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DX Bulletin 44  ARLD044
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  August 20, 1993
To all radio amateurs

MELLISH REEF.  During the three to four day trip aboard the schooner
Nina Q1 from Bundaberg, Australia, to the reef, DXpedition operators
will be active as VK4CRR/MM on 7180 and 14195 kHz.  Activity from
the reef will be from September 19 to 28.  Thanks VK4CRR, WA4DAN,
W5KNE and QRZ DX.

MOUNT ATHOS.  JA3MNP and SV2WT are now active.  SV2BES was heard on
18120 kHz at 1955z.  Thanks W2MIG, K4CEF, N4VZ, KI5GF, W5KNE and QRZ
DX.

LIBYA.  The now not-so-recent five day activation of Libya by Romeo,
EK0RR; Danny, LZ2UU; and Said, 5A0RR; netted some 11,000 QSOs.
Copies of the log are in Bulgaria and QSLs are being sent.  Said, a
Libyan national, will continue to operate as 5A0RR.  The call sign
is in effect for two years.  Said is primarily a CW op but may
operate SSB from time to time.  Thanks W1GG, WB2DHY and NT2X.

SAINT PAUL ISLAND.  Yet another DXpedition is planned, this time for
the first week of September by VE3MRN, VE3VQL and VE3CRG.  The group
will operate from the north island using the call sign CY9R.  Thanks
VE3VQL, W5KNE and QRZ DX.

CALL SIGN CONFUSION.  The XE0 prefix is being issued to Novice
licensees in Mexico.  Their operating segments on HF are 7000 to
7050 kHz CW and 7050 to 7100 kHz LSB.  Thanks XE1MD, W5KNE and QRZ
DX.

ERITREA.  The DX Advisory Committee, DXAC, vote on the DXCC status
of Eritrea is scheduled for August 30.  If you have an opinion one
way or the other on this matter, contact your DXAC representative.

TOP TEN LIST.  The ARRL DXCC Desk has developed a "need list" based
upon actual counts of countries credited to DXCC Awards.  From the
most wanted, they are Peter One Island, Yemen, Bhutan, Heard Island,
Libya, Bangladesh, Tromelin Island, the Andaman and Nicobar Island
groups, Glorioso and the Penguin Islands.  For more information on
this list, check the How's DX column in September QST.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The seventh ARRL 10 GHz Cumulative
Contest will be held from 8am to 8pm local time this Saturday and
Sunday, and the weekend of September 18 and 19.  See page 113 of
June QST for more information.

Contest Corral on page 110 of July QST details the following
activities for the weekend.

The SEANET Phone Contest is a 48 hour event that starts at 0000z
August 21.  Exchange signal report and serial number, starting with
001 on each band.

The phone weekend of the North American QSO Party, sponsored by the
National Contest Journal, will be from 1800z Saturday through 0600z
Sunday.  The exchange is operator name and state/province/DXCC
country, as appropriate.

The New Jersey QSO Party, runs from 2000z Saturday to 0700z Sunday.
The exchange is signal report, serial number and NJ county/ARRL
section/DXCC country, as appropriate.

There are three operating periods for the SARTG Worldwide RTTY
Contest.  They are from 0000 through 0800z and 1600z through 2400z
August 21, and 0800z through 1600z on August 22.  Limit operating to
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.  Exchange RST and QSO number.
/EX