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DX Bulletin 40 ARLD040
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 30, 1999
To all radio amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD040
ARLD040 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, QRZ DX and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.

TUNISIA, 3V. Albert, F2KN, will be QRV from the 3V8BB club station October 5 to 15. QSL this operation via F6FNU.

WESTERN SAMOA, 5W. Gerard, PA3AXU, is QRV as 5W0GD until October 14 using CW, SSB and RTTY and possibly PSK31. QSL to home call.

WESTERN MALAYSIA, 9M2. Mirek, 9V1XE, is QRV as 9M8DX/2 from Kuala Lumpur until October 8. QSL to home call.

TONGA, A3. Klaus, DJ4SO, and Manfred, DJ7RJ, are QRV as A35SO and A35ZL, respectively, from Fafa Island, IOTA OC-049, until October 27. Look for CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 activity on all HF bands and 6 meters. QSL to home calls.

MOLDOVA, ER. Special Event Station ER8C is QRV until October 10 to celebrate the 564th anniversary of Kishinev. QSL via ER1DA.

FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Dave, DJ0PJ, is active as FY/DJ0PJ until October 7. He will be QRP with 2 watts and can be found near 21060 and 14060 khz. QSL to home call.

DJIBOUTI, J2. J28FF has been QRV on 17 and 12 meters using SSB between 1200 and 1500z. QSL via F6ITD.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Ryo, JL1KFR/JD1, has been QRV on 30 meters around 1200z. QSL to home call.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Yama, JA1SGU, and Kaz, JJ1KZI, will be QRV October 6 to 9 as KH0T and KH0V, respectively. They will be active mainly on the newer bands using CW. QSL to home calls.

LEBANON, OD. Jean-Claude, 6W1QP, is expected to be QRV as OD5/3A2MT until October 27. QSL to 6W1QP.

MICRONESIA, V6. Tunehiro, JA7AB, and Shoji, JA7HMZ, are QRV from Pohnpei Island until October 3 as V63TM and V63DX, respectively. CW and SSB activity is on all bands. QSL to home calls.

CHAGOS ISLANDS, VQ9. Ron, AA5DX, is QRV as VQ9DX until late January 2000 using mostly CW on 160 and 80 meters, and possibly 6 meters. QSL to home call.

TRISTAN DA CUNHA, ZD9. Colin, ZD9HGW, has been QRV on 10 meters around 1300z. QSL via GM6HGW.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Look for the use of Special Prefix ZM to celebrate the Millennium from October 1999 through March 2000.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The California QSO Party, TARA PSK31 Rumble, VK/ZL/Oceania Phone Contest and the RSGB 21/28 MHz Phone Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see October QST, page 86 for details.