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DX Bulletin 12  ARLD012
From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  March 21, 2013
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD012
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NC1L, The Weekly 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.

RWANDA, 9X.  Kiyo, JR1IZM is QRV as 9X0ZM in Kigali and expects to
stay here for a year.  He is active in his free time on 40 to 10
meters using mainly PSK31 and JT65 with some CW and SSB.  QSL via
JO1CRA.

TONGA, A3.  Jacek, SP5EAQ will be QRV as A3EAQ from Tongatapu
Island, IOTA OC-049, from March 26 to April 16.  Activity will be on
80 to 10 meters using only SSB.  QSL to home call.

BHUTAN, A5.  Yuki, JH1NBN is QRV as A52W in his spare time until
March 26 while here on business.  QSL direct to home call.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0.  Operators G7VJR, G3TXF, G4IRN and G3ZAY are QRV
as XR0YG until March 27.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using
mostly CW.  QSL via G3TXF.

IRELAND, EI.  Olivier, ON4EI is QRV as EI8GQB from Fethard, IOTA
EU-115, until April 3 using green power.  He will be active as EI1A
in the upcoming CW WW WPX SSB contest.  QSL to home call.

MAYOTTE ISLAND, FH.  Hartwig, DL7BC will be QRV as TO7BC or FH/DL7BC
from March 26 to April 12.  Activity will be on the HF bands using
RTTY and PSK31.  This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ WW
WPX SB contest.  QSL to home call.

SWITZERLAND, HB.  Members of the Tera Radio Club are QRV with
special event call sign HB30OK until the end of 2013 in celebration
of their 30th anniversary.  They will also be active in the upcoming
CQ WW WPX SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry.  QSL via HB9OCR.

THAILAND, HS.  Tana, E27EK plans to be QRV as E27EK/p from Chang
Island, IOTA AS-125, on March 26.  Activity will be on all HF bands.
QSL to home call.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0.  Pertti, OG2W and Raimo, OH0BCI are QRV as
OH0/OG2W until March 24.  Activity is on all band and modes.  QSL
via OG2W.

BONAIRE, PJ4.  Operators Steven, W1SRD and Dean, N6DE will be QRV as
PJ4/home calls from March 26 to April 1.  Activity will be on the HF
bands with a focus on RTTY.  They will also be active as PJ4D as a
Multi-2 entry in the upcoming CQ WW WPX SSB contest.  QSL contest
call direct via W1SRD and all others to home calls.

GREECE, SV.  Markus, DJ4EL will be QRV as SV8/DJ4EL from the islands
of Proti and Sapientza, IOTA EU-158, from March 25 to 29.  Activity
will be on 15 meters.  QSL to home call.

TUVALU, T2.  Rich, DK8YY, Detlef, DL3ALI and Ingolf, DL4JS will be
QRV as T2YY from March 23 to April 4 from Funafuti Atoll.  Activity
will be with two stations on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL to DH7WW.
       
SOMALIA, T5.  Tevfik, TA1HZ will be QRV as T5TC in Mogadishu from
March 23 to April 4 while working on a humanitarian mission.  QSL to
home call.

ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0.  Vlad, RV3EFH will be QRV as RV3EFH/0 from
Bolshevik Island, IOTA AS-042, from March 25 to October 2014.
Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB and
various digital modes.  QSL direct via RZ3EA.

UZBEKISTAN, UK.  Operator UA1ZEY is QRV as UK/UA1ZEY from Samarkand
until March 31.  Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB.  QSL
direct to home call.

MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7.  Ted, JF1CCH is QRV as V73TS until March 26.
Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using only CW.  QSL to home call.

NIUE, ZK2.  Alan, VK4WR and Graeme, VK4FI are QRV as E6RQ and E6SG,
respectively, until March 29.  Activity is mainly on 6 meters with
some HF.  QSL both calls direct via VK4FI.
               
OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT.  The following operation is
approved for DXCC credit:  Rwanda, 9X0ZM, 2013 operation.
     
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC
Sprint, FOC CW QSO Party, Nauryz DX Contest, Alaska QSO Party and
the UBA Spring SSB Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming
weekend.  The SKCC CW Sprint, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and QRP CW Fox
Hunt are scheduled for March 27.  Please see March QST, page 84, and
the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details.
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