SB DX @ ARL $ARLD027 ARLD027 DX news ZCZC AE27 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 27 ARLD027 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 3, 2013 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD027 ARLD027 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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. SRI LANKA, 4S7. John, NZ9Z is active as 4S7NZG until July 7. Listen for him around 1200-1800z, typically from 1200-1400z on 15 meters and 1700-1800z on 20 meters. QSL via NZ9Z. ISRAEL, 4X. Members of the Israel Amateur Radio Club (IARC) will activate 4X19MG in honor of the 19th Maccabiah Games from July 18 to 30. QSL via 4Z1TL. CYPRUS, 5B. Tony, RT9T will be QRV as 5B4ALB from July 6 to 16. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via RT9T direct only. Tony will also participate in the IARU HF Championships as a member of the P3N team. RWANDA, 9X. Operators Allan, G3XAQ, Nick, G3RWF and possibly others will be active as 9X0XA and 9X0NH, respectively, during the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL both call signs via G3SWH. UKRAINE, UR. Members of the Ukrainian Radioamateur QRP Club are celebrating their 15th anniversary and will activate special call sign EO15QRP from July 12 to August 12. QSL via UT2AB, via the Bureau or direct. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Leo, PP1CZ will be QRV from July 25 to 30. He will be active as PY0F/PP1CZ and taking part in the RSGB IOTA Contest. Before and after the contest Leo will be on the newer bands, mostly CW and RTTY with some SSB. ECUADOR, HD. Members of the Quito Radio Club (HC1QRC) will be operating as HD082QRC from July 13 to 23 to celebrate its 82nd anniversary. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HC1JQ direct. CHINA, BA. Ma, BA4MY will be active as BA4MY/4 from Jiming Island from July 21 to 29. Activity will be on the HF bands. He will also be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via BA4EG direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. FAROE ISLANDS, OY. Ulf, DL3UB will be QRV as OY/DL3UB from July 29 to August 9. Activity will be holiday style, primarily using CW on 30, 17 and 12 meters. QSL via this home call sign, direct or via the Bureau. CHILE, CE. A group of operators will be QRV as XR77RG during the month of July to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Radio Club Rancagua. Activity will be on all bands using SSB and PSK. QSL via CE4RG. In addition, a group of operators will be QRV as XR3PN during the month of July to commemorate the birth of Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda. Activity will be on all bands using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via CE3OEV. SWEDEN, SJ. Eric, SM1TDE will operate as SJ1SOP for the "Sea Of Peace" (SOP) award until July 31. Activity will be CW only on 160 to 6 meters. During the RSGB IOTA Contest, Eric will be signing SA1A from Gotland Island (SM1), IOTA EU-020. QSL via SM1TDE, preferably by the Bureau. KAZAKHSTAN, UP. Members of the "Traveling Radio Amateurs Group" (UP44WFF), Mountains Committee of Kazakhstan and Almaty Radio Amateur League will be active as UP4WWF between July 5 and 7. Operations will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Mike, KJ6MZ (ex-V73/KJ6BBP) is active as V73MZ from Kwajalein Island (OC-028) for the next few months. QSL via Mike Szelazek, P.O. Box 22409, San Diego, CA 92192, USA. LAOS, XW. Larry, AG6OU is active as XW6OU. It is not known how long he will be there. Activity is on 20 meters. QSL direct (see QRZ.com) or via E21EIC. ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Eric, FP/KV1J will be QRV from July 6 to 16, using mostly SSB and RTTY with some CW and PSK31, on 160 to 10 meters. QSL direct or via bureau to his home call, LoTW or eQSL. HAITI, HH. Tom, HH5/KC0W will be active from the northern tip of Haiti from July 6 to 25, using CW only, on 160 to 6 meters. QSL direct only via KC0W. ACTIVITY NOT SCHEDULED. The operation from Ghana mentioned in bulletin ARLD026 will not take place. There is no operation scheduled at this time. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The 070 Club Firecracker PSK31 Sprint, Venezuelan Independence Day Contest, DL DX RTTY Contest, DARC 10 Meter Digital Corona and QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew are all on tap for this weekend. The Michigan QRP July 4th Sprint is on July 4. The ARS Spartan Sprint and OK1WC Memorial Contest are on July 9. The CWops Monthly Mini-CWT Test is on July 10. Please see page 80 in the July 2013 issue of QST and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX