SB DX @ ARL $ARLD025 ARLD025 DX news ZCZC AE25 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 25 ARLD025 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 20, 2013 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD025 ARLD025 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, 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. CYPRUS, 5B. Operators Stavros, 5B4AFM and Philip, 5B4ZN will be QRV as home calls/p from Agios Georgios Island, IOTA AS-120, on June 22 and 23. Activity will be on 40, 30 and 20 meters using mostly CW. QSL to home calls. BAHRAIN, A9. Dave, A92IO has been QRV on 17 meters around 0400z. He is active until December 2013. QSL to home call. PORTUGAL, CT. Members of the Cascais Radio Club will be QRV as CQ75SMA during Field Day on June 22. Activity will be on the HF bands, including VHF, UHF, Satellite and digital modes. QSL via operators' instructions. PHILIPPINES, DU. Tim, KC5DCT will be QRV as DU6/KC5DCT from Lakawon Island, IOTA OC-129, on June 22. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB with QRP power. QSL to home call. IRELAND, EI. Members of the North Cork Radio Group are QRV as EI75GP until June 23 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Cork Grand Prix. QSL via bureau. IRAN, EP. Mohsen, EP3SMH has been active on 15 meters using CW and RTTY at various times. QSL to home call. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Juergen, DL4SDW is QRV as DL4SDW/HI3 until July 26. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using mainly CW with some SSB and digital modes. QSL to home call. ITALY, I. Members of the Calabria DX Team will be QRV as II8LH from the Capo Suvero Lighthouse, ARLHS ITA-045, on June 22. QSL via operators' instructions. ALASKA, KL. Rick, K6VVA will be QRV as K6VVA/KL7 from Sarichef Island, IOTA NA-152, from June 25 to 27. Activity will be on 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters using primarily CW with some SSB. QSL via N6AWD. FAROE ISLANDS, OY. Operators G3ZAY, M0GXM, M0ZXA, M1BXF and MD0IGD are QRV as OY/home calls until June 23. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using mainly SSB with some CW. QSL OY/M0ZXA and OY/M1BXF via G3ZAY and all others to home calls. SWEDEN, SM. Bernd, DL8AAV is QRV as SD1B/6 from Orust Island, IOTA EU-043, until June 29. Activity is holiday style on or near the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL to home call. CRETE, SV9. Gianni, SV2FPU is QRV as SV9/SV2FPU from Gaydox Island until June 30. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. SOMALIA, T5. Roger, LA4GHA is QRV as 6O0LA and has been active on 12 meters around 1130z. QSL to home call. CAMEROON, TJ. Nicolas, TJ3SN has been active on 6 meters around 2000z. QSL via IZ1BZV. EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event station R1963VT is QRV from the Vostok 6 spacecraft until June 23 in commemoration of Valentina V. Tereshkova, the first woman in space. QSL via RK3MWA. BELIZE, V3. Jimmy, W6JKV is QRV as V31IV from San Pedro until July 1. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW. QSL to home call. CHAGOS ISLAND, VQ9. Jim, ND9M will be QRV as VQ93JC from Diego Garcia from June 22 to July 7. He will be active most days from 1230 to 1615z. QSL to home call. HONG KONG, VR. Kazuhiko, JH1OGX is QRV as VR2KF from Ma Wan Island, IOTA AS-006, until 2014. Activity is on 20 to 10 meters. QSL via operator's instructions. LAOS, XW. Alex, RK3DT is QRV as XW3DT until June 23. Activity is on 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Field Day, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, His Majesty King of Spain SSB Contest, Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest and the Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The SKCC CW Sprint and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for June 26. Please see June QST, page 79 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX