SB DX @ ARL $ARLD034 ARLD034 DX news ZCZC AE34 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 34 ARLD034 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 26, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD034 ARLD034 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by K1ZZ, NC1L, The Daily DX, The Weekly DX, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Giorgio, IZ4AKS will be QRV as 3B9/home call from August 28 to September 4. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. RWANDA, 9X. Tom, DL2RUM is QRV as 9X0TL from Kigali at various times until September 28. Activity is on 80 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct via 9X0TL. TAIWAN, BV. Dennis, KT8X is QRV as BW/home call until September 6. QSL to home call. HAITI, HH. Roberto, YS1RS and Fazlay, S21RC are QRV as HH2/home calls while working for UNICEF in the ICT area. Activity is mainly on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via operators' instructions. ITALY, I. Special event station II1ALV in La Spezia is QRV until August 29 in celebration of the flag-lowering ceremony of the Italian Navy submarine Leonardo da Vinci. QSL via IK8XVA. JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J6AIRA is QRV until August 31 in celebration of the anniversary of the city Aira on Kyushu Island, IOTA AS-077. QSL via bureau. LUXEMBOURG, LX. Special event station LX750D is QRV until June 30, 2011 in celebration of the 750th anniversary of the City of Diekirch. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via bureau. AUSTRIA, OE. Special event stations OE50AMRS, OE50XAM, OE50XCL, OE50XCW, OE50XLC, OE50XMA and OE50XRM will be QRV from September 1 to December 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Military Radio Society in Peace Support Missions. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via bureau. FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1FJ. Jack, UA4RX is QRV as RI1FJ. QSL via operator's instructions. DODECANESE, SV5. Peri, HB9IQB is QRV as SV5/home call from Rhodes Island, IOTA EU-001, until August 28. Activity is on 30, 17 and 12 meters using CW. QSL to home call. CENTRAL AFRICA, TL. Pat, LA0HF is QRV as TL8PB and has been active on 20 meters around 1830z. QSL to home call. ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Sergey, UA0FUA is QRV from Kurilsk on Iturup Island, IOTA AS-025. Activity of late has been on 20 and 10 meters using CW and SSB around 1200 to 1730z. QSL to home call. VIET NAM, XV. Mal, VK6LC is QRV as XV2LC and has been active on 160 meters between 1100 and 1300z and then around 1900z. QSL to home call. VANUATU, YJ. A group of operators are QRV as YJ0VK from Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, until September 2. They are active on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations active simultaneously. QSL via VK2CA. MACEDONIA, Z3. Vlado, Z35M/p will be QRV from the Pelister National Park on August 28 and 29. Activity will be on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters using CW and QRP power. QSL direct to home call. ALBANIA, ZA. Dik, ZA1E has been active on 20 meters using CW around 1730z. QSL via I2MQP. APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: 9X0TL, Rwanda, 2010 operation. CORRECTIONS TO DX NEWS BULLETIN ARLD033. The QSL route for the CW1A operation to the Punta Brava Lighthouse in Uruguay is to QSL direct to the Radio Club Uruguayo. Also, special event station YL15LRG in Latvia is in operation to celebrate the 15th, not 125th, anniversary of the Liepaja Radio Amateurs Group. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The YO DX HF CW Contest, SARL HF CW Contest, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, ALARA Contest, Hawaii QSO Party, SCC RTTY Championship, Kansas QSO Party and Ohio QSO Party are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for September 1. Please see August QST, page 74 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX