SB DX @ ARL $ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news ZCZC AE19 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 19 ARLD019 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 12, 2005 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by DF5AU, G8BCG, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Robert, 3B9FR has been QRV on 20 meters using RTTY around 1600z. QSL direct. UNITED NATIONS HQ, 4U_UN. Mustapha, DL1BDF, Karl, DL1BAH, Manfred, DK1BT and Stefan, DG2BDB are QRV as 4U1UN until May 15, station availability permitting. QSL this operation via HB9BOU. MALAWI, 7Q. Bill, KC4D will be QRV as 7Q7WW and expects to be here for about four weeks beginning May 13. Activity will be in his spare time and on 80 and 40 meters, and possibly 160 meters. QSL to home call. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Juan, EA8CAC will be QRV as EA8CAC/p from May 17 to 23 from several different lighthouses on El Hierro Island, IOTA AF-004. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and possibly CW. QSL via bureau. REUNION ISLAND, FR. FR1HZ has been QRV using RTTY on 20 meters around 1530z. Meanwhile, FR5AB has also been active using PSK on 15 meters around 1000z. QSL via operators' instructions. JERSEY, GJ. Peter, G8BCG is QRV as GJ8BCG/p until May 19. Activity will be on 6 meters using SSB, WSJT, Es and EME. QSL to home call. GUERNSEY, GU. Look for Johannes, DF5AU to be QRV as MU/DF5AU from May 14 to 15. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Sulaiman, 7Z1SJ has been QRV on 20 meters around 2200 to 2330z. QSL via EA7FTR. JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8N5SAIT is QRV until July 31 during the Shikoku Information Telecommunication Month. QSL via bureau. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Kazu, JA1RJU plans to be QRV as KH0/KH2K from Saipan from May 14 to 18. Activity will be on 6 meters EME using JT65A. QSL to home call. NORWAY, LA. A number of Norwegian operators will be QRV as LA9M/p from Sandoy Island, IOTA EU-056, from May 13 to 16. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and the digital modes. QSL via LA9M. DENMARK, OZ. A group of German Scouts will be active as OZ1RDP from May 13 to 16 from a camp site in Kongsmark on Roemoe Island, IOTA EU-125. Activity will be on 80 to 2 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via DL9BCP. PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Vern, P29VR has been QRV on 15 meters around 1100z. QSL via W7LFA. GREECE, SV. Hellmuth, DF7XE is QRV as SV8/DF7XE/p from Thassos, IOTA EU-174, until May 24. QSL to home call. Meanwhile, Ermanno, IK2WZD is QRV as SV0XAN/5 from Lipsi Island, IOTA EU-001, until October. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL to home call. AUSTRALIA, VK. To mark the 140th birthday of the International Telecommunications Union, a group of 16 operators will be QRV as AX3ITU on May 17. Activity will be on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 2 meters as well as the active amateur satellites, using CW, SSB, PSK31. QSL via VK3WI. CAMBODIA, XU. Jaak, ES1FB will be QRV as XU7ACE starting around May 14 for 10 days. QSL to home call. LATVIA, YL. Stations YL740C, YL740M and YL740T are QRV until June 28 to celebrate the 740th anniversary of the city of Jelgava. QSL via operators' instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Armed Forces Amateur/Military Crossband Communications Test, CQ-M International DX Contest, Portuguese Navy Day Contest, Alessandro Volta World Wide RTTY Contest, Mid-Atlantic QSO Party, FISTS Spring Sprint, EU EME Contest and the 50 MHz Spring Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see May QST, page 98 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX