ARRL DX Bulletin 029: July 3, 1997


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DX Bulletin 29 ARLD029
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT July 3, 1997
To all radio amateurs

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ARLD029 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with info provided by Tim, N4GN, Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, The 599Rpt, The Daily DX, QRZ DX, DXNS and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.


CYPRUS, 5B. Aris, 5B4JE, is QRV on SSTV. QSL via bureau. Look for Rich, 9N1RHM, who will be QRV sometime during July as 5B4/G4RHM.

GHANA, 9G. PA3AWW will operate 9G1AA until the end of 1997. He is working at the Dormaa Hospital. QSL to H.v Oosterhout, Bosbesplein 15, 3355 SG Papendrecht, The Netherlands.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Abdullah, A61AQ, has a daily schedule from 0000 to 0100z on 14240 kHz with his QSL manager N1DG. Abdullah is also QRV around 0800z on 15 meters, looking for JA and VK stations.

IRELAND, EI. Leo, K8PYD, will be QRV as EI4VUJ, on all bands, from July 7 to 19. He will be located in Leitrim County, one of the rarest of the Irish counties. QSL to K8PYD

GUADELOUPE, FG. Alain, F2HE, will be active as FG/F2HE until September 25. His activity will be mostly CW. QSL to home call.

SOUTH KOREA, HL. HL1TUE, HL1TMU, HL1MKT and one other will activate Anmyu-Do Island, IOTA AS-080, as HL0N/3, until July 7. Look for CW and SSB activity on 40, 20 and 15 meters. QSL via HL1TUE.

PERU, OA. Cesar, OA4QV, will be active using the special prefix OA176 in commemoration of 176 years of Peru's Independence. He will be active until July 31, with Peru's Independence Day taking place on July 28. SSB operations will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL to home call.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. N4GN, OH1NX and OH2BH will be active as OH0/N4GN and OH0W until July 10. QSL to N4GN.

MARKET REEF, OJ0. After their stint from Aland Islands, this group will be joined by three other OH-stations and travel to Market Reef. The group is expected to arrive here late July 10. Look for activity from OJ0/OH1VR, and OJ0/N4GN. OJ0/OH1VE will be used during the IARU HF Championship contest. Besides activity on the HF and newer bands, there may be some 6 meter action as well. QSL via home calls.

AUSTRALIA, VK. Special Event Station VI0ANARE will be active from July 1 through October 31 to mark the 50th Anniversary of ANARE, the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition. Activity will be on 80 to 15 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via VK4AAR.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Venezuelan Independence Day Contest, Phone, is scheduled for this weekend. Please see July QST, page 97 for details.