QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 13  ARLD013
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  March 11, 1993
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD013
ARLD013 DX news

Thanks to the Yankee Clipper Contest Club PacketCluster Network for
the items in this week's bulletin.

KINGMAN REEF.  Hungry DXers who were busy on PacketCluster spotting
the /MM operations and the vessel's location as it approached the
reef can relax.  N9NS/KH5K is on the air.  They have been worked
from the eastern United States on 7020 and 14195 kHz, QSX up,
between 1200 and 1300z.  Plans call for satellite, six meter and
four HF stations to be up and running.  SSB, CW and RTTY operators
will all have a chance to work this one.

PALMYRA ISLAND.  As of press time there have been no spots
indicating that the Palmyra operation has started.  Stay tuned to DX
nets and keep an eye on the PacketCluster screen for N0AFW/KH5.

BANGLADESH.  S21ZM has been very busy on 20 meters.  CW operations
are happening between 0130 and 0230z around 14023 kHz, QSX up.  For
SSB check 14256 kHz around 1200z.

FERNANDO DE NORONHA.  Peter, PY5CC, has been operating PY0FM on 7063
kHz QSX 7188 and 3796 kHz QSX 3802, between 2300 and 0100z.

SPRATLY ISLANDS.  The big, one week operation slated to begin this
weekend has been postponed.  Expect Spratly to be active no earlier
than April.

NORTHERN MARIANAS.  There have been no spots yet for the Rota Island
operation of AH0AL by Tosy, JA6VZB.  Stay tuned.

MELLISH REEF.  This just in to W1AW.  Mellish Reef will return to
the airwaves mid to late September 1993.  A multinational team of
DXers will travel via the yacht Banyandah, captained by Jack, KB7NW.
The team includes VK4CRR, VK2RQ/VK2BJ, P29DX/G4JVG and WA4DAN.

Plans are for three or four, legal limit stations to operate around
the clock for eight days.  They will be on 160 through 6 meters,
with monoband Yagis on the higher bands, and verticals and wires on
the lower bands.

For additional information, send your request with an SASE to Murray
Adams, WA4DAN, c/o 1993 Mellish Reef DXped, 403 East 14th Street,
Greenville NC 27858.

CHANGE IN DXCC COUNTRIES LIST.  On March 10 the ARRL Awards
Committee voted unanimously to accept the DXAC recommendation to
delete Abu Ail Islands from the DXCC Countries List, effective March
31, 1991.  When the Red Sea Lights Company relinquished control of
the islands on that date, they became unadministered.  Because of
this change of status, the area now falls under Point 4 of the
Countries List Criteria.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The YL-ISSB QSO Party is this weekend.
Check page 115 of January QST for details.  The Wisconsin QSO Party
will be held on the 14th and 15th.  For more info, see page 109 of
February QST.
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