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DX BULLETIN 35  ARLD035
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT  JULY 8, 1993
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS

SB DX ARL ARLD035
ARLD035 DX NEWS

THANKS TO ROLF, SM5MX BOB, W5KNE QRZ DX CHOD, VP2ML THE DX
BULLETIN THE ARRL QSL BUREAU AND THE DXCC DESK FOR THE ITEMS IN
THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN.

SAUDI ARABIA.  ALAN, KD4MAE, EXPECTS TO BE STATIONED AT THE US
EMBASSY IN MID-JULY AND SIGN 7Z1AB.  KN4F IS TO ASSUME QSL DUTIES
SOON.

YEMEN.  IF PLANS COME TOGETHER, 4W1UA OPERATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL
TEAM OF OPERATORS WILL TAKE TO THE AIR OCTOBER 15 THROUGH 29.  OTTO,
UA4WAE, AND PAUL, KK6H, ARE SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT.

MARSHALL ISLANDS.  KEN, V73C, CAN BE WORKED JUST BELOW 14200 KHZ
AROUND 1115Z.  A 13 TO 30 MHZ LOG PERIODIC ARRAY, LPA, AT 55 FEET
ACCOUNTS FOR HIS BOOMING SIGNAL.  MOBILE STATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND
HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH ON THE FIRST CALL.

ROTUMA ISLAND  RON, ZL1AMO, IS NOW SIGNING 3D2RW/R.  HE USUALLY
LISTENS DOWN FROM HIS OPERATING FREQUENCY.  QSL HIS HOME CALL,
DIRECT ONLY.

ERITREA.  ERIC, NM5M, PLANS TO START OPERATIONS IN MID-JULY AS E35M.
THIS WILL NOT BE A FULL BLOWN DXPEDITION DUE TO THE TRIP BEING
BUSINESS IN NATURE.  HOWEVER, ERIC EXPECTS TO BE AS ACTIVE AS
POSSIBLE DURING HIS OFF HOURS, CONCENTRATING ON CW.  QSL VIA HOME
CALL.

CHINA.  HERE'S A MOUTHFUL.   BT2000BJ, YES, BT2000BJ, IS ACTIVE
THROUGH THE END OF JULY ON ALL BANDS FROM 40 THROUGH 10 METERS,
INCLUDING WARC.  OPERATIONS ARE USUALLY BETWEEN 1200 AND 2200Z.  16
OPERATORS ARE ON TAP FOR SSB 3 FOR RTTY AND AMTOR AND 2 FOR CW.
QSL VIA BY1QH, PO BOX 2654, BEIJING 100084, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.

LIECHTENSTEIN.  F1ODK, FD1RZJ, FD1NZO AND OTHERS PLAN THEIR
DXPEDITION FOR JULY 17 THROUGH 24.  CHECK 3795, 7045, 14200, 21290,
28490 AND OSCAR 13.  QSL VIA FD1RZJ.

DXCC DESK.  THE DXCC BACKLOG HAS BECOME HISTORY, AS HAS THE NIGHT
SHIFT.  THIS WEEK, STAFF HAD TO OPEN MAIL TO HAVE CARDS TO WORK ON.
THERE ARE LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN
RETURNED.

QSLING STILL A POPULAR AVOCATION.  NEARLY 48,000 CARDS WERE RECEIVED
FROM BOX 88 IN A RECENT 1-1/2 WEEK PERIOD.  THE ARRL QSL BUREAU
REPORTS THAT ALL BOX 88 CARDS HAVE BEEN SORTED AND FORWARDED TO U.S.
INCOMING QSL BUREAUS.  SO FAR IN 1993, THE ARRL QSL BUREAU HAS
MAILED 1,183,060 QSLS.

WA6AUE RECENTLY SHIPPED 52 POUNDS OF V51Z, AX9Z/1 AND CT3BH QSLS.
ALL HAVE BEEN SORTED AND MAILED TO U.S. INCOMING QSL BUREAUS.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.

IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP.  LOOK FOR ZF2JI FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ON ALL
BANDS OPERATED BY JOHN, K4IIF.  QSL VIA KG6AR.  OPERATORS OH1VR,
OH6LI AND AH6MM WILL BE ON MARKET REEF RUNNING OJ0/OH1VR DURING THE
TEST.  QSL VIA OH1VR.  OJ0/AH6MM WILL BE ACTIVE DURING NON-CONTEST
PERIODS.  APRIL QST PAGE 105.

THE QRP AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INTERNATIONAL SPONSORS THE SUMMER
HOMEBREW SPRINT.  FOR DETAILS CHECK PAGE 117 OF JUNE QST.

CQ VHF WPX CONTEST, A 27 HOUR EVENT, KICKS OFF AT 1800Z ON JULY 10.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE PAGE 117 OF JUNE QST.
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