QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 36  ARLD036
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  September 1, 2016
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD036
ARLD036 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

LESOTHO, 7P.  Gordon, K7TRB is QRV as 7P8VA until November 5.
Activity is on 80 to 10 meters, and possibly on 6 meters, using SSB
and various digital modes.  QSL to home call.

BHUTAN, A5.  Zorro, JH1AJT, Champ, E21EIC and Franz, DJ9ZB will be
QRV as A5A from September 8 to 17 while supporting the launch of the
Paralympic Committee with the Bhutan Olympic Committee.  Activity
will be with two stations on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL via JH1AJT.

TAIWAN, BV.  Operators BM2AAV, BV2DD, BV2KS and BV3UB will be QRV as
BV2A/3 from Daxi, TaoYuan City as a Multi/Op entry in the All Asian
DX Phone contest.  QSL via operators' instructions.

MOROCCO, CN.  Special event call sign 5E3A is QRV until September 4.
QSL via EA7FTR.
   
NEW CALEDONIA, FY.  Alain, F8FUA will be QRV as FK/F8FUA from Lifou
Island, IOTA OC-033, from September 5 to 12.  Activity will be on
the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.

DJIBOUTI, J2.  Jean-Philippe, F1TMY is here for 3 to 5 years and
plans to be active as J28PJ.  Activity is on the HF bands and 6
meters.  QSL to home call.

MONGOLIA, JT.  Nobuaki, JA0JHQ is QRV as JT5NH from Ulaanbaatar
until September 5.  Activity is on 160, 30, 17, 12 and 10 meters
using CW with a focus on the All Asian DX Phone contest.  QSL to
home call.

BULGARIA, LZ.  Members of the Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik are
QRV as LZ304MED during the month of September to honor the memory of
Bulgarian Saints.  QSL via bureau.
 
MARKET REEF, OJ0.  Pasi, OH3WS will be QRV as OJ0W from September 3
to 10.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters.  QSL to home call.

EAST KIRIBATI, T32.  Ken, KH6QJ is QRV as T32AZ from Kiritimati
Island, IOTA OC-024, until September 15.  Activity is on 80, 40, 20,
15 and 10 meters using SSB with an entry in the All Asian DX Phone
contest.  QSL to home call.

PALAU, T8.  Yutaka, JH1MLO is QRV as T88HR from Koror Island, IOTA
OC-009, until September 6.  Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15
meters using SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.  In addition, Chusuke,
JR1FKR is QRV as T88TJ from Koror until September 7.  Activity is on
40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters using SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, V8.  Roslan, V85AVE has been active on 20 meters
using SSB around 1600z.  QSL via W3HNK.
  
PITCAIRN ISLAND, VP6.  Uli, DL2AH will be QRV as VP6AH from
September 3 to November 25.  Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10
meters using SSB and various digital modes.  QSL direct to home
call.

MEXICO, XE.  Members of the Radio Club Cancun are QRV as 4C15C until
September 26 to celebrate its 15th anniversary.  QSL via XE3N.

GIBRALTAR, ZB.  Robert, ZB2TT will be QRV as ZG2TT during the
celebratory Gibraltar National Week.  QSL via M0URX.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The All Asian DX Phone Contest, QRP
20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, G3ZQS
Memorial Straight Key CW Contest, CWOps CW Open,  Russian RTTY World
Wide Contest, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, AGCW Straight Key 40-Meter CW
Party, Colorado QSO Party, IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day, SSB, RSGB
SSB Field Day, PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80-Meter Sprint,
WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone, DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest and the
Tennessee QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this
upcoming weekend.

The MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint is scheduled for September 5.  The
ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for September 6.  The UKEICC
80-Meter SSB Contest, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT Test are
scheduled for September 7.

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 September QST, page 92, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest
Web sites for details.