DX News from the ARRL 8 September, 2017

Page last updated on: Friday, September 8, 2017 605 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 8 September, 2017 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. SENEGAL, 6W. Ronald, VE3REV is QRV as 6W1SU from Dakar and is here for the next 2 to 3 years. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using SSB. QSL direct to M0URX. ALGERIA, 7Y. Bodo, DF8DX will be QRV as 7Y0A from Bechar from September 11 to 22. Activity will be on the various HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. BOTSWANA, A2. Alex, IW5ELA is QRV as A25AL from various locations until September 15. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL direct to home call. MOROCCO, CN. Tev, TA1HZ and Golkem, TA7AZC are QRV as CN2HZ and CN2ZC, respectively, until September 13. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being active in the Worked All Europe SSB DX contest. QSL CN2HZ via LZ3HI, and CN2ZC direct to home call. NIUE, E6. Grant, VK5GR will be QRV as E6AG from September 13 to 25. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide RTTY contest. QSL via M0OXO. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Emanuele, IZ1UKX is QRV as EA8/IZ1UKX from Lanzarote Island, IOTA AF-004, until September 17. Activity is holiday style on 30 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Heinz, DF1YP is QRV as FO/DF1YP from Moorea, IOTA OC-046, until October 1. Activity is on 20, 17 and 15 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Kasimir, DL2SBY will be QRV as HB0/DL2SBY from September 9 to 15. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB with a concentration on RTTY. QSL direct to home call. DENMARK, OZ. Jens, OZ0JD will be QRV as OZ0JD/p from Laesoe Island, IOTA EU-088, from September 10 to 15. Activity will be on the HF bands using RTTY and FT8. QSL to home call. SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Sebastian, SQ1SGB is QRV as HF0ARC from the Polish Antarctic Station H. Arctowski on King George Island, IOTA AN-010, until October 10. Activity is on 40 and 10 meters at various times using JT9/65 and some SSB. QSL direct to home call. DODECANESE, SV5. Claudio, HB9OAU will be QRV as SV5/HB9OAU from Karpathos Island, IOTA EU-001, from September 9 to 22. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. ANTIGUA, V2. Bud, AA3B will be QRV as V26K from September 14 to 19. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and possibly RTTY and FT8. QSL direct to home call. COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND, VK9C. Lance, W7GJ will be QRV as VK9CGJ from September 12 to 30. This is a 6-Meter EME operation. QSL direct to home call. VANUATU, YJ. Rod, YJ8RN will be QRV as YJ8RN/p from Loh Island, IOTA OC-110, from September 11 to 29. Activity will be in his spare time on 80, 40 and 20 meters using SSB. He may be active from IOTAs OC-035 and OC-104 as well. QSL via NZ4DX. ZIMBABWE, Z2. David, G4NRT will be QRV as Z21NRT from Harare from September 9 to 29. Activity will be during his spare time on 80 to 6 meters, and 2 meters FM, using CW, SSB, PSK, JT9/65 and FT8. QSL direct to home call. MACEDONIA, Z3. Arno, DL1CW will be QRV as Z38/DL1CW from Orhid from September 11 to 13. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using only CW. QSL to home call. ALBANIA, ZA. Arno, DL1CW will be QRV as ZA/DL1CW from Pogradec on September 9 and 10. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using only CW. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO The ARRL September VHF Contest, ARRL EME Contest, North American CW Sprint, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Worked All Europe SSB DX Contest, Kulikovo Polye 20-Meter CW Contest, FOC CW QSO Party, SARL Field Day Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Ohio State Parks on the Air, Russian Cup Digital Contest and the Classic CW Exchange will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The RSGB 80m Autumn SSB Series and 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint are scheduled for September 11. The Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for September 13. Please see September 2017 QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNMcontest web sites for details http://www.southgatearc.org/dxnews/index.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AmateurRadioNews+%28Southgate+Amateur+Radio+News%29#.WbKd3_Pyjcs