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WA7BNM Contest Calendar Aug 28-29 YO DX HF Contest SCC RTTY Championship Ohio QSO Party SARL HF CW Contest Sept 4-5 All Asian DX Contest, Phone IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB RSGB SSB Field Day DARC 10-meter Digital Contest Sept 6-7 MI QRP Labor Day Sprint CW Sept 11-12 YLRL Howdy Days WAE DX Contest, SSB Sept 11-13 ARRL VHF QSO Party Sept 12-13 Tennessee QSO Party Sept 18-19 ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest SARL VHF/UHF Contest Scandinavian Activity, CW QRP Afield Washington State Salmon Run QCWA QSO Party NA Sprint, SSB Sept 25-26 CQ WW DX Contest, RTTY Scandinavian Activity, SSB Texas QSO Party AGCW VHF/UHF Contest Israel 4X4SIX is the new 6 meter Israeli beacon operating on 50.080 MHz. 4X6ON and 4Z5AY built the station which announces its call sign on CW around the clock. The beacon is located in grid square KM-72-JB running 5 watts out to a J-Pole Antenna [WIA QNEWS] ANDORRA on 6 Meters According to John,ON4IQ, Andorra has released the 6-metre band to all resident amateurs. He reports that C31JI and C31HK are both active on the band. (GB2RS) VHF and Above Jack Hayden VK2GJH, whilst waiting for the solar storm and its associated Openings came upon this tid bit of info. Did you know that the first recorded six-metre contact between Australian and Hong Kong took place just over 26 years ago? On the 5th of May 1978 VK4RO worked VS6HK. In 1997 the VS6 prefix was removed and replaced with the now familiar VR2 prefix [WIA QNEWS]

ARRL DX BULLETIN SAMOA, 5W 5W0DL has been QRV using PSK31 on 20 meters between 0400 and 1200z. Also, 5W0TR has been QRV on 30 meters after 0830z. QSL both calls via K8AA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS, CE0 CAMBODIA, XU Claude, XU7ABN has been QRV on 20 and 15 meters using RTTY between 1830 to 2230z, and then after 1000z, respectively. QSL via operator's instructions. TONGA, A3 Chris, A35DX has been QRV on 20 meters using SSB from around 0400 to 0700z. QSL via EB2AYV BAHRAIN, A9 Mohammed, A92GR has been QRV on 17 meters using SSB around 1700z. QSL direct. REUNION ISLAND, FR Joseph, FR%HA has been QRV using PSK31 on 20 meters around 0400z and then around 1200z. QSL via operator's instructions. SOUTH SHETLANDS HF0QF has been QRV on 20 meters using SSB around 2100z. QSL via SP7IWA LEBANON, OD Francis, OD5PL has been QRV using CW on 15 meters around 1300z. QSL via HB9CRV. BRUNEI, V8 V8FDX has been QRV on 30 meters from around 1300 to 1700z. QSL via JM1LJS. AFGHANISTAN, YA Henry, F6EAY is currently QRV as T6RF while in Kabul. He has been active using mostly PSK31. QSL to F6ITD LIBERIA, EL EL2DX is QRV from Monrovia and has been active on 20 meters around 2155z. QSL via K8SJP PAKISTAN, AP Bob, AP2JZB has been QRV on 17 meters around 1530z. QSL direct. SUDAN, ST Paul, ST2PN works for the UN World Food Program and is usually active from Khartoumas time permits. QSL direct via PA7FM CAMEROON, TJ Acho, TJ1AD has been QRV on 20 meters around 2300z. QSL via operator's instructions.

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