SB DX @ ARL $ARLD023 ARLD023 DX news ZCZC AE23 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 23 ARLD023 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 10, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD023 ARLD023 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. ANNOBON ISLAND, 3C0. Elmo, EA5BYP and Javier, EA5KM are QRV as 3C0C from Annobon Island, IOTA AF-039 until June 20. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations active. QSL via EA7FTR. AZERBAIJAN, 4J. Natig, 4J5T, Serge, 4J5A, Igor, 4K6OF, Boris, 4K4K and Alex, 4J6WMF are QRV as 4J0WFF from the nature reserves Absheron, WFF 4JFF-018, and Gala, WFF 4JFF-022, until June 14. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL direct via 4J5T. PORTUGAL, CT. A group of operators are QRV as CQ7OA from Berlenga Grande Island, IOTA EU-040, until June 13. Activity is on all bands and modes using four stations active simultaneously. QSL via CT1FMX. GUERNSEY, GU. Kevan, 2E0WMG is QRV as 2U0WMG/p from Herm Island, IOTA EU-114, until June 17. Activity is on 80, 40, 20 and 17 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA ISLANDS, HK0. Dennis, K7BV is QRV as 5J0BV from San Andres, IOTA NA-033, until June 23. He is active near the usual DX frequencies but mostly on 6 meters. He has a beacon active on 50106 kHz. QSL direct to home call. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Ken, KJ2U is QRV as HL5/KJ2U from Busan until June 2011. QSL via operator's instructions. SVALBARD, JW. Roar, LA1EOA is QRV as JW1EOA from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Island, IOTA EU-026, until June 15. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB. QSL to home call. US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Icko, KP2/JA1BPA will be QRV from reserve WFF KFF-066 during the WFF Greenday on June 12 and 13. Activity is on all HF bands. QSL via bureau. BRAZIL, PY. Special event station PQ7S is QRV during the month of June in celebration of 100 years of Boy Scouts in Brazil. QSL via PR7JP. KAZAKHSTAN, UN. Operators UN9LU/A, UN9LBF/A, UN9LCN/A, UN9LFL/A and UN7LAN/A are QRV from the Naurzumsky national park until June 13. Activity is on all bands except 160 meters using CW, SSB and various digitals modes. QSL via operators' instructions. MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Graham, M0AEP will be QRV as VP2MDD from June 14 to July 12. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters, including 60 meters. Much of the time he will be active on 6 meters. QSL to home call. In addition, John, KB4CRT is QRV as VP2MRT from Gingerbread Hill until June 19. Activity is on 40 to 2 meters using CW, SSB and possibly PSK. This includes an entry in the ARRL VHF QSO Party. QSL direct to home call. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Jim, WB2REM and Glenn, KD2JA are QRV as VP5/home calls from Providenciales, IOTA NA-002, until June 17. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. They will be active as VQ5M on 6 meters in the ARRL VHF QSO Party. QSL both calls via KD2JA. FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8. Richard, GM0VMW is QRV as VP8DND/p while on work assignment and is here for the next month. Activity is generally on 20 to 2 meters, depending on work schedule. QSL direct to home call. VIET NAM, XV. Wayne, K6ZSJ is QRV as XV7ZSJ from Nha Trang until the end of June. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL June VHF QSO Party, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Bill Windle CW QSO Party, Portugal Day Contest, VK Shires Contest, VK/Trans-Tasman 160-Meter Phone Contest, DRCG Long Distance RTTY Contest, World Flora and Fauna Greenday event, Asia-Pacific SSB Sprint, GACW WWSA DX CW Contest, REF DDFM 6-Meter Contest, BARTG Sprint 75 Baud RTTY Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprint and the WAB 50 MHz Phone Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The SARL Youth Day Sprint and RSGB 80-meter Club CW Championship are both scheduled for June 16. Please see June QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX