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Page last updated on: Friday, March 31, 2017 594 The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands DX News from the ARRL 31 March, 2017 This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by 7Z1ES, PA3DFR, VE3AYR, 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. ROTUMA, 3D2. Tony, 3D2AG is QRV as 3D2AG/p until April 28. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and FSK441. QSL via operator's instructions. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Bimbo, YB3MM and Hen, YB3LZ will be QRV as 4W/YB3MM and 4W/YB3LZ, respectively, from Dili from April 3 to 5. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using mostly JT65 and possibly other modes as well. QSL via operators' instructions. EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Eliot, W1MJ will be QRV as CE0Y/W1MJ from April 2 to 4. Activity will be holiday style on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters using CW with QRP power. This may include him using PSK31 as well. QSL to home call. URUGUAY, CX. Members of Radiogrupo Sur are QRV as CV5A from Flores Island, IOTA SA-030, until April 2. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via CX2ABC. PHILIPPINES, DU. Marc, ON5SM will be QRV as DU9/ON5SM from Mindanao, IOTA OC-130, from April 4 to May 24. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using SSB, SSTV and various digital modes. QSL to home call. LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Operators PE1FLO, PA2HGJ, PA3HK, PA3CNO, PE0MGB, PA2RDK AND PA3DFR will be QRV as HB0/home calls from April 1 to 8. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 meters, using mainly CW with some SSB and digital modes. QSL via PE1FLO. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Ed, NI6S will be QRV as 7Z1ES from Riyadh from April 2017 to February 2019. QSL via IZ8CLM. DJIBOUTI, J2. Dane, S53T is licensed as J28ND while on work assignment. His license is valid until 2019. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands and 6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via S57DX. ST. LUCIA, J6. Will, K9HZ will be QRV as J68HZ from April 1 to 8. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. GUAM, KH2. Santos, EA4AK and Tony, EA5BY are QRV as AH2P and KH2BY, respectively, until April 10. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB and various digital modes. They may focus on the low bands. QSL to home call. WAKE ISLAND, KH9. Randy, WW6RG plans to be QRV as WW6RG/KH9 beginning March 31 while on work assignment. Activity may be on 40 and 20 meters using SSB and QRP power. QSL to home call. CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Special event station OL75SILVERA is QRV until April 14 to commemorate Operation Silver A, a British/Czechoslovak military operation that took place in 1942. QSL via OK1MOW. PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Haru, JA1XGI will be QRV as P29VXG from Rapopo, New Britain Island, IOTA OC-008, from April 6 to 12. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL direct to home call. ST. MAARTEN, PJ7. Jeff, VA3QSL will be QRV as PJ7/VA3QSL from April 2 to 8. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. ANTARCTICA. Alex, UA1OJL will be QRV as RI1ANO from Bellingshausen Base, King George Island, IOTA AN-010, from April 2017 to March 2018. He will be active is his spare time on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via RN1ON. MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Randy, WW6RG, plans to be QRV as V73/WW6RG from Kwajalein Atoll, IOTA OC-029, from April 4 to 6. Activity may be on 20 meters using SSB and QRP power. QSL to home call. CANADA, VE. Members of the Vimy Commemorative Station Society will be QRV as VE100VIMY/nn from April 1 to 9 to commemorate the Battle of Vimy Ridge at Vimy France in 1917. Activity will take place from each of Canada's 13 call areas. Activity will be around the clock. QSL via N7RO. CHAGOS ISLAND, VQ9. Jeremy, N1ZZZ will be QRV as VQ9ZZ and as VQ9ZZ/mm from Diego Garcia Island, IOTA AF-006, from April to June. Activity will be on 20 and 17 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL direct to home call. VANUATU, YJ. Chung, VA7YM will be QRV as YJ0YM from Port Vila, Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, from April 6 to 17. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via EA5GL. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO North American SSB Sprint Contest, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, 15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest, LZ Open 40-Meter Sprint CW Contest, PODXS 070 Club 20-meter PSK 31 Flavors Contest, Mississippi QSO Party, Missouri QSO Party, Florida State Parks on the Air, SP DX Contest, EA RTTY Contest and the RSGB RoLo 80-Meter SSB are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The IQRP Quarterly Marathon runs from April 3 to 9. The RSGB 80-meter Club CW Championship is scheduled for April 3. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for April 4. The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest and Phone Fray are all scheduled for April 5. Please see April QST, page 92, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details http://www.southgatearc.org