SB DX @ ARL $ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news ZCZC AE19 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 19 ARLD019 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 13, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news 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. TOGO, 5V7. Werner, DL9MBI, is now active as 5V7PM until May 30. Activity has been on 20 meters, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to his home call sign via the bureau. ETHIOPIA, ET. Peter, DM2BBN, is active as ET3BN. Activity will be on CW and SSB on 80, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters. He is not active on 160 and 40 meters right now. QSL direct to: Dr. Peter Haferkorn, PO Box 150194, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SPAIN, EE2. Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W during the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via EB2BXL. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2/WP3. Jaime, WP3A, will be active as KP2B from St. Croix during the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL direct to EA7FTR. LITHUANIA, LY. Members of the Kaunas University of Technology will be active as LY7A during the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL via the LoTW or LY2ZO. ISLE OF MAN, MD4. Operators David, G3NKC, Peter, G4MJS, Martin, G4XUM, Lionel, G5LP, Michael, G7VJR and Mark, 2E0NCG will be active as MD4K during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Multi entry. QSL via G3NKC. ALAND ISLAND, OH0. Operators Norbert, DJ7JC, Ulrich, DJ9IE, Detlef, DK3QZ, Marcus, DL1EKC and Rein, PA0R will be active as OH0EC in the upcoming CQWW WPX CW Contest. The team members will be individually active between May 24 and June 3 signing OH0/home call. The operation will be mainly CW with some 30, 17 and 12 meter activity. QSL OH0EC via DL1EKC, and the individual operators via their respective home call signs. All QSLs are OK via Bureau. PACIFIC TOUR. Steve, 9M6DXX (G4JVG), will active as FK/G4JVG from Noumea, OC-032, New Caledonia, between May 22 and June 3, and as G4JVG/VK4 from North Stradbroke Island, OC-137, Australia, between June 7 and 9. Activity will be holiday style while celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with Eva, 9M6EVA. Operations will be SSB only, on 40, 20 and 17 meters, and possibly 15 meters. QSL both operations via Tim, M0URX, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. TURKEY, YM3. Yasar, TA3D, will be active as YM3D during the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via TA3D. NIUE, ZK2. Chris, ZL1CT, (GM3WOJ), will be active as ZK2V May 17 through June 20. Activity will be mainly on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters using CW and SSB, with some 30, 17 and 12 meter activity and RTTY. QSL via N3SL. CHINA, BY. I0SNY, Nicola Sanna, will be operating BY1DX May 14 through 16. His operating time will be from 0700 to 1100Z each of those three days. He will sign BY1DX/I0SNY on 40 through 10 meters. QSL via I0SNY. CYPRUS, 5B. 5B/OZ1IIL will be active until May 16. He is activating various lighthouses. JAPAN, 8J. Ten special calls from 8J04OM to 8J94OM will be on from each of Japan's 10 call districts from May 16 to July 20. They are celebrating the 40 meter band expansion in Japan. QSL all via the JARL bureau. ALGERIA, 7X. 7X2DD will be a special call sign for the International Algerian Sahara HAM Meeting June 15 to 21. Hosted by members of the Algerian Radio Amateurs Association, ARA and the Djelfa Radio Club (7X2VFK), this one will be all bands and modes and there will be a special diploma instead of a standard QSL card. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: J20SE, Djibouti, 2009 Operation and A52DT, Bhutan, 2009 Operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC Sprint, Feld Hell Sprint, EU PSK DX Contest, His Majesty King of Spain Contest, Baltic Contest, All America Contest, Run for the Bacon QRP Contest and the Worked All Britain - LF Phone Contest are all on tap for this weekend. Please May QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web sites for details. NNNN /EX