SB DX @ ARL $ARLD029 ARLD029 DX news ZCZC AE27 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 29 ARLD029 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 19, 1994 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD029 ARLD029 DX news The items in this week's bulletin are courtesy of Bob, WB2CJL, the OPDX Bulletin, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club PacketCluster network and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks. CAMBODIA. XU0HW has recently been heard on 20 meters as well as the WARC bands. He is using a 12 element log periodic antenna and a Gap vertical. CRETE. HA6NY will be active May 24 to 31 mainly with RTTY. NORTHERN MARIANAS. AH0T will be by JA6VZB, and KH2GR/KH0 by JF6BCC. They will be active May 26 to 30 on all bands with CW, SSB and RTTY. Plans include operating in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL their respective home call signs. ASCENSION ISLAND. N6TJ will be operating May 20 through June 2 as ZD8Z. Will be active on all bands during the WPX contest and plans to concentrate on 160 meters. QSL via VE3HO. NAURU. Ron, ZL1AMO, who was active as C21/ZL1AMO last week is expected to show up from Western Kiribati, T30. QSL via home call. SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON ISLANDS. Dave, KA1NCN, will sign FP/KA1NCN July 19 through 25. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160 through 10 meters. QSL via AA1AS. CORSICA. Dieter, DF4RD, plans to be doing some work 30 km north of Ajaccio, though his radio activities will be limited. Seven Italian operators will be active from May 19 to 23. They will operate CW and SSB on 160 through 10 meters, with special attention to the WARC and lower bands. CHAD. F5OIJ/TT8 was heard on 21335 kHz around 1345z on May 13. The operator stated he would be there for the next 3 to 4 months and be issued the call sign TT8PS. No documentation has been received for this operation. HAWAII. A special operation from North Oahu using above average transmit and receive antennas is planned from 0200z May 21 to 1600z May 22. Listen for KH6U and KH6IRT on 1830 kHz, CW and SSB. KH6U needs only WV, AK, VT and RI for his WAS award. Help him out if you can. CANADA. Canadian amateurs have been authorized to use the prefixes XK, XL, XO, and VG from May 28 to July 28 in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of D Day. WHAT ARE THESE X5 CALLS? X5 is an unofficial prefix being used by Serbian hams operating from within the borders of Bosnia and Croatia. These stations are not valid for DXCC purposes. ARMED FORCES DAY. Though not necessarily DX, working a military station split, straddled across a band edge, is certainly rare. This years Armed Forces Day is the 45th running of this annual event. Information on QSOs and receiving tests is on page 135 of May QST. Special CW17/RTTY and packet bulletin ARLX017 contain some update info. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. There is a little something for everyone this weekend. Check out one or more of these operating events. The ARRL Spring Sprint on 50 MHz is from 2100z May 21 to 0300z May 22. Exchange grid square designators. Full information appears on page 120 of March QST. The Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Oak Park ARC, is from 1800z May 21 to 0300z May 22, and 1100z May 22 to 0200z May 23. In this SSB and CW event, work stations once per band and mode. The exchange is signal report, QSO number and county for Michigan stations, or state/province/DXCC country for all others. For more information, see pages 114 and 115 in April QST. The Spring NWQRP Sprint, sponsored by the North West QRP Club, runs from 1700 to 2100z May 21. In this CW only event, run 5 watts output or less, and work stations once per band. NWQRP Club members will exchange RST, state and NWQRP number. Non-members sent RST, state and power level. Details appear on page 114 of April QST. MFJ 90's RC May QRP CW contest, sponsored by the MFJ 90's Radio Club, is from 0000z May 21 to 2400z May 22. MFJ 90's RC members exchange RST, state/province/DXCC country. Non-members send RST, state/province/DXCC country and power output. See page 114 of April QST. NNNN /EX