SB DX @ ARL $ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news ZCZC AE13 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 13 ARLD013 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 2, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD013 ARLD013 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. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Mart, DL6UAA is QRV as 3B8MM until April 15. He is generally active on 20 meters around 1400z. QSL to home call. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Piotr, SP2JMR and Slavo, SP2JMB are QRV as 3B9/home calls until April 8. Activity is on all bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. BARBADOS, 8P. Richard, G3RWL is QRV as 8P6DR until April 24. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and digital modes. QSL via operator's instructions. MALTA, 9H. Augusto, HB9TZA will be QRV as 9H3JR from April 4 to 14. Activity will be on the HF bands, including 6 meters, in his spare time. QSL to home call. ANGOLA, D2. Vasil is QRV as D2QMN and has been active using RTTY on 20 meters between 1800 and 1900z. QSL via RZ3EC. ANTARCTICA. Felix, DL5XL is a member of German team over-wintering from Neumayer III and is active as DP1POL until early 2010. He is active mostly on 40 and 20 meters using CW. QSL via DL1ZBO. IRAN, EP. Sadegh, EP3HF has been QRV on 17 meters SSB around 0930Z. QSL direct. ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ. Operators Oscar, EB1HF and Pablo, EC1DPM plan to be QRV as FJ/EB1HF or FJ/EC1DPM from April 7 to 12. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meters using RTTY. QSL direct via EC1AE. HUNGARY, HA. In commemoration of the 1848 attack on Hungary that prompted their independence, special event station HG160FNY is active until July 31. QSL via HA0DX. NORWAY, LA. Fred, ON6QR will be QRV as LA/home call from Moskenesoy Island, IOTA EU-076, from April 8 to 12. Activity will be on 40 to 20 meters using CW and QRP power. QSL to home call. BONAIRE, CURACAO, PJ2. Jan, PA4JJ is QRV as PJ2/home call from Curacao, IOTA SA-006, until April 11. Activity is on all HF bands using RTTY and possibly PSK31. QSL direct to home call. SEYCHELLES, S7. Bernd, DL7UCX will be QRV as S79UCX from April 6 to 16. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call. GREECE, SV. Members of the Aegean DX Group are QRV as SX8P from Samos Island until April 12 in celebration of the 2500th anniversary and in honor of the memory of mathematician Pythagoras. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using mainly SSB with various digital modes. They may also be active on Satellite AO-51. QSL via SV8CYV. PALAU, T8. Operators JH0IXE and JA0FOX will be QRV as T88CW and T88NF, respectively, from April 4 to 12. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL to home calls. TURKEY, TA. Members of the Special Wireless Activity Team will be QRV as TC2FLH from the Fenerbahce Lighthouse, ARLHS TUR-021, on April 4 and 5. QSL via operators' instructions. CANADA, VE. In celebration of the 50 years since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Canadian amateurs can use special callsign prefixes XL, XM, XN, and XO until May 31. MELLISH REEF, VK9M. Operators George, AA7JV and Tomi, HA7RY are QRV as VK9GMW until April 6. Activity is on all HF bands. QSL via HA7RY. CHRISTMAS ISLAND, VK9X. Haru, JA1XGI will be QRV as JA1XGI/VK9 until April 11. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and digital modes. QSL to home call. INDIA, VU. Frank, DL4KQ, Sarath, VU3RSB and Jose, VU2JOS will be QRV as AT9RS from Grandi Island, IOTA AS-177, from April 5 to 7. North and South American stations QSL via W3HNK and all others QSL via DL4KQ. CAMBODIA, XU. Nob, JA1FMZ will be QRV as XU7FMZ beginning April 6 for about six weeks. QSL to home call. SYRIA, YK. Saad, N5FF is QRV as YK1BA until April 10. Activity is mainly on 80, 40 and 30 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, from around 2000 to 2300z, and the 0200 to 0500z. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, LZ Open 40-Meter Sprint CW Contest, Montana QSO Party, ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, Poland DX Contest, Spain RTTY Contest, Missouri QSO Party, QCWA Spring QSO Party, RSGB RoPoCo 1 CW Contest, RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship, 144 MHz Spring Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for April 7. Please see April QST, page 84 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX