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> DX Bulletin 50  ARLD050
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  December 17, 2015
> To all radio amateurs   
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> ARLD050 DX news
> 
> This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
> 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.
> 
> ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2.  Antoine, 3D2AG will be QRV as 3D2AG/p from
> December 20 to January 20, 2016, using solar power.  Look for him on
> 80 to 6 meters on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31.  QSL via 3D2AG, direct.
> 
> ISRAEL, 4X.  Bodo, DF8DX will be active from December 22 to 27 as
> 4X/DF8DX.  QSL via home call, direct or via bureau.  Also, members
> of the Holy Land DX Group will activate the call sign 4X4WFF from
> Avdat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Negev Desert in southern
> Israel on December 25 and 26.  Ops include Shalom, 4Z4BS, Mark,
> 4Z4KX, Ruben, 4Z5FI, Yulik, 4X6HP, Ros, 4Z5LA, Vlad, 4Z5IW, Art,
> 4X4DZ and Jan, 4X1VF.  The group will have two stations running
> using CW and SSB.  QSL only via IK2DUW.
> 
> BOTSWANA, A2.  Gopan, M0XUU/VU3HPF will be on the air from December
> 22 to 30, operating holiday style as A25GR on 40, 30, 20, and 17
> meters using CW and SSB.  QSL via M0XUU, direct or via the bureau.
> 
> CHILE, CE.  XR400AA celebrates the 400th anniversary of the
> discovery of Cape Horn.  Ops Claudio, XQ1FM, Carlos, XQ1CR, Boris,
> CE1AT, Sergio, CE3WW, Rodrigo, CE4KCA, Danilo, XQ4CW, and Juan,
> CE1URJ will operate until the end of January, 2016 using CW, SSB,
> and digital modes.  QSL via XQ4CW.
> 
> SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.  Henrik, OZ6TL plans to operate holiday
> style as E51TLA from December 19 to January 9, 2016.  QSL via OZ6TL,
> direct or via the bureau.  Hardy, DL7LL will be QRV from December 20
> to 28 as E51LLA.  QSL via DL7LL.  Magnus, SM6WET will be active as
> E51WET until January 9, 2016.  Operations will be on 160 to 6 meters
> using CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65.  QSL via his home call sign.
> 
> REUNION ISLAND, FR.  Mario, FR4QT will be active on December 19 and
> 20 and December 26 with the call TO90R celebrating the 90th
> anniversary of the REF.  QSL via FR4QT, direct.
> 
> SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4.  Tom, WL7HP and his wife Margret, H44MK will be
> active from Guadalcanal Island (OC-047) until February 16 as H44TM
> and H44MK, respectively on 40, 20, 17, and 15 meters, using mostly
> SSB.  They plan to activate other islands as well.  QSL H44TM via
> WL7HP, direct and H44MK via qrz.com.
> 
> DOMINICA, J7.  Walter, HB9MFM is active as J79WTA until January 30,
> 2016, on HF with a focus on 60 meters.  QSL via HB9MFM, direct or
> via bureau.  Also, Dave, WJ2O will be active as J7/WJ2O from
> February 17 to 23, 2016.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, but
> with a concentration on CW only on 30, 17 and 12 meters.  QSL via
> N2ZN.
> 
> POLAND, SP.  HF2016HNY rings in the new year on the air between
> December 18 and January 10, 2016.  QSL via bureau, SQ2JK, direct or
> LoTW.
> 
> NAMIBIA, V5.  Dietmar, DL3DXX will be active until December 28 as
> V5/DL3DXX, mostly on CW and the low bands.  QSL via home call,
> direct or via bureau.
> 
> MAURITIUS, 3B8.  Eric, OE4AAC will be QRV as 3B8HD during February
> of next year.  He'll be QRV mostly on CW on 40 and 30 meters.  QSL
> to home call either via the bureau or direct.
> 
> FIJI, 3D2.  Udo, DL9HCU is QRV as 3D2HC for the next few weeks.  He
> usually runs QRP on 30 to 15 meters using CW.  QSL to home call, via
> the bureau or direct.
> 
> PALAU, T8.  Ryosei, JH0IXE will be active as T8CW from December 24
> to January 7, 2016.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW,
> SSB, RTTY, JT65 and PSK31.  QSL via JA0FOX by the bureau, JH0IXE
> direct, LoTW or eQSL.  Also, six JA ops will be QRV from January 7
> to 14, 2016.  They are Mike, JA6EGL (T88SM), Hirotaka, JA6KYU
> (T88HS), Yas, JA6UBY (T88RR), YL Miyoko, JO3LVG (T88MK), Ichy,
> JH7IPR (T88UW) and Tsuneaki, JI6BFF (T88TK).  Activity will be
> holiday style on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via
> operators' instructions.
> 
> ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4.  David, K1KA will be active as V47KA from
> February 2 to 25, 2016.  Activity will be holiday style on the HF
> bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK and JT65.  QSL via home call,
> direct or LoTW.
> 
> VANUATU, YJ.  Robert, DL7VOA will be active as YJ4AO from December
> 27 and January 13, 2016.  Activity will be holiday style mainly on
> CW during his evening and night hours, maybe some SSB but no
> digital.  QSL via home call sign, direct or by the bureau.
> 
> THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The Feld Hell Sprint, OK DX RTTY
> Contest, RAC Winter Contest, Croatian CW Contest and the ARRL Rookie
> Roundup, CW are all on tap for this weekend.  The Russian 160 Meter
> Contest and the AGB-Party Contest are on December 18.  The Run for
> the Bacon QRP Contest is on December 21.  Please see December QST,
> page 69 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
> NNNN
> /EX