Friday, November 02, 2007

Amateur radio DX News Bulletin


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ARLD045 DX News

This weeks bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

MONACO, 3A. Strange Radio Team members IZ0BTV and F5VKV will be QRV as 3A/IZ0BTV and 3A/F5VKV, respectively, beginning November 3. Activity will be on 160, 80 and 40 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK.

MALAWI, 7Q. Harry is QRV as 7Q7HB and has been active using RTTY on 20 meters between 1630 and 1730z. QSL via G0IAS.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. JA1OCZ will be QRV as 9M4DXX from Penang from November 7 to 12. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FM. He will try to make an effort in the upcoming JIDX contest. QSL to home call.

QATAR, A7. Bill, G0MKT is QRV as A7/G0MKT until January 1, 2008. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using mostly CW, and possibly with some SSB and PSK. QSL via NM7H.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Members of the Hungarian Traveling Amateur Radio Team, HA0HW, HA4DX and HA4XG, will be QRV as HB0/homecalls from Masescha from November 6 to 14. Activity will be on all HF bands, with an emphasis on 160 and 80 meters, and possibly 2 meters, using CW, SSB and some digital modes. QSL to home calls.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Michelle, IK5ZUI is QRV as HI9/IK5ZUI from Las Terrenas. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via operator's instructions.

ITALY, I. Look for special event station IY1EY to be QRV from November 3 to 11 to celebrate Marconi's radio electric experiments on the Elettra Ship from 1919 to 1936 in the Ligurian Sea. Activity will be on al bands and modes. QSL via IK1QBT.

DOMINICA, J7. Operators DL5HAQ, DK6HA and DL3HBZ are QRV as J75/DK0RZ until November 17. QSL via DK0RZ.

SVALBARD, JW. G3SXW and G3TXF are QRV as JW/homecalls fro Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen until November 5. Activity is on their usual frequencies. QSL to home calls.

NETHERLANDS, PA. Look for special event station PA20NAFRAS to be QRV from November 3 to 19 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Netherlands Air Force Radio Amateur Society, PI4NAF. QSL via PA1TT.

CHAD, TT. Phil, TT8PK has been QRV on 15 meters around 1300z and then 20 meters around 1700z. QSL via F4EGS.

BRUNEI, V8. Operators PA3EWP, F5CWU and GM4FDM will be QRV as V8FWP, V8FWU and V8FDM, respectively, from November 4 to 18. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL V8FWP via PA7FM and all others to home calls.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Steve, G4EDG will be QRV as ZL4/G4EDG from Stewart Island, IOTA OC-203, from November 5 to 7. He may have his own ZL callsign by the time the operation takes place. Activity will be on 40 to 17 meters using only CW. QSL direct to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, NCCC CW Sprint, IPARC CW Contest, Ukrainian DX Contest, North America Collegiate ARC CW Championship, IPARC SSB Contest, High Speed Club CW Contest and the DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The ARS Spartan Sprint is scheduled for November 6. Please see November QST, page 101, and the ARRL and
WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
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(ARLD045 DX News via Dave Raycroft/ODXA)
Photo: Svalbard QSL/Archive Collection