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- DX Bulletin 48 ARLD048
- From ARRL Headquarters
- Newington CT September 9, 1993
- To all radio amateurs
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- SB DX ARL ARLD048
- ARLD048 DX news
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- Thanks to KB8NW, the Ohio/Penn and YCCC PacketCluster Networks, ZS9A
- and KC1AG for the items in this week's bulletin.
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- DXAC NEWS RELEASE. DX Advisory Committee Recommends Reinstatement
- of Eritrea.
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- The ARRL DX Advisory Committee, DXAC, has voted unanimously to
- recommend that Eritrea be reinstated to the DXCC Countries List.
- Eritrea was deleted from the list November 15, 1962. Committee
- members were convinced that Eritrea has reemerged as a sovereign
- nation.
-
- The DXAC was split on a recommended effective date. Nine voted for
- May 24, 1993; six voted for May 24, 1991; and one member voted for
- April 27, 1993. The majority voted in favor of the official
- Independence Day. The date of liberation is 1991.
-
- This recommendation now goes to the ARRL Awards Committee for
- consideration. Please do not send QSL cards to the DXCC desk for
- Eritrea until it has been officially added to the list, and a date
- for accepting cards has been announced.
-
- WALVIS BAY AND PENQUIN ISLANDS. According to Ian, ZS9A, a tentative
- date of February 28, 1994, was recently announced for Namibia's
- takeover of both Walvis Bay, ZS9, and the Penguin Islands, ZS0. The
- announcement pointed out that many details remain to be worked out
- and that this is only a target date.
-
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Ed, 3C1TR, will be leaving September 11, but
- will try to be active on the lower HF and WARC bands before leaving.
- Check 3790 kHz around 0135z, 7180 to 7184 kHz around 0500z and the
- 21355 DX net around 1500z.
-
- TANZANIA. Christoph, HB9HAL, was to be active by now. He was to
- receive his license upon his arrival September 1st, but there have
- been no QSN reports yet.
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- TAIWAN. BV2EL, was heard on 21255 kHz around 0100z. Either BV2BI,
- BV3CV, BV4CT, BV4MK, BV4OB or BV7FC can usually be found almost
- daily on 20 meter CW from 1200 to 1400z.
-
- NAURU. JA2NQG, JI2UAY and JH2BNL will be active September 8 to 12
- on 160 through 6 meters with CW, SSB and some FM.
-
- JUAN DE NOVA. LU2NI reported on the French DX Net that FR5ZQ/J has
- been heard on 21171 kHz at 1600z and 14147 kHz at 1700z. No other
- details are known at this time.
-
- MARSHALL ISLANDS. Ken, V73C, has been very active on 20 meter SSB.
- Check between 1130 and 1300z, and again at 0230z. Ken's other
- haunts include 7180 kHz at 0930z, 3800 kHz at 1115z and on 17 meters
- at 2345z. QSL via AH9C.
-
- BRUNEI. Nigel, G3TXF, is visiting V85PB through September 11. He
- will concentrate on the lower bands including 30 meters with CW.
- Brunei's sunset is 1045 to 1100z. Nigel has been heard signing
- V85XF. QSL via G3TXF.
-
- MACAO. Tony, XX9GD, was heard on 14197 kHz between 1145 and 1215z.
-
- TOKELAU ISLANDS. Marcel, ON4QM, is active as ZK3DM until September
- 16. He favors SSB on 40 through 10 meters. Marcel was heard on the
- 14247 DX net at 0245z.
-
- THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL September VHF QSO Party starts
- at 1800z Saturday and ends at 0300z Monday. Work as many grid
- squares per band as possible. Exchange grid square locator. Signal
- reports are optional. For further information, see page 102 in
- August QST.
-
- The phone weekend of the Worked All Europe DX Contest runs from
- 1200z Saturday to 2400z Sunday. Complete rules appear in July QST
- on page 110.
-
- The North American CW Sprint, sponsored by the National Contest
- Journal, runs for only four hours starting at 0000z Sunday, or
- Saturday PM local time. This is a fast paced event with unique
- rules. For details check page 103 of August QST.
- NNNN
- /EX