from Manila until April 28. Activity is holiday style on the

HF bands. He will also be active as DU3/N2AJ along with DU3/N0QM

from Angeles City. QSL to home calls.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Operators PA2HGJ, PA2HW, PA2RDK, PA3CNO,

PA3DFR, PA3HK, PE0MGB and PE1FLO will be QRV as HB0/home calls from

April 5 to 12. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB

and PSK31. QSL via PE1FLO.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Manu, ZP9MCE will be QRV as HI7/ZP9MCE from

Punta Cana Beach from April 7 to 14. Activity will be on 40, 30 and

20 meters using CW with QRP power. QSL direct via EA5ZD.

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. Operators DL2AWG, DL6JGN and PA3EWP will be

QRV as KH8/home calls from Ofu Island, IOTA OC-077, from April 9 to

20. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various

digital modes. QSL to home calls.

AUSTRIA, OE. Members of the Vienna International ARC are QRV using

C7A and 4Y1A to represent the World Meteorological Organization and

the International Civil Aviation Organization, respectively. QSL

via operators' instructions.

BONAIRE, PJ4. Juergen, DJ2VO, Martin, DL3KMS and Ernst, DK7AN plan

to be QRV as PJ4H from April 5 to 18. Activity will be on 160 to 10

meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions.

PALAU, T8. Bodo, DF8DX will be QRV as T88QX from April 8 to 15.

Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB.

QSL to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. Imam, YB4IR will be active as YB4IR/5 from Natuna

Island, IOTA OC-106, from April 10 to 14. Activity will be on 40 to

10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via operator's instructions.

UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC4. Mike, AG6IP is QRV as

ZC4MIS for the next five months. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters

using SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65. QSL to home call.

PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION ISLANDS, ZS8. David, ZS8Z is QRV from

Marion Island and has been active on 10 meters using SSB between

0825 and 1000z and then from 1215 to 1350z. QSL via ZS1BCE.

OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are

approved for DXCC credit: Annobon, 3C0BYP, operation from February

26 through March 6, 2014; Rwanda, 9X0HP, 2013 operation. If you had

a card for these particular operations rejected, send an email to

DXCC at bmoore at arrl.org to have your record updated.

SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/3 in

Pennsylvania and W1AW/7 in Oregon are QRV until 2359z on 8 April.

In addition, W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/1 in Massachusetts,

W1AW/KP4 in Puerto Rico and W1AW/4 in Virginia will be QRV starting

at 0000z on April 9. They will be active until 2359z on April 15.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. SP DX Contest, EA RTTY Contest, QRP CW

Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest,

LZ Open 40-Meter CW Sprint Contest, PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors

Contest, QRP ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, Mississippi QSO Party,

Missouri QSO Party, Texas State Parks on the Air, Montana QSO Party

and the RSGB RoPoCo SSB will certainly keep contesters busy this

upcoming weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint, 144 MHz Spring Sprint

and RSGB 80m Club CW Championship are scheduled for April 7. The

NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are

scheduled for April 9. Please see April QST, page 82 and the ARRL

and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

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