SB DX @ ARL $ARLD015 ARLD015 DX news ZCZC AE15 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 3, 2008 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD015 ARLD015 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, ON6NP, TG9AJR, 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. Slavo, SP2JMB is QRV as 3B8/homecall until April 8. Activity is on all bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. After his Mauritius operation, Slavo, SP2JMB will be QRV as 3B9/homecall from April 9 to 24. Activity will be on all bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call. SENEGAL, 6W. Ronnie, SM7DKF, Goran, SM7DLK, Mats, SM7DXQ, Christer, SM7KJH, Tore, SM7MPM and Michael, SM7TGA and 6W7RV will be QRV as 6V7I from April 6 to 12. Activity will be with two stations on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via SM7DXQ. CROATIA, 9A. Members from the Varazdin Radioclub are QRV as 9A60A until December 2008 in celebration of the club's 60 years. Activity is on all bands. This includes entries in several upcoming contests. QSL via 9A7A. NEPAL, 9N. Stig, LA7JO is QRV as 9N7JO until June 30. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct to his Thailand address. QATAR, A7. Bill, NM7H is QRV as A7/G0MKT until the middle of June. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using mostly CW with some SSB and PSK. QSL to home call. BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6. David, M0DLL is QRV as EA6/homecall from Minorca, IOTA EU-004, until April 10. Activity is on 20 to 6 meters using SSB. He plans to be active in the PSK contests. QSL to home call. IRAN, EP. Sadegh, EP3HF has been active on 15 meters around 0900z and 20 meters around 1530z. QSL direct. THAILAND, HS. Jorg, DL1MJF will be QRV as HS0ZGQ from April 5 to 26. This includes one week on Koh Samui Island, IOTA AS-101. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Masafumi, JD1BMM has been active on 17 meters between 2100 and 2300z. QSL to home call. WAKE ISLAND, KH9. Colin, WA2YUN is QRV as WA2YUN/KH9 and is here probably until the end of 2009. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters. QSL via K2PF. PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. David, P29GQ is usually active on the ANZA Net between 0500 to 0600z on weekends. QSL to home call. FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1FJ. Station R1FJT is QRV from the Krenkel Polar station on Heyss Island. Activity is on 80 to 17 meters using CW. QSL via UA4RC. COSTA RICA, TI. Orrin, K9KEJ is QRV as TI6/homecall until April 11. Activity is on mostly 20, 17 and 15 meters. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. Wim, ON6NP will be QRV as XU7ADV from April 9 to 28. Activity will be on all bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. SYRIA, YK. Operators Roger, G3SXW, Nigel, G3TXF, Fred, G4BWP, Lionel, G5LP and Rob, GM3YTS will be QRV as YK9G from Damascus from April 9 to 15. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW with two stations. QSL via G3TXF. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Bob, K3UL will be QRV as ZF2UL from Grand Cayman, IOTA NA-016, from April 5 to 12. Activity will be holiday style on all HF bands, with an emphasis on 160 and 80 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call. CALLSIGN CORRECTION. As reported in DX new bulletin ARLD014, Juan, TG9AJR was QRV as TG0WPX in the CQ WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: Wake Island, G4GIR/KH9, 2007 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The EA RTTY Contest, Montana QSO Party, YLRL DX-YL to NA-YL CW Contest, ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, SP DX Contest, QCWA Spring QSO Party, Missouri QSO Party and RSGB RoPoCo 1 80 Meter CW contest are all on tap for this weekend. The 144 MHz Spring Sprint is scheduled for April 7. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint is scheduled for April 9. Please see April QST, page 82 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX