SB DX @ ARL $ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news ZCZC AE41 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 41 ARLD041 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 15, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CO8TW, K2DM, KX9X, 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. VIET NAM, 3W. Mal, VK6LC is QRV as 3W2HCM from Ho Chi Minh City until October 23. Activity is on 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call. TONGA, A3. Dave, W6ZL will be QRV as A35KL from Kanokupolu on the western side of Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049, from October 17 to 24. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. OMAN, A4. Stations A41PY, A41PK, A41PL, A41NB, A41RX, A41PJ, A43ICEM, A47RS, A43JOTA and A43YL will be QRV in the Scout Jamboree On The Air. QSL via operators' instructions. THE GAMBIA, C5. Luc, F5RAV and Gerard, F5NVF will be QRV as C5LT from October 20 to 27. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and PSK. Luc will be QRV as C5C in the upcoming CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL C5LT and C5C direct via F5RAV. CUBA, CO. Members of the 7163 DX Group and the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba will be QRV with special call T42US from October 21 to 28. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via WB2REM. In addition, special event call T48D is QRV until October 31 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Grupo DX de Cuba. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via EA7TV. CAPE VERDE, D4. A group of operators will be QRV as D4D from Boa Vista, IOTA AF-086, from October 17 to 24. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via EB7DX. ERITREA, E3. Zorro, JH1AJT is QRV as E30FB from Asmara until October 22 while here on business. Activity will be in his spare time on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. CEUTA AND MELILLA, EA9. A group of operators are QRV as EA9/DK8YY until October 19. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes an entry in the Worked All Germany contest. QSL via operators' instructions. FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Christian, F5UII will be QRV as FY/F5UII from October 19 to 28 while here on a business trip. Activity will be in his spare time on the HF bands using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA, HK0. Joe, LU1FM and Daniel, LU9FHF will be QRV as 5J0B from San Andres Island, IOTA NA-033, from October 17 to 27. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using SSB and various digital modes. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL direct via LU1FM. AUSTRIA, OE. Look for OE2XWL to be QRV in the Scout Jamboree On The Air. QSL via bureau. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Operators Ron, AA4NC, Will, AA4VK and Murray, WA4DAN will be QRV as PY0F/home call, respectively, from October 18 to 28. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes being active as PY0F/AA4NC in the upcoming CQ World Wide SSB DX contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL via AA4VK. EGYPT, SU. Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society will be QRV as SU8JOTA from the Cairo International Scout Center during the Scout Jamboree On The Air. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SM5AQD. MICRONESIA, V6. Uli, DL2AH, will be QRV as V63AH from Yap Island, IOTA OC-012, from October 18 to November 10. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call. MONTSERRAT, VP2M. George, K2DM will be QRV as VP2MDG from October 22 to 26. He will be active primarily in the upcoming CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL direct to home call. ST. HELENA, ZD7. Oliver, W6NV is QRV as ZD7W until November 2. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. This includes being active in the Worked All Germany contest and the upcoming CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. Graham, ZL3MA will be QRV as ZL7/ZL3MA from October 20 to 27. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, PSK and JT65. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Stew Perry Topband Challenge, JARTS World Wide RTTY Contest, Scouts Jamboree-On-The-Air, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, MCG Autumn Sprint, 10-10 International Fall CW Contest, New York QSO Party, Iowa QSO Party, Worked All Germany Contest, Telephone Pioneers QSO Party, South Dakota QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint, Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint, UBA ON 2-Meter Contest and the Illinois QSO Party are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The ARRL School Club Roundup runs from October 19 to 23. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for October 19. The Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for October 21. Please see October QST, page 89 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX