QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 52  ARLD052
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  December 31, 2015
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD052
ARLD052 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
W3UR, QRZ DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest
Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

SRI LANKA, 4S.  Nuria, EA3WL and Josep, EA3BT will be QRV as 4S7NTG
and 4S7JTG, respectively, from Beruwala Island, IOTA AS-003, from
January 3 to 8.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mostly
SSB, with some CW and RTTY.  QSL both calls via EA3BT.

KENYA, 5Z.  Rick, M0LEP is QRV as 5Z4/M0LEP until January 10.
Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL to home call.

SENEGAL, 6W.  Francis, F6BLP will be QRV as 6W7SK from January 5 to
31.  Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, with a focus on the low
bands, using CW with some SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.

LESOTHO, 7P.  Heli, DD0VR will be QRV as 7P8VR from January 4 to 7.
Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL to home
call.

MOROCCO, CN.  Jean, F5LYF is QRV as CN2JJ from Tiznit until March
2016.  Activity is on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL to home call.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Members of the Radio Telegraphy
High Speed Club are QRV as DP65HSC during 2016 to celebrate its 65th
anniversary.  QSL via bureau.

IRELAND, EI.  Special event station EI1916E is QRV during all of
2016 to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising of Dublin.  Activity is
on the HF bands using SSB, RTTY and PSK.  This includes entries in
some of the upcoming RTTY contests.  QSL direct to EI3GC.

KYRGYZSTAN, EX.  Andrea, HB9DUR is QRV as EX/HB9DUR from Bishkek
until January 8.  Activity is holiday style on the HF bands.  QSL to
home call.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL.  Special event station HL16RI is QRV until
June 27, 2016 during the 107th Convention of Rotary International in
Seoul that is held from May 28 to June 1.  QSL via bureau.

OGASAWARA, JD1.  Harry, JG7PSJ is QRV as JD1BMH from Chichi-jima
Island, IOTA AS-031, until January 9.  Activity is on the HF bands
using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL direct to home call.
     
BULGARIA, LZ.  Members of Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik are QRV
as LZ1012SGM during 2016 to honor the memory of Bulgarian Saints.
QSL via bureau.

UKRAINE, UR.  Special event stations EM10UFF and EM10UCF are QRV
until June 30, 2016 to mark the 10 year anniversaries of the
Ukrainian Flora and Fauna and Ukrainian Castles.  QSL both calls via
UR7UT.

BELIZE, V3.  Bob, K7YB will be QRV as V31YB from Placencia and San
Ignacio from January 3 to 12.  Activity will be holiday style on 40,
20, 17 and 10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL direct to home call.

MICRONESIA, V6.  Kou, JR2GAG is QRV as V63GG from Kosrae Island,
IOTA OC-059, until January 8.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters.  QSL
to home call.

AUSTRALIA, VK.  Special event station VI2AJ2016 will be QRV from
January 3 to 13 during the 24th Australian Jamboree from Cataract
Scout Park in New South Wales.  Activity will be on the HF bands.
QSL via VK2KDP.

LAOS, XW.  Bruce, 3W3B is QRV as XW4XR until mid January 2016.
Activity is on the HF bands.  QSL via E21EIC.

VANUATU, YJ.  Daniel, VK4AFU plans to be QRV as YJ0AFU from Port
Vila, IOTA OC-035, from January 2 to 10.  Activity will be on the HF
bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes.  QSL via
NA5U.

ZIMBABWE, Z2.  Herbert, 7Z1HB is QRV as Z21LS until January 8.
Activity is on the upper HF bands.  QSL direct to home call.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF.  Lewis, WW4LL is QRV as ZF2LL from Grand Cayman
Island, IOTA NA-016.  Activity is on the HF bands using SSB.  He 
also plans to be QRV in the ARRL RTTY Roundup.  QSL via operator's
instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL RTTY Roundup, Kid's Day SSB
Contest, The Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party, AGB New Year
80-Meter Snowball Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, SARTG New
Year RTTY Contest, AGCW Happy New Year CW Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF
Contest, PODXS 070 Club PSKFest, World Wide PMC Contest, Original
QRP CW Contest and the EUCW 160-Meter CW Contest will certainly keep
contesters busy this New Year's weekend.

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

The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for January 5.  The UKEICC
80-Meter SSB Contest, Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and QRP CW
Fox Hunt are scheduled for January 6.

Please see January 2016 QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM
contest web sites for details.