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ZCZC AE52
QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 52 ARLD052
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT December 28, 2017
To all radio amateurs 

SB DX ARL ARLD052
ARLD052 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and
the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

VIET NAM, 3W. John, KB4FB plans to revisit Da Nang in the first
days of January and February and be QRV as 3W9FB each time.
Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW.

SOMALIA, 6O. Operators Ken, LA7GIA and Adrian, KO8SCA will be QRV
as 6O6O from January 3 to 16, 2018. Activity will be on 160 to 10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via M0OXO.

MALDIVES, 8Q. Roland, HB9VQQ is QRV as 8Q7HB from Kandima Island,
IOTA AS-013, until December 30. Activity is holiday style on the HF
bands using JT65 and FT8. QSL to home call.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 9Y. Thomas, DL9OBQ is QRV as 9Z4/DL9OBQ from
Saint Augustine, Trinidad Island, IOTA SA-011, until February 7th,
2018. Activity is on 30, 17 and 15 meters using mostly CW. QSL to
home call.

BHUTAN, A5. Pat, N2IEN will be QRV as A52PD from January 2 to 14,
2018. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and various digital
modes. QSL to home call.

QATAR, A7. Members of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society plan to be
QRV as A70X from Al-Safliyah Island, IOTA AS-088, from January 1 to
6, 2018. QSL via M0OXO.

THE GAMBIA, C5. Pedro, ON7WP is QRV as C5WP from Buntung until
December 30 while here doing charity work. Activity is in his spare
time on the HF bands with a focus on the digital modes. QSL direct
to home call.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Special event station DK200MARX is
QRV during all of 2018 to celebrates Karl Marx's 200th birthday.
Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via bureau.

IRELAND, EI. Special event station EI00MCV is QRV during all of
2018 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Royal
Mail Ship Leinster that took place on October 10, 1918. QSL via
bureau.

HAITI, HH. Special event station HH70A is QRV until June 30, 2018
to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Radio Club d'Haiti. QSL
via W3HNK.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J7HCB will be QRV from January 1,
2018 to May 31 to draw attention to the 100th Hirosaki Cherry
Blossom Festival. QSL direct to JK7LXU.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Darren, VK4FEDX is now QRV as P29DA.
Activity of late has been on 10 meters using SSB. In 2018, he plans
to be active from the PNG Coastal Islands East, IOTA OC-240. QSL
direct to home call.

SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. Vadym, UT6UD will be QRV as PJ7/UT6UD from
December 30 to January 13, 2018. Activity will be on 160 to 17
meters. QSL direct to home call.

ANTARCTICA. Alex, UA1OJL will be QRV as RI50ANO from Bellingshausen
Base on King George Island, IOTA AN-010, from January 1, 2018 to
March 31. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and
various digital modes. QSL via RN1ON.

POLAND, SP. Dionizy, SP6IEQ will be QRV as 3Z18HNY from December 30
to January 15, 2018. QSL to home call.

PALAU, T8. Ryosei, JH0IXE is QRV as T8CW from Koror Island, IOTA
OC-009, until January 5, 2018. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL
direct to home call.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. John, N9EAJ is QRV as VP5/N9EAJ from
Grand Turk, IOTA NA-003, until January 4, 2018. Activity is on 40
to 10 meters, and possibly 80 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via
LoTW.

INDIA, VU. Members of the West Bengal Radio Club will be QRV as
AU2WBR from Ganga Sagar Mela/Sagar Island, IOTA AS-153, from January
1, 2018 to March 31. QSL via VU2NRO.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL Straight Key Night, NCCC RTTY
Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, RAC Winter
Contest, Stew Perry Topband Challenge, Original QRP CW Contest,
Bogor Old and New SSB Contest are all on tap for this weekend.

The QRP ARCI New Years CW Sprint, AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest, AGCW
Happy New Year CW Contest, SARTG New Year RTTY Contest and AGB New
Year Snowball Contest are scheduled for January 1, 2018.
 
The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for January 2, 2018.

The AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest, UKEICC 80-Meter SSB
Contest, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for
January 3, 2018.

The IQRP Quarterly Marathon is scheduled from January 1, 2018 to
January 7.

The ARRL International Grid Chase starts January 1, 2018 and runs
during all of 2018.

Please see December QST, page 73, January 2018 QST, page 89, and the
ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.
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