SB DX @ ARL $ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news ZCZC AE11 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 11 ARLD011 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 8, 2018 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by PY2WAS, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. SPRATLY ISLANDS. A large group of operators are QRV as 9M0W from Layang Layang Island, IOTA AS-051, until March 13. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via YT1AD. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Nigel, G3TXF will be QRV as 3B8XF in the RSGB Commonwealth CW contest. QSL via Club Log. ANNOBON, 3C0. Operators YL2GM, YL1ZF and YL2KL are QRV as 3C0W from Annobon, IOTA AF-039, until March 27. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to YL2GN. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 9Y. Operators Arkadiy, UA4CC and Arunas, LY2IJ are QRV as 9Y4/UA4CC and 9Y4/LY2IJ, respectively, from Tobago Island, IOTA SA-009, until March 12. Activity is holiday style on the various HF bands using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY and FT8. QSL to home calls. BHUTAN, A5. Look for A5A to be QRV from March 14 to 18. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via JH1AJT. PHILIPPINES, DU. Jacek, SP5APW will be QRV as DU1/SP5APW from Palawan Island, IOTA OC-129, from March 12 to 18. Activity will be holiday style on 40, 20, and 17 meters using SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8. QSL to home call. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Will, W0ZRJ and Bill, KH6OO will be QRV as TX5X from Tahiti, IOTA OC-046, from March 10 to 17, Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, JT9, JT65 and FT8. QSL via LoTW. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Taka, JA8COE is QRV as HL4/JA8COE/5 from Namhae Island, IOTA AS-081, until March 9. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. AUSTRIA, OE. Operators OE3DMB and OE8AIR will be QRV with special calls OE100DMB and OE100AIR, respectively, from March 11 to November 13 to celebrate Austria's declaration of becoming a democratic republic on November 12, 1918. QSL to home calls. CURACAO, PJ2. Ben, DL1RNT is QRV as PJ2/DL1RNT until March 15. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5. Operators SP2FUD, SP2GCJ and SP9FIH will be QRV as PJ5/home calls beginning March 12. Activity is on the HF bands. They will be QRV as PJ5T in the upcoming CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi Op entry. QSL via operators' instructions. PALAU, T8. Kiyoshi, JA0EKI is QRV as T88XH from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, until March 14. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL to home call. CAMEROON, TJ. A group of operators will be QRV as TJ3TT from March 15 to 29. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to I2YSB. CONGO, TN. Members of the DX Friends Team are QRV as TN5R from Pointe Noire until March 19. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via EA5RM. BENIN, TY. A group of operators are QRV as TY7C until March 18. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and various digital modes including FT8, with four stations active. QSL via F5GSJ. MACAO, XX9. A group of operators are QRV as XX9B until March 17. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SB, RTTY and FT8 with three stations active. QSL via PP1CZ. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Operators K0NR and KB9DPF will be QRV as ZF2NR and ZF2PF, respectively, from Grand Cayman Island from March 10 to 17. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8. This includes some FM Satellite activity from grid square EK99. QSL to home calls. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest, RSGB Commonwealth CW Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, F9AA SSB Cup, South America 10 Meter Contest, AGCW QRP CW Contest, Oklahoma QSO Party, EA PSK63 Contest, TESLA Memorial 80-Meter HF CW Contest, QCWA QSO Party, Idaho QSO Party, QRP ARCI Spring Thaw SSB Shootout, North American RTTY Sprint, UBA Spring 2-Meter Contest, Wisconsin QSO Party and the WAB 3.5 MHz Phone will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint is scheduled for March 12. The CLARA Chatter Party is scheduled for March 13. The RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, Phone Fray and QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for March 14. The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018. Please see March 2018 QST, page 85, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX