SB DX @ ARL $ARLD043 ARLD043 DX news ZCZC AE43 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 43 ARLD043 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 16, 2008 To all radio amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD043 ARLD043 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, SU1SK, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Jose, ON4LAC will be QRV as 3B8/ON4LAC from October 18 to November 6. QSL to home call. SWAZILAND, 3DA0. David, GI4FUM and Daniel, ZS6JR will be QRV as 3DA0DJ and 3DA0EI, respectively, until October 27. In addition, Daniel will be active as 3DA0JOTA during JOTA. QSL via operators' instructions. TUNISIA, 3V. During JOTA, look for 3V8SM to be QRV from Djerba Island, IOTA AF-083, as well as 3V8CB, 3V8SQ and 3V8ST. QSL via bureau. SENEGAL, 6W. Operators DK8YY, DL4JS, DL8ALU, DL8AKI and DL1WA will be QRV as 6W/DL4JS from October 18 to 27. They will be active on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will be QRV as 6V7M in the Worked All Germany and upcoming CQ WW SSB contests. QSL via operators' instructions. SIERRA LEONE, 9L. Operators I1HJT, I2YSB, IK1AOD, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA and IK2HKT are QRV as 9L1X from Sherbro Island, IOTA AF-056, until October 23. They may also be active as 9L1A, 9L1E, 9L1K and 9L1M. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations active simultaneously. QSL direct via I2YSB. BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6. Adrian, AA5UK is QRV as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza until October 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, SSTV and various other digital modes. He is also active on Satellite AO-51 and will be an entry in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest. QSL to home call. ARMENIA, EK. Special callsign EK2790 is active until October 19 in celebration of the 2,790th anniversary of Yerevan. In addition, operators EK2790DX, EK2790GB, EK2790KE, EK2790SA and EK2790TA have also been active. QSL via operators' instructions. SURINAME, PZ. Look for OM2TW, OM5AW, OM5AA, OK1RK and OK1NY to be QRV as PZ5Z from October 21 to 30. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using all modes, including EME. QSL via OM2FY. EGYPT, SU. Look for special event station SU8JOTA to be QRV from the Cairo International Scout Centre during JOTA. Activity will be on all bands, using CW and SSB, near the World Scout frequencies. They may also be active on the local VHF network and EchoLink. QSL via SU1SK. CRETE, SV9. Ulf, DL5AXX is QRV as SV9/DL5AXX until October 21 while on holiday. He will be active as J49V in the Worked ALL Germany contest. QSL to home call. TUVALU, T2. Anci, JA2ZL is QRV as T22ZL until October 21 while on vacation. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. QSL to home call. BANABA ISLAND, T33. Toshi, JA8BMK is QRV as T33ZZ until October 23. Activity is on the HF bands, with an emphasis on the lower bands, using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL direct to home call. PALAU, T8. Operators JA7RPC and JF7RKV are QRV as T88RP and T88SB, respectively, until October 20. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, VU4. In celebration of the National Institute of Amateur Radio's 25th anniversary, a group of operators will be QRV as VU4MY and VU4RG from Port Blair, IOTA AS-001, from October 23 to November 3. Activity will be on 150 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest. QSL both calls via DJ7JC. LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7. As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of NIAR, a group of operators will be QRV as VU7SJ from Agatti Island, IOTA AS-011, and VU7NRO, IOTA AS-011, from October 23 to November 3. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL VU7SJ via DL9GFB and VU7NRO direct via VU2UWZ. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Jamboree-On-The-Air Event, ARRL EME Contest, NCCC Sprint, JARTS World Wide RTTY Contest, ARCI Fall CW QSO Party, Worked All Germany Contest, Stew Perry Topband Challenge, W/VE Islands QSO Party, PODXS 070 Club 160-Meter Great Pumpkin Sprint, Feld Hell Sprint, 50 MHz Fall Sprint, Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint, UBA ON 2-Meter Contest and the Illinois QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for October 20. The ARRL School Club Roundup is scheduled for October 20 to 24. The SKCC CW Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint are scheduled for October 22. Please see October QST, page 82, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
