ARRL DX Bulletin 061: December 7, 1995

QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 61 ARLD061
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT December 7, 1995
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD061
ARLD061 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with info provided by Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, Jan, KX2A, Alberto, LU1DZ, and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.

ANDAMAN ISLANDS, VU7

Jim Smith, VK9NS, plans to return here in February.

MYANMAR, XZ

XZ1A equipment remains in place with activity by OH1NYP and OH2BH expected in January. They will concentrate on 160 and 80 meters. XZ1A cards are expected to be in the mail by early January.

AFGHANISTAN, YA

A European PacketCluster spot shows YA9XL on 40 meters between 1730 and 2230z. The operator stated to QSL via F5TCN.

VANUATU, YJ

Daniel, FK8FU, should be active on all bands December 18 to sometime in January. QSL via N5AU.

KERMADEC ISLAND, ZL8

Ron, ZL1AMO, and a group of ZL ops plan to be active in May 1996. Landing permission has been granted. See December QST for more information.

NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, ZK1

LA1TV, LA1LIA and LA9JX will try to be on the air as ZK1ATV, ZK1LIA and ZK1NJX respectively, from Aitutaki Island, IOTA OC-083, December 9 to 14. They hope to operate from OC-014 December 28 to January 4. On CW try 3505, 7005, 10105, 14005, 18075 and 21005 kHz. For SSB try 3795, 7045, 14195, 18145 and 21295 kHz. QSL via home calls.

LIBYA, 5A

It has been reported that Ted, LZ1WR, plans on operating 5A1A sometime in March. He hopes to augment low band antennas with monobanders for the higher bands.

TOGO, 5V

Dave, 5V7MD, has returned to Togo. He operates mostly SSB and a bit of CW. Try 14165 kHz daily at 2130z. QSL with SASE via AB7BB, direct only.

JAMAICA, 6Y5

Alan, G3XAQ, will be active now until December 12 as G3XAQ/6Y5 with QRP CW. QSL via G3XAQ.

RWANDA, 9X

Mark, ON4WW, has received his new call sign 9X4WW, replacing 9X/ON4WW.

SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA, 1A0

1A0KM will be on the air from around 1500z December 8 until December 17. This will be on all bands/modes, including satellites. Three stations will be active simultaneously. Look for A010 and 13 operations to start on December 12. QSL via IK0FVC.

TUNISIA, 3V

Frank, DL8YHR, plans to be active March 1 to 10 from 3V8BB on satellites AO-10 and 13, as well as 144 MHz EME. The EME set up will run 600 watts to four 17 element Yagis.

CHINA, BY

Bob, K9RHY, will be in Beijing until December 9 and will operate from club radio station BY1QH.

OGASAWARA, JD1

JQ1SUO will be active as JD1/JQ1SUO between December 23th and January 3rd. QSL via CBA.

NORTH KOREA, P5

Martti, OH2BH, reports in The DX News Sheet that negotiations for P51BH and P51XX operations are well underway. A formal announcement is expected shortly.

CROZET, FT5W

F5IJT and F5SZK will arrive on Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago on December 14. They will sign FT5WE and FT5WF, respectively. They will try to have two stations active for their 12 month stay. Modes will include CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and packet. On CW try 3505, 7005, 10105, 10115, 14005, 18075, 21005, 24890 and 28005 kHz. For SSB try 3792, 7045, 14145 14245, 18145, 21245, 24945 and 28445 kHz. And listen for beacon station FT5WE on 6 meters. QSL FT5WE via F5GTW. QSL FT5WF via F5IZK.

MACQUARIE ISLAND, VK0

Warren, VK0WH, is now active from Macquarie with commercial gear. He will be on the island for 1 year. Operating frequencies are 3570 and 14130 kHz SSB, and 7010 kHz CW. Warren was heard recently on 7009 kHz at 1130z. Starting December 10, he will have a regular schedule with VK4ATS at 1000z on 14130 kHz.

DJIBOUTI, J2

Tom, J28ML, reports that J20RAD will be on the air from December 8 to 14. Check 80 through 10 meters for CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via the Djibouti bureau at PO Box 1076.

SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS

. Operators Hector, LU6UO, and Ernesto, LU1ZPF, will be active from Laurie Island from mid-December through late February. QSL via LU6EF.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO

It's time again for the annual ARRL 10-Meter Contest. Check page 130 in November QST for complete rules.

The TARA RTTY Sprint starts at 2100z Saturday and ends at 0100z Sunday.