SB DX @ ARL $ARLD002 ARLD002 DX news ZCZC AE02 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 2 ARLD002 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 13, 2011 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD002 ARLD002 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, INDX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Operators Josep, EA3BT and Nuria, EA3WL will be QRV as 3B8/home calls from January 23 to 29. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mostly SSB with some CW and digital modes. QSL both calls via EA3BT. FIJI, 3D2. Udo, DL9HCU is QRV as 3D2HC. He is here for about two months. Activity is generally on 20 meters using CW and SSB with QRP power around 0500 to 0800z. QSL to home call. ZANZIBAR, 5H. Sam, F6AML is QRV as 5H1Z from Jambiani until January 24. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Operators Andy, SM1IRS, Al, SM4HAK and Eric, SM1ALH will be QRV as 5R8HL on IOTA AF-013 and on Nosy Be Island, IOTA AF-057, from January 17 to February 4. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via SM1ALH. MALTA, 9H. John, G8HWI will be QRV as 9H3JS from January 18 to 30. Activity will be mainly holiday style on 20 meters using PSK31 and low power. QSL to home call. URUGUAY, CX. Special event station CW5RV is QRV during 2011 in commemoration of Louis Varney, G5RV, the inventor of the famous antenna. QSL via operators' instructions. NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Operators Hermann, DL2NUD and Stefan, DL9GRE will be QRV as FK/home calls from January 16 to 26. Hermann will be active on 2 meters, 70 cm and 23 cm EME. Stefan will be active on the HF bands. QSL to home calls. HAITI, HH. Members of the Radio Club d'Haiti are QRV as 4V1 until January 20 from various locations in commemoration of the 2010 earthquake. Activity is mainly on 20 meters. QSL via N3OS. MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A is active on a few HF bands and will be using CW, SSB and RTTY. Lately he has been active on 20 meters using RTTY. QSL direct to home call. PALAU, T8. Tsutomu, JA1VND is QRV as T88TF until January 18. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. CHAD, TT. Elke, TT8ET is QRV from N'Djamena. Lately she has been active on 20 meters using SSB. QSL direct. BELIZE, V3. Gerd, DJ4KW and Gisela, DK9GG are QRV as V31YN and V31GW, respectively, until February 27. Activity is on all bands and modes. This includes entries in various upcoming contests. QSL to home calls. MACQUARIE ISLAND, VK0. Kevin, VK0KEV is QRV until April 30. QSL via JE1LET. NORFOLK ISLANDS, VK9N. Operators Alan, VK3XPD, Kevin, VK4UH and Mike, VK3KH are QRV as VK9NA until January 20. QSL via VK3KH. CHRISTMAS ISLANDS, VK9X. Operators JA3BZO, JH3PBL, JI3DNN, JA3AVO, JA3UJR, JA1CJA and JA3HJI are QRV as VK9XA, VK9XL, VK9XN, VK9XO, VK9XJR, VK9XXY and VK9XJ, respectively, until January 20. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home calls. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Uganda, 5X1XA, 2010 operation; and Kermadec Island, ZL8X, 2010 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The North American SSB QSO Party, AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, LZ Open CW Contest, Hungarian DX Contest, UK RTTY DX Contest and Feld Hell Sprint are all on tap for this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for January 17. The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for January 19. Please see January QST, page 84 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX