SB DX @ ARL $ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news ZCZC AE41 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 41 ARLD041 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT September 28, 2006 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q. SM5DIC, F5LTB and VE2EK are QRV as 9Q1D, 9Q1TB and 9Q1EK, respectively. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB when conditions permit. QSL to home calls. BOTSWANA, A2. Hardy is QRV as A25/DF3GY and has been active on 20, 17 and 15 meters using RTTY at various times. QSL to home call. TAIWAN, BV. Juergen, DJ3KR will be QRV as BX3/homecall from September 30 to October 18. QSL to home call. CAPE VERDE, D4. Angelo, D44BS has been active on 17 meters around 1700z. He will soon be active on 6 meters as well. SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Station DT8A has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around 2300z. ISLAND OF MAN, GD. Operators GD0BPS, MD/K8DD, MD/AC8W and MD/W4DU are QRV until October 4. Activity is on 80 to 12 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes using mostly QRP power. QSL to home calls. HUNGARY, HA. Special event stations HA506NF and HA501DAE will be QRV from October 1 to December 31 to commemorate the Hungarian uprising of 50 years ago. QSL via HA6NF and HA1DAE, respectively. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Antonio, IW2OAZ will QRV as HI8/IW2AOZ from October 2 to 28. He will be active 20 and 17 meters using SSB and RTTY. He plans to operate from Catalina Island on October 26 and 27. QSL via the bureau. JAPAN, JA. JJ4UEL/4 is QRV from Nino Island, IOTA AS-117. Activity is on all HF bands using SSB. QSL to home call. SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Oleg is QRV as LU/R1ANF from the Argentine Jubany Base and has been active on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW. QSL via RK1PWA. ARUBA, P4. Larry, WO0Z will be QRV as P40LL from September 30 to October 6. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL to home call. BONAIRE, CURACAO, PJ2. Peter, PA3CNX will be QRV as PJ4/PA3CNX from Bonaire, IOTA SA-006, from October 1 to November 3. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW and SSB, mostly between 2000 to 0200z. QSL to home call. ANTARCTICA. Alex, UA1ZCK is QRV as R1ANC Vostok Base, IOTA AN-016. He is usually QRV on 20 meters around 0600 to 1000z. QSL via RU1ZC. FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1FJ. Station R1FJT has been QRV on 20 meters from around 1200 to 1500z. QSL via UA4RC. SUDAN, ST. Jovica is QRV as ST2A and has been QRV on 30 meters between 1800 and 1930z. QSL via T93Y. CORSICA, TK. Members of the Equipo de DX4DX are QRV as TK9Z until October 5. Activity is 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via EA4BT. NAMIBIA, V5. Operators V5/DJ8VC, V5/DF6QP and V5/DL8JS are QRV until October 13. Activity is on all bands, especially on 20 meters. QSL to home calls. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. Dave, AH6HY is QRV as VP2V/AH6HY until October 3 from Tortola, IOTA NA-023. Activity is on 20, 17 and 15 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CIS DX Contest, TOEC WW Grid CW Contest, Arkansas QSO Party, FISTS Coast to Coast CW Contest, the UBA ON 6-Meter Contest and the RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint and German Telegraphy Contest are scheduled for October 3. The YLRL Anniversary CW Party is scheduled for October 3 to 5. The 432 MHz Fall Sprint is scheduled for October 4. Please see October QST, page 101 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX