SB DX @ ARL $ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news ZCZC AE13 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 13 ARLD013 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 31, 2011 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, INDX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. UGANDA, 5X. Sergei, UV5EVJ is QRV as 5X1VJ from Entebbe until June 8. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. SIERRA LEONE, 9L. Operators PA3A, PA3AN, PA8AD, PD0CAV and EL2DT plan to be QRV as 9L5MS from April 2 to April 18. Activity will be with three stations on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct via PA3AWW. LIBERIA, EL. A group of operators are QRV as 5M2TT until April 13. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations active simultaneously. QSL direct via I2YSB. TAJIKISTAN, EY. Rakkim, EY7AD has been active on 17 meters using SSB around 1400z. QSL direct. SCOTLAND, GM. A group of operators will be QRV as GS4MWS from Arran Island, IOTA EU-123, from April 2 to 7. QSL via M0PAI. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Peter, HZ1PS has been active using RTTY on 15 meters between 1700 and 1800z. QSL via IZ8CLM. SVALBARD, JW. Francois, F8DVD is QRV as JW/F8DVD from the Longyearbyen radio club on Spitsbergen, IOTA EU-026, from April 1 to 8. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Kirk, WE8A is QRV as WE8A/KH0 until April 2. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters, with an emphasis on the newer bands, using CW and SSB. QSL direct. BULGARIA, LZ. Some members of the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs are QRV as LZ85R until December 31 to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the first radio club of Bulgaria. QSL via LZ1BJ. GREENLAND, OX. Michael, DB5MH is QRV as OX/DB5MH until April 7. He is using QRP power on 20 meters SSB around 2000 to 2200z. QSL to home call. ARUBA, P4. Dee, W1HEO will be QRV as P4/W1HEO from April 3 to 16. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB with an emphasis on 30 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TL. Christian, TL0A is QRV from Bakouma for the next five weeks. QSL direct. MACQUARIE ISLAND, VK0. Kevin, VK0KEV is usually QRV in his spare time between 0530 to 0645z and again from 0745 to 0845z. QSL via JE1LET. BERMUDA, VP9. Operators Wade, AA8LL and Liz, K8LIZ are QRV as VP9/homecalls from Hamilton Parish until April 4. Activity is holiday style on most HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. VIET NAM, XV. Retu, OH4MDY will be QRV as XV2RZ from April 4 to 17. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct via XU7MDY. ALBANIA, ZA. Franck, F4DTO will be QRV as ZA/F4DTO from Elbasan from April 2 to 16. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mostly SSB. QSL to home call. TRISTAN DA CUNHA AND GOUGH ISLANDS, ZD9. John, ZD9GI has been active on 20 meters using SSB around 1700z. QSL via ZS1A. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The QCWA Spring QSO Party, SOC Hank Kohl Memorial CW Bash, LZ Open 40-Meter CW Sprint Contest, ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, SP DX Contest, EA RTTY Contest, Missouri QSO Party and the RSGB RoPoCo SSB are all on tap for this weekend. RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship is scheduled for April 4. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for April 5. Please see April QST, page 80 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX