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<DIV>This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided
by<BR>NC1L, QRZ DX, The Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The<BR>Daily
DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest<BR>Calendar and WA7BNM
web sites. Thanks to all.<BR><BR><STRONG>AZERBAIJAN</STRONG>, 4J.
Special event stations 4J20RO and 4K20RO are QRV to<BR>the end of 2013 in
celebration of the 20th anniversary of the<BR>Russian Centre of Science and
Culture in Baku. Activity of late has<BR>been on 30 to 10 meters using
mainly CW. QSL both calls via 4J6RO.<BR><BR><STRONG>MALDIVES</STRONG>,
8Q. Jim, G3VDB will be QRV as 8Q7EJ from Komandoo Island,<BR>IOTA AS-013,
from May 13 to 26. Activity will be holiday style<BR>mainly on 20 meets
using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.<BR><BR><STRONG>CUBA</STRONG>,
CO. Lazaro, CO2WL, Gustavo, CO2NO, and Rene, CO2RVA will be<BR>QRV as T42T
for the Volta World Wide RTTY Contest. QSL via
HA3JB.<BR><BR><STRONG>JERSEY</STRONG>, GJ. Members of the Jersey Contest
Group will be QRV with<BR>special call sign GH3IT on May 11 and 12. The
purpose of this<BR>operation is for pile-up training purposes prior to major
contests.<BR>Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL
via<BR>operators' instructions.<BR><BR><STRONG>SCOTLAND</STRONG>, GM.
Members of the Camb-Hams are QRV as GS3PYE/p from the<BR>Isle of Mull, IOTA
EU-008, until May 16. Activity is with five<BR>stations on 160 to 10
meters, including 60 meters and possibly 6, 4<BR>and 2 meter with some EME if
conditions allow. They may also be<BR>active on 472 kHz. QSL via
operators' instructions.<BR><BR><STRONG>GALAPAGOS ISLAND</STRONG>, HC8.
Operators Alex, HD2A and Alberto, HC2AQ will<BR>be QRV as HD8A from Santa Cruz
Island, IOTA SA-004, from May 15 to<BR>19. Activity will be on the HF
bands. QSL direct via HD2A.<BR><BR><STRONG>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC</STRONG>,
HI. Ronny, OT4R is QRV as HI7/OT4R from Punta<BR>Cana, IOTA NA-096, until
June 1. Activity is on 20, 15 and 10<BR>meters each day around 2000 to
2200z. QSL to home call.<BR><BR><STRONG>JAPAN</STRONG>, JA. Special
event station 8J2KSG7X is QRV until October 31<BR>in celebration of the 70 year
jubilee of the city of Kasugai.<BR>Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL
via bureau.<BR><BR><STRONG>FAROE ISLANDS</STRONG>, OY. Carsten, OY1CT is
QRV as OW75FOC during the<BR>month of May in celebration of the 75th anniversary
of the First<BR>Class CW Operators' Club. Activity is on the HF
bands. QSL to home<BR>call.<BR><BR><STRONG>NETHERLANDS</STRONG>, PA.
A group of operators will be QRV as PF24MILL on<BR>May 11 and 12 in celebration
of Holland's National Windmill Day.<BR>Activity will be on 40, 20 and 10 meters
using SSB and digital<BR>modes. QSL via
bureau.<BR> <BR><STRONG>POLAND</STRONG>, SP. Special event station
HF500PILA is QRV until May 31 in<BR>celebration of 500 years of the city Saw and
100 years of Pila<BR>airport. QSL via
SP3YAC.<BR><BR><STRONG>DODECANESE</STRONG>, SV5. A group of operators are
QRV as SX5KL from<BR>Kalolimnos Island, IOTA EU-001, until May 20.
Activity is on all<BR>bands and modes. QSL via
SV1GRM.<BR><BR><STRONG>CRETE</STRONG>, SV9. Alessandro, IK4ALM and Carlo,
IZ4WJA will be QRV as<BR>SV9/home calls from May 13 to 20. Activity will
be on 40 to 10<BR>meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home
calls.<BR><BR><STRONG>ANGUILLA</STRONG>, VP2E. Rich, KE1B and Anna, W6NN
are QRV as VP2EAQ and<BR>VP2EAR, respectively, until May 16. Activity is
on 40 to 10 meters<BR>using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home
calls.<BR><BR><STRONG>INDONESIA</STRONG>, YB. Members of the Organisasi
Amateur Radio Indonesia<BR>will be active as YE30P from Merauke from May 15 to
17 in<BR>celebration of the 30th Anniversary and Provincial Congress of
ORARI<BR>Daerah Papua. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes with
two<BR>Stations. QSL via YB9WR.<BR><BR><STRONG>PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION
ISLANDS</STRONG>, ZS8. Carson, ZR6CWI and David,<BR>ZS1BCE will be QRV as
ZS8C and ZS8Z, respectively, from Marion<BR>Island, IOTA AF-021, while on work
assignment until April 2014. QSL<BR>via ZS1HF.<BR><BR>Concursos no
fim de semana 11/12-. The CQ-M International DX Contest,<BR><U>Portuguese
Navy Day Contest,</U> FISTS Spring CW Sprint, NCCC RTTY<BR>Sprint, NCCC Sprint
CW Ladder, Slobozhansky Sprint Contest,<BR>VK/Trans-Tasman 80-Meter Phone
Contest, EUCW Fraternizing CW QSO<BR>Party, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, VOLTA
World Wide RTTY Contest,<BR>HPC World Wide DX BPSK63 Contest, Nevada Mustang
Roundup and the 50<BR>MHz Spring Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this
upcoming<BR>weekend. </DIV>
<DIV> The RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship is scheduled for<BR>May
15. Please see May QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM<BR>Contest
websites for details.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>