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QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 2  ARLD002
From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  January 11, 2018
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD002
ARLD002 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.

SOMALIA, 6O.  Operators Ken, LA7GIA and Adrian, KO8SCA are QRV as
6O6O until January 16.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW,
SSB, RTTY and FT8.  QSL via M0OXO.

MALAWI, 7Q.  John, N6JW is QRV as 7Q7JW.  Activity is on 40 and 20
meters using SSB.  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 7.
Activity is on 30, 17 and 15 meters using mostly CW.  QSL to home
call.

BAHAMAS, C6.  Steve, KG4LJB is QRV as C6AJB from Eleuthera Island,
IOTA NA-001, until January 20.  Activity is holiday style on 40 to
17 Meters.  QSL to home call.

PHILIPPINES, DU.  A group of operators will be QRV as DU0DM from
Corregidor Island, IOTA OC-244, on January 13 and 14.  Activity will
be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital
modes.  QSL direct to DU1MS.

ERITREA, E3.  A group of operators will be QRV as E31A from January
14 to 23.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY.  The main objective of this trip is to support the Eritrean
National Olympic Committee.  QSL via JH1AJT.

FRANCE, F.  Operators Franck, F4DTO and Patrick, F4GFE are QRV using
special event call sign TM390SR until June 16 to commemorate the
siege of La Rochelle 390 years ago.  QSL via F4DTO.

GUADELOUPE, FG.  Heli, DD0VR will be QRV as FG/DD0VR from January 14
to 20.  Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using only SSB.
QSL to home call.
 
DOMINICA, J7.  Heli, DD0VR is QRV as J70VR until January 14.
Activity is on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using only SSB.  QSL to home
call.

NORWAY, LA.  Members of the NRRL are QRV with special calls
LM90NRRL, LM90HQ and LM90C throughout 2018 to celebrate their 90th
year as the IARU Society.

BULGARIA, LZ.  Special event station LZ140LO is QRV until the end of
March to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Bulgarian Independence.
QSL via LZ1ZF.

CURACAO, PJ2.  Joeke, PA0VDV will be QRV as PJ2/PA0VDV from January
16 to February 8.  Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using only
CW.  QSL to home call.

ANTARCTICA.  Nikolai, RW6ACM is QRV as RI1ANA from the Molodezhnaya
Base Station, IOTA AN-016, until sometime in February.  Activity is
in his spare time on all HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital
modes.  QSL via RN1ON.

NAMIBIA, V5.  Rudi, DK7PE is QRV as V5/DK7PE until the end of
January.  Activity is on the HF bands, but with a focus on 160 and
60 meters.  This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World
Wide DX 160 Meter contest.  QSL to home call.

MICRONESIA, V6.  Sumio, JI1MDM will be QRV as V63AKB48 using SSB,
and V63AKB using FT8, from Pohnpei Island, IOTA OC-010, from January
15 to 18.  Activity will be on 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters.  QSL to
home call.

BURKINA FASO, XT.  Harald, DF2WO is QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou
until January 22.  Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters
using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and JT65.  He may also try to be active
on 60 meters.  QSL via M0OXO.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF.  Pete, K8PGJ will be QRV as ZF2PG from January
13 to 21.  Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using SSB.
This includes being active in the upcoming North America SSB QSO
Party.  QSL direct to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The North American CW QSO Party, NCCC
RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, YB DX SSB
Contest, Old New Year Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, UBA
PSK63 Prefix Contest,  NRAU-Baltic Contest and DARC 10-Meter Contest
are all on tap for this weekend.

The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint is scheduled for January
15.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test, Phone Fray and QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt are
scheduled for January 17.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

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