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QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 27 ARLD027
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT July 6, 2017
To all radio amateurs 

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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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.

CHINA, BY. Members of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC) and
the Amateur Radio Branch of Xi'an Radio are going to team up as B9HQ
for the IARU HF World Championship. They will be QRV on 160 to 10
meters using CW and SSB. QSL via BA4EG.

SPAIN, EA. The EA Digital Federation (FEDI-EA) celebrates its 25th
anniversary during July with the call AM25FEDIA. Spanish stations
may substitute their prefix as follows: AM for EA, AN for EB, AO for
EC, together with the additional numerals 25. QSL for AM25FEDIA
only via EuroBureauQSL.

FRANCE, F. TM007TF will operate from July 8 to 22 in the context of
the Tour de France. Likewise, TM39TDF is QRV until July 10 and then
again from July 16 to 23. QSL for TM39TDF via F8GGZ.

HUNGARY, HA. Members of the radio club FMV (HA5FMV and HG7F)
celebrate their club's 60th anniversary until June 30, 2018 with the
call HA60FMV. QSL via bureau.

ST. LUCIA, J6. Gary, K9AW is QRV as J68GD until July 16. He is QRV
on 80 to 10 meters and will join in the IARU HF World Championship.
QSL via K9AW.

BERMUDA, VP9. Bob, N2OO and Steve, KU9C will be QRV until July 11
as N2OO/VP9 and KU9C/VP9, respectively. Look for them on HF, 6
meters and the satellites. During the IARU HF World Championship
they will be active as VP9HQ. QSL for VP9HQ via KU9C, others via
home calls.

LAOS, XW. Bruce, 3W3B is QRV as XW4XR until July 14 on 40 to 6
meters using CW, RTTY and JT65. QSL via E21EIC, LoTW. Also, XW1IC,
operator E21EIC, will be QRV from July 7 to 11, including the IARU
HF World Championship. Before and after the contest he will focus
on 6 meters. Champ suggests you request a QSL using OQRS at Club
Log. Paper QSLs may go via E21EIC, or use LoTW.

VANUATU, YJ. Geoff, ZL3GA plans to operate holiday-style until July
13 from Efate (OC-035) as YJ0GA. He will focus on his local sunrise
and sunset periods for Western Europe on 20 and 30 meters, as well
using RTTY and JT65. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW and via ZL3GA.

NICARAGUA, YN. Rafael, NN3RP will be active as YN2RP from July 8 to
August 4 on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via
NN3RP.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Max, N5NHJ is going to operate holiday-style
from July 8 to 15 as ZF2NH. He will be QRV on 20 to 6 meters, using
mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL via N5NHJ, ClubLog OQRS or
LoTW.

BOTSWANA, A2. Pavel, R2AD, Yuri, RM0F, and Elena, RC5A are planning
to operate as A25BE, A25BI, and A25SP, respectively, from September
15 to 25 on 160 to 6 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via home call,
ClubLog OQRS, LoTW.

BALKANS TOUR. Throughout the month of August, Costa, IZ7GXB plans
to be QRV as 4O7GXB, ZA/IZ7GXB and Z38/IZ7GXB from Montenegro,
Albania and Macedonia, respectively. Activity will be primarily on
6 meters (50.150 MHz).

DENMARK, OZ. OZ17SJ will be QRV from July 22 to 30 at a big Scout
Jamboree in Snoderborg. QSL via bureau or direct to OZ1ACB or use
LoTW, eQSL or OQRS.

ARCTIC OCEAN WATER GRIDS. The RRS James Clark Ross is heading to
the Arctic. The shipboard station manned by Mike, GM0HCQ, should be
workable from water grids JP, JQ, KQ and KR over the next few weeks.
KQ and KR are probably the rarest ones. The ship is under way but
specific dates for the particular grids are not known, due to the
variables of ocean voyages in the Arctic. There is a daily update
page: http://www.gm0hcq.com/jcr_update.htm.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The IARU HF World Championship, FISTS
Summer Unlimited Sprint, SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, CQC Great
Colorado Gold Rush and the QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint are all
on tap for this weekend. The RSGB 80 Meter Club Championship, SSB
is on July 12.
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