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QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 17 ARLD017

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT April 27, 2017
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD017
ARLD017 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by KZ3AB, PY4NY, W3UR, 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.

VIET NAM, 3W. Peter, DF7DQ will be QRV as 3W9DQ from South Viet Nam from May 1
to 10. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some digital modes. QSL to home call. In addition, Yuri, RM0F will be QRV as 3W9FU from Nha Trang while on vacation from May 1 to 10. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. He also plans to be active as 3W9FU/p from IOTA AS-157 for two to three days. QSL
to home call.

MALDIVES, 8Q. Jim, G3VDB is QRV as 8Q7EJ until May 7. Activity is on 30, 20 and 17 meters using mostly CW with some SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via OQRS.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Luca, IK2PFL will be QRV as 9M2/IK2PFL from Perhentian Besar, IOTA AS-073, from May 1 to 8. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL to home call.

EAST MALAYSIA, 9M8. A group of operators will be QRV as 9M8RC from Satang Besar, IOTA OC-165, from April 29 to May 1. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and
10 meters. QSL via 9W8KIF.

BOTSWANA, A2. A group of operators are QRV as A25UK until May 6. Activity is on the low bands with an emphasis using RTTY. QSL via M0OXO.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Members of the DARC club Pfronten Fuessen will be QRV with special callsign DL60TELF from May 1 to April 30, 2018 to celebrates its 60th anniversary. QSL via bureau,

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Doug, W6HB and Bruce, AD7MM will be QRV as E51DLD and E51BAS, respectively, from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, from April 30 to May 12. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home calls.

MARQUESAS ISLAND, FO. Max, IZ2ZTQ will be QRV as FO/IZ2ZTQ from Fatu Hiva, IOTA OC-027, beginning May 1. Activity will be on 40 to 15 meters using SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65 using solar panels and a wind generator. He will be active from other islands as well. QSL direct to home call.

JAPAN, JA. Special event stations 8J4VLP, 8J6VLP, 8J8VLP and 8J9VLP are QRV until June 30 to commemorate World QRP Day on June 17. All these stations will
be active on the HF bands using 5 watts. QSL all calls via bureau.

OGASAWARA, JD1. Hiroyuki, JG7PSJ will be QRV as JD1BMH from Chichi Jima from April 30 to May 5. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL to home call.

GREENLAND, OX. Michael, 5P1KZX is QRV as OX/5P1KZX from Nuuk until May 5. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using various digital modes. QSL to home call.

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Jan, PY4NY will be QRV as PY0NY from May 5 to 15 to
celebrate the 65 years after the creation of the Smoke Squadron, the Brazilian Air Force's Official Squadron. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

SEYCHELLES, S7. Ivan, LZ1PJ will be QRV as S79J from Mahe, IOTA AF-024, from May 2 to 10. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters using only CW. He welcomes calls from SKCC members. QSL to home call.

POLAND, SP. Special event station SN74GETTO is QRV until May 16 to commemorate
the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. QSL direct to SP5PDB.

CRETE, SV9. Seppo, OH1VR is QRV as SV9/OH1VR until May 3. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using only CW. QSL direct to home call.

LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L. Christoph, DL1YAF plans to be QRV as DL1YAF/VK9L from May 1 to 8. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Al, KZ3AB and Tony, W1FHN will be QRV as ZF2AB from April 29 to May 6. Activity will be holiday style on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL via WA3EOP.

CALLSIGN CORRECTION. As reported in DX news ARLD016, Denis, F8DAK is QRV as TZ8TM, NOT TZ6BB, for 18 months. QSL via W3HNK.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The 10-10 International Digital Spring Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, Feld Hell Sprint, Helvetia Contest and Florida QSO Party are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship and AGCW QRP/QRP CW Party are scheduled
for May 1.

The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for May 2.

The MIE 33 Contest, 432 MHz Spring Sprint, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for May 3.

Please see April QST, page 92, May QST, page 87, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

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SB DX @ ARL $ARLD017
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ZCZC AE17
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 17 ARLD017

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT April 19, 2018
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD017
ARLD017 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by S50U, WB6Z,
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.

MAURITIUS, 3B8. Giulio, IW3HVB is QRV as 3B8MB until April 27. Activity is on 2 meters and 23 cm using EME. QSL to home call.

ISRAEL, 4X. Artur, 4X4DZ, Alex, 4Z4AK, Hilik, 4X6YA and Jan, 4X1VF will be QRV
with special event call 4X0BG on April 20 and 21 during the Holyland contest. QSL via bureau.

ZAMBIA, 9J. Brian, 9J2BO plans to be QRV in the CQMM DX contest. QSL direct to
G3TEV.

SIERRA LEONE, 9L. Mark, KW4XJ plans to be QRV as 9L/KW4XJ near Freetown in the
CQMM DX contest. QSL to home call.

NEPAL, 9N. Sergei, R4WAA is QRV as 9N7WA until April 27. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

MOROCCO, CN. A large group of operators are QRV as 5C5AF from Ile de Mogador, IOTA AF-065, until April 22. QSL via I8LWL. In addition, special event station 5C13SIA will be QRV from April 24 to
28 to commemorate the 13th International Exhibition of Agriculture being held in Meknes City. QSL direct to CN8WW.

BOLIVIA, CP. Enrique, CP6UA plans to be QRV in the CQMM DX contest. Activity will be with CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call.

SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ. Rick, AI5P, Barry, N0KV, Gregory, W0ZA and James, WD0E are QRV as FJ/AI5P and FJ/N0KV until April 27. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, with some Satellite activity as well. QSL to home calls.

SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Bernhard, DL2GAC and Cezar, VE3LYC will be QRV as H44R from Mbanika Island, IOTA OC-168, from April 22 to 25. Activity will be on 40 to 17 meters using CW and SSB with two stations active. QSL direct to VE3LYC.

ST. VINCENT, J8. Brian, GW4DVB will be QRV as J88PI from Palm Island, IOTA NA-025, from April 21 to 29. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using only SSB. QSL direct to home call.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J1ITU is QRV from Honshu Island, IOTA AS-007, until May 31 to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day that will be held on May 17. QSL via bureau.

SLOVENIA, S5. Special event station S50RTVS is QRV until December 31, 2018 to celebrate 90 years of radio broadcasting and 60 years of television programs broadcasting by the Public Institute Radio and Television Corporation of Slovenia. QSL via bureau.

TURKEY, TA. Ben, DL7UCX and Bernd, DL7VBJ are QRV as TA0/homecalls from Marmara Island, IOTA AS-201, until April 26. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL
to home calls. In addition, special event
station TC23TC will be QRV on April 21 to 23 to celebrate the 23rd April Children Fest. QSL via operators' instructions.

ST KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Alex, W1CDC will be QRV as V47CDC from St. Kitts, IOTA
NA-104, from April 23 to May 5. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using only
CW. QSL to home call.

MICRONESIA, V6. Sho, JA7HMZ is QRV as V63DX from Pohnpei Island, IOTA OC-010, until April 24. Activity is on the HF bands with a focus on 160 meters using FT8. QSL direct to home call.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, VK9X. James, N1YC and Wilbert, PE7T are QRV as VK9X/homecalls until April 21. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL VK9X/N1YC via W5UE and VK9X/PE7T via PE7T.

KOSOVO, Z6. Uwe, DG8NCO plans to be QRV as Z66EME from April 21 to 30. Activity will be on 2 meters and 70 cm using EME. QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, Holyland DX Contest, ES Open HF Championship, Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest, QRP
to the Field, CQMM CW DX Contest, YU DX Contest, Nebraska QSO Party, Michigan QSO Party, EA-QRP CW Contest, Feld Hell Sprint and the Ontario QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend.

The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, 432 MHz Spring Sprint, UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, Phone Fray and SKCC CW Sprint are scheduled for April 25.

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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