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QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 8 ARLD008

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT February 23, 2017
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD008
ARLD008 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by KK9A, 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.

UGANDA, 5X. Eric, SM1TDE is QRV as 5X8EW from Entebbe until February 26. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW. QSL to home call.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Tom, DL7UZO will be QRV as EA8/DL7UZO from Fuerteventura,
IOTA AF-004, from February 25 to March 11. He will be active on the HF bands.
He also plans to activate various EAFF references and lighthouses. QSL to home
call.

AUSTRAL ISLANDS, FO. A group of operators are QRV as TX5T from Raivavae Island, IOTA OC-114, until March 3. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via M0URX.

SVALBARD, JW. Kamil, SQ8KFH is QRV as JW/SQ8KFH from the Polish Polar Station Hornsund until May 20. Activity is during his free time on 20 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call.

US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. John, KK9A will be QRV as WP2AA from St. Croix, IOTA NA-106, from February 27 to March 6. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. This includes being an entry in the upcoming ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL via WD9DZV.

DENMARK, OZ. Special event station OZ1AARHUS is QRV to draw attention to the city of Aarhus which is one of the two European Capitals of Culture in 2017.

NETHERLANDS, PA. Special event station PA2017BP is QRV until March 20 to commemorate Lord Baden-Powell who founded the Scout Movement, also known as the
Boy Scouts. QSL to PA3EFR.

CURACAO, PJ2. Gerhard, OE3GEA is QRV as PJ2/OE3GEA from Westpunt until March 1. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using only CW. QSL to home call.

BONAIRE, PJ4. Noah, K2NG, David, NA2AA and Steve, K3SW will be QRV as PJ4/homecalls from February 25 to March 11. They will be joined by Hans, PJ4LS
and Steve, PJ4DX and will be active as PJ4G in the upcoming ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home calls and PJ4G via WA2NHA.

DODECANESE, SV5. Stathis, SV5DKL and Panos, SV2DSJ will be QRV as SX5R from Rhodes, IOTA EU-001, in the CQ World Wide 160-Meter SSB Contest. QSL via SV5DKL.

TURKEY, TA. Look for TC7C to be QRV in the CQ World Wide 160-Meter SSB contest
from grid locator KN90rx. QSL via operators' instructions.

UKRAINE, UR. Members of the Druzhkivka Club of Radioamateurs are QRV with special event callsign EN90IWA until the end of 2017 to celebrates the club's 90th anniversary. QSL via operators' instructions.

ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Bodo, DK8DX will be QRV as RA/DK8DX from Novosibirsk from
February 26 to March 12. QSL via operator's instructions.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will be QRV as V21ZG from
Antigua, IOTA NA-100, from February 28 to March 26. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, using mostly SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK. QSL via DL7AFS.

MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Charlie, K1XX will be QRV as VP2MMF from February 25 to March 5. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. He plans to be active in the upcoming ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL direct to home call.

PITCAIRN ISLAND, VP6. A group of operators are QRV as VP6EU until March 5. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via DK2AMM.

BURKINA FASO, XT. Elvira, IV3FSG is QRV as XT2SE from Ouagadougou until March 13. Activity is in her spare time on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via IK3GES.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Scott, KA9P and Ron, W9XS are QRV as ZF2SC and ZF2FB, respectively, until February 28. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters, as well as various active satellites. QSL via operators' instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest, North American RTTY QSO Party, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, REF SSB Contest, UBA DX CW Contest, South Carolina QSO Party, High Speed Club CW Contest, SARL Digital Contest and the North Carolina QSO Party are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test, UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt and Phone Fray are scheduled for March 1.

Please see February QST, page 99, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for
details.

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ZCZC AE08
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 8 ARLD008

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT February 15, 2018
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD008
ARLD008 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

KUWAIT, 9K. Special event station 9K57NLD is QRV until February 28 to mark Kuwait's 57th National and Liberation Day. QSL via Clublog.

RWANDA, 9X. Christian, M0UPL is QRV as 9XSDA from Kigali until February 18 while here with the Seventh Day Adventist church. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters using mainly SSB. QSL direct to home call.

TAIWAN, BV. Randson, BV2DQ, Terry, BU2CC, James, BV2EL and Steven, VK2HSL, who
is QRV as BW/VK2HSL, are all QRV until February 18 to mark the Chinese New Year. Activity is on 40, 20 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Michael, DF8AN will be QRV as CE0Y/DF8AN from February 21 to 28. Activity will be on the HF bands, concentrating mainly on RTTY, PSK, JT-modes and FT8. QSL to home call.

CUBA, CO. Members of the Las Tunas Contest Crew will be QRV as T48K in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via DK1WI.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Henning, OZ1BII is QRV as D44EE from Santiago Island, IOTA AF-005, until February 20. Activity is on the HF bands using CW. This includes being an entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home call.

NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Arnaud, JG1XMV plans to be QRV as FK/JG1XMV from Grande Terre, IOTA OC-032, Lifou and Mare, both IOTA OC-033, from February 17 to March
3. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. Yves, FK4RD will accompany
him. QSL to home call.

OGASAWARA, JD1. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ will be QRV as JD1BOW from Chichijima Island, IOTA AS-031, from February 21 to 24. Activity will be on 160 to 15 meters using CW and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

GUAM, KH2. Operators Toshinobu, JI3ERV and Mikawa, JR7OMD will be QRV as AH2R in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via LoTW.

ARUBA, P4. Bruce, AA5B, Steve, AA7V, Ray, K9RS and Art, N3DXX will be QRV as P40E in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL this
operation via K9QVB.

BRAZIL, PY. Members of the CDR Group will be QRV as PX2S from the Boqueirao Beach Lighthouse, ARLHS BRA-284, in the 10th South American Lighthouse Weekend.
QSL via PY2CAT.

SLOVENIA, S5. Special event station S510SOTA is QRV during 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the S5 SOTA Association. QSL via bureau.

PALAU, T8. Will, AA4NC will be QRV as T8NC in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL to home call.

COSTA RICA, TI. Nathan, N4YDU is QRV as TI5/N4YDU. He will be active as TI7W in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL TI7W via W4FS and TI5/N4YDU direct to home call.

BENIN, TY. Wim, ON6DX will be QRV as TY1TT from February 20 to 28. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Alan, N3AD is QRV as V26M from Antigua until February
19. This includes being an entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL
via W3HNK.

BELIZE, V3. Operators Torsten, DG7RO and Alexandra, DO5ALX are QRV as V31TF and V31RU, respectively, until February 25. Activity is on the various HF bands using SSB, RTTY and some FT8. This includes being active in the ARRL International DX CW contest and the upcoming CQ World Wide 160 Meter SSB contest. QSL to home calls.

KOSOVO, Z6. Look for Z60A to be active in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via OH2BH.

ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Randy, WW6RG plans to be QRV as ZD8RA on February 20. Activity will be from 0830 to 1100z and again from 1730 to 1930z. QSL to home call.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Operators ZL3PAH, ZL3GA and ZL3AB will be QRV as ZL3X in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Mutli/2 entry. QSL via LoTW.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International DX CW Contest, 10th South American Lighthouse Weekend, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint, SARL Youth Day 40-Meter SSB Sprint, Russian PSK World Wide Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, AWA Amplitude Modulation QSO Party and Classic Phone Exchange
will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for February 19.

The AGCW 80-Meter Semi-Automatic Key CW Evening, Phone Fray, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, and CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for February 21.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see February 2018 QST, page 87, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.

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... Call it a hunch. - Quasimodo
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