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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

TURKEY, TA.  Urcun, TA0U, will be active in the European HF Championship on August 2, between 1200 and 2359z, in the SSB/Low Power Category.

 TUNISIA, TS.  Look for special event station TS28ASJ to be QRV until August 3.  Activity is for the 28th Arab Scout Jamboree.  Operations are expected to be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and SSTV.  QSL via the Tunisian Bureau.

BERMUDA, VP9.  Angelio, IK2RZP, will be active as VP9/IK2RZP from August 5 to 24.  Activity will be mainly SSB and the digital modes on 17 and 12 meters.  QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the bureau.

LEBANON, OD.  Members of the national club, RAL, are organizing a field day in the Cedar Mountain range on August 2 and 3, signing OD5RAZ.  QSL via K3IRV, bureau is ok.

FRANCE, TM.  Special event station TM0WPC will be activated using CW, SSB and digital modes on 160 through 2 meters from August 3 to 17, celebrating the 18th World Parachuting Championships in Formation Skydiving.  QSL via F5KEB.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, ZL.  Tony, ZL2AGY, is on the air signing E51AGY. QSL via his home call.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF.  John, K8WDN, will be QRV during his vacation from August 4 to 8 as ZF2JG.  Look for him mostly on 40 and 20 meter CW, but possibly with some SSB, in the afternoons and evenings.  QSL to his home call.

NEW CALEDONIA, FK.  Jean-Louis, FK/F5NHJ, will be QRV August 12 to 29, concentrating on 30 meter CW and digital.  He may make side trips to other nearby islands.

ICELAND, TF.  TF/G3ZAY, TF/M0BLF and TF/M0SCH will be QRV August 2 through 9.  QSL via their home calls.

SENEGAL, 6V.  Members of the Senegalese SNRASEC ARC, 6W7PCT, will be celebrating Space Week, October 4 through 10, with special call 6V7SPACE.

CONGO. 9Q.  9Q1TB (F5LTB), Philippe, continues to be QRV on 40 through 6 meters.  He likes 20 meter SSB between 0700 and 0800z and 15 meters (21.188 mHz) in the 1500 to 1600z time frame.  QSL via SM5DJZ.

BANGLADESH, S21.  S21RC was worked on 14265 kHz, just before 1530z. QSL via EB7DX.

SOUTH KOREA, 6L.  6L0NJ/4 will be activated by the Gwangju DX Club, from August 15 to 18.  They will be on all the HF bands, SSB, CW and digital.  QSL via HL4XM.

UKRAINE, EM.  The UR QRP CLUB is celebrating their 10th anniversary and is QRV with the special call sign EM10QRP until August 4.  They have been active on 30 and 20 meters using PSK31.  QSL via UT2AB, by the bureau or direct.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY.  Operators Doug, KD8CAO and John, K8YSE will activate the Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner (USA-1077) and Grand Haven South Pierhead Outer (USA-1078) Michigan Lighthouses during the ARLHS 2008 National Lighthouse-Lightship Week.  Operation from Grand Haven will be on August 2.  On August 3, they will try to activate other Lake Michigan lighthouses.  Look for them on all HF bands.  Satellite operations on AO-51, SO-50 and AO-27 are a possibility.  QSL via K8YSE.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The TARA Grid Dip Contest, National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend, 10-10 Summer Phone QSO Party, European HF Championship, ARRL UHF Contest, North American QSO Party and the SARL HF DX Contest are all on tap for this weekend.  Please see August QST, page 74 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details.