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Latest DX Bulletin
ZCZC AE20
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 20 ARLD020
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 8, 2008
To all radio amateurs
This weeks bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.
KENYA, 5Z. Steffen, 5Z4DX will be QRV from Shanzu Beach from May 14
to June 11. Activity will be on all bands and modes. He also plans
to possibly activate Wasini Island, IOTA AF 067, and Lamu Island,
IOTA AF 040, on May 25 and 26. QSL direct.
CROATIA, 9A. Frans, ON6KN will be QRV as 9A/OO6N from Losinj
Island, IOTA EU 136, from May 12 to 24. Activity is holiday style.
QSL to home call.
ANDORRA, C3. Peter, VE3GEJ is QRV as C31LJ until May 10. Activity
is on 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3EXY.
ETHIOPIA, ET. Josef, ET3JA has been active on 20 meters from 1600
to 1730z and then on 17 meters around 1200 to 1300z. QSL via OK3AA.
JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J50JARL is active until May 25 in
commemoration of the 50th General Assembly of the JARL taking place
in Kochi. Activity is on all bands using CW, SSB, AM and FM. QSL
via bureau.
MINIMA TORISHIMA, JD1. Masa, JA6GXK is QRV as JD1BMM on Marcus
Island until May 22. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters. QSL via
bureau.
MONGOLIA, JT. Nicola, I0SNY is QRV as JT1SNY from Bayankhongor,
possibly until May 18. QSL to home call.
GUAM ISLAND, KH2. Operators JA7LU and JH1AWN are QRV as
homecalls/KH2 until May 11. Activity is on all HF bands using SSB.
QSL to home calls.
CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Members of the Radio Club Dobruska are QRV as
OL1908D until May 31 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the
railway system to the City of Dobruska. Activity is on all bands
and modes, including V/UHF. QSL via OK1KT.
SWEDEN, SM. Fred, SM7DAY/p and Jan, SM7NGH/p are QRV from Oland
Island, IOTA EU 037, until May 12. QSL to home calls.
EGYPT, SU. Members of the Egypt Amateur Radio Assembly will be QRV
as SU8AFR in commemoration of the ITU Telecom Africa 2008
International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Cairo from May 11
to 15. QSL via SU1KM.
SAN MARINO, T7. Matteo, T77NM has been active using RTTY on 40
meters around 2300z. QSL to home call.
CORSICA, TK. TK7C has been active using RTTY 40 meters around
2350z. QSL via F9IE.
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Steve, G3ZVW is QRV as ZD8N and has been
active using RTTY on 20 meters from around 1300 to 1600z. QSL to
home call.
CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. David, VK2CZ will be QRV as ZL7M from Chatham
Island, IOTA OC 038, from May 10 to 11. Activity will be on 80 and
20 meters. This includes an entry in the VK/Trans Tasman 80 Meter
Phone contest. QSL direct.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ-M International DX Contest, VOLTA
World Wide RTTY Contest, NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, Nevada Mustang
Roundup, SBMS 2 GHz and Up World Wide Club Contest, VK/Trans Tasman
80 Meter Phone Contest, EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO Party, FISTS Spring
CW Sprint, 50 MHz Spring Sprint and the SKCC Weekend Sprintathon
will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see May
QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
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The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order (NPRM) on May 8 seeking to raise fees for Amateur Radio vanity call signs. Currently, a vanity call sign costs $11.70 and is good for 10 years; the new fee, if the FCC plan goes through, will go up to $12.30 for 10 years, an increase of $.60. The FCC is authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) to collect vanity call sign fees to recover the costs associated with that program. The vanity call sign regulatory fee is payable not only when applying for a new vanity call sign, but also upon renewing a vanity call sign for a new term. Instructions on how to comment on this NPRM are available on the FCC Web site.
The Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs (CCARC) recently teamed up with Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) in Denver to donate a 2 meter, 70 cm and 23 cm D-STAR system stack. According to ARRL Colorado Section Manager and CCARC Board Member Jeff Ryan, K0RM, the two groups hit upon the idea of issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Colorado radio amateurs. "The RFP required the D-STAR systems to be installed and maintained on-the-air for five years, after which the winning group would retain ownership of the equipment," Ryan said. "We received three excellent proposals, and on March 21, CCARC and HRO awarded the D-STAR system to the Colorado D-STAR Association, a consortium of Denver area individuals, clubs and ARES groups."
In two separate decisions released today, the Federal Communications Commission denied two Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM) having to do with Amateur Radio. These two PRMs, one filed by Mark Miller, N5RFX, of Arlington, Texas, concerning digital spectrum issues, and the other filed jointly by Ken Chafin, W6CPA, of La Crescenta, California, and Leon Brown, KC6JAR, of Los Angeles, California, concerning additional spectrum for more repeaters, including digital systems. Miller's PRM was assigned RM-11392, while the Chafin and Brown petition was not afforded an RM number by the FCC. According to ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, the ARRL filed no comments on either petition in accordance with the League's standard policy on bare petitions for rule making that do not deal with spectrum allocations.
KENYA, 5Z. Steffen, 5Z4DX will be QRV from Shanzu Beach from May 14
to June 11. Activity will be on all bands and modes. He also plans
to possibly activate Wasini Island, IOTA AF 067, and Lamu Island,
IOTA AF 040, on May 25 and 26. QSL direct.
