SB DX @ ARL $ARLD049 ARLD049 DX news ZCZC AE49 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 49 ARLD049 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 29, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD049 ARLD049 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, W3UR, The Weekly 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. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Jacques, F1BCS is QRV as 3B8/F1BCS until December 14. Activity is on 20 and 15 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. MAURITANIA, 5T. A group of operators are QRV as 5T0SP until December 10. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via SP6FXY. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 9Y. Operator DL7VOG is QRV as 9Y4/DL7VOG from Tobago, IOTA SA-009, until December 3. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW and RTTY. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q. Claudio, HB9OAU is QRV as 8Q7AU until December 11. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. LIBERIA, EL. Lee, EL2LF has been active on 15 meters using SSB around 1800z. QSL via KY7M. BELGIUM, ON. Special event stations OR200HC and OP200HC will be QRV from December 1 to 31 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Belgian writer Hendrik Conscience. QSL OR200HC via ON3AIM and OP200HC via ON2CYV. ARUBA, P4. Tom, K8CX will be QRV as P40CX from December 3 to 10. Activity will be on all bands. This includes being active in the upcoming ARRL 10 Meter contest as a possible Single Op/Mixed Mode/High Power entry. QSL to home call. NETHERLANDS, PA. Fred, PA0FAW will be QRV as PG100NOM from December 1 to 28 from the De Hoge Veluwe National Park. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. BRAZIL, PY. Special event station ZZ100FC will be QRV from November 30 to December 3 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Calcanhar Lighthouse. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via PS7YL. SUDAN, ST. Mario, CT1FTR is now licensed as ST2FT. Activity will generally be on the HF bands using SSB and PSK31. QSL direct via CT2BGU. BENIN, TY. Patrice, TY2BP has been active on 20 meter using CW around 1630z. QSL via IK2IQD. MICRONESIA, V6. Haru, JA1XGI plans to be QRV as V63XG from Yap Island, IOTA OC-012, from December 5 to 12. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters, and possibly 160 meters, using mostly CW with some SSB, digital and JT65. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. A group of operators will be QRV as XU1A from December 5 to 17 while here to support a vocational training center for persons with disabilities. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters, using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via JH1AJT. VIET NAM, XV. Retu, OH4MDY is QRV as XV2RS until December 10. Activity is on 20 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL direct to home call. NICARAGUA, YN. Scott, K7ZO will be QRV as YN5ZO from December 4 to 10. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and RTTY. This includes being a Single Op/High Power/SSB entry in the upcoming ARRL 10 Meter contest. QSL to home call. AUCKLAND AND CAMPBELL ISLANDS, ZL9. Members of the Hellenic Amateur Radio of Association of Australia will soon be QRV as ZL9HR from Campbell Island, IOTA OC-037. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct via EB7DX. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL 160-Meter CW Contest, ARRL EME Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint, TARA RTTY Melee, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, TOPS Activity CW Contest, AWA Bruce Kelley Memorial CW Contest, Ten-Meter RTTY Contest and the SARL Digital Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for December 4. The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for December 5. Please see December QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX