SB DX @ ARL $ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news ZCZC AE13 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 13 ARLD013 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 28, 2013 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, XE1H, 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. TONGA, A3. Jacek, SP5EAQ is QRV as A3EAQ from Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049, until April 16. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using only SSB. QSL to call. QATAR, A7. Operators A71BX, A71CO, A71CV, A71AM and RA9CKQ will be QRV as A71AM from Dukhan in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via bureau. BAHAMAS, C6. Chuck, KG9N is QRV as KG9N/C6A from Grand Bahama Island, IOTA NA-080, until April 4. This includes an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. CUBA, CO. Members of the Las Tunas Contest Crew will be QRV as T48K from Las Tunas in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL via F5FYO. PHILIPPINES, DU. Operators DU1BP, DL2KGS and LA6FJA will be QRV as DZ1B from Luzon, IOTA OC-042, in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL via DU1BP. REUNION ISLAND, FR. Cyril, FR4NT will be QRV as a Single Op/Low Power entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL direct to home call. JERSEY, GJ. Richard, M5RIC is QRV as MJ5RIC until March 31. He will be active as GJ2A in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL both calls via M5RIC. HONDURAS, HR. Ray, WQ7R will be QRV as HQ9R from Isla de Roatan, IOTA NA-057, in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL direct via K5WW. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Members of the Saipan BBQ Contest Club will be QRV as AH0BT from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL via 7L1FPU. BULGARIA. LZ. Special event station LZ134SOF is QRV in celebration of the 134th anniversary of the capital city of Sofia. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via LZ1KZX. DENMARK, OZ. Operators DL1TM and DJ4MG will be QRV as OZ7TM and 5P4MG, respectively, from April 1 to 18. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using SSB and PSK. They may also be active as OU1RAEM. QSL OZ7TM via DL1TM, 5P4MG via DJ4MG and OU1RAEM via DF5LW. TUVALU, T2. Tim, NL8F is QRV as T2TT from Funafuti Island, IOTA OC-015, until April 2. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mostly SSB with some digital modes. He will also be active in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest as either a Single Op/All Band or Single Band on 10 meters entry. QSL via K8NA. SOMALIA, T5. Tevfik, TA1HZ will be QRV as T5TC from Mogadishu in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL to home call. COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND, VK9C. Operators GM3WOJ and GM4YXI plan to be QRV as VK9CZ from March 30 to April 13. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and some RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions. MEXICO, XE. Special event station 4A1TD will be QRV as a Multi Op entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of Club de Radio Experimentadores de Occidente. QSL via XE1GZU. LAOS, XW. Steve, 9M6DXX will be QRV as XW8XZ near the capital of Vientiane from March 30 to April 3. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using SSB. QSL via M0URX. INDONESIA, YB. Operators YB8BRI and YB8HZ are QRV from Balang Lompo Island, IOTA OC-236. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations active. This may also include an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest. QSL via operators' instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ World Wide WPX SSB Contest, ARLHS Annual Spring Lites QSO Party, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint and the NCCC Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The Low Power Spring CW Sprint, 144 MHz Spring Sprint and RSGB 80-meter Club CW Championship are scheduled for April 1. The ARS Spartan Sprint is scheduled for April 2. The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for April 3. Please see March QST, page 84, April QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX