SB DX @ ARL $ARLD021 ARLD021 DX news ZCZC AE21 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 21 ARLD021 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 25, 2006 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD021 ARLD021 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by N1RL, NC1L, SV1HER, 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. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Michael, PA5M is QRV as 4W6AAB in his spare time until June 2. QSL via PA7FM. CYPRUS, 5B. ON5SY and ON4ON are QRV as 5B/OO5S and 5B/OQ1C, respectively, until May 30. They are active holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL both calls via ON4ON. EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6. Members of the Borneo ARC will be QRV as 9M4SSB from May 29 to 31. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 meters using SSB. QSL via 9M6BRC. AZORES, CU. Pertti, OH2PM will be QRV as CU2A in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL via OH2BH. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. In commemoration of Canary Islands Day on May 30, several operators are QRV as ED8CID and EF8CID until May 30. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via EA8AUW. Meanwhile, look for RD3AF to be QRV as AM8EW in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL to home call. GUADELOUPE, FG. Members of the ACRA Club will be QRV as TO7AES on May 27. Activity will be on HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via bureau. THAILAND, HS. Champ, E21EIC will be QRV as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry in the CQ WPX CW contest. Japanese hams QSL via JR5XPG. All others direct via home call. MARIANA ISLAND, KH0. JP1JFG and others will be QRV as WH0W in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL via JP1JFG. PALMYRA AND JARVIS ISLANDS, KH5. Mike, KH6ND is QRV as KH5/KH6ND from Palmyra until May 28. Of late he has been active on 40 and 17 meters. He may be a Single Band entry on 40 meters for the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL via K2PF. ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Phil, N6ZZ will be QRV as OH0ZZ in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL to home call. Meanwhile, OH2BH and OH0MM will be QRV as OH0B and OH0E, respectively, and will be active on 30, 17 and 12 meters. BONAIRE, CURACAO, PJ2. Jim, WI9WI is QRV as PJ2T until May 29 from Signal Point, Curacao, IOTA SA-006. He will be a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL via N9AG. SEYCHELLES, S7. Sal, IZ8CLM is QRV as S79RS until June 5. He is active daily after 1400z in his spare time using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. GREECE, SV. Operators SV1HER, SV1GRM and SW1GZL are QRV as SY8V from Kythira Island, IOTA EU-113, from the Moudari lighthouse, ARLHS GRE-120, until May 28. QSL via SV1HER. Meanwhile, HA0HW, HA4DX and LZ1PJ will be QRV as J48HW, J48DX and J48PJ, respectively, as well as SV8/homecalls, from May 27 to June 5. Activity will be on all HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home calls. AUSTRALIA, VK. Csaba, HA3LN will be QRV as VK4ADF in the CQ WPX CW contest. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. Vincent, F4BKV will be QRV as XU7BKV from the DX Shack in Sihanoukville from May 29 to June 2. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB and PSK31. UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC. Grigg, G0OAB will be QRV as ZC4DG from May 27 to 31. QSL to home call. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Jim, W4JO and Mike, K4MBO are QRV as ZF2JO and ZF2MO, respectively, until June 2. QSL ZF2MO via K4MBO and ZF2JO via W4YCH. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Timor-Leste, 4W6AAB, current operation effective May 22, 2006; United Arab Emirates, A6/OD5TX, operation from October 5 through November 5, 2005; Guinea-Bissau, J5DOT, operation from April 25 through May 5, 2006; Fernando de Noronha, ZV0F, operation from March 30 through April 4, 2006; Western Sahara, S01R, operation from April 11 through April 21, 2006; Somalia, 6O0M, operation from April 7 through April 24, 2006; Chad, TT8WL, November 19, 1996 through March 8, 1997; Iraq, HN0Z, operation March 27 and 28, 2004, and operation May 29 and 30, 2004; Iraq, YI9HU, operation from May 18 through June 5, 2005; and Iraq, YI9NS, operation from January 5 through March 28, 2006. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ WW CW WPX Contest, VK/Trans-Tasman 80-Meter CW Contest, QRP ARCI Hootowl CW Sprint and the MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see May QST, page 100 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX