SB DX @ ARL $ARLD007 ARLD007 DX news ZCZC AE07 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 7 ARLD007 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 17, 2005 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD007 ARLD007 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by K4QD, K7BV, K9EL, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, QRZ DX, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. NEPAL, 9N. Stig, LA7JO is the Regional Telecoms Officer for the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia and is QRV as 9N7JO from Kathmandu. Activity is on 160 to 15 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He may be here for more than one year. QSL direct. BAHAMAS, C6. Steve, AK0M is QRV as C6ASB from Eleuthera, IOTA NA-001, until February 22. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, using mostly CW, with some SSB or digital modes possible. He plans to be active in the ARRL DX CW contest. His wife Sandy, KC0RD may also be QRV as C6ASC using SSB or digital. QSL via AK0M. ANTARCTIC. Francois, F8DVD is QRV as TM8ANT until February 27 during the 2nd Antarctic Activity Week. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via bureau. Meanwhile, look for the F6KDF Team to be QRV as TM0ANT the last two weekends of February. They will try to be active on all bands and modes. QSL via operators' instructions. CROZET ISLAND, FT5W. Nicolas, F4EGX and Jean-Paul, F5BU are QRV as FT1WK and FT5WJ, respectively, until the end of March 2005. QSL via operators' instructions. SAINT MARTIN, FJ. John, K9EL is QRV as FS/K9EL until February 26. He is active on 40 to 10 meters, including 17 and 12 meters, and possibly 80 meters. This includes an entry in the ARRL DX CW contest. QSL to home call. HAITI, HH. Jan, K4QD and Koh, JA7KAC will be QRV as HH4/K4QD and HH4/K2AC, respectively, from the St. Louis du Nord mission from February 21 to March 4. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL HH4/K4QD to home call and HH4/K2AC via JA7AGO. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Dennis, K7BV will be QRV as HI3TEJ in the ARRL DX CW contest. Outside the contest, he is active as K7BV/HI3. QSL this call direct. QSL contest call via ON4IQ. SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Danny, LZ2UU is QRV as LZ0A and VP8/LZ2UU from the Bulgarian Antarctic Base "St. Kliment Ohridski" on Livingston Island, IOTA AN-010, until late February. QSL LZ0A via LZ1KDP and VP8/LZ2UU direct. ARUBA, P4. Andy, AE6Y is QRV as P49Y until February 22. This includes an entry in the ARRL DX CW contest. QSL to home call. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Bill, W9VA is QRV as PY0ZFO until February 22. He will be active as PY0FF during the ARRL DX CW contest as a Single Band entry. QSL to home call. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9. CT1APE, CT1FFU and CT2GLO will be QRV as S92RI from Ilheu das Rolas, IOTA AF-023, from February 20 to 26. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via operators' instructions. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Larry, W1LR and Bill, W4WX will be QRV as V25LR and V25WX, respectively, from February 21 to 24. Activity will be on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters using primarily PSK31 and some RTTY. QSL to home calls. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Alex, W2OX and John, K3TEJ will be QRV as V47KP in the ARRL DX CW contest as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via K2SB. MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Larry, W1LR and Bill, W4WX will be QRV as VP2MHS and VP2MHX, respectively, from Volcano Island, from February 24 to March 2. Activity will be on 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters using primarily PSK31 and some RTTY. QSL to home calls. Meanwhile, Art, N2NB will be QRV as VP2MDY from February 24 to March 8. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters. QSL to home call. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Jim, N6TJ is QRV from Little Cayman and will participate in the ARRL DX CW contest as ZF2TJ. QSL via VE3HO. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International DX CW Contest and the CQC Winter QSO Party are all scheduled for this weekend. Please see February QST, page 102 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX