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<DIV> DX news<BR><BR>This week's bulletin was made possible with
information provided by<BR>CS5CRE, F5TRO, NC1L, The Weekly DX, the OPDX
Bulletin, 425 DX News,<BR>The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the
ARRL Contest<BR>Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to
all.<BR><BR>CYPRUS, 5B. Tony, RT9T is QRV as 5B4ALB until May 28.
Activity is<BR>on all HF bands and modes. This includes being an entry in
the<BR>upcoming CQ WPX CW contest, possibly with a different call sign.<BR>QSL
direct to home call.<BR><BR>SENEGAL, 6V. Vlad, RK4FF is QRV as 6V7S from
Le Calao in Ngaparou<BR>until May 30. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using
CW, SSB and<BR>RTTY. QSL to home call.<BR><BR>PORTUGAL, CT. Special
event station CS25ARVM will be QRV from May<BR>20 to 26 to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of ARVM. Activity will<BR>be on 80 to 10 meters, as well as 2
meters and 70 cm, using CW and<BR>SSB. QSL via CT1VM. In addition,
special call sign CR5AT will be<BR>QRV on May 18 from the castle Amieira do
Tejo. QSL via CS5CRE.<BR><BR>FRANCE, F. A group of operators will be
QRV as F6KUF/p from May 18<BR>to 20 from the Ile de Noirmoutier. Activity
will be on 80 to 6<BR>meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations.
QSL via F6KUF/p.<BR><BR>BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, E7. Special event station
E720SRRS is QRV<BR>until the end of 2013 in celebration of 20 years of the
Savez<BR>radio-amatera Republike Srpske. QSL via bureau.<BR><BR>BELARUS,
EW. Special event station EV196VTAP is used to commemorate<BR>the 70th
anniversary of a military regiment. QSL via EW8LL.<BR><BR>GALAPAGOS,
HC8. Alex, HD2A and Alberto, HC2AQ are QRV as HD8A from<BR>Isla de Santa
Cruz, IOTA SA-004, until May 20. Activity is on the<BR>HF bands. QSL
direct via HD2A.<BR><BR>COLOMBIA, HK. A large group of women operators
will be QRV as 5K3YL<BR>on May 18 during the Days of YLs contest. Activity
will be on 40<BR>and 20 meters using SSB. QSL via
EA3DUF.<BR> <BR>REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Kang,
DS4DRE/5, will be active from Hajo<BR>Island, IOTA AS-060, until December.
Activity is on 80 to 10 meters<BR>using CW and SSB. QSL via home
call.<BR><BR>US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Look for Fred, K9VV to be QRV as NP2X
and<BR>Bob, WP2XX to be QRV from May 21 to 28 from the Radio Reef
DXers<BR>Super-Station on St. Croix Island, IOTA NA-106. During the
upcoming<BR>CQ WPX CW contest, they will be active as KP2M. QSL KP2M
direct to<BR>AI4U, NP2X direct via K5WW and WP2XX direct.<BR><BR>BONAIRE,
PJ4. John, K4BAI will be QRV as PJ4/K4BAI from May 22 to<BR>27.
Activity will be on the HF bands. He plans to be active as<BR>PJ4A in the
upcoming CQ WPX CW contest. QSL both calls via K4BAI.<BR><BR>SLOVENIA,
S5. Special event station S545DSW is QRV until May 31 in<BR>celebration of
the founding of Radio Club Mozirje 45 years ago.<BR>Activity is on the HF bands
using mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL<BR>via S51DSW.<BR><BR>GREECE,
SV. A group of operators are QRV as SZ8S from Samos Island,<BR>IOTA
EU-049, until May 30. Activity is holiday style on the HF<BR>bands.
QSL direct via G1LAT.<BR><BR>TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Dave, W5CW is
QRV as VP5/W5CW from<BR>Caicos Island, until June 11. Activity is on 160
to 6 meters using<BR>CW and SSB. QSL to home call.<BR><BR>FALKLAND
ISLANDS, VP8. Andy, M0HLT is QRV as VP8DOH while on work<BR>assignment for
the coming two years. He is active on the higher<BR>bands using SSB in his
spare time. QSL via operator's instructions.<BR><BR>OPERATIONS APPROVED
FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations have<BR>been approved for DXCC
credit: Ghana, 9G5EME, 2013 operation; Cocos<BR>Island, TI9CCC, February
15 through February 28, 1984 operation.<BR><BR>THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.
The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, The<BR>Day of YLs, UN DX Contest, EU BPSK63
DX Contest, Aegean RTTY<BR>Contest, His Majesty King of Spain CW Contest, Feld
Hell Sprint,<BR>Baltic Contest and the UA2 QSO Party are all on tap for
this<BR>weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for
May<BR>20. </DIV></BODY></HTML>