[net.ham-radio] ARRL DX Bulletin 49

ad7i (12/10/82)

qst de ad7i
hr dx bulletin nr 49  from arrl headquarters
newington ct  december 9, 1982
to all radio amateurs bt

thanks to k1mem, k1mm, w1trc and n1ajo of the southern new england dx
association for the following dx information.

china.	by8aa has been very active at 0100z on 21050 khz.  he has a
real raw buzz which makes his zero beat reat hard to locate.

lebanon.  od5lx will be on 28744 at 1130z saturday and sunday for cw
qsos.  qsl via sm0dgz.

svalbard.  jw5vaa and jw5ig have also been found on 28744 around
1200z.

falkland islands.  vp8apk, vp8li and others from the falklands as
well as vp8aoe from south orkney have been very often on the low end
of 20 meter ssb in the evenings.

tunisia.  3v8aa shows in the company of 9y4rd/su at 1400 to 1500z on
28744 for cw and ssb qsos.

trindade islands.  look for the rumored py0 operation from trindade
december 10 to 14.

iraq.  europeans can look for yi1bgd on 21155 at 1000z and for north
america check 28505 between 1200 and 1300z.

160 meter band.
zs4pb has been on 1841 ssb at 0300 to 0330z.
hz1ab continues wednesday and thursday evenings at 0230z.
nepal.	4 operators including a yl will be on from 9n1 between
december 15 and january 1, all bands, cw and ssb.  qsl via w1gay.
st. kitts.  vp2kbu will be active until december 13.  qsl via kc0fw.
marion island.	keep a watch for operation from the new crew at zs2mi
due at any time.

heard island.  with the receipt of the official government approval,
the heard island dx association plans are now in their final stages.
the 18 member expedition will depart from hobart on january 2 for the
fourteen day voyage to heard island.  the expedition plans to stay
for a minimum of 14 days and hopes to be on the air around january 17
or 18.	vk0sj/mm will be operted enroute to the island.

30 meters.  all u.s. amateurs are eminded to avoid the 10109 to
10115 khz segment of the new band.  also, contacts on the 10 mhz band
will not be creditable toward arrl awards  ar