SB DX @ ARL $ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news ZCZC AE13 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 13 ARLD013 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 29, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by DL6UAA, 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. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Mart, DL6UAA will be QRV as 3B8MM beginning April 5 for a few weeks. Activity will primarily be on 40, 30 and 20 meters using mostly CW with some SSTV. QSL to home call. TANZANIA, 5H. Sigfrido is QRV as 5H/7Q7RS for one year while on work assignment. He has applied for a 5H callsign. QSL via IT9YVO. JAMAICA, 6Y. Frank, K3TRM will be QRV as K3TRM/6Y5 from Lucea, IOTA NA-097, from March 31 to April 9 while on holiday here. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and some CW. He will try to get permission to operate on 60 meters. QSL to home call. LESOTHO, 7P. A group of South African operators will be QRV as 7P8DX from the north border escarpment of the Drakensburg Range from April 5 to 12. Activity will be on 80 to 15 meters with three stations active simultaneously. QSL via operators' instructions. BHUTAN, A5. Kunio, JA8VE is QRV as A52VE from the capital city of Thimphu while on a two-year work assignment. Activity will be on all HF bands, including 6 meters, using SSB, various digital modes and some CW. QSL via JF1OCQ. ANTARCTICA. Mirko, DG9BHQ is QRV as DP0GVN from Neumayer 2 Station until February 2008. QSL via DL5EBE. MOLDOVA, ER. Andy, RW3AH is QRV as ER/RW3AH until April 12. Activity is on 160, 80 and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call. FRANCE, F. In celebration of the International Polar Year, Francois, F8DVD will be QRV using special event callsign TM4IPY from April 1 to 14. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. ST. LUCIA, J6. Bill, WB5ZAM will be QRV as J68WI from April 1 to 13. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. SWAINS ISLAND, KH8. A large group of operators will be QRV as N8S from April 3 to 15. They will be active with up to six stations on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL via operators' instructions. ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club Ushuaia will be QRV as AY7X from Redonda Island, IOTA SA-049, from March 30 to April 2. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via WD9EWK. BELGIUM, ON. Special event station ON50EU is active until December 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. QSL via ON7YX. GREENLAND, OX. Special event station OX60AD is active during the month of April on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL direct via OX3UR. NETHERLANDS, PA. Members of the VERON-Leiden are QRV as PA50EU until April 9 to celebrate the Treaty of Rome. Activity is on 80 meters through 70 cm. QSL via bureau. COSTA RICA, TI. A group of operators will be QRV as TI1DX from Cerro de Meurte, the highest mountain in Costa Rica, from April 2 to 7. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters, including 60 meters on 5403.5 KHz. QSL via TI8AA. MALI, TZ. ON4LN, ON5CD, ON4FG and ON3VK will be QRV as TZ2T, TZ1T, TZ4T, respectively, from the capital city Bamako from April 2 to 7. ON3VK will soon have his own TZ-call. They plan to be active with two stations simultaneously on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL all calls direct via ON4LN or via home calls. MICRONESIA, V6. Nando, IT9YRE, Claudio, I1SNW and Mike, K9AJ will be QRV as V63RE, V63WN and V63J, respectively, from April 2 to 19. Activity will be from Ngulu Atoll, IOTA OC-180, Sorol Atoll, IOTA OC-277 and Woleai Atoll, IOTA OC-132. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Spratly Islands, DX0JP, 2007 operation; Spratly Islands, 9M4SDX, 2007 operation; Burundi, 9U9Z, 2007 operation; Aves Island, YW0DX, 2007 operation; and Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 1A4A, 2007 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, QCWA Spring QSO Party, RSGB RoPoCo 1, ARS Spartan Sprint and the YLRL DX-YL to NA-YL CW Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. Please see April QST, page 97 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX