SB DX @ ARL $ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news ZCZC AE19 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 19 ARLD019 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 14, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CS5CRE, CX3AL, N8PR, QRZ 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. VIET NAM, 3W. Juergen, DL1HRN is QRV as 3W9HRN from Hanoi. His length of stay is unknown. He is active on the HF bands using mainly CW. QSL to home call. KENYA, 5Z. A group of operators will be QRV as 5Z0L from May 21 to 31. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY on 20 meters. QSL via I2YSB. ANDORRA, C3. Special event station C37ITU will be QRV on May 17 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the ITU. QSL via bureau. THE GAMBIA, C5. Alan, G3XAQ will be QRV as C56XA from May 16 to June 4. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using CW. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ WW WPX contest. QSL via G3SWH. PORTUGAL, CT. Special event callsign CR6AG will be QRV on May 16 from Alegrete Castle, WCA CT-0096, located in the Province of Portalegre. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via operators' instructions. URUGUAY, CX. Members of the Radio Club Uruguayo are QRV as CW150ITU until May 30 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the ITU. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via CX1AA. CAPE VERDE, D4. Jos, PA3YFC is QRV as D44TCA from Boa Vista Island, IOTA AF-086, until May 22. QSL to home call. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Doug, W6HB and Brad, W0VFT will be QRV as E51DLD and E51VFT, respectively, from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, from May 17 to 23. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters. QSL direct to home calls. NIUE, E6. Operators Nob, JA2AAU, Iku, JA2ATE, Iwao, JA2LSS and Mori, JA2ZS are QRV as E6NK, E6TE, E6SS and E6ZS, respectively, from Namukulu, IOTA OC-040, until May 26. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL E6NK and E6SS direct to JA2ATE and all others direct to home calls. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Alex, SQ9UM and Tom, SQ9C will be QRV as EA8/homecalls from Fuerteventura, IOTA AF-004, from May 18 to 25. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home calls. JERSEY, GJ. Operators Eddy, ON6EF, Jan, ON6VJ and Bruno, ON1CH are QRV as MJ/homecalls until May 18. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters. In addition, Eddy, ON6EF may be QRV as MU/ON6EF/p from Sark Island, IOTA EU-114, during this period. QSL to home calls. SLOVAK REPUBLIC, OM. Special event station OM20OTC is QRV during 2015. QSL via operators' instructions. GREENLAND, OX. Michael, OZ1KZX is QRV as OX/5P1KZX until May 25 while on work assignment. He is active in his spare time on 40, 20 and 15 meters using various digital modes. QSL via operator's instructions. ARUBA, P4. Operators VK3FN, VK3FY and K3LP will be QRV as P40FN, P40FY and P40DC, respectively, from Oranjestad, IOTA SA-036, from May 19 to 26. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL all calls via M0OXO. CONGO, TN. Paolo, CT1FJZ is currently QRV as TN/CT1FJZ during the month of May. He is generally active using SSB on 20 meters. QSL direct to home call. INDONESIA, YB. A large group of operators are QRV as YB5M from Pasumpahan Island, IOTA OC-262, until May 17. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via operators' instructions. SERBIA, YU. Special event station YU90HST is QRV during the 3rd Balkan High Speed Telegraphy Championship in Svilajnac. QSL via operators' instructions. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Operators Bill, NZ5N and Pete, N8PR will be QRV as ZF2EM from May 20 to 25. They will be active primarily using EME on 2 meters. When the Moon is not up, they will also be active on the HF bands using SSB and possibly JT65 mainly during their morning hours. QSL direct to N8PR. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, Aegean RTTY Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, NZART Sangster Shield CW Contest, WAB 7 MHz Phone and the UA2 QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for May 18. The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test is scheduled for May 20. Please see May QST, page 82 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX