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DX Bulletin 16 ARLD016
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT April 12, 2018
To all radio amateurs
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
UR5BCP, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.
AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6,7. A large group of operators
are QRV as 3B7A from Saint Brandon Island, IOTA AF-015, until April
17. Activity is on the HF bands with five stations active using CW,
SSB and RTTY. QSL via F5CWU.
CROATIA, 9A. Dusan, S52DG is QRV as 9A/S52DG/p from Krk Island,
IOTA EU-136, until April 15. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 10
meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Oleh, UR5BCP will be QRV as E51BCP from
Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, from April 15 to 20. Activity will
be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FM and various digital modes.
This includes some SOTA activations. QSL via KD7WPJ.
CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Mike, DG5LAC is QRV as EA8/DG5LAC from
Fuerteventura, IOTA AF-004, until April 28. Activity is on the HF
bands using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.
MOLDOVA, ER. Ben, DL7UCX and Bernd, DL7VBJ are QRV as ER/home calls
until April 15. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and
various digital modes. QSL to home calls.
PHILIPPINES, DU. Bodo, DF8DX will be QRV as DU1WQY/1 from Palawan
Island, IOTA OC-128, from April 15 to 18. QSL to home call.
MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Antonio, AH0D is QRV from Saipan Island, IOTA
OC-086. QSL direct to home call.
DENMARK, OZ. Special event station 5P0WARD will be QRV on April 18
to mark the 93rd World Amateur Radio Day. The station will be
active with various call sign extensions. QSL via LoTW.
TUVALU, T2. Antoine, 3D2AG is QRV as T2AR from Funafuti, IOTA
OC-015, until April 21. Activity is in his spare time on 160 to 10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL to home call.
PALAU, T8. Kazuhiro, JA7WFT and Shinichi, JI6IHG will be QRV as
T88FT and T88IH, respectively, from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, from
April 17 to 25. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL to home
calls.
EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Ken, KH6QJ will be QRV as T32AZ from Kiritimati
Island, IOTA OC-024, from April 17 to 24. Activity will be on 20,
15 and 10 meters. This includes being an entry in the upcoming
Worked All Provinces China contest. QSL to home call.
MICRONESIA, V6. Sho, JA7HMZ will be QRV as V63DX from Pohnpei
Island, IOTA OC-010, from April 18 to 24. Activity will primarily
be on 160 meters using FT8. QSL direct to home call.
VANUATU, YJ. Grant, VK5GR will be QRV as YJ0AG from Efate Island,
IOTA OC-035, from April 16 to 30. Activity will be on 80 to 10
meters using some CW, SSB and various digital modes. This include
being an entry in the upcoming SP DX RTTY Contest. QSL via M0OXO.
ROMANIA, YO. Special event station YR57GC is QRV until April 20 to
commemorate the first manned space flight 57 years ago by cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin. QSL via YO8AXP.
KOSOVO, Z6. A group of operators will be QRV as Z66D from April 14
to 22. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8
with several stations active. QSL via OK6DJ.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL SSB Rookie Roundup, Japan
International DX CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, QRP
ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, OK/OM DX SSB Contest, F9AA PSK Cup, New
Mexico QSO Party, Georgia QSO Party, North Dakota QSO Party, Yuri
Gagarin International DX Contest, International Vintage HF Contest,
WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes and the Hungarian 80-Meter Straight Key
CW Contest are scheduled for this weekend.
The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for April 16.
The 222 MHz Spring Sprint is scheduled for April 17.
The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for April
18.
The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.
Please see April QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
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