[SFDXA] ARLD031 DX news

[William Marx]

> ZCZC AE31
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> QST de W1AW
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> DX Bulletin 31  ARLD031
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> From ARRL Headquarters
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> Newington CT  August 3, 2017
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> To all radio amateurs
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> SB DX ARL ARLD031
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> ARLD031 DX news
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> This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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> DL7AFS, LU4AAO, US7IGN, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The
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> Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest
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> Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.
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> GEORGIA, 4L.  Armen, 4L6DL, Sergo, 4L6QC, Alex, UR5EAW, Antoine,
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> F5RAB, and Luc, F5RAV are QRV as 4L0GF near Batumi until August 13.
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> Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital
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> modes.  QSL via F5RAV.
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> MONTENEGRO, 4O.  Gianluca, IK4LZH and Teresa, IU4ICT will be QRV as
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> 4O/home calls from August 6 to 15.  Activity will be on 40 and 20
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> meters using only SSB.  QSL via IK4LZH.
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> LESOTHO, 7P.  Dennis, ZS4BS will be QRV as 7P8DG from Roma during
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> the SARL HF Phone Contest.  Activity in the contest is limited to
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> 80, 40 and 20 meters.  QSL to home call.
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> CHINA, BY.  Zhao, BD7IHN is QRV as B7/BD7IHN from Hainan Island,
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> IOTA AS-094.  Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW.  His
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> length of stay is unknown.  QSL to home call.
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> FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Look for Babs, DL7AFS and Lot,
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> DJ7ZG to be QRV as DK0DFF from a variety of World Flora and Fauna
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> sites for about a week beginning August 5.  Activity will be on the
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> HF bands.  QSL via bureau.
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> SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5.  Alex, F4GHS will be QRV as E51GHA from
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> Aitutaki Island, IOTA OC-083, from August 7 to 16.  Activity will be
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> holiday style on the HF bands.  QSL to home call.
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> KERGUELEN ISLANDS, FT/X.  Gildas, TU5KG is currently QRV as FT5XT.
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> Activity is on 20 and 15 meters using SSB.  QSL via F4DXW.
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> ENGLAND, G.  Various members of the RSGB will be QRV as GB17YOTA and
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> GB4YOTA from the summer camp at Gilwell Park from August 5 to 12
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> during the 7th Youngsters On The Air event.  QSL via operators'
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> instructions.
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> SARDINIA, IS0.  Gil, IZ2DLV is QRV as IS0/IZ2DLV from Portobello di
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> Gallura until August 25.  Activity is holiday style on 80 to 10
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> meters using CW and SSB.  QSL direct to home call.
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> ALASKA, KL7.  Mikhail, VE7ACN will be QRV as AL3/VE7ACN from
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> Hinchinbrook Island, IOTA NA-042, from August 9 to 15.  Activity
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> will be on 40 to 10 meters, and possibly 160 and 80 meters, using CW
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> and SSB.  QSL to home call.
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> ARGENTINA, LU.  Special event station LU4AAO/A will be QRV from the
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> Argentine Federal Tiro of Buenos Aires to celebrate its anniversary
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> on August 5 and 6.  Activity will be on 80, 40 and 20 meters using
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> CW, SSB, JT65 and FT8 at various times both days.  QSL via LU4AAO.
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> BRAZIL, PY.  Special event station ZY158CAT is QRV until August 30
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> to commemorate the 158 years of the city of Catalao.  Activity is on
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> 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital
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> modes.  QSL direct to PP2BO.
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> SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS.  Alex, RI1ANO has been QRV on 30 meters CW
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> around 1900z.  QSL via RN1ON.
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> POLAND, SP.  Special event stations SN1944W and SN0MPW are QRV until
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> October 3 to commemorate the Warsaw Uprising 73 years ago.  QSL via
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> bureau.
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> TURKEY, TA.  Vlad, US7IGN will be QRV as TA4/US7IGN from Kargicak
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> from August 7 to 17.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW
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> and QRP power.  This includes an entry in the upcoming Worked All
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> Europe CW contest.  QSL to home call.
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> COSTA RICA, TI.  Bryant, KG5HVO is QRV as TI5/KG5HVO until August 8
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> during the Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure.  Activity is on
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> most HF bands.  QSL via operator's instructions.
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> ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0.  Members of the Russian Robinson Club will be
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> QRV as RI0LI from Bear Island, IOTA AS-022, from August 7 to 12.
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> QSL via R7AA.
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> INDONESIA, YB.  Special event station YB72RI is QRV with ten
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> stations as YB72RI/0 to YB72RI/9 from various locations until August
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> 17 to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Republic.  Activity is
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> on all HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes.  QSL via
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> bureau.
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> ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8.  Randy, WW6RG will be QRV as ZD8RA on August
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> 8.  Activity will be on 20 meters using SSB and QRP power around
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> 0800 to 1030z and then between 1530z to 2000z.  QSL to home call.
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> SOUTH AFRICA, ZS.  A group of operators will be QRV as ZS9V from
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> Robben Island, IOTA AF-064, in the Western Cape Province from August
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> 9 to 13.  Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and
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> possibly digital modes.  QSL via M0OXO.
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> THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance
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> Contest, North American CW QSO Party, 10-10 International 10-Meter
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> Summer SSB Contest, European HF Championship, WAB 144 MHz Low Power
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> Phone and SARL HF Phone Contest are all on tap for this weekend.
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> The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for August 8.  The CWops
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> Mini-CWT CW Test, Phone Fray and NAQCC CW Sprint are scheduled for
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> August 9.
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> Please see August 2017 QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest
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> web sites for details.
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