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DX Bulletin 20 ARLD020 From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 9, 2002
To all radio amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD020
ARLD020 DX news
This week's bulletin was made possible with information
provided by Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, JH2AVO, 425DXnews,
DXNL, QRZ DX, The Daily DX and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to
all.
TUNISIA, 3V. Terry, F5MSE and Steve, F5NZY
are QRV as 3V8SM from Djerba, IOTA AF-083, until May 15. Activity
is on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via F5MSE.
SAMOA, 5W. Steve, 5W0SJ has been QRV on 15
meters around 0900z. QSL via 3D2SJ.
YEMEN, 7O. Pekka, OH2YY is QRV as 7O/OH2YY
until May 11 from Sanaa while on a business trip here. Activity
is on 80 to 10 meters, including 17 and 12 meters using SSB. QSL
to home call.
MALDIVES, 8Q. A number of JA operators are
QRV as 8Q7NK, 8Q7IC, 8Q7JA, 8Q7TE, 8Q7HS, 8Q7MI and 8Q7FO until
May 15. Activity is on all bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV, PSK31
and 10 meter FM. QSL via operators' instructions.
ANGOLA, D2. Fernando, D2BB has been QRV using
RTTY on 20 meters around 2300z. QSL via W3HNK.
SOUTH KOREA, HL. The Korean ARL is QRV until
May 30 as HL17FWC in celebration of the 17th FIFA World Football,
or soccer, Cup. QSL via HL0HQ.
BELGIUM, ON. Some special prefixes are in use
until July 11 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Battle
of the Golden Spurs. Dutch speaking amateurs may use OS instead
of ON, while all Belgians may use OR instead of ON in contests.
MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A has
been QRV on 20 meters between 0230 and 0300z. He has also been
QRV using RTTY on 20 meters between 0900 and 1000z. QSL via
operator's instructions.
TUVALU, T2. Dave, KW4DA will be here from May
11 to 16, most probably active as T2DA. QSL to home call.
KWAJALEIN ISLAND, V7. Mark, W4CK intends to
activate his old callsign V73BL from May 14 to 24. QSL via
operator's instructions.
MACQUARIE ISLAND, VK0. Peter, VK0MQI is here
for eleven more months. He is usually QRV on 15 and 10 meters
between 0430 and 0600z. QSL via operator's instructions.
LAOS, XW. Larry, XW1LLR is usually QRV as
time permits. QSL via XW8KPL.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Nevada and
Oregon QSO Parties, FISTS CW Spring Sprint, CQ-M International DX
Contest and the 50 MHz Spring Sprint are all scheduled for this
weekend. Please see May QST, page 104 for details.