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DX Bulletin 28  ARLD028
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  May 27, 1993
To all radio amateurs

Thanks to the Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, Javier, AH6MM and
Arseli, EA2JG, for the items in this weeks bulletin.

9M0S, SPRATLY ISLANDS.  The DXpedition team (OH2BH, N7NG, OH1NYP,
OH2MAK, AB6NJ, WA6AUE, JA5DQH, 9V1YW, 9M2FK and 9M6TC) is now on the
air.  The operation is expected to last 6 days.  Look for them on CW
on 1827, 3502/3522, 7002/7022, 10102, 14022, 18072, 21022, 24892 and
28022 kHz.  Check 1827, 3792, 7062, 14195, 18102, 21295, 24932,
28495 kHz for SSB.

KH0, SAIPAN.  Dave, KE2PF, will be active before the end of the
month from here and other remote islands, including Sarigan Island,
Pagan Island, Maug Island, Guguan Island and Aguijan Island.  He
plans to spend a day or so on each island.

S0, WESTERN SAHARA.  Arseli, EA2JG, S0 QSL Manager, reports that
portable S0 operations are not allowed at the present time in the
country.  The station operating KA3KJH/S0 has not received any
permission to operate portable S0.  At present, the only legal
active stations of operation are: S0RASD (Club Station), S01A (Naama
Zeine Edinne), S01B (Azman Mohammed) and S01MZ (Manfud Zein).  The
only temporary operations and DXpeditions that were legal are:
S01EA, S01LYNX, S02UN, S03UN and S01DX.

T2, TUVALU.  Juan, T20JC, is apparently a new licensee on the
island.  He has been heard a few times on 14247 kHz between
0330-0500z.  It was reported that Juan is with the Peace Corps.  QSL
via KL7H.

V6, MICRONESIA.  Minami, JQ3EEL, plans to go to Micronesia and sign
V63SM, June 18 to 20.  He will be active on SSB on 21240 and 7070
kHz, CW on 21040 and 7007 kHz and on the satellites on 145.930 or
145.890 MHz.  QSL to: PO Box 88, Moriguci, 570, Japan.

ZD9, TRISTAN DE CUNHA AND GOUGH ISLAND.  Andy, ZD9BV, and his wife
Lorraine, ZD9CO, are the only hams on Tristan de Cunha.  They can
only operate until midnight local time because the town's generator
goes off at that time.  Andy frequents 21260 kHz around 1830z and
21313 kHz at 1800z.  His wife sometimes shows on the YL/NET at 21313
kHz around 1830z and another net on 21355 kHz at 1930z.  QSL both
via W4FRU.  Alain, ZD9CQ, is on Gough Island through November.  He
mainly works 20 and 40 meters on SSB.  QSL via ZS6AS.

KH9, WAKE ISLAND.  The Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club, W6BHZ, is
organizing a DXpedition/Radio Wave Propagation experiment to WAKE
ISLAND, KH9, for late August and early September.  There will be 6
operators and activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY on all bands, 160
through 6 meters, plus OSCAR Satellites.  Moonbounce operation is
also a possibility.

The latest release of the International Radio Call Sign Blocks list
by ITU shows Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic) being assigned Z3A
- Z3Z.  No word has been received with regard to when we can expect
to hear Z3 call signs on the air.

IOTA NA-110.  Dr. Rick Dorsch will be active as NE8Z/1C0 from Hilton
Head Island, South Carolina.  Activity will be from June 19-27, on
the following frequencies: SSB IOTA freq 14260, 21260 and 28460; CW
is plus 5kHz and 25 kHz up on 40-10 meters.  QSL Manager is K8LJG,
John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint, MI 48506.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  This weekend brings the CQ World-Wide
WPX CW Contest.  See page 109 of February QST for details.
/EX