SB DX @ ARL $ARLD031 ARLD031 DX news ZCZC AE31 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 31 ARLD031 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 6, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD031 ARLD031 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6. Rachid, 3B8FQ will be QRV as 3B7FQ from St. Brandon, IOTA AF-015, and be here until August 30. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via K5XK. AZERBAIJAN, 4J. Gerard, 4J/F2VX and Yannick, 4J/F6FYD will be QRV from August 11 to 29. Activity will be mostly on the HF band using SSB. QSL to home calls. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Al, CT1GPQ is QRV as 4W6AL until October 3. Activity is on 40 to 17 meters using mostly CW but with some SSB and RTTY as well. QSL via CT1GFK. CYPRUS, 5B. 5B/LZ2HM is QRV until August 11. This includes being active as C4I in the Worked All Europe DX CW contest. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters. QSL both calls to home call. MOROCCO, CN. Richardo, EA5UM is QRV as CN2UM from Ouazzane until August 23. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. HUNGARY, HA. Special event station HG8NAVIGA is QRV until the end of 2009 to promote the 2009 FSR Radio Controlled Powerboat European Championship taking place in Oroshaza. Activity is on 80 to 2 meters, including 70 cm., using CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. SARDINIA, IS0. Fabrizio, is QRV until August 12. Activity is on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW. QSL to home call. OGASAWARA, JD1. Makoto, JI5RPT and Yoshihi, JO1LVZ will be QRV as JD1BLY and JD1BNF, respectively, from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, from August 9 to 15. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes, and 2 meter EME and satellites. QSL to home calls. MONGOLIA, JT. Special event station JU85TTC is QRV until September 30 in celebration of the Technique Technology College of Mongolia's 85th anniversary. QSL via JT1DN. ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Alexander, OH0/DL4NO will be QRV from Finstoem from August 10 to 21. Activity is on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW near the usual QRP frequencies. QSL to home call. FAROE ISLANDS, OY. Janusz, OY/SP6IXF and Mek, OY/SP7VC plan to be QRV from August 10 to 16. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters. QSL to home calls. NETHERLANDS, PA. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first PA0 callsign, special event station PA80ZERO is QRV by various operators during the entire month of August. QSL via PA3CAL. GREECE, SV. A group of operators are QRV as J48LH from Dukato Lefkas Island Lighthouse, ARLHS GRE-060, until August 9. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and SSB with three stations active. QSL via SV3DCX. INDIA, VU. Special event station AT8LHC is QRV from Kadalur Point Lighthouse, Calicut, Kerala until August 16. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via VU2JHM. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend QSO Contest, Worked All Europe CW DX Contest, NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, Maryland-DC QSO Party and the SKCC Weekend CW Sprint are all on tap for this weekend. The MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest and the NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint are scheduled for August 12. Please see August QST, page 76, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX