SB DX @ ARL $ARLD044 ARLD044 DX news ZCZC AE44 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 44 ARLD044 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 27, 2016 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD044 ARLD044 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by ON4EI, VE2EVN, 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. TUNISIA, 3V. Special event station TS16WTSA is QRV until November 3 to recognize the World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly being held in Hammamet. QSL via operators' instructions. SAMOA, 5W. Hiro, JF1OCQ and Taka, JH1BED will be QRV as 5W7X and 5W0ST, respectively, from October 31 to November 9. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 9Q. Fernando, EA4BB is QRV as 9Q6BB from Goma during the next three years. QSL via W3HNK. QATAR, A7. Members of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society and the Danish Contest Academy will be QRV as A73A in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL via A71A. TAIWAN, BV. A large group of operators will be QRV as BV2A/3 in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via BV2A. ANDORRA, C3. Members of the Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans will be QRV as C37NL in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions. EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Ignacy, NO9E is QRV as CE0Y/NO9E until November 3. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. CAPE VERDE, D4. A group of operators will be QRV as D4C in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions. PHILIPPINES, DU. A group of operators will be QRV as DX2R in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via W3HNK. HAITI, HH. Jim, VA3MPG is QRV as HH2/VA3MPG while here on a 1-year mission that ends on November 27. He is active in his spare time during his evenings after 2100z on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB, PSK31 and JT65L. QSL direct to VE3NLS. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. A group of operators will be QRV as AH0K in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via OH6GDX. BENIN, TY. Francois, F6AJL is QRV as TY5AA until November 30. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. CANADA. VE. Operators Martin, VA2AMH, Marc-Andre, VE2MBT, Pascal, VE2WHZ and Marc-Andre, VE2EVN will be QRV as VB2W in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions. LAOS, XW. Champ, E21EIC is QRV as XW1IC until November 1. This includes an entry in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. INDONESIA, YB. Burkhard, DL3KZA and Amiruddin, YB9IPY/8, will be QRV as YB8/DL3ZKA from Salayar Island, IOTA OC-236, from November 1 to 14. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via DL3KZA. ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Oliver, W6NV will be QRV as ZD8W in the CQ World Wide SSB DX contest. Before and after the contest he is QRV on 160 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZD7. A group of operators are QRV as ZL7G until November 9. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three to four stations active. QSL via G3TXF. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ Worldwide SSB DX Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint and NCCC CW Sprint are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for November 2. The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Please see October QST, page 95 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX