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- DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015
- >From ARRL Headquarters
- Newington CT March 17, 1994
- To all radio amateurs
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- ARLD015 DX news
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- The items in this week's bulletin are courtesy of Jacques, F2YS/W2,
- Bob, W5KNE, QRZ DX, Chod, VP2ML, The DX Bulletin, the Ohio/Penn DX
- Bulletin, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club PacketCluster network and
- Contest Corral in QST. Thanks.
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- SPRATLY ISLANDS. The next operation is slated for April 2 to 5 by
- operators 9M6BZ, JA9AG, JQ1WSL, JS1QHO and G3NOM from Swallow Reef.
- Listen for 9M0A, 9M0AG and 9M0BZ on CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, AMTOR, PacTOR
- and packet. On CW try 1825, 3505, 7005, 10105, 14005, 18070, 21005,
- 24895 and 28005 kHz. On SSB try 3790, 7080, 14195, 18145, 21295,
- 24945 and 28495 kHz. FM will be on 29240 kHz. RTTY will be around
- 7030, 14085, 21085 and 28085 kHz.
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- SVALBARD ISLANDS. From March 18 through 21, Tom, LA1BJA, and Inge,
- LA5VK, will be signing JW1BJA and JW5VK, respectively. They will
- operate all bands, including WARC, mostly with SSB. Phone operation
- on 17 and 12 meters was authorized for Norwegian amateurs on January
- 1, 1994, so this may be the first JW voice activity on these bands.
- QSL to JW5VK, Inge Johan Lauknes, Oldersneia 10, N-9100
- Kvaloysletta, Norway.
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- TRINDADE ISLAND. Mendonca, PY1UP, will be starting a four month
- visit in about three or four weeks. He now has a higher class
- license enabling him to operate on more bands. Listen for PY0TUP.
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- FERNANDO DE NORONHA ISLAND. Peter, PY5CC, will be active until
- April 1st, as PY0FM. He will be active on 160-2 meters, including
- WARC bands and on CW/SSB. Try 160 meters around 0415z, 80 meters
- around 0245z, and 40 meters around 2100z. He has also been heard on
- 30 meters, a rarity for a Brazilian station. QSL via PY5CC.
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- SOUTHERN SUDAN. John, PA3CXC, is signing /ST0, though his length of
- stay is unknown. Listen for him on 18072 kHz at 1745z and 24892 kHz
- at 1830z.
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- COCOS ISLAND. TI2CF and TI2JJP have been very active as TI9CF and
- TI9JJP. Carlos operates both phone and CW. Jose prefers SSB. Try
- 1833 kHz at 0500z, 3795 at 0412, 7007 at 0415, 7052 at 0235, 10104
- at 0130, 14024 at 0230, 14195 at 1725, 18145 at 0100, 21025 at 1712,
- 21295 at 1838, 28025 at 1905, and 28495 at 1916. QSL via TI2CF and
- TI2AOC respectively.
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- LORD HOWE ISLANDS. VK9LA has been on a net on 7084 kHz at around
- 1145z.
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- NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. Tosy, JA5VZB will sign AH0T from Rota
- Island sometime this month. Activity will include a stint in the CQ
- WW WPX SSB contest. Outside the contest hours he will be on 160
- through 10 meters, concentrating on 160 meters and RTTY. Check 1824
- kHz. All non-JA stations QSL via JA6BSM, JAs via the bureau only.
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- JUAN DE NOVA. Listen for FR5ZQ/J between March 21 and April 25
- operating SSB only. QSL his home call.
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- EUROPA. FR5ZU/E will be on from March 28 to April 25 with SSB and
- RTTY. QSL via VE2NW.
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- THAILAND/NEPAL. Rana, WB4NFO, will be on the air soon signing
- HS0ZBK. A trip to Nepal is planned and an effort will be made to
- obtain a license there.
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- JOHNSTON ISLAND. AH6IO will sign /KH3 May 4 to 9 with NH6UY.
- Operations will be 160 through 6 meters and satellites. QSL direct
- only to home calls.
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- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UAE. Don, WB2DND, will sign A61AD March 23 to
- 26, concentrating on the lower bands. QSL via WB2DND.
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- THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. BARTG Spring RTTY Contest, sponsored by
- the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group, is from 0200z March 19 to
- 0200z March 20. Exchange signal report, serial number and UTC time.
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- Bermuda Contest, sponsored by the Radio Society of Bermuda, runs
- from 0000z March 19 to 2400z March 20. Work as many VP9 stations as
- possible exchanging signal report and serial number.
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- For more information on both events, check page 111 of February QST.
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