QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 5  ARLD005
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  February 4, 2016
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD005
ARLD005 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
QRZ DX, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL
Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

MAURITIUS, 3B8.  Eric, OE4AAC will be QRV as 3B8HD from February 11
to March 1.  Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using
CW.  QSL to home call.

SRI LANKA, 4S.  Peter, DC0KK is QRV as 4S7KKG from Moragalla, IOTA
AS-003, until April 3.  Activity is on 20 to 10 meters using mostly
CW with some digital modes.  QSL to home call.

TOGO, 5V.  Wim, ON6DX will be QRV as 5V7TH from Lome from February
10 to 22.  Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY
during his local mornings and evenings.  QSL via operator's
instructions.

LESOTHO, 7S.  Members of the radio club F6KOP will be QRV as 7P8C
from February 8 to 17.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY with five stations active.  QSL via F5GSJ.

KUWAIT, 9K.  Special event station 9K55NLD is QRV until the end of
February to celebrate Kuwait's National Liberation Day.  QSL via
9K2NO.

BAHAMAS, C6.  Drew, N2RFA will be QRV as C6ABB from Cable Beach,
IOTA NA-001, from February 8 to 18.  Activity will be on 80, 40, 20,
17, 12 and 10 meters using RTTY, SSTV, PSK31 and JT65.  QSL direct
to home call.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0.  After his French Polynesia activity, Bob, W7YAQ
plans to be QRV as CE0Y/W7YAQ from February 10 to 14.  He will be
active holiday style on 40 to 15 meters using CW and RTTY.  QSL to
home call.

ANGOLA, D2.  Anna, RW4HRA is now QRV as D3YL from Katoku.  Activity
is on the HF bands.  QSL via RA4HT.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Special event station DQ200RHH is
QRV during 2016 to commemorate the founding of Rheinhessen, a major
German wine-growing region 200 years ago.  QSL via bureau.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO.  Bob, W7YAQ will be QRV as FO/W7YAQ from
Moorea, IOTA OC-046, on February 6 and 7.  Activity will be on 40 to
15 meters using CW and RTTY.  QSL to home call.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0.  Look for N0J to be QRV from Tinian Island
from February 10 to 15.  Activity will be on the HF bands using CW
and SSB.  QSL via JQ2GYU.

PALAU, T8.  Joerg, DF9LJ is QRV as T88EU until February 12.
Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using mostly CW.  QSL to
home call.

MALI, TZ.  Jeff, TZ4AM is now active on 80 meters.  QSL via W4VAB.

NAMIBIA, V5.  Werner, DC8QT, Georg, DD8ZX and Klaus, DJ9KM plan to
be QRV as V5/home calls from Omaruru from February 9 to 18 while on
holiday.  Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, and possibly 6
meters, using SSB, RTTY and PSK.  They may be active as V55V in the
upcoming CQ World Wide RTTY WPX contest.  QSL V55V via DJ8VC and all
others to home calls.

ROMANIA, YO.  Special event station YO2016BALKAN is QRV until the
end of February during this year's Balkanic HF Championships.  QSL
via YO3KAA.

OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT.  The following operation is
approved for DXCC Credit:  Chad, TT8AMO, 2015 operation.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The 10-10 International Winter SSB
Contest, Mexico RTTY International Contest, North American CW
Sprint, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder,
YLRL YL-OM SSB Contest, Triathlon DX Contest, Vermont QSO Party,
F9AA CW Cup, Black Sea Cup International, FYBO Winter QRP Sprint,
Minnesota QSO Party, AGCW Straight Key CW Party, British Columbia
QSO Party and the FISTS Winter Slow Speed CW Sprint will certainly
keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The QRP CW Fox Hunt, Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and RSGB
80-Meter Club Data Championship are all scheduled for February 10.
 
The ARRL School Club Roundup runs from February 8 to 12.

The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to
mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Please see February 2016 QST, page 92, and the ARRL and WA7BNM
contest web sites for details.