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DX Bulletin 49 ARLD049
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 20, 1997
To all radio amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD049
ARLD049 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, QRZ DX, The 599Rpt, G4BUE and The Daily DX. Thanks to all.

ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2. Look for 3D2AG/p to be active on 80 to 10 meters, including the newer bands until early January 1998. QSL via 3D2AG.

CYPRUS, 5B. Look for UA9YAB, RA9JX, RA9JR, UA9MA, UN7FZ and UN7FW to be QRV as 5B4/homecalls from November 25 to early December. They will also participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as either P3A or H2A. QSL contest call via W3HNK. QSL all others to homecalls.

WESTERN MALAYSIA, 9M2. Don, G3OZF, will be QRV as 9M2/G3OZF from Pulau Pangkor, IOTA AS-072, from November 24 to December 2. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters, with an emphasis on CW. He will also be active in the CQ WW CW Contest. QSL to home call.

QATAR, A7. Dave, KA5TQF, Tom, WT2O, and Ali, A71CX will be QRV as A72O from IOTA AS-088 from November 23 to 25. QSL via KA5TQF.

CUBA, CO. A group of amateurs from Sweden, Denmark and Cuba plan to activate T49C from November 25 to December 1 on the RS and FO satellites and possibly on AO-10. Activity is expected on 6 and 2 meters and 70 cm. Activity on 160 to 10 meters is planned as well. They may participate in the CQ WW CW Contest using this call. QSL via CO2OJ.

MOLDOVA, ER. Slawa, ER1LW, is QRV on the weekends on the newer bands using CW and SSB. He has also been active on RTTY. QSL to home call.

MINAMI TORISHIMA. JD1. Ryoichi, JL1KFR, will be QRV from November 25 to December 15 as JL1KFR/JD1. He is here to work on the weather station, so operating time will be limited. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters, using mainly CW around 0900 to 1100z. QSL to home call.

CRETE, SV9. Karl, DJ5IL, will be QRV as J49IL from November 25 to December 3 using CW and SSB on 40 to 10 meters. He will also participate in the CQ WW CW Contest. QSL to home call.

GABON, TR. Jean, TR8XX is QRV on 160 meters around 0515z. QSL to home call.

ANTIGUA, V2. WA3WSJ and K3TEJ will be QRV as V26ED and V26KW, respectively, from November 25 to December 2. Activity will be on all HF bands, using CW and SSB. They will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as V26KW. Amir, 4X6TT, is QRV now as V29TT. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home calls.

NAMIBIA, V5. Frank, DL7UFS, is QRV as V5/DL7UFS from Swakopmund using mostly CW on 20, 15 and 10 meters. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.