SB DX @ ARL $ARLD046 ARLD046 DX news ZCZC AE46 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 46 ARLD046 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 8, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD046 ARLD046 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, The Weekly 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. MONACO, 3A. Max, ON5UR and Marc, ON8AK are QRV as 3A/home calls until November 17. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via M0URX. CYPRUS, 5B. Operators DL4ABO and DC8MH will be QRV as 5B/home calls from November 10 to 14. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home calls. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Eric, F6ICX will be QRV as 5R8IC from Nosy Boraha, IOTA AF-090, from November 10 to December 9. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK63. QSL to home call. WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Seppo, OH1VR and Henri, OH3JR will be QRV as 9M2/home calls from November 11 to 15 prior to their Lord Howe Island DXpedition. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to home calls. BHUTAN, A5. Zorro, JH1AJT is QRV as A5A from Thimphu until November 15 while working for the Foundation for Global Children. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters in his spare time. QSL to home call. TAIWAN, BV. Special event stations BM0LF and BV2013LF are QRV until March 10, 2013 in celebration of the Taiwan Lantern Festival 2013 in Hsinchu, IOTA AS-020. QSL via BM2JCC. THE GAMBIA, C5. Pedro, ON7WP will be QRV as C5WP from November 11 to 18. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call. URUGUAY, CX. Special event station CW90A is QRV until the end of 2012 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first transmission of Radio Paradizabal, broadcast on Nov 6, 1922. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL direct to CX2ABC. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Al, VE1AWW is QRV as CY0/VE1AWW until late December. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB, PSK and possibly 6 meter EME. QSL to home call. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Look for stations E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD and E51CHX to be QRV from Aitutaki, OC-083, from November 12 to 30 while on holiday. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31 from 1900 to 1200z. QSL via operators' instructions. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Operator JR1VAY is QRV as AH2J/KH0 from Saipan until November 12. This includes entries in the Japan International SSB DX and Worked All Europe DX RTTY contests. QSL to home call. CURACAO, PJ2. Operators DL5MFL, DB5IJ, DF9MV and DJ1MGK are QRV as PJ2/home calls from Signal Point Station until December 15. This includes an entry in the Worked All Europe RTTY contest. QSL to home calls. ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS, PY0S. A group of operators will be QRV as PT0S from November 10 to 22. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters conditions permitting, with two stations using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL via HA7RY. SEYCHELLES, S7. Hardy, DL8NU is QRV as S79MU from Mahe Island, IOTA AF-024, until November 24. Activity is on the HF bands using mainly CW. QSL to home call. UZBEKISTAN, UK. Vlad, UA4WHX is QRV as UK/UA4WHX. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call. BRUNEI, V8. Members of the Mediterraneo DX Club will be QRV as V84SMD from November 11 to 23. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with up to five stations active simultaneously. QSL via IK2VUC. INDONESIA, YB. Special event station YB26SEAG will be QRV from November 11 to 17 during the 26th South East Asia Games in Jakarta taking place November 12 to 22. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via YB1GJS. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Chad, TT8TT, 2012 operation; Lakshadweep Islands, VU7M, 2012 operation, and Tristan Da Cunha and Gough, ZD9UW, 2012 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. Worked All Europe DX RTTY Contest, Japan International DX Phone Contest, 10-10 International Fall Digital Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint, OK/OM DX CW Contest, Kentucky QSO Party, CQ-WE Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, EANET Sprint are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The NAQCC-EU Monthly CW Sprint is scheduled for November 12. The RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for November 14. Please see November QST, page 91 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX