SB DX @ ARL $ARLD008 ARLD008 DX news ZCZC AE08 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 8 ARLD008 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 26, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD008 ARLD008 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, 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. GEORGIA, 4L. Members of the Mamuka Contest Club will be QRV as 4L0G in the CQ 160-Meter SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry. Russian amateurs QSL via UA9LP, Ukraine amateurs via UT7QF and all others via EA7FTR. MALDIVES, 8Q. Lyn, W6THI will be QRV as 8Q7HI from Male from March 1 to 7 while on family vacation. Activity will be in his spare time. QSL via WM6A. GAMBIA, C5. Stewart, GW0ETF is QRV as C56/GW0ETF until March 8. Activity is casual on 20 meters using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL to home call. BAHAMAS, C6. Harry, W6DXO will be QRV as W6DXO/C6A from March 1 to 7 from South Andros Island, IOTA NA-001. Activity is holiday style on the newer bands. QSL direct via KF6JOQ. In addition, operators N1EMC, NE1B, W2AFC and N1GN are QRV as C6AXF, C6AWB, C6AKN and C6ANM, respectively, from Nassau until March 9. This includes entries in the CQ 160-Meter SSB contest and the upcoming ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home calls. FRANCE, F. In celebration of the Council of Europe, TP60CE is active until March 1. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via F5LGF. DJIBOUTI, J2. Dennis, N7WYW is QRV as J20DJ and is here for three months. He is active mostly on 20 meters using SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. ST. LUCIA, J6. John, W5JON will be QRV as J6/W5JON from March 1 to 11 from Marigot Bay, IOTA NA-108. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using SSB. This includes an entry in the upcoming ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Tony, N2TK is QRV as N2TK/NP2 until March 11. During the CQ 160-Meter SSB contest and the upcoming ARRL SSB DX contest he will be QRV as KP2M. QSL KP2M via AI4U and N2TK/NP2 via N2TK. ARUBA, P4. John, KK9A will be QRV as P40A in the CQ 160-Meter SSB contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL via WD9DZV. BRAZIL, PY. Station PX6B is QRV from Boipeba Island, IOTA SA-080, until March 1. Activity is on all HF bands. QSL via PT2OP. FERNANDO de NORONHA, PY0. Operators W9VA, K9PPY and PY0FF will be QRV as PS0F from March 3 to 10. Activity will be on the HF bands, including EME on 2-meters. QSL via operators' instructions. KALININGRAD, UA2. Members of the UA2 Contest Club will be QRV as RW2F in the CQ 160-Meter SSB contest as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via DK4VW. BELIZE, V3. Gerd, DJ4KW and Gisela, DK9GG are QRV as V31YN/p and V31GW/p, respectively, from Blue Marlin Lodge on Southwater Caye, IOTA NA-180, until March 3. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via home calls. MACEDONIA, Z3. Members of Macedonian Telegraphic Group are QRV with special call Z30MCWG until December 31. Activity is on all bands using mainly CW. QSL via Z35M. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Bob, K3UL is QRV as ZF2UL until March 7. Activity is holiday style on 160, 80 and 30 meters using mostly CW. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest, North American RTTY QSO Party, NCCC Sprint, Russian PSK World Wide Contest, UBA DX CW Contest, Mississippi QSO Party, CQC Winter QSO Party, SARL Hamnet 40-Meter Simulated Emergency Contest and the North Carolina QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. In addition, the RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship is scheduled for March 2. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for March 3 and the AGCW YL-CW Party is scheduled for March 4. Please see February QST, page 82, and March QST, page 78 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX