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ZCZC AE53
QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 53  ARLD053
From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  December 30, 1999
To all radio amateurs   

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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, 425DXnews, The Daily DX, DXNL and
QRZ DX and Contest Corral from QST.  Thanks to all.

CROATIA, 9A.  Look for special Millennium station 9AY2K to be active
from January 1 until December 31, 2000.  QSL via 9A1A.

CHINA, BY.  A group of Chinese amateurs are operating special
Millennium station BT2000 until January 2.  Activity will be on CW,
SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31 from Qushan Island, IOTA AS-137.  QSL via
BA4EG.

MOLDOVA, ER.  Lysy, ER1LW, is active as ER2000L until January 20.
QSL to his regular call.  Meanwhile, ER2000D, is QRV on 80 to 10
meters using SSB.  QSL via UT7ND.

GUADELOUPE, FG.  Look for TO2000 to be QRV until January 3.  QSL via
ON4LCE.

ENGLAND, G.  Look for M2000A to be QRV from the Greenwich Meridian.
QSL via G4DFI.

ITALY, I.  Special event station IR0MFP, the suffix short for
Millennium For Peace, will be active until January 2.  QSL via
IK0AZG.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2.  Look for P2000K to be QRV until January 31.
QSL via P29PB.

BRAZIL, PY.  Ari, PT2BW, is QRV as special event station ZW2OOO
until January 3, 2000.  Look for him using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV,
PSK31 and Feld-Hell modes.  QSL to his regular call.

AUSTRALIA, VK.  The New South Wales Division of the Wireless
Institute of Australia will be running special event station VK2OOO
from January 1 until December 31 to celebrate the Olympic Games held
in Sydney.

ROMANIA, YO.  The Romanian Amateur Radio Federation will activate
special Millennium station YR2OOO until January 2.  QSL via bureau.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL.  Ed, K8VIR will be active January 1 as ZM4IR from a
mountain top location to celebrate the New Year.  QSL this operation
via W8WC.  Meanwhile, the Hastings Branch Radio Club of the New
Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters will be active as ZMY2K.
QSL via bureau.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL Straight Key Night, 14th
Internet CW Sprint, PSK31 Millennium Contest, SARTG New Year RTTY
Contest and the Y2K QRP Contest will certainly keep operators busy
as we enter into the New Year.  Please see December QST, page 99,
and January QST, page 100, respectively, for details.
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