SB DX @ ARL $ARLD006 ARLD006 DX news ZCZC AE06 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 6 ARLD006 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 9, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD006 ARLD006 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Erich, OE4AAC will be QRV as 3B9/OE4AAC from February 14 to 21. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using only CW. QSL to home call. TOGO, 5V. Franco, I1FQH is QRV as 5V7V from Kpalime Village until February 17. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters. QSL to home call. BHUTAN, A5. Iain, G4SGX will be QRV as A52JF from February 11 to 15. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL direct to home call. BAHAMAS, C6. Operators Drew, N2RFA, Gene, K2KJI and Ivars, KC4PX will be QRV as C6ABB, C6ALC and C6APX, respectively, from Cable Beach on New Providence Island, IOTA NA-001, from February 13 to 23. Activity will be on 80, 20, 15, 12 and 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, SSTV, PSK31 and JT65. QSL direct to home calls. MOROCCO, CN. Members of IARU Society Association Royale des Radio- Amateurs du Maroc are QRV with special callsign 5C2P until February 14. This includes being an entry in the CQ WW WPX RTTY contest. QSL via IK2PZC. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. John, N5JB will be QRV as E51NJB from February 13 to 21. Activity will be in the HF bands using mostly CW. This includes being a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry in the upcoming ARRL DX CW contest. QSL to home call. ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, FP. Al, W6HGF is QRV as FP/W6HGF from Miquelon, IOTA NA-032, until February 20. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters. This includes being an entry in the CQ WW WPX RTTY contest and the upcoming ARRL DX CW contest. QSL to home call. TEMOTU PROVINCE, H40. Sigi, DK9FN and Peter, DG1FK will be QRV as H40FN and H40FK, respectively, from Nendo, IOTA OC-100, from February 11 to 24. Activity will be on CW and various digital modes, respectively. QSL H40FN via HA8DD and H40FK via DG1FK. SVALBARD, JW. Torkel, LA6VJA will be QRV as JW6VJA from Spitsbergen, IOTA EU-026, on February 11 on the low bands. QSL to home call. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Sosho, JA4JWD will be QRV as KH0/JA4JWD from February 12 to 16. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using SSB, digital modes and some CW. QSL to home call. BRAZIL, PY. A group of operators will be QRV as PX7C from Itamaraca Island, IOTA SA-046, in the CQ WW WPX RTTY contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via PY7CRA. MOUTH ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A has been active using RTTY on 15 meters between 1400 and 1600z. QSL to home call. PALAU, T8. Takeshi, JH1WGP is QRV as T88WG from Koror Island, IOTA OC-099, until February 15. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL to home call. LAOS, XW. Bruce, XW0ZJZ plans to be QRV in the CQ WW WPX RTTY contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry from Vientiane. Before the contest he will be active on a few HF bands. he is here until February 20. QSL via E21EIC. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ World Wide RTTY WPX Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, YLRL YL-OM Contest, SARL Field Day Contest, Asia-Pacific CW Spring Sprint, Dutch PACC Contest, KCJ Topband CW Contest, Louisiana QSO Party, OMISS SSB QSO Party, New Hampshire QSO Party, FISTS Winter CW Sprint, RSGB 1st 1.8 MHz Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprint, North American SSB Sprint and Classic Phone Exchange will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The ARRL School Club Roundup is scheduled for February 13 to 17. The PODXS 070 Club Valentine PSK31 Sprint is scheduled for February 14. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint, RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship, AGCW Semi-Automatic Key Evening on 80 meters and QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for February 15. Please see February QST, page 91 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX