SB DX @ ARL $ARLD015 ARLD015 DX news ZCZC AE15 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 15, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD015 ARLD015 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, The Daily DX, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MALDIVES, 8Q. Sergey, RA3NAN is QRV as 8Q7NA from Bodu Hithi Island, IOTA AS-013, until April 19. He is active holiday style on the HF bands. QSL to home call. MALTA, 9H. Alfons, DJ8VC is QRV as 9H3VC until April 23. He is generally active on 20 meters SSB around 1500z. QSL to home call. EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6. Mirek, VK6DXI is QRV as 9M8DX from Sarawak until April 20. Activity is holiday style using mostly CW on 30, 17 and 12 meters. QSL to home call. WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. After his Sarawak activity, Mirek, VK6DXI will be QRV as 9M8DX/2 from April 20 to 29. Activity will be holiday style using mostly CW on 30, 17 and 12 meters. QSL to home call. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 9Y. Rolf, DL2DBE is QRV as 9Y/homecall from San Fernando, Trinidad, IOTA SA-011, until the end of April. Activity is on 30 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters. QSL via DJ5BWD. PAKISTAN, AP. Tariq, AP2TN has been active on 20 meters CW around 1300z and 15 meters CW around 1100z. QSL direct to DJ9ZB. TAIWAN, BV. Steve, K8QKY is QRV as BW1/homecall until April 19. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW. QSL to home call. HUNGARY, HA. Members of the Regional Radiosport Club are QRV as HG0WFF from the Bihari-Sik Natural Reserves until April 18. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via HA0HW. COLOMBIA, HK. Pedro, HK3JJH is QRV as 5K4T from Playa Blanca, IOTA SA-084, until April 19. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. PUERTO RICO, KP4. A group of amateurs will be QRV as KP4AO until April 18 using the 1000 foot dish at Arecibo for EME contacts on 70 cm. They will be active using CW, SSB and JT65B. QSL direct via W3HNK. PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Operators JA1JQY, JA1KJW and JA8VE are QRV as P29VJY, P29VKJ and P29VEK, respectively, from New Britain Island, IOTA OC-008, until April 23. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations. QSL to home calls. FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1FJ. Victor, R1FJM has been active on 30 meters around 0500z and then 17 meters around 0700z. QSL via RX3MM. GREECE, SV. A team of operators will be QRV as SX2WFF from the Prespa Nature Park on April 17 and 18. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via SV2GWY. UKRAINE, UR. Members of the Radio Club Stakhanov are QRV as EM0MFF from the Luhanskyi Nature Reserve until April 18. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via UX7MA. MICRONESIA, V6. Operators JA7HMZ, JA1ADT and JA7GYP are QRV as V63DX, V63DQ and V63T, respectively, from Pohnpei, IOTA OC-010, until April 17. Activity is on all HF bands using all modes. QSL to home calls. CANADA, VE. John, VE8EV is QRV as CK8G from Greens Island, IOTA NA-182, in the Inuvik Region until April 20. Activity is mostly on 20 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. VENEZUELA, YV. Several members of the ''Grupo DX Caracas'' and the ''Amateur Radio Association of Venezuela'' are QRV as YW6R from Mount Roraima until April 18. Activity is on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. Mount Roraima marks the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. QSL via W4SO. ALBANIA, ZA. Operators F4DTO and F4GFE are QRV as ZA/homecalls from Elbasan until April 24. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home calls. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL SSB Rookie Roundup, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Holyland DX Contest, TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest, ES Open HF Championship, EU Spring SSB Sprint, Michigan QSO Party, EA-QRP CW Contest, Ontario QSO Party, Feld-Hell Sprint and YU DX CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP Contest is scheduled for April 19. The 222 MHz Spring Sprint is scheduled for April 20. The AWA John Rollins Memorial DX CW Contest is scheduled for April 21 to 25. Please see April QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX