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WA7BNM Contest Calendar
Oct. 28-29
CQ WW DX Contest, SSB
eXtreme CW World-Wide
10-10 Int'l Fall Contest, CW
November 4
IPARC Contest, CW
Nov. 4-5
Ukaranian DX Contest
Nov. 4-6
NA Collegiate ARC, CW
Nov. 5
IPARC Contest, SSB
High Speed CW Club Contest
DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest
Nov 11-12
WAE DX Contest, RTTY
JIDX Phone Contest
OK/OM DX Contest, CW
Kentucky QSO Party
Nov 11-13
CQ WE Contest
Nov. 16
NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint
Nov. 17
YO Int'l PSK 31 Contest
Nov 18-19
SARL Field Day Contest
LZ DX Contest
All-Austrian 160-Meter Contest
RSGB 2nd 1.8 MHz Contest, CW
November 20
Ruin for the Bacon QRP Contest
Nov. 25-26
CQ WW DX Contest , CW


Silent Key

Raymond A Mills, Jr
KA3GMP

October 7, 2006

Stephen E. Uhrig
WA3SWS


Reminder! Tuesday, December 19
BRATS Annual Elections and Holiday Party, at the Randallstown Library

 

ARRL DX Bulletin

ANGOLA, D2.
Vladimir, UA4WHX is QRV as D20VB and has been active on80 meters using CW around 2330z and 40 meters using CW around 0400z. QSL to home call.
DJIBOUTI, J2.
Jean, J28JA has been QRV on 20 meters around 1600z. QSL via F5JFU.
SUDAN, ST.
Nader, HZ1NH is QRV as ST2NH. He is active on various satellites. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via EA7FTR. Meanwhile, ST2A has been QRV on 20 meters around 1530z using RTTY and 40 meters around 0400z using CW. QSL via T93Y.
MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A.
Monk Apollo, SV2ASP has been QRV on 30 meters around 0810z and 20 meters around 0600 to 0700z.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q.
SM5DIC, F5LTB and VE2EK are QRV as 9Q1D, 9Q1TB and 9Q1EK, respectively. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB when conditions permit. QSL to home calls.
BOTSWANA, A2.
Hardy is QRV as A25/DF3GY and has been active on 20, 17 and 15 meters using RTTY at various times. QSL to home call.
CAPE VERDE, D4.
Angelo, D44BS has been active on 17 meters around 1700z. He will soon be active on 6 meters as well.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS.
Station DT8A has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around 2300z.
HUNGARY, HA.
Special event stations HA506NF and HA501DAE will be QRV from October 1 to December 31 to commemorate the Hungarian uprising of 50 years ago. QSL via HA6NF and HA1DAE, respectively.
JAPAN, JA.
JJ4UEL/4 is QRV from Nino Island, IOTA AS-117. Activity is on all HF bands using SSB. QSL to home call.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS.
Oleg is QRV as LU/R1ANF from the Argentine Jubany Base and has been active on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW. QSL via RK1PWA.
ANTARCTICA.
Alex, UA1ZCK is QRV as R1ANC Vostok Base, IOTA AN-016. He is usually QRV on 20 meters around 0600 to 1000z. QSL via RU1ZC.
FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1FJ.
Station R1FJT has been QRV on 20 Meters from around 1200 to 1500z. QSL via UA4RC.
SUDAN, ST.
Jovica is QRV as ST2A and has been QRV on 30 meters between 1800 and 1930z. QSL via T93Y.
NAMIBIA, V5.
Operators V5/DJ8VC, V5/DF6QP and V5/DL8JS are QRVuntil October 13. Activity is on all bands, especially on 20 meters. QSL to home calls.

Post-2001 IRCs bear expiration dates
Many DXers still use International Reply Coupons (IRCs) issued by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to cover return postage for QSL cards. As of January 1, 2002, UPU-issued IRCs bear expiration dates, after which the coupon has no value. The so-called "Beijing model 1" IRC expires December 31, 2006. The newest IRC, the "Beijing model 2" (photo), expires December 31, 2009. Check any IRCs you've got on hand for an expiration date! (Curiously, the United States Postal Service International Mail Manual states that the period of exchange for IRCs issued by the UPU on or after January 1, 1975, is unlimited.) The UPU says IRCs are exchangeable in all member countries for the minimum postage of a priority item or an unregistered air mail letter sent to a foreign country. An IRC costs $1.85 in the US. Although US post offices are not obliged to sell IRCs, it is mandatory for post offices in UPU member countries to exchange the coupons.

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