SB DX @ ARL $ARLD003 ARLD003 DX news ZCZC AE03 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 3 ARLD003 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT January 18, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD003 ARLD003 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. TANZANIA, 5H. Sam, F6EML is QRV as 5H1Z from Zanzibar, IOTA AF-032, until January 29. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. Emphasis will be on the low bands. QSL to home call. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Karl, DK2WV expects to be QRV as 5R8HG from January 21 to 23. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q. Andrew, G7COD will be QRV as 8Q7AK from Embudu Island, IOTA AS-013, from January 21 to February 2. Activity will be on 30, 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters using mostly SSB with some CW. QSL to home call. CROATIA, 9A. Members of the Amateur Radio Club Koprivnica are QRV with special anniversary call 9A60K until December 31 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ARC Koprivnica. QSL via 9A7K. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Heijo, DJ1OJ is QRV as EA8OM from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, until the beginning of April. QSL direct to home call. KYRGYZSTAN, EX. Sergey, EX8M is usually QRV on 160 meters CW around 0100z to 0215z. MARTINIQUE, FM. Patrick, F6CMH is QRV as FM/F6CMH until January 28. He is active on 20 and 15 meters on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL to home call. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Alain, F2HE is QRV as FO5RH from Tuamotu, IOTA OC-066. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call. ANTARCTICA. Adam, KC4/K2ARB is QRV from Patriot Hills Base until January 27. QSL to home call. PERU, OA. Daniel, DL5YWM is QRV in his free time as OA4/DL5YWM until January 31. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. He may try to operate from a few IOTAs as well. QSL direct to home call. BRAZIL, PY. Bone, PP5VX is QRV from Sao Francisco do Sul, IOTA SA-027, in the Santa Catarina State North Group until December 31, 2010. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via operator's instructions. SUDAN, ST. Slavko, S57DX is QRV as ST2R until April 30. Activity is on all bands. QSL to home call. EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Mike, KM9D and Jan, KF4TUG expect to be QRV as T32MO from Fanning Atoll, IOTA OC-084, until January 22. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via OM2SA. SOMALIA, T5. Michael, PA5M will be QRV as 6O0M until January 26 while on work assignment. Most of his activity is during his local evening hours. QSL via PA7FM. LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU. VU7MY is QRV from Minicoy Island, IOTA AS-106, until January 25. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY, with three stations. There are also 12 to 14 stations active as VU7RG from the islands Agatti, Bangaram and Kadmat, which are all IOTA AS-011. LAOS, XW. Alex, RK3DT is QRV as XW3DT until January 20. Activity is on 40 to 12 meters using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes, North American SSB QSO Party, NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint, LZ Open CW Contest, UK DX RTTY Contest, International United Teenager Contest, Hungarian DX Contest and the Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. Please see January QST, pages 97 and 98 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX