SB DX @ ARL $ARLD015 ARLD015 DX news ZCZC AE15 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 12, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD015 ARLD015 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, 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. MAURITANIA, 5T. A group of Japanese operators are QRV as 5T5JA and 5T5DX from Nouakchott until April 15. Activity is on all HF bands. QSL 5T5JA via JA1BAB and 5T5DX via JL1HHN. KENYA, 5Z. Don, W4ZYT is QRV as 5Z4ZK from Nairobi until April 19 while doing some medical and teaching work here. Activity is mostly CW on 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters. QSL to home call. SIERRA LEONE, 9L. Angel is QRV as 9L1DIR and has been active on 10 meters SSB around 1740 to 1900z. QSL via EA4URE. TAIWAN, BV. Jimmy, BX5AA has been QRV on 20 meters using SSB around 1300z then again around 2300z. TAJIKISTAN, EY. Nodir, EY8MM has been active on 20 meters using CW and SSB from around 1600 to 1900z. QSL via K1BV. LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Dom, M1KTA will be QRV as HB0/M1KTA/p using QRP power from Vaduz, near Triesenberg, from April 15 to 16. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. He will concentrate his activity on 30 and 20 meters. VATICAN, HV. HV0A has been active using CW and SSB on 80 and 40 meters between 1830 and 2215z. QSL via IK0FVC. ITALY, I. Several Sicilian operators are QRV as IE9/IQ9PA from Ustica Island, IOTA EU-051, until April 15. QSL via IT9TQH. GUINEA BISSAU, J5. Tibi, HA7TM is QRV as J5UTM until April 21. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. EGYPT, SU. In connection with the ITU Regional Workshop on Emergency Telecommunications and Disaster Relief in the Arab Region, Mustapha, DL1BDF is QRV as SU8DRM until April 17. The EARA club station SU0ARA is also active. QSL both calls via SU1KM. SOMALIA, T5. Filip, ON4TA is QRV as 6O0F from Puntland until April 18 while visiting here. This is not a DXpedition. Activity is on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. UZBEKISTAN, UK. Victor, UK8AKK has been active using RTTY on 20 meters around 1200z. CAMBODIA, XU. XU7MDY has been active on 17 meters around 1130z and again around 1600z. QSL via OH4MDY. INDONESIA, YB. YC0IEM/4 will be QRV from Bangka, IOTA OC-144, from April 16 to 22. QSL via IZ8CCW. SYRIA, YK. Saad, N5FF is QRV as YK1BA until April 27 while on business here. He is active 3 to 4 hours a day on HF, but mostly on 80, 40 and 30 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Japan International DX CW Contest, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Montana QSO Party, Radio Maritime Day, EU Spring CW Sprint and the Georgia QSO Party are all scheduled for this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for April 16. The 222 MHz Spring Sprint is scheduled for April 17. Please see April QST, pages 97 and 98 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX