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QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 41 ARLD041
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT October 12, 2017
To all radio amateurs 

SB DX ARL ARLD041
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NT5V, QRZ 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.

MAURITIUS, 3B8. Flavio, IW2NEF will be QRV as 3B8/IW2NEF from
October 16 to 23. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands.
QSL to IK2DUW.

SWAZILAND, 3DA. A group of operators are QRV as 3DA0MB until
October 18. This is an EME DXpedition, with activity on 6 and 2
meters, and 70, 23, 13, 9, 6, and 3 cm using CW and JT65. QSL via
PA3CMC.

UGANDA, 5X. Kazuo, 5X2B is QRV from Kampala until July 2019.
Activity is on 30 to 12 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct
to JA1PBV.

BHUTAN, A5. Steve, N6SJ is QRV as A52SJ from Paro until October 19.
Activity is on the HF bands with a focus on 160 meters. QSL to home
call.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Steve, KL7SB is QRV as E51RAT from
Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, until October 18. Activity is on 160
to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to NI5DX.

SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ. Damien, F4AZF is QRV as FJ/F4AZF until
October 20, or possibly until October 27, while working here.
Activity is on the HF bands in his spare time. QSL to home call.
 
MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Take, JG8NQJ will be QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1
beginning October 15 and will be here for two months. Activity will
be in his spare time on the HF bands using CW and RTTY. QSL direct
to JA8CJY.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Look for OH0B to be QRV in the Scandinavian
Activity SSB Contest. QSL via OH2BH.

MARKET REEF, OJ0. Henri, OH3JR is QRV as OJ0JR until October 14.
Activity is on 40 to 4 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home
call.

BELGIUM, ON. Special event station OP36CLM will be QRV from October
16 to November 15 to commemorate the liberation of the town of
Knokke by Canadian forces in November 1944. QSL via ON3AIM.

BONAIRE, PJ4. Operators Vernon, NN5E and Jim, NT5V will be QRV as
PJ4/NN5E and PJ4/NT5V, respectively, from October 15 to 22.
Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL
to home calls.

BANGLADESH, S2. A group of operators are QRV as S21ZDC from Bhola
Island, IOTA AS-140, until October 18. Activity is on 40 to 15
meters using CW and SSB. QSL via G3KHZ.

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9. Jose, EC5AC is QRV as S9CQ from Sao
Tome, IOTA AF-023, until October 21. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters
using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.

CRETE, SV9. Mirko, DJ1AA is QRV as SV9/DJ1AA/p from Sisi, IOTA
EU-015, until October 13. Activity is holiday style on the HF
bands. QSL to home call.

PALAU, T8. Operators JH7IPR, JA6EGL and JQ6FQI are QRV as T88UW,
T88SM, and T88WM, respectively, until October 18. Activity is on
160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Bill, W5JON will be QRV as V47JA from
Calypso Bay, IOTA NA-104, from October 15 to November 7. Activity
will be on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 meters, using SSB. This
includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ Word Wide DX SSB contest.
QSL direct to home call.
 
BRUNEI, V8. Special event station V84K50GJ is QRV until October 15
to mark the present Sultan's Golden Jubilee. QSL via operators
instructions.

INDIA, VU. Special event stations AT1FI, AT2FI, AT3FI and AT4FI are
QRV until October 28 during the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Activity is on
40, 20 and 15 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via
VU2SMS.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7. A group of operators are QRV as VU7T from
Kavaratti, IOTA AS-011, until October 20. Activity is on 80 to 10
meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes, with up to three
stations active. QSL via VU2CPL.

ST. HELENA, ZD7. Bill, G0VDE plans to be QRV as ZD7VDE for one week
beginning October 14. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB
and various digital modes. QSL via G3SWH.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Oceania DX CW Contest, NCCC RTTY
Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, Makrothen RTTY Contest, Scandinavian
Activity SSB Contest, QRP ARCI Fall CW QSO Party, Pennsylvania QSO
Party, Arizona QSO Party, FISTS Fall Unlimited CW Sprint, PODXS 070
Club 160-Meter Great Pumpkin Sprint, Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint and
the UBA ON 2-Meter Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The ARRL School Club Roundup runs from October 16 to 20.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for October 16.

The Telephone Pioneers QSO Party is scheduled for October 16. The
Phone Fray, RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Data Series and CWops Mini-CWT Test
are scheduled for October 18.

Please see October QST, page 94, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
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