SB DX @ ARL $ARLD018 ARLD018 DX news ZCZC AE18 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 18 ARLD018 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 1, 2014 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD018 ARLD018 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. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Robert, M0RCX plans to be QRV as 3B8/M0RCX until May 27 while on a family vacation here. Activity is in his spare time on 40 to 10 meters using SSB, PSK and JT65. QSL to home call. KENYA, 5Z. Toru, JH0CJH is QRV as 5Z4/JH0CJH until May 3. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using mainly CW. QSL to home call. KYRGYZSTAN, EX. Dave, K3LP plans to be QRV as EX/K3LP until May 5. Activity is in his spare time. QSL to home call. GUADELOUPE, FG. Sam, F6AML plans to be QRV as TO6A from Les Saintes, IOTA NA-114, from May 5 to 20. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Stan, EI6DX will be QRV as FO/EI6DX from Bora Bora, IOTA OC-067, from May 7 to 18. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters. QSL via RX3RC. OGASAWARA, JD1. Toshi, JP1IOF and Yoshi, JE2EHP will be QRV as JD1YBT from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, from May 3 to 12. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FM. QSL JD1YBT via JP1IOF. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Miho, JJ2VLY and Yutaka, JQ2GYU will be QRV as NH0J from May 6 to 11 from the rental shack on Tinian, IOTA OC-086. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JJ2VLY. GREENLAND, OX. Bo, OZ1DJJ plans to be QRV as OX3LX from Aasiaat Island, IOTA NA-134, from May 5 to 9. Activity will be on the HF bands using primarily CW. QSL via OZ1PIF. DODECANESE, SV5. A large group of operators from the DX Plus Hellenic Radio Amateur Team will be QRV as SX5LA from Levitha, IOTA EU-001, from May 3 to 11. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SV2FWV. CRETE, SV9. Uli, DJ9XB will be QRV as SW9XB from May 6 to 16. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using RTTY. QSL to home call. CAMEROON, TJ. Nicolas is QRV as TJ3SN and has been active on 30 meters around 2100 to 2300z as well as 12 meters around 1300 to 1500z. QSL via IZ1BZV. CORSICA, TK. Julien, F4FJZ is QRV as TK4QL until October. Activity is mainly on 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters. QSL to home call. EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. A number of stations will use the RP69 prefix to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II and Soviet Russia's victory. QSL via operators' instructions. MEXICO, XE. Members of Radioclub Cancun will be QRV with the special callsign XE3RALLY from May 7 to 12 during the Rally Maya Mexico car race. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters. This includes activity on satellite FO-29 from the Yucatan Peninsula, and some rare grids as well. QSL via XE3RCC. SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/1 in Connecticut and W1AW/7 in Nevada are QRV until 2359z on May 6. In addition, W1AW Centennial Station W1AW/0 in Nebraska will be QRV starting at 0000z on May 7. The station will be active until 2359z on May 13. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The New England QSO Party, 10-10 International Spring CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Microwave Spring Sprint, ARI International DX Contest, QRP to the Field, 7th Call Area QSO Party, Indiana QSO Party and the MIE 33 Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship is scheduled for May 5. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for May 6. Please see May QST, page 79, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX