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DX Bulletin 43 ARLD043
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT October 20, 2011
To all radio amateurs

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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, NN1N, UV5EKU, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2. The new Rotuma Island High School Club station 3D2RI has been QRV on 20 meters using SSB between 0400 and 0600z. QSL via KH6CG.

GUINEA, 3X. A group of operators are QRV as 3XY1D until November 1. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes with several stations active. QSL via DL7DF.

BHUTAN, A5. Beginning October 25, look for W8AEF, UA3AB, K0IR, W0BM and W0GJ to be QRV as A52PP, A52AB, A52IR, A52PC and A51B, respectively. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW DX Phone contest. QSL to home calls.

CHINA, BY. David, BA4DW is QRV as BA4DW/7 from Weizhou Island, IOTA AS-139, until October 24. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL direct to home call.

NAURU, C2. Joe, LA5UF is QRV as C21UF until October 24. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and PSK31. QSL to home call.

ANGOLA, D2. Valery, UA0QV is QRV as D2QV from Vila Catoca, Province Lunda Sul-Saurimo until July 8, 2012. Activity is currently on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He might eventually be active on 80 meters as well. QSL via UT0EA.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Bill, N7OU is QRV as E51NOU from Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, until November 7. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Members of the Teide DX Group plan to be QRV as EG8FBN from the Buenavista del Norte Lighthouse on Tenerife on October 22 and 23. Activity will be on the HF, and V/UHF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL direct via EA8NQ.

ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club Argentino are QRV as L90AA until October 31 in celebration of the club's 90th anniversary. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes.
QSL via LU4AA.

SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5. Members of the Prairie DX Group will be QRV as PJ6T from Saba from October 26 to November 1. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW DX Phone contest. QSL via N9PD.

MEXICO, XE. A group of operators are QRV using special event call sign 4C1JPG until October 30 in celebration of the 2011 and XVI
Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, including various satellites, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via bureau.

VIET NAM, XV. Stations XV2FM, XV2JP and XV2LU are QRV at various times from Vung Tau until October 25. Activity is on 20, 15, 10 and 6 meters. This includes using FM on 10 and 6 meters. QSL via operators' instructions.

ALBANIA, ZA. To commemorate the 1991 ZA1QA DXpedition, look for special call sign ZA20QA to be QRV from October 25 to November 1. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HA0NAR.

NIUE, ZK2. Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be QRV as ZK2V and possibly ZK2X, respectively, until December 20. Activity will be on all HF bands, including various upcoming contests. They plan to be active on 160 meters the first several weeks of their operation. QSL via N3SL.

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN. Co-leader of the ST0R operation Antonio, EA5RM, reports, "As you may know, the distribution of ST0R QSL cards has begun. The Republic of South Sudan was recently added to the DXCC entities list, so each QSO confirmed by our manager will be the confirmation of a new one. The DXCC Desk has expressed the concern that they may be overwhelmed by thousands of applications to credit the new entity. Consequently, we have decided to make an exception, and upload to the LOTW all the individual donor QSOs and OQRS ones, by November 1st."

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL EME Contest, NCCC Sprint, MCG Autumn Sprint, FOC CW QSO Party, Araucaria VHF Contest, Microwave Fall Sprint, SYLRA Contest, Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge and the W/VE Islands QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend. The SKCC CW Sprint and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for October 26. Please see October QST, page 87 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.
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