QST DE W1AW
HR DX BULLETIN NR 44  ARLD044
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT  NOVEMBER 4, 1988
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
 
THANKS TO W9NUF AND THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS DX ASSOCIATION FOR THE
FOLLOWING DX INFORMATION.
 
CYPRUS.  LLOYD AND IRIS COLVIN ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING AS W6KG/5B4.
REPORTEDLY THEY ALSO HAVE A ZC4 LICENSE AND EXPECT TO OPERATE FROM
THAT AREA OF THE ISLAND SOON.  QSLS GO VIA YASME.
 
IRAQ.  YI1BGD HAS BEEN QUITE ACTIVE ON 10 METER SSB.  WATCH 28550 KHZ
AROUND 1430Z.  OPERATOR FARES HAS BEEN GIVING CW QSOS ON THESE SSB
FREQUENCIES.  HE HAS ALSO OPERATED RTTY ON 28650 KHZ.  QSL VIA BOX
7147, BAGHDAD.
 
ARTTI, OH2BH, IS CURRENTLY OPERATING AS CT3BZ.  HE IS VERY
ACTIVE ON 14 MHZ SSB AND OCCASIONALLY ON 7 MHZ AROUND 7080 KHZ AROUND
0630Z.
 
NIGER.  BALDUR, DJ6SI, IS CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH THE CALL 5UV386, A
COMMERCIAL CALL.   WATCH 14025, 21025 AND 28025 KHZ.  QSL VIA DJ6SI.
BALDUR WILL REPORTEDLY OPERATE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
 
OGASAWARA.  AN EXPEDITION WITH 7J1ATJ AND SEVERAL OTHER OPERATORS IS
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.  JF1CAD/JD1 WAS WORKED ON 21255 KHZ AT 0100Z.
 
ROTUMA.  THE 3D2XX OPERATION IS SCHEDULED TO QRT ABOUT 1700Z ON
NOVEMBER 4.  QSLS GO TO WB6GFJ.
 
RUSSIA.  SEVERAL GOOD OBLASTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE DURING THE PAST WEEK.
UA6YFW, OBLAST 102, 14037 KHZ AT 2015Z, UA9ZZ/UI1V, OBLAST 181, 14212
KHZ AT 0430Z, UZ9OWM/UJ7K, OBLAST 182, 14027 KHZ AT 2000Z,
UA9OA/UJ2K, OBLAST 182, 14023 KHZ AT 0450Z, UH8AAC, OBLAST 191, 14228
MHZ AT 0500Z.
 
VIETNAM.  3W8CW AND 3W8DX CONTINUE TO BE VERY ACTIVE.  FROM THE
MIDWEST THEY HAVE BEEN WORKED FREQUENTLY ON ALL BANDS FROM 7 TO 28
MHZ.  ON CW THEY TYPICALLY OPERATE ABOUT 35 KHZ ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF
THE BAND lISTENING UP.
ON 40, WATCH 7002 OR 7003 KHZ AT 1230Z.
THEY PLAN TO OPERATE THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH.  RL8PYL EXPECTS
TO OPERATE FROM VIETNAM BEGINNING IN JANUARY.
 
WESTERN CAROLINES.  A WEEKEND OPERATION FROM NOVEMBER 4 TO 6 IS
PLANNED, WITH KC6MZ BY JA2UAY, KC6NX BY JA1QCG AND KC6YW BY JH1BYL.
QSLS GO TO JA2KUD.
 
STATIONS WORKED FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS DURING THE PAST WEEK INCLUDE,
 AP2HA      14018/O315
 AP5HQ      14215/0320
 AX9YG      14195/1225  COCOS KEELING  QSL VIA G4GVG
 BV2A       28654/2330
 BV2DA      28490/0030  QSL VIA DL7FT
 BY9GA      21305/0150  ZONE 23
 D44BC      28533/1930
 FR4FA      14031/0430
 FR5DX      14196/0215
 FR5ZD      14012/0400
 FT2XE      14054/0145  QSL VIA F6ESH
 HS0A       28524/2345
 HS0B       14021/1315
 J52US      28003/2100  QSL VIA WA8JOC
 JT1BG      14195/1400 AND 21265/0100
 JY5DL      14018/2000
 WY5L/KH3   14040/0515  QSL VIA N5DAS
 KH6CC       1844/0530
 KX6OI      28350/2340
 OD5LX      28012/1355  QSL VIA SM0DJZ
 OY7ML      21023/2300
 SU2LB      28579/2130
 ST2SA      28527/1930
 SV5TS      14315/0500
 TA1A       14018/2020  QSL VIA W4FRU
 DJ6QT/TG9   1840/0510
 TL8JL      21296/2050  QSL VIA K4UTE
 TU0A       21009/2120  QSL VIA F6FNU
 UJ8XA      14036/0245  QSL VIA RB7GG
 V85BJ      14056/1250
 VK9YG      14163/1655
 VQ9JM      21033/1800
 ZD7AF      28582/1945
 ZX0F      14207/0130  QSL VIA PY5EG
 3B9FR      14060/0300
 4S7WP      14002/0030
 5H3GW      28729/1700