SB DX @ ARL $ARLD003 ARLD003 DX news ZCZC AE03 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 3 ARLD003 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 22, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD003 ARLD003 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, 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. GEORGIA, 4L. Team members 4L2M, 4L5DJ and 4L4CC will be QRV as 4L0G in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest as a Multi Op entry. QSL via operators' instructions. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 4U1UN. Johnny, LA5IIA, will be QRV as 4U1UN in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest for a few hours late Friday and for a few hours during the day on Saturday. QSL via HB9BOU. BAHAMAS, C6. Tom, C6ANM is QRV until April 1. He plans to be active with other operators in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. He is normally active on 160 to 6 meters. QSL direct via WA2IYO. CUBA, CO. Look for Juan, CO8TW to be active in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via HB9SVT. MOROCCO, CN. Team members CN8WK, IK2QEI, IV3ZXQ and IK1HJS will be QRV as CN3A as a Multi/Single entry in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via I2WIJ. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. RD3AF plans to be QRV as EF8M in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry. This includes activity in the upcoming ARRL DX CW contest. QSL to home call. ESTONIA, ES. Operators ES5TV, ES2RR, ES2MC, ES5JR and ES5RY will be QRV as ES9C in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest as a Multi op entry. QSL via ES5RY. WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS, FW. A small group of operators will be QRV as FW5RE from Wallis Island, IOTA OC-054, from January 28 to February 17. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations active simultaneously. QSL via HA8IB. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA, HK0. Cal, WF5W, Mike, K5UO and Roberto, HK3CW are QRV as 5K0CW from San Andres Island, IOTA NA-033, until January 28. This includes an entry in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest as a Multi op entry. Outside the contest they are active on all bands using mostly CW and RTTY. QSL via W5PF. MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Masa, JA6GXK will be QRV as JD1BMM from Marcus Island from January 24 to February 9. In addition, look for Kingo, JK1PCN to be QRV as JD1BND. Activity is in their spare time. QSL JD1BMM via operator's instructions and JD1BND via JK1PCN. LUXEMBOURG, LX. Look for DF1LON to be active from LX7I during the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via LX2A. TURKEY, TA. Look for TA3D to be a Single Op/Low Power entry in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. GABON, TR. Roland, TR50R is usually active on 30 meters during his evening time. QSL via F6AJA. KALININGRAD, UA2. Members of the UA2 Contest Club will be QRV as RK2FWA from during CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via DK4VW. BELIZE, V3. Gerd, DJ4KW and Gisela, DK9GG are QRV as V31YN and V31GW, respectively, until March. They also plan to be active as V31YN/p from Water Caye, IOTA NA-180, from February 26 to March 3. QSL to home calls. AUSTRALIA, VK. Members of the Waverley Amateur Radio Society will be QRV using special callsign VI2BV90 from January 24 to February 1 in celebration of the club's 90th anniversary. QSL via bureau. BERMUDA, VP9. Jeff, N1SNB will be QRV as VP9/N1SNB from January 22 to 25. This includes being a Single Op/Low Power entry in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL to home call. INDIA, VU. Operators VU2FI, VU2LU, VU3ITI, VU2JHM and VU2ZUB will be QRV as special event station AT8FD from Tamil Nadu from January 24 to 26. MEXICO, XE. Look for 160 Meter club station XE1RCS to be an entry in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via operators' instructions. UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC. David, G0OAB is QRV as ZC4DG in his spare time for about two weeks. He is generally active on 20 meters using SSB and possibly CW after 0300z. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ World Wide 160-Meter CW Contest, BARTG RTTY Sprint, NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint, NCCC Sprint, YL-ISSB SSB QSO Party, REF CW Contest, MIE 33 CW Contest, UBA SSB DX Contest, SPAR Winter Field Day will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The SKCC CW Sprint is scheduled for January 28. Please see January QST, page 82, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX