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DX Bulletin 41  ARLD041
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  October 12, 2017
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD041
ARLD041 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NT5V, 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.

MAURITIUS, 3B8.  Flavio, IW2NEF will be QRV as 3B8/IW2NEF from October 16 to
23.  Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL to IK2DUW.

SWAZILAND, 3DA.  A group of operators are QRV as 3DA0MB until October 18.  This
 is an EME DXpedition, with activity on 6 and 2 meters, and 70, 23, 13, 9, 6,
and 3 cm using CW and JT65.  QSL via PA3CMC.

UGANDA, 5X.  Kazuo, 5X2B is QRV from Kampala until July 2019. Activity is on 30
 to 12 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL direct to JA1PBV.

BHUTAN, A5.  Steve, N6SJ is QRV as A52SJ from Paro until October 19. Activity
is on the HF bands with a focus on 160 meters.  QSL to home call.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.  Steve, KL7SB is QRV as E51RAT from Rarotonga Island,
IOTA OC-013, until October 18.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY.  QSL direct to NI5DX.

SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ.  Damien, F4AZF is QRV as FJ/F4AZF until October 20, or
possibly until October 27, while working here. Activity is on the HF bands in
his spare time.  QSL to home call.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1.  Take, JG8NQJ will be QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 beginning
October 15 and will be here for two months.  Activity will be in his spare time
 on the HF bands using CW and RTTY.  QSL direct to JA8CJY.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0.  Look for OH0B to be QRV in the Scandinavian Activity SSB
Contest.  QSL via OH2BH.

MARKET REEF, OJ0.  Henri, OH3JR is QRV as OJ0JR until October 14. Activity is
on 40 to 4 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.

BELGIUM, ON.  Special event station OP36CLM will be QRV from October 16 to
November 15 to commemorate the liberation of the town of Knokke by Canadian
forces in November 1944.  QSL via ON3AIM.

BONAIRE, PJ4.  Operators Vernon, NN5E and Jim, NT5V will be QRV as PJ4/NN5E and
 PJ4/NT5V, respectively, from October 15 to 22. Activity will be on all HF
bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.  QSL to home calls.

BANGLADESH, S2.  A group of operators are QRV as S21ZDC from Bhola Island, IOTA
 AS-140, until October 18.  Activity is on 40 to 15 meters using CW and SSB. 
QSL via G3KHZ.

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9.  Jose, EC5AC is QRV as S9CQ from Sao Tome, IOTA
AF-023, until October 21.  Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using SSB and RTTY. 
QSL to home call.

CRETE, SV9.  Mirko, DJ1AA is QRV as SV9/DJ1AA/p from Sisi, IOTA EU-015, until
October 13.  Activity is holiday style on the HF bands.  QSL to home call.

PALAU, T8.  Operators JH7IPR, JA6EGL and JQ6FQI are QRV as T88UW, T88SM, and
T88WM, respectively, until October 18.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home calls.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4.  Bill, W5JON will be QRV as V47JA from Calypso Bay,
IOTA NA-104, from October 15 to November 7.  Activity will be on 160 to 10
meters, including 60 meters, using SSB. This includes being an entry in the
upcoming CQ Word Wide DX SSB contest. QSL direct to home call.

BRUNEI, V8.  Special event station V84K50GJ is QRV until October 15 to mark the
 present Sultan's Golden Jubilee.  QSL via operators instructions.

INDIA, VU.  Special event stations AT1FI, AT2FI, AT3FI and AT4FI are QRV until
October 28 during the FIFA U-17 World Cup.  Activity is on 40, 20 and 15 meters
 using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via VU2SMS.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7.  A group of operators are QRV as VU7T from Kavaratti,
 IOTA AS-011, until October 20.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and various digital modes, with up to three stations active.  QSL via VU2CPL.

ST. HELENA, ZD7.  Bill, G0VDE plans to be QRV as ZD7VDE for one week beginning
October 14.  Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB and various digital
modes.  QSL via G3SWH.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The Oceania DX CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC
CW Sprint, Makrothen RTTY Contest, Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest, QRP ARCI
Fall CW QSO Party, Pennsylvania QSO Party, Arizona QSO Party, FISTS Fall
Unlimited CW Sprint, PODXS 070 Club 160-Meter Great Pumpkin Sprint,
Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint and the UBA ON 2-Meter Contest are all on tap for
this upcoming weekend.

The ARRL School Club Roundup runs from October 16 to 20.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for October 16.

The Telephone Pioneers QSO Party is scheduled for October 16.  The Phone Fray,
RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Data Series and CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for
October 18.

Please see October QST, page 94, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for
details.

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