SB DX @ ARL $ARLD018 ARLD018 DX news ZCZC AE18 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 18 ARLD018 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 2, 2013 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD018 ARLD018 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, The Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. TONGA, A3. Masato, JA0RQV is QRV as A35JP from Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049, until May 22. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Gert, ZS6AYU is QRV as C91GR from Bilene, Gaza Province, until May 7. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Special event station DR0PALAEON is QRV until March 31, 2014 in commemoration of the discovery of the oldest human-made weapons in an archaeological exploration near Schoeningen. The discovered spears date back approximately 300000 years. QSL via bureau. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Bruce, ZL1AAO is QRV as E51AAO from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, until May 14. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. AUSTRAL ISLANDS, FO. Yoshi, JJ8DEN will be QRV as FO/KH0PR from Raivavae Island, IOTA OC-114, from May 8 to 15. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, RTTY, PSK31 and JT65A. QSL to home call. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, HC8. Daniel, DL5YWM will be QRV as HC8/DL5YWM from May 4 to 11. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. ALAND ISLAND, OH0. Members of the Radio Club of Lyly Signals Depot are QRV as OH0/OI3V from Eckero Island until May 5. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via OI3V. BRAZIL, PY. Special event station ZW1CCOM54 celebrates the graduation of the Signal Corps' Academy 54th class. QSL via operators' instructions. EGYPT, SU. Operators SU1SK, SU1AO, SU1AR and SU3YM are QRV as SU8N from Nelson's Island, IOTA AF-109, until May 10. This is the first time this island will be activated. QSL direct via SM5AQD. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. A group of operators are QRV as VK9NT until May 13. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via VK2CA. CAMBODIA, XU. Alex, M6CFW has his permit as XU7WXA and plans to soon be QRV during his job-related visits. He will be active on the HF bands using SSB, PSK31 and PSK63. QSL direct to home call. MYANMAR, XZ. Simon, HS0ZIB is QRV as XZ1K from Tanintharyi State until June 30. Activity will be on the HF bands using only PSK31 and in his spare time. QSL via operator's instructions. INDONESIA, YB. A group of operators are QRV as YE90PK until May 5 to commemorate 90 years of the Radio Malabar station in the south of Bandung. QSL via YB1LZ. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The New England QSO Party, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Araucaria VHF Contest, Microwave Spring Sprint, ARI International DX Contest, 7th Call Area QSO Party, Indiana QSO Party, MIE 33 Contest and the WAB LF Phone are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship is scheduled for May 6. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for May 7. The CWops Mini-CWT Test and NAQCC-EU Monthly CW Sprint are scheduled for May 8. Please see May QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX