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DX Bulletin 3  ARLD003
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  January 21, 2016
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD003
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, The
 Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and
WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

MAURITIUS, 3B8.  Paul, HB9ARY will be QRV as 3B8CW from January 23 to February
8.  Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL
direct via NI5DX.

SRI LANKA, 4S.  Peter, DC0KK is QRV as 4S7KKG from Moragalla until April 3. 
Activity is on 20 to 10 meters using mostly RTTY and JT65. QSL to home call.

TANZANIA, 5H.  Stan, WS5K will be QRV as 5H2SF from Dar Es Salaam from January
26 to February 10.  QSL via operator's instructions.

TOGO, 5V.  Baldur, DJ6SI, Gabi, DF9TM and Frank, DL2SWW are QRV as 5V7BD, 5V7GD
 and 5V7FMD, respectively, until January 26.  Activity is on the HF bands using
 SSB, CW, and RTTY, respectively.  QSL to home calls.

TONGA, A3.  Hiro, JA6WFM is QRV as A31MM from Nuku'alofa.  He is here for about
 two years.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters.  QSL via EA5GL.

CHILE, CE.  Special event station XR4SURF is QRV from Pichilemu, known as the
Chilean surfing hotspot, until February 29.  QSL via bureau.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Special event station DL500BIER is QRV until
the end of 2016 to celebrate the Bavarian Purity Law.  QSL via DJ6SI.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.  Roly, ZL1BQD is QRV as E51RJR from Rarotonga Island,
IOTA OC-013, until February 14.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using most
likely JT65 with some CW.  QSL to home call.

ETHIOPIA, ET.  A group of operators are QRV as ET7L from the INSA Radio Club in
 Mekanisa, Addis Ababa.  Activity is in their spare time.  QSL via US0LW.

GUADELOUPE, FG.  Jean-Pierre, F6ITD is QRV as FG/F6ITD from Deshaies, IOTA
NA-102, until February 2.  Activity is on the HF bands, and possibly 6 meters,
using SSB and digital modes.  During contests he will be active using TO6D. 
QSL direct to home call.

ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ.  Gene, N9SW will be QRV as FJ/N9SW from January 28 to
February 9.  Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 6 meters, and possibly 80
meters, using mainly CW.  QSL to home call.

DOMINICA, J7.  Stig, SM3PHM is QRV as J79M from the village of Loubiere, IOTA
NA-101, until February 3.  Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using CW. 
 QSL via SM3PHM.

WAKE ISLAND, KH9.  Randy, WW6RG plans to be QRV as WW6RG/KH9 on January 22 from
 0400 to 0800z.  Activity will be on either 20 or 15 meters, depending on
propagation.  QSL direct to home call.

NORWAY, LA.  Special event station LA1916FIRE is QRV until the end of January
to honor the memory of all those who fought a devastating fire in Bergen in the
 year 1916.  QSL via LA7USA.

LUXEMBOURG, LX.  Members of the Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union are QRV using
special call sign LX95J until June to celebrate the 95th anniversary of His
Royal Highness the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. Activity is on the HF bands. 
 QSL via bureau.

GREECE, SV.  Members of the Amateur Radio Team of Aegina Island will be QRV as
SX8KAP from January 22 to February 5 to honor the memory of Ioannis
Kapodistrias, the island's first governor under the modern Greek state in
Aegina Island, IOTA EU-075.  QSL via bureau.

PALAU, T8.  JA9FIO will be QRV as T8AM from the VIP Guest Hotel on Koror
Island, IOTA OC-009, from January 23 to 25.  QSL to home call

ICELAND, TF.   To celebrate the founding of the Icelandic Radio Amateurs 70
years ago on August 14, 1946, Icelandic amateurs may use the TF70 prefix during
 2016.

SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS, VP8.  A large group of operators are QRV as VP8STI from
 Southern Thule Island, IOTA AN-009, until January 27. Activity is on 160 to 10
 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via N2OO.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The BARTG RTTY Sprint, YL-ISSB QSO Party, NCCC RTTY
 Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Montana QSO Party, UK/EI DX CW
 Contest and the WAB 1.8 MHz Phone are
all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT
Test and SKCC CW Sprint are all scheduled for January 27.

The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to mark the
100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Please see January 2016 QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites
 for details.

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