SB DX @ ARL $ARLD002 ARLD002 DX news ZCZC AE02 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 2 ARLD002 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 12, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD002 ARLD002 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, 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. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Vlad, UA4WHX is QRV as 4W0VB. Activity has been on 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters using CW. Length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Don, N1DG is QRV as A61AD until January 16. Activity is on the HF bands in his spare time. QSL to home call. IRELAND, EI. In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Irish Radio Transmitters Society, special event station EI80IRTS is QRV during all of 2012, including the upcoming CQ IR contest in March. QSL via EI4GXB. NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Ante, 9A4DU is QRV as FK/9A4DU from the FK8KA club station. QSL to home call. ENGLAND, G. Special event station GB80PW is QRV one day each month in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the magazine Practical Wireless. Activity is on 40 meters using SSB and PSK31. QSL direct to G3XFD. MALPELO ISLAND, HK0. A group of operators are already QRV as HK0NA in their spare time as they prepare for the team of operators to arrive on the island. So far they have been active on 160, 80, 40, 17 and 12 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via N2OO. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Tom, HZ1FI has been QRV on 160 meters around 1800 to 2200z. QSL via DL2RMC. BONAIRE, PJ4. A large group of operators are QRV as PJ4C until January 23. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via F9IE. SUDAN, ST. Robert, ST2AR is usually QRV on 80 and then 40 meters using CW around 0400z. QSL via S53R. EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Look for a group of operators to be QRV as T32AU, T32CO, T32LJ, T32TR, T32TX, T32WW and T32XX from Kiritimati Island, IOTA OC-024, from January 17 to February 2. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. They will be QRV as T32XX as a Multi Op entry in the upcoming CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via operators' instructions. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. Gavin, GM0LVI is QRV as VP2V/GM0LVI from Cooper Island, IOTA NA-023, until January 21. Activity is on 20 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. INDIA, VU. Members of the Indian Institute of Hams of Bangalore and the Mangalore Amateur Radio Club are QRV as special event station VU17NYF until January 6 during the 17th National Youth Festival. Activity is on the HF and VHF bands. QSL via bureau. BURKINA FASO, XT. John, K3QF is QRV as XT2RJA from Ouagadougou until January 18. Activity is on the HF bands and he has been active using CW on 20 meters. QSL to home call. LAOS, XW. Larry, XW0ZJZ has been QRV on 20 and 40 meter CW around 1600 and 1700z, respectively. QSL via E21EIC. EL SALVADOR, YS. Luca, IW2CXJ is QRV as YS3/IW2CXJ until January 24. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using all modes. QSL to home call. CAYMAN ISLAND, ZF. Operators Newt, N4EWT and Jim, N4BFR are QRV as ZF2KO and ZF2JS, respectively, until January 16. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home calls. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, Hunting Lions in the Air Contest, WW PMC Contest, MI QRP January CW Contest, UK DX RTTY Contest, North American CW QSO Party and the NRAU-Baltic Contest are all on tap for this weekend. Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for January 16. The AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest and QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for January 18. Please see January QST, page 83 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX