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WA7BNM Contest Calendar Aug 26-27 ALARA Contest Hawaii QSO Party Keyman's Club of Japan Contest YO DX HF Contest SCC RTTY Championship Ohio QSO Party Aug 27 SARL HF CW Contest Aug 27-28 Kentucky QSO Party Sept. 2-3 All Asian DX Contest, Phone RSGB SSB Field Day Sept. 2 Russian RTTY WW Contest Sept 4-5 MI QRP Labor Day Sprint CW Sept 9-10 WAE DX Contest, SSB Sept 9-11 ARRL Sept. VHF QSO Party Sept 10-11 Tennessee QSO Party Sept 12-14 YLRL Howdy days Sept. 15-17 SARL VHF/UHF Contest Sept 16-17 Wash. State Salmon Run QCWA Fall QSO Party Sept 17 North American Sprint, SSB Sept 23-24 CQ WW DX Contest, RTTY Texas QSO Party Scandinavian Activity , SSB ACGW VHF/UHF Contest

ARRL DX Bulletin CHAGOS ISLANDS, VQ9. Jim, ND9M (VQ9JC and KG4JC), will be returning to Diego Garcia (AF-006) this week for another four month tour. QSL either direct or via the bureau to ND9M. IRAQ, YI. Richard, SP8HKT, plans to be active again as YI9KT. He will be in Diwaniyah until January 2007. Look for him on 80 through 10 meters. QSL via SP8HKT, direct only. EAST TIMOR, 4W6. Mike, 4W6AAB has been reported on 20 and 30 meters between 0730 and 0930Z using RTTY. QSL via PA7FM.   Reported "Firedrake" Jammer/Intruder Shifts Frequency A Chinese-language "intruder" signal first spotted earlier this summer on 14.260 MHz this week shifted frequencies. International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Monitoring System (IARUMS) Vice coordinator Uli Bihlmayer, DJ9KR, says the powerful jammer – dubbed "Firedrake" -- had been transmitting Chinese music on 14.260 MHz since August 5.   DXCC Desk approves operations for DXCC credit The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved these operations for DXCC credit: KH8SI, K1ER/KH8, KS6FO/KH8, WH7S/KH8, K8YSE/KH8, AH7C/KH8 and KH6BK/KH8 -- Swain's Island, for contacts made from July 28 through August 2, 2006. The DXCC Desk will begin accepting QSL cards for Swain's Island on October 1. For more information, visit the DXCC Web page. "DXCC Frequently Asked Questions" can answer most questions about the DXCC program. ARRL DX bulletins are available on the W1AW DX Bulletins page.

Swain's Island, KH8, added to ARRL DXCC List
With the addition of Section II, Criteria Rule 1c) to the Political Entity criteria, certain former separation entities may now qualify as Political Entities. One such entity has been determined to be American Samoa. American Samoa is now a Political Entity for DXCC purposes. As a result of the reclassification of American Samoa, and upon the filing of a request and substantiating evidence, and with the concurrence of the DXAC and the Awards Committee, Swain's Island has been added to the DXCC List. Swain's Island, entity number 337, qualifies as the first separation entity from American Samoa, now a Political Entity. The distance between American Samoa and Swain's Island has been determined to be in excess of 350 km as required by DXCC Rules Section II, Paragraph2, Section b). QSOs made with Swain's Island on or after 0001z, July 22, 2006 will count for DXCC credit. The prefix is KH8. For additional information, including the DXCC Reference Number forSwain's Island, contact Bill Moore at the DXCC Desk at dxcc@arrl.org.

September, 2006

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