SB DX @ ARL $ARLD013 ARLD013 DX news ZCZC AE13 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 13 ARLD013 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 29, 2012 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, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. SENEGAL, 6W. Tony, F8ATS is QRV as F8ATS/6W from Le-Calao, La Somone until April 7. Activity is holiday style on all HF bands. QSL via bureau. TONGA, A3. Haru, JA1XGI will be QRV as A35XG from Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049, from April 2 to 9. Activity will be on 30 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Members of the Emirates Amateur Radio Society will be QRV as special event station A60DWC from March 31 to April 2 during the thoroughbred horse race during the Dubai World Cup. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via NI5DX. GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. A group of operators are QRV as J52HF. Activity is on the HF bands. Of late they have been active on 20 meters using RTTY after 2100z. QSL via I3LDP. HAWAII, KH6. Operators KL7JR and WL7MY will be QRV as NH7DX from the Big Island, IOTA OC-019, from April 1 to 15 to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the U.S. Islands Award Program. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters. QSL via KL7JR. BELGIUM, ON. Members of the Vlaamse Radio Amateurs will be QRV as special event stations OO100MGY, OR100MGY and OT100MGY from April 1 to 30 in commemoration of the Titanic Centenary. QSL via operator's instructions. CURACAO, PJ2. Jan-Willem, PA7JWC and Monique, PD7DB will be QRV as PJ2/home calls from April 2 to 9. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home calls. MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A has been QRV using RTTY on 30 meters around 2100 to 0000z. He has also been active using SSB on 40 meters around 0500z. QSL direct. ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. A group of operators plan to be QRV as RT9K/p from Zhuravlinyy Island, IOTA AS-109, from April 1 to 5. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using various modes. QSL via RX9KM. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. Bob, ZL1RS is QRV as VK9N/ZL1RS until April 7. This is primarily a 6 meter operation using CW, SSB, EME and JT65A. QSL to home call. MEXICO, XE. A group of operators will be QRV as 6D0LM on March 31 from the Iztaccihuatl volcano at 13,000 feet ASL. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY with four stations active. QSL via operators' instructions. VIET NAM, XV. Larry, W6NWS is QRV as XV2W from Cai Be until June 12. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This may include PSK as well. QSL to home call. In addition, Seihachi, JA7LU will be QRV as XV2LU from Vung Tau from April 5 to 8. Activity will be on 20 to 6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. LAOS, XW. Alex, XW3DT has been QRV on 12 meters around 1100z and then 30 meters around 1330z. He is here until April 15. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, Missouri QSO Party, UBA Spring SSB Contest, RSGB RoPoCo SSB Contest, and the RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship are all on tap for this weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for April 3. Please see March QST, page 86, April QST, page 83 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX