SB DX @ ARL $ARLD007 ARLD007 DX news ZCZC AE07 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 7 ARLD007 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 14, 2014 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD007 ARLD007 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, 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. CYPRUS, 5B. Tony, RT9T will be QRV as H27A in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/Single Band on 20 meters entry. QSL to home call. KUWAIT, 9K. Special event station 9K53NLD is QRV until February 28 in celebration of the 53rd Kuwait National and Liberation Day. QSL via 9K2RX. MOROCCO, CN. Operators RX3APM, RL3FT, RV1AW, and RU3RQ are QRV as CN2PM. They will be active as CN2AA in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via UA2FM. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Luis, EA8AY will be QRV as EF8USA from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via W2GR. NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Yoshi, JE2EHP will be QRV as FK/K1HP from Noumea on Grand Terre, IOTA OC-032, from February 18 to 26. Activity will be on the HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. ANTARCTICA. Lee, DS4NMJ is QRV as D8A from the new station Jang Bogo at Terra Nova Bay near the Italian station Zucchelli until January 31, 2015. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, with some SSB and RTTY. QSL via HL2FDW. SVALBARD, JW. Operators Rene, DL2JRM, Andreas, DL5CW and Felix, DL6JF are QRV as JW/home calls from the club station in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Island, IOTA EU-026, until February 19. Activity is on all bands and modes. This includes an entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home calls. GUAM, KH2. Dave, N2NL is QRV as KH2/N2NL in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via W2YC. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Jaime, WP3A will be QRV as KP2B from St. Croix in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL direct via NP3O. ARUBA, P4. Andy, K2LE will be QRV as P40LE in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home call. CRETE, SV9. Jukka, OH2AXE is now a permanent resident on Crete and is QRV as SV9/OH2AXE. QSL direct to home call. COSTA RICA, TI. Filipe, CT1ILT is QRV as TI5/CT1ILT. He will be QRV as TI5W in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via operator's instructions. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Alan, N3AD is QRV as V26M from Antigua in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via W3HNK. ANGUILLA, VP2E. Operators WW2DX, W2RE and N2EIN are QRV as VP2EZZ. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters, and possibly 160 meters. Activity includes being an entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via N2IEN. BERMUDA, VP9. Kurt, W6PH will be QRV as VP9/W6PH in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL direct to home call. VIET NAM, XV. Toshi, JA8BMK is QRV as XV2BM until March 25. Activity is holiday style on 160 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. LAOS, XW. Champ, E21EIC is QRV as XW0YJY until June 30. He is active holiday style on 160 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes an entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home call. VANUATU, YJ. Bill, N7OU and Rocky, NE7D are QRV as YJ0OU and YJ0ZZ, respectively, until February 25. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW. They will be active as YJ0OU in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home calls. NICARAGUA, YN. Will, AA4NC is QRV as YN2NC from Granada until February 19. This includes an entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via AI4U. EL SALVADOR, YS. Operator JA6WFM will be QRV as YS1YS in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL via YS1YS. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Holger, ZL3IO and Wesley, ZL3TE are QRV as ZM90DX from the Kiwi DX Lodge during the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via M0OXO. SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/6 in California and W1AW/9 in Wisconsin are QRV until 2359z on 18 February. In addition, W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/8 in Michigan and W1AW/4 in Florida will be QRV starting at 0000z on February 19. They will be active until 2359z on 25 February. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International DX CW Contest, PODXS 070 Club Valentine BPSK31 Sprint, Russian World Wide PSK Contest, SARL Youth Day SSB Sprint and the Feld Hell Sprint are all on tap for this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for February 17. The QRP CW Fox Hunt and AGCW Semi-Automatic CW Key Evening are scheduled for February 19. Please see February QST, page 88 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX