DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #41:

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DX Bulletin 41 ARLD041
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT October 13, 2005
To all radio amateurs

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ARLD041 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by LA9VDA, NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.

MONACO, 3A. Kaz, SP2FAX and Slavek, SP2JMB will be QRV as 3A/homecalls from October 15 to 18. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL both calls via SP2PI.

TANZANIA, 5H. Hans, DL6JGN and Jan, DJ8NK are QRV from Zanzibar, IOTA AF-032, as 5H1GHW and 5H1JCH, respectively, until October 20. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls.

FRANCE, F. Special event call TM0GPK is QRV until October 23 during the Karting FFSA Grand Prix. Activity is on all HF bands using SSB, with SSTV on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via F4ERQ. Meanwhile, look for special event call TM1NOR to be QRV on October 14 to 16 to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. QSL via F8LDX.

SCOTLAND, GM. John, GM6LYJ and Andy, GM4JR will be QRV as GB4SLH from the Southerness Lighthouse during the weekends in October. QSL via operators' instructions.

GUERNSEY, GU. Operators MU3SDE/p, GU5XW/p, MU0JZE/p, GU1OCN/p and 2U1DQZ/p are QRV from Alderney, IOTA EU-114, until October 19. Activity is on all HF bands, including 6 meters. QSL MU3SDE via M3SDE and all others via G5XW.

ITALY, I. Look for the first radio station of the Italian Red Cross, IZ4GQA, to be QRV on October 16, 23 and 30. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters, with an APRS station on 2 meters. QSL via operators' instructions.

ITALY, I. Special event stations IO1ALP, IO1BIA, IO1BOB, IO1CRO and IO1CUR are QRV until November 9 as part of the activities associated with the approach march to the XX Olympic Winter Games that will take place in Torino in February 2006. QSL all calls via I1JQJ.

SVALBARD, JW. Hugo, LA5YJ is QRV as JW5YJ and has been active on 30 meters around 0015z. QSL to home call. Meanwhile, Vegard, LA9LMA is QRV as JW9LMA and has been active on 20 meters using SSB around 2300 to 0200z. QSL to home call.

NORWAY, LA. Look for LA6YEA, LA8AJA and LA9VDA to be QRV as LA6Q from Helligvaer Island, IOTA EU-062, from October 19 to 26. Activity will be on 80 to 17 meters using CW, SSB and some RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions.

DENMARK, OZ. Tom, OZ/DL4VM will be QRV from Fano Island, IOTA EU-125, from October 15 to 31. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meters using CW. QSL to home call.

NETHERLAND ANTILLES, PJ2. Andy, W9NJY is QRV as PJ4/homecall from Bonaire, IOTA SA-006, until October 19. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via WD9DZV.

BANGLADESH, S2. Bangladesh Scouts will operate the Jamboree-On-The Air special event station S21SHQ from Shitakundo, Chittagong. They will be active on the usual JOTA frequencies on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters. The BARL station S21HQ will also be active. QSL S21SHQ via S21D and S21HQ via operators' instructions.

DODECANESE, SV5. Al, SV5/DJ5AA and Wolfgang, SV5/DL3DRN can usually be found on 30 to 15 meters between 2200 and 0400z. QSL to home calls.

UZBEKISTAN, UJ. Karl, K4YT is QRV as UK4YT from Tashkent until October 27. He is active mostly on the weekends and during his afternoons and evenings. QSL to home call.

AUSTRALIA, VK. Dirk, PA9KW will be QRV as VK5AUQ from Kangaroo Island, IOTA OC-139, from October 16 to November 14. He will eventually be joined by Ben, VK5ZMM. QSL direct to PA9KW.

GIBRALTAR, ZB. ZB2FK has been QRV on 160 meters around 0100z. QSL direct to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Jamboree-On-The-Air, NCCC Thursday CW Sprint, YLRL Anniversary SSB Party, JARTS WW RTTY Contest, Microwave Fall Sprint, Worked All Germany Contest, Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint, UBA ON 2-meter Contest, RSGB 21/28 MHz CW Contest, the Illinois QSO Party and the Bill Windle CW QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see October QST, page 100, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
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Source: W1AW Bulletin via the ARRL.

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