SB DX @ ARL $ARLD016 ARLD016 DX news ZCZC AE16 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 16 ARLD016 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 20, 2006 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD016 ARLD016 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by IZ1DSH, N1ND, NC1L, OK1UU, VK2YJS, QRZ DX, 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. SENEGAL, 6W. Dani, EA4ATI will be QRV as 6W/EA4ATI from Goore Island, IOTA AF-045, on April 22 and 23. QSL direct to home call. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Abdullah, A61Q has been active on 17 meters around 1730z and 15 meters around 1430z. QSL via EA7FTR. PAKISTAN, AP. Hassan, AP2HAH has been active using PSK31 most days on 20 meters around 1300 and 1500z. GERMANY, DA. Operators DJ9MD, DK8MIL, DK7JAN, DK9BTX and DO9BS are QRV from Neuwerk Island, IOTA EU-127, until April 24. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters. QSL to home calls. IRELAND, EI. Members of the Limerick ARC are QRV as EI60LRC until the end of the year to mark 60 years of the club. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. QSL via EI8EM. FRANCE, F. Jean-Yves, F8LDX will be QRV as TM1IMD on April 22 to celebrate International Marconi Day. QSL to home call. ENGLAND, G. In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the International Shortwave League will be QRV as GB6SWL on April 22 and 23 from Walton on the Naze in Essex. ISWL club stations GX4BJC/p and MX1SWL/p are active until the end of April. LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Gherardo, IZ1DSH and Giovanni, IK1WEG will be QRV as HB0/homecalls from Gaflei from April 22 to 25. Activity will be on 80 to 20 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. HONDURAS, HR. A group of amateurs from Portugal and Honduras are QRV as HR4T/HQ4T from Tiger Island, IOTA NA-060, on the Pacific coast, until April 25. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL direct via HR2J. GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Hisato, JA1DOT and Hiroyuki, JP1TRJ will be QRV as J5DOT and J5TRJ, respectively, from April 25 to May 4. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL both calls via JA1DOT. JAPAN, JA. JR3TVH/JS6 will be QRV from Tarama Island, IOTA AS-079, in the Miyako Island group from April 22 to May 2. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, using CW, SSB, AM, FM and various digitals modes. QSL via bureau. MONGOLIA, JT. Operators I0SNY, I2FUG, IK2AQZ and IK2JYT are QRV as JT1Y from Ulaanbaatar and JT0Y from Oigij until May 8. Activity is mainly on 17, 12 and 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via I0SNY. LUXEMBOURG, LX. Operators PA1TO, PA2CW, PA2W and PE1OOM will be QRV from Wiltz as LX/homecalls from April 23 to 29. Activity will be on all HF bands with special attention paid to 160-meters and 30, 17 and 12 meters. QSL to home calls. CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Special event station OL7CAV will be QRV April 23 to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the CAV founding assembly. Activity will be on all bands using CW and SSB, with RTTY and PSK time-permitting. QSL via OK1UU. FRANZ JOSEF ISLAND, R1FJ. Alex is QRV as UA1PBN/1 until May 1 and has been active on 20 meters around 0945z. He may also be using some digital modes as well. QSL via RK1PWA. AUSTRALIA, VK. In celebration of International Marconi Day, members of the Hornsby and District ARC will be QRV as VK2IMD on April 22. Activity will be on all HF bands. FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8. Richard is QRV as VP8DIZ and has been active on 15 meters between 1500 and 1630z. QSL via G7KMZ. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, VU4. A large number of amateurs from a variety of countries are active as VU4AN/homecalls until around April 25. QSL via operators' instructions. INDONESIA, YB. The Toba DX Group is QRV as YE6N from Nias Island, IOTA OC-161, until April 27. They are active with two stations on 160 to 10 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via YB9BU. AVES ISLANDS, YV0. A large group of operators are QRV as YX0A for about two weeks. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via KU9C. MACEDONIA, Z3. Zoran, Z36A has been QRV on 30 meters around 1000 and 1500z. QSL via DJ0LZ. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Iraq, YI9AQ, current operation effective September 21, 2004; Comoros, D6/WB4MBU, operation from May 24, 2001 to October 27, 2001; Comoros, D68JC, operation from October 23, 2001 to November 8, 2001; and Timor-Leste, 4W2AQ, operation from June 18, 2003 to December 17, 2003. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The SP DX RTTY Contest, DX Colombia International Contest and the Florida and Nebraska QSO Parties are all scheduled for this weekend. Please see April QST, page 101 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX