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ZCZC AE15
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT April 13, 2017
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD015
ARLD015 DX news

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

MAURITANIA, 5T. Jean, 5T0JL will be active with the call 5T3MM between April 12 and 18, including the CQMM DX Contest. QSL via PY4KL.

MOROCCO, CN. Special event station 5C12SIA operates around the 12th International Exhibition of Agriculture in Meknes from April 18 to 23. QSL via
CN8WW, direct.

ALGERIA, 7X. Toufik, 7X2DE who is now a member of the CWJF group, plans to participate in the CQMM DX Contest. QSL via PY4KL.

PALESTINE, E4. Janusz, SP9FIH will be active from Bethlehem during the second half of April with the call E44WE. He will be QRV on 17, 10 and 6 meters. QSL
via ClubLog OQRS, SP9FIH.

FRANCE, F. Special event station TM17CV from Chatelaillon-Plage will be active
from April 15 to 17 to celebrate the Festival de Cerf-Volant et du Vent (Kite and Wind Festival). QSL via F8FZC.

ST LUCIA, J6. Steve, WF2S and Ralph, K1ZZI will be operating with calls J68SL and J6/K1ZZI from Gros Islet (NA-108) from April 17 to 28. QSL via LoTW.

ST. VINCENT, J8. Brian, GW4DVB will be back on the air as J88PI from Palm Island (NA-025, WW Loc. FK92ho) from April 14 to 23. He will be QRV on 40, 20,
17, 15, and 10 meters. QSL via GW4DVB (d/B).

JAPAN, JA. The Japan Ladies Radio Society (JLRS) celebrates its 60th anniversary with the call 8N60JLRS until the end of March 2018. QSL via bureau,
JQ6FQI, direct.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, K. N7S commemorates the first launch of the Space Shuttle, with operations until April 17. This is one in a series of activities
for marking historic milestones in air and spacecraft technology.

BULGARIA, LZ. LZ38GI, LZ38NR, and LZ38SATURN commemorate the first flight of a
Bulgarian cosmonaut (Georgi Ivanov) into space 38 years ago. They are QRV until the end of April. An award is also
available. QSL via LZ1ZF.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Jim, K3NK and Joe, W3HNK will be signing VP5/K3NK and VP5/W3HNK from Providenciales Island (NA-002) until April 18 on 80
to 10 meters. QSL to home calls.

GUADELOUPE, FG. Dirk, DM1DZ is QRV as FG/DM1DZ until April 24. Listen for him on the HF bands, using SSB and possibly PSK31. He will be posting his logs to Club Log. QSL via DM1DZ.

ERITREA, E3. Zorro, JH1AJT will be joined by DJ9ZB, E21EIC and RA9USU, from May 19 to 29, on the air with the call signs E31AA and E39DI. Look for them on
160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JH1AJT.

VIETNAM, XV. Jesus, WP4JBG/JP7MBO will be QRV as XV9G from April 19 to May 9 on 40, 20 and 15 meters, using mostly CW with SSB occasionally. QSL to WP4JBG.

CORSICA, TK. Alex, TK/F4GHS plans to be on the air from the west coast of the main island, on the HF bands, from May 23 to 28. Look for him on 40 and 20 meter SSB. QSL via the bureau or direct to his home call.

MONTENEGRO, 4O. Giuseppe, IK5WWA will be QRV as 4O7GD from June 18 to 28. Look for him on 80 to 6 meters using SSB, and possibly 2 meters. QSL to his home call, direct or bureau.

CEUTA AND MELILLA, EA9. Ten ops from the Tortugas CW Group will be QRV as EG9TOR from Melilla May 18 to 22, switching to the ED9T call sign for the King of Spain CW 2017 Contest, May 21 and 22. Most of their activity will be on CW though they will do some SSB and digital mode operating as well, on all HF bands. QSL via EA4PN or use OQRS for a direct or bureau card, or LoTW or eQSL.

TOGO, 5V. Operators David, OK6DJ and Petr, OK1FCJ will be active as 5V7P from April 21 to 28. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and digital
modes. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, HC8. Tim, LW9EOC will be active as HC8/LW9EOC from May 15 to 29. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home call, direct or LoTW.

MARKET REEF, OJ0. Pasi, OH3WS will be active as OJ0W on May 6 and 7. Activity
will be on 20 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. Pasi will try 60 meters on both CW
and SSB, on 5354 kHz. QSL via his home call.

SAN MARINO, T7. Mike, DF8AN will be active as T7/DF8AN/P from April 14 to 18.
Activity will be VHF/UHF only using mainly JT65 and CW/SSB. QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. No LoTW.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Holyland DX Contest, ES Open HF Championship, Worked All Provinces of China, YU DX Contest, CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest,
Michigan QSO Party, EA-QRP CW Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, Ontario QSO Party, North Dakata QSO Party, WAB 3.5/7/14 Data Modes, and the ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB will keep contesters very busy this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Low Power Spring Sprint and the 144 MHz Spring Sprint are on April 17.
Please see April QST, page 92, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

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SB DX @ ARL $ARLD015
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ZCZC AE15
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT April 5, 2018
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD015
ARLD015 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by UR4NWW, 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.

AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6,7. A large group of operators are QRV as 3B7A from Saint Brandon Island, IOTA AF-015, until April 17. Activity is on the HF bands with five stations active using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via F5CWU.

KENYA, 5Z. Kees, 5Z4ZC is QRV on 40 to 10 meters using PSK31, JT65 and FT8. QSL via PA3CPK.

CROATIA, 9A. Dusan, S52DG will be QRV as 9A/S52DG/p from Krk Island, IOTA EU-136, from April 12 to 15. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

BHUTAN, A5. Zorro, JH1AJT, Jin, JF1IST and Champ, E21EIC are QRV as A5A until April 11 while meeting with an official from the ministry of health, sports federations and the BOC National Olympic
Committee. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JH1AJT.

THE GAMBIA, C5. C5WP is QRV until April 13 while performing charity work. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using SSB and FT8, with some activity on 60 meters a well, and listening for sporadic-E openings on 10 meters. QSL via ON7WP.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Mike, CT1IUA is QRV as D4IA from Sal Island, IOTA AF-086, until April 9. Activity is on the various HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Operators PA2HGJ, PA2RDK, PA3CNO, PA3DRF, PE0MGB and PE1FLO will be QRV as HB0/home calls from April 7 to 14. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB and various digital modes. QSL all calls via PE1FLO.

OGASAWARA, JD1. JN2AMD is QRV as JN2AMD/JD1. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.

SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5/6. Rick, AI5P will be QRV as PJ5/AI5P from April 9 to
16. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL to home call.

FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1/F. Eugeny, UA4RX is QRV as RI1FJ from Heiss Island until September 2018. Activity is generally on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via UA2FM.

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9. Helio, CT1ENW is QRV as S92HP from Sao Tome City, and is here until January 31, 2019. Activity is on the HF bands, and 6 meters,
using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

TUVALU, T2. Antoine, 3D2AG will be QRV as T2AR from Funafuti, IOTA OC-015, from April 8 to 15. Activity will be in his spare time on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL to home call.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event stations UE57G, UE12APR, R12APR, and R108M are QRV until April 15 to commemorate Yuri Gagarin's first flight. QSL UE12APR
and R12APR via R3LO, R108M via RK3LC, and UE57G via R3LD.

UKRAINE, UR. Special event call EM30N is QRV until December 31, 2018 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the International Radioamateur Club WW. QSL via UR4NWW.

AUSTRALIA, VK. Andy, VK5MAV will be QRV as VK5MAV/9 from Cato Reef, IOTA OC-265, from April 9 to 18. QSL via RN3RQ.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The North American SSB Sprint Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, LZ Open 40-Meter CW Sprint Contest, PODXS 070 Club 20-Meter PSK 31 Flavors Contest, SARL VHF/UHF Digital Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Mississippi QSO Party, Missouri QSO Party, Texas State Parks on the Air, Florida State Parks on the Air, SP DX Contest and the EA RTTY Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The 144 MHz Spring Sprint and 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint are scheduled for April 9.

The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship, Phone Fray and
NAQCC CW Sprint are scheduled for April 11.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see April QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.

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/EX

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