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From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: ARRL DX bulletin
Message-ID: <6150@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 09:34:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 10 09:34:05 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Jan-84 03:58:34 EST
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DX BULLETIN  NR  1    FROM  ARRL  HEADQUARTERS    NEWINGTON  CT
JANUARY 6 1984   TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS


FRANZ JOSEF LAND.   UK1PGO...OPERATOR  SLAVA...HAS  BEEN  QUITE
ACTIVE  ON 40 METER CW BOTH MORNING AND EVENING.  REMEMBER THAT
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR FRANZ JOSEF LAND IS IN DARKNESS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY...MAKING FOR EXCELLENT LOW FREQUENCY CONDITIONS.

LACCADIVES.  VU2GDG HAS CONFIRMED THAT HE WILL LEAVE INDIA ON 7
JAN  FOR  THE  LACCADIVE  ISLANDS WITH 6 OPERATORS...3 COMPLETE
STATIONS  AND  SPLIT  CAPABILITY.   THE  CALL   SIGN   MAY   BE
VU7WCY...BUT IT IS UNCERTAIN AT PRESENT.  QSL TO VU2GDG.

GUYANA.  DICK...8R1RBF...IS NOW ACTIVE ON 80 METERS WITH A  NEW
DIPOLE ANTENNA.  WATCH 3795 KHZ AFTER EAST COAST SUNSET.

TUVALU.  GORDON...T2GSH...HAS BEEN ACTIVE ALMOST  DAILY  ON  80
METER SSB BEGINNING AT 1200Z.

CAMBODIA.  XU1SS IS A FREQUENT VISITOR TO 20  METER  CW  AROUND
14015 KHZ.  SIGNALS TO NORTH AMERICA ARE STRONGEST FROM 1130 TO
1300Z.  QSL WUTH THE OPERATOR VIA JA1HQG.

NIUE.  BOB...ZK2RS...RECENTLY HAS BEEN REPORTED ON  40  AND  80
METER SSB AT HIS SUNSET.  WATCH 0530 TO 0630 UTC.

IRAQ.  YI1BGD HAS A VERY STRONG SIGNAL  ON  THE  LONG  PATH  TO
NORTH  AMERICA  ON  20 METER SSB.  LOOK FOR SAAD ON 14205 AFTER
1100Z.

WESTERN  KIRIBATI.   T30CT  IS  REALLY  KARL...DL1VU...ON   HIS
TRANSPACIFIC  TRIP.   WATCH  FOR PLENTY OF LOW BAND CW ACTIVITY
FROM THIS AND OTHER SPOTS.  QSL AS INSTRUCTED.

DJIBOUTI.  BOTH J28DP AND J28DS  ARE  EXTREMELY  ACTIVE  ON  40
METER CW FROM 2100 TO 0400Z.

160 METERS.  SUPERB CONDITIONS HAVE PREVAILED FOR THE PAST  TWO
DAYS  ON  TOP BAND.  MANY ASIATIC RUSSIAN STATIONS...AS WELL AS
JAPAN...HAVE  BEEN  WORKED  BY  NORTH  AMERICANS.   INTERESTING
STATIONS REPORTED INCLUDE EZ6GAW...UF6FHL AND UD6DKW.

SOUTH ORKNEY.  THE ARGENTINE EXPEDITION SIGNING AZ5ZA CONTINUES
ACTIVE  ON  160  THROUGH  10  METER  CW AND SSB.  THE OPERATION
SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST 17 JAN.  QSL VIA LU2A.

ST. MARTIN.  FG0HYJ/FS7 IS PRESENTLY  ACTIVE  FROM  THE  FRENCH
SIDE  OF  THE ISLAND.  JOSE PREFERS CW AND OPERATES HIGH IN THE
CW BANDS.

CROZET.  FB8WK HAS BEEN REPORTED NIGHTLY ON 80 AND 40 METER  CW
WITH STRONG SIGNALS IN NORTH AMERICA.  WATCH FOR JAN FROM 0030Z
ON 80 METERS...SWITCHING TO 40 METERS AROUND 0200Z.  QSL TO BOX
190...81200 MAZAMET...FRANCE.