SB DX @ ARL $ARLD009 ARLD009 DX news ZCZC AE09 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 9 ARLD009 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 21, 2008 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD009 ARLD009 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. MONACO, 3A. Carlos, EA1DVY will be QRV as 3A/EA1DVY from February 23 to March 3. Activity will be mainly on 160 meters using SSB. He also plans to participate in the CQ 160 Meter SSB contest and the upcoming ARRL DX contest. QSL to home call. UGANDA, 5X. Nick, G3RWF will be QRV as 5X1NH from February 23 to March 22. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. GUYANA, 8R. G3RTE and G3SWH are QRV as 8R1PW from Georgetown until February 29. Activity is with two stations active most of the time on 160 to 10 meters using mostly CW. QSL direct to G3SWH. BAHAMAS, C6. Tom, N1GN, Bill, NE1B and Karney, W2AFC will be QRV as C6ANM in the CQ 160 Meter SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry. N1GN and NE1B will also be active as C6ANM in the upcoming ARRL DX contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via operators' instructions. MOROCCO, CN. Operators IK2QEI, IK2SGC and CN8WW will be QRV as CN3A in the CQ 160 Meter SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry. REUNION ISLAND, FR. Jean Mary, F8CHM is QRV as FR5EZ from IOTA AF-016 until March 21. QSL to home call. ITALY, I. Look for IH9/W1NA to be QRV in the CQ 160 Meter SSB contest as a Single Op/High Power entry. QSL to home call. LUXEMBOURG, LX. LX7A will be QRV as LX2I in the CQ 160 Meter SSB contest. LITHUANIA, LY. There are 11 special event stations QRV until March 16 with the prefix LY90 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of independence in the Lithuanian Republic. QSL via operators' instructions. ST. MAARTEN, SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5. Bill, W8EB and Dorothy, W8DVC will be QRV as PJ7/homecalls from February 24 to March 23. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. W8EB will also be active as PJ7B in the upcoming ARRL DX contest. QSL all calls via W8EB. CRETE, SV9. Willi, SV9/DJ7RJ will be QRV from February 25 to March 15. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. COSTA RICA, TI. Timo, OH1NOA will be QRV as TI5/OH0NOA on February 24 and 25. KAZAKHSTAN, UN. Rashad, UN/4J9M is active from here until April 23. QSL via DL7EDH. BELIZE, V3. Michael, DF8AN will be QRV as V31MN from Caye Caulker and then Ambergris Caye, both IOTA NA-073, from February 23 to March 9. Activity is on the HF bands using mainly CW. QSL to home call. In addition, Art, NN7A is QRV as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye, IOTA NA-180, until February 26. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and some SSB, mainly on the IOTA frequencies. QSL to home call. And, Gerd, DJ4KW and Gisela, DK9GG are active as V31YN/p and V31GW/p, respectively, from Blue Marlin Lodge on South Water Caye, IOTA NA-180, until February 26. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL to home calls. ANTARCTICA. Ludwig, ZS6WLC is QRV as ZS7BYRD from Antarctic base SANAE IV until February 28. Activity is generally on 20 meters using SSB and CW. QSL direct to home call. SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. John, G3LZQ, will be QRV as ZS3/G3LZQ from McDougalls Bay from February 23 to March 15. Activity will be on all bands, especially 160 and 80 meters, using CW. He plans to be active in the CQ 160 Meter SSB contest and the upcoming ARRL DX contest. QSL via operator's instructions. OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: Bouvet Island, 3Y0E, operation from December 2007 to February 2008. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest, North American RTTY QSO Party, NCCC CW Sprint, REF SSB Contest, UBA DX CW Contest, Mississippi QSO Party, High Speed Club CW Contest, North Carolina QSO Party and the SKCC CW Sprint will certainly contesters busy this upcoming weekend. Please see February QST, page 84 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX