SB DX @ ARL $ARLD044 ARLD044 DX news ZCZC AE44 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 44 ARLD044 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 21, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD044 ARLD044 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. AZERBAIJAN, 4J. A group of operators are QRV as 4J0WFF from Gey-Gel Lake Natural Reserve until October 25. Activity is on 40 to 12 meters. QSL via 4J5T. MADAGASCAR, 5R. A group of operators will be QRV as 5R8X from Antananarivo, IOTA AF-013, from October 26 to November 10. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ WW DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions. MALDIVES, 8Q. Jim, G3VDB will be QRV as 8Q7EJ from Bandos Island, IOTA AS-013, beginning October 24 for two weeks. Activity is intermittent holiday style mostly on 20 meters using CW. QSL to home call. RWANDA, 9X. A group of operators will be QRV as 9X0SL from October 26 to November 2. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via DL7DF. BOTSWANA, A2. A group of operators are QRV as A25ZY, A25DF, A25CF, A25MB, A25BI, A25ASL and A25AN until November 4. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters with three stations active simultaneously. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW DX contest as A25HQ. QSL contest call via K5LBU and all others to home calls. THE GAMBIA, C5. Filip, ON4TA is QRV as C56FR from Kerr Sering until November 11. He will be active holiday style on 20 and 17 meters, and possibly 6 and 2 meters and 70 cm using SSB. QSL to home call. MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Tony, G4LDL is QRV as C91DL from Bilene until October 24. Activity is on 160 meters. QSL via GI4FUM. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Operators N0TG, AI5P and VE1RGB are QRV as home calls/CY0 until October 29. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL all calls direct via N0TG. ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Eric, KV1J will be QRV as FP/home call from Miquelon, IOTA NA-032, from October 25 to November 2. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including 70 cm on Satellite AO-51, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW DX contest. QSL to home call. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Members of the Busan DX Club will be QRV as 6M0V/5 from Suu-Do Island, IOTA AS-081, on October 23 and 24. QSL via DS5ACV. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Operators JA6EGL, JA6JXN, JE6DND, JA6GLD and JR6DRH are QRV as KK6WW/KH0, AC2BO/KH0, KH0R, WH0AA and KR1V/KH0, respectively, from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, until October 25. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. HAWAII, KH6. John, KL7JR and Claire, WL7MY will be QRV as either N7I or KH6/KL7JR from Maui Island, USI HI-018S, from October 24 to 31. Activity will be on 20 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via operators' instructions. PERU, OA. Special event station OC80A is QRV until the end of 2010 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Radio Club Peruano. QSL via OA4O. BONAIRE, PJ4. Peter, PJ4NX is active on 40 to 12 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. SEYCHELLES, S7. Davide, IW0HLG will be QRV as S79AD from Mahe Island, IOTA AF-024, from October 26 to November 4. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands and 6 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. DODECANESE, SV5. Operators ON4PO and ON4MW will be QRV as J45PO and J45MW, respectively, from Rhodes, IOTA EU-001, from October 26 to November 2. They will be QRV as SX5P in the upcoming CQ WW DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Operator W5JON is QRV as V47JA from Calypso Bay on St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, until November 10. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters holiday style. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW DX contest. QSL direct to home call. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Burundi, 9U1KI, 9U1RSI, 9U1VO, 9U4T, 2010 operations; Bhutan, A51A, 2010 operation, and Afghanistan, T6MB, 2010 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The 10-10 International Fall CW Contest, Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge, NCCC Sprint, FOC CW QSO Party, Araucaria VHF Contest, SYLRA Contest and the W/VE Islands QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend. The SKCC CW Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint are both scheduled for October 27. Please see October QST, page 84 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX