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<DIV>This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided
by<BR>NC1L, PA3AD, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,
DXNL,<BR>Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM
web<BR>sites. Thanks to all.<BR><BR>VIET NAM, 3W. Look for Mike,
3W2DK to be QRV from October 17 to<BR>November 2. Activity will be on 20,
17, 15 and 10 meters. QSL via<BR>N0ODK.<BR><BR>GUYANA, 8R. Alex,
W1CDC plans to be QRV as 8R1A from October 13 to<BR>November 1. Activity
will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters with<BR>a focus on 80, 30, 17, 12 and 6
meters using CW. QSL to home call.<BR><BR>SIERRA LEONE, 9L. Jerry,
K4ZIN and William, N4WDT will be QRV as<BR>9L1JT from October 15 to 22.
Activity will be on the HF bands with<BR>a focus on 30, 17 and 12 meters with
two stations active 12 hours<BR>each day. QSL direct via
N4WDT.<BR><BR>BHUTAN, A5. Operators JH3AEF, JH7EQW and JA3IVU are QRV as
A52AEF,<BR>A52EQW and A52IVU, respectively, until October 20. Activity is
on<BR>160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL to
home<BR>calls.<BR> <BR>MOZAMBIQUE, C9. A large
group of operators plan to be QRV as C82DX<BR>from October 15 to 22.
Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using<BR>CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via
operators' instructions.<BR><BR>ANGOLA, D2. Joao, CT2HPM is QRV as D2CT
from Luanda until November<BR>15. Activity is on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10
meters using mostly RTTY<BR>and PSK31. QSL to home
call.<BR> <BR>SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Fabio,
IZ0YIV is QRV as E51YIV from<BR>Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, until October 13
and then Aitutaki<BR>Island, IOTA OC-083, from October 13 to 17. Activity
is on the HF<BR>bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home
call.<BR><BR>ANTARCTICA. Max, IW0HEU will be QRV as IA0MZ from the
Mario<BR>Zucchelli Base Station beginning after October 14 until January
31,<BR>2014. Activity will be mainly on 20 meters SSB in his spare
time.<BR>QSL via IW0EFA.<BR><BR>SVALBARD, JW. LA9DL and LA7XK are QRV as
JW9DL and JW7XK,<BR>respectively, until October 14. They will be active as
JW5X in the<BR>Scandinavian Activity SSB contest. QSL via operators'
instructions.<BR><BR>LITHUANIA, LY. The national Lithuanian ham radio
organization<BR>Lietuvos Radijo Megeju Draugija is QRV as LY75RMD during October
in<BR>celebration of its 75th anniversary. QSL via
bureau.<BR><BR>SEYCHELLES, S7. Andrea, IZ1MHY is QRV as S79MHY from
Praslin<BR>Island, IOTA AF-024, until October 17. Activity is on 160 to
10<BR>meters using all modes. QSL to home
call.<BR> <BR>PALAU, T8. Kiichi, JF1LUT is QRV as
T88IK from Arakabesan Island,<BR>IOTA OC-009, until October 15. Activity
is on 17 to 6 meters using<BR>only SSB. QSL to home call.<BR><BR>TURKEY,
TA. Special event station TC90TC will be QRV from October<BR>14 to 21 to
celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.<BR>Activity will be on
the HF bands with all modes. QSL via TA1HZ.<BR><BR>CONGO (REPUBLIC OF),
TN. Operators PA3A, PD1AEG, PA8AD and PA8AN<BR>will be QRV as TN2MS from
October 12 to 24 while part of the 4th<BR>DAGOE Mercy Ships Radio
DX-Pedition. Activity will be on the HF<BR>bands using CW, SSB and RTTY as
time permits. QSL via
PA3AWW.<BR> <BR>EUROPEAN
RUSSIA, UA. Special event station R100MFF will be QRV from<BR>October 15
to December 15 to commemorate the 100th birthday of the<BR>legendary radio
operator Michail Fjodorowitsch Feofanov. QSL via<BR>UA4AM.<BR><BR>ST.
KITTS AND NEVIS ISLANDS, V4. John, W5JON and Cathy, W5HAM are<BR>QRV as
V47JA and V47HAM, respectively, from St. Kitts until November<BR>10.
Activity is on the HF bands using SSB and digital modes. W5JON<BR>will be
QRV as V49J in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via<BR>operators'
instructions.<BR><BR>MICRONESIA, V6. Yuki, JH1NBN is QRV as V6P from
Pohnpei until<BR>October 17. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using SSB in
his free<BR>time. QSL to home
call.<BR> <BR>LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L.
Fred, VK3DAC plans to be QRV as VK9DAC from<BR>October 14 to 20. Activity
will be on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6<BR>meters during his morning and evening
hours. QSL to home call.<BR><BR>INDONESIA, YB. Budi, YF1AR will be
QRV as YF1AR/0 from Payung Besar<BR>Island, IOTA OC-177, from October 12 to
15. Activity will be on 40<BR>to 10 meters using mainly SSB with some
CW. QSL via
N2OO.<BR>
<BR>THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. North American RTTY Sprint, Oceania
DX<BR>CW Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder,<BR>NCCC
Sprint, Makrothen RTTY Contest, Microwave Fall Sprint,<BR>Scandinavian SSB
Activity Contest, QRP ARCI Fall QSO CW Party, EU<BR>Autumn CW Sprint, Arizona
QSO Party, Pennsylvania QSO Party, FISTS<BR>Fall CW Sprint, PODXS 070 Club
160-Meter Great Pumpkin PSK31 Sprint<BR>and the UBA ON CW Contest will certainly
keep contesters busy this<BR>upcoming weekend</DIV></BODY></HTML>