rjr@mgweed.UUCP (01/31/84)
DX BULLETIN NR 4 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT JANUARY 27 1984 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS LACCADIVES. THE VU7WCY EXPEDITION HEADED BY GOPAL, VU2GDG, SHOULD HAVE GONE QRT YESTERDAY, AFTER SIXTEEN DAYS ON THE AIR. SEVERAL THOUSAND CONTACTS WERE MADE ON 80 THROUGH 10 METERS WITH MOST ACTIVE DXERS HAVING GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK THEM. QSL TO VU2GDG. IT IS RUMORED, BUT NOT CONFIRMED, THAT THE SAME GROUP WILL TRY FOR THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS LATER THIS YEAR. EASTER ISLAND. CE0ERY CONTINUES TO BE A REGULAR ON 20 METER SSB. WATCH AROUND 0100 TO 0200 UTC AT 14200 KHZ. TROMELIN. YOLAND, FR7AI/T, CONCLUDES HIS ONE MONTH VISIT TO TROMELIN IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. YOLAND WORKS FOR THE REUNION METEOROLOGY BUREAU AND MAKES REGULAR TRIPS THERE FOR HIS WORK. LOOK AROUND 5 TO 10 KHZ FROM THE BOTTOM END OF 10, 15 AND 20 METER CW. QSL TO HIS CALLBOOK ADDRESS BUT PUT FRANCE INSTEAD OF REUNION ON THE ENVELOPE. AMERICAN SAMOA. KARL, DL1VU, CONTINUES HIS PACIFIC TOUR, PRESENTLY SIGNING AH8/DL1VU. HE WILL GO NEXT TO 5W1DC, THEN ZM7VU. QSL AS ANNOUNCED. KARL ESPECIALLY LIKES 80 AND 40 METER CW. MACAO. PHIL, VS6CT, WILL SIGN CR9CT FROM FEBRUARY 1 THROUGH 5. QSL TO PHILIP WEAVER, BOX 10727, HONG KONG. BOLIVIA. LLOYD AND IRIS COLVIN AND THE YASME EXPEDITION ARE NOW IN SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA, SIGNING W6KG/CP6. QSL AS USUAL TO THE YASME FOUNDATION. BURUNDI. JIM BULLINGTON, 9U5JB, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO BURUNDI, HAS FINISHED THE INSTALLATION OF HIS TOWER AND TRIBAND QUAD. HE IS ESPECIALLY ACTIVE ON SSB EACH WEEKEND. LOW BAND ANTENNAS WILL BE UP SHORTLY. QSL VIA ON5NT. 160 METERS. NEW STATIONS ON 160 METERS INCLUDE CT2DV, CT2BQ, T77V AND FC8TT. THIS WEEKEND, DON'T FORGET THE CQ 160 METER CONTEST. WATCH FOR A LOT OF UNUSUAL DX, AS LOW BAND CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS. SABLE ISLAND. A ONE DAY OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE LATE THURSDAY JANUARY 26 OR EARLY FRIDAY JANUARY 27 BY WAYNE, VE1CBK. HE WILL SIGN CY9CBK AND PLANS TO BE ONLY ON 160 METER SSB. QSL CARDS. CARDS FROM BOTH KL7/P, PRIBILOF, AND XU1SS ARE NOW BEING RECEIVED BY MANY AROUND THE WORLD. BOTH ARE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE QSL CARDS WORTH WAITING FOR. CHAGOS. VQ9WT IS AN AMERICAN STATIONED AT DIEGO GARCIA. WATCH FOR WALT ON 15 OR 20 METER SSB AROUND 1400 TO 1600 UTC. SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA. THE JANUARY EXPEDITION IS OFF. THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A FEBRUARY 18 AND 19 OPERATION, BUT APRIL ACTIVITY IS MORE LIKELY. HEARD AND WORKED, CALLSIGN FREQUENCY TIME 4K0ABY 7002 KHZ 0735Z FB8WK 3508 KHZ 0125Z OY7ML 3507 KHZ 0830Z TA2TAT 21027 KHZ 1400Z KL7GKY 1860 KHZ 0650Z UK1PGO 21028 KHZ 1845Z