SB DX @ ARL $ARLD023 ARLD023 DX news ZCZC AE23 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 23 ARLD023 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 7, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD023 ARLD023 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, NN1N, PA3BWK, 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. NIGERIA, 5N. Marek, SQ8JCA is QRV as 5N2/SQ8JCA from Cogi for the rest of June. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using SSB between 1000 and 1600z. QSL to home call. RWANDA, 9X. Vlad, UA4WHX is QRV as 9X0VB from Kigali. He is active on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call. BAHRAIN, A9. Juma, A92GT has been active on 15 meters around 1800z. QSL via EA7FTR. PORTUGAL, CT. Marq, CT1BWW will be QRV using special event station CQ4IPY from June 9 to 15 during the 4th International Polar Year. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. He will be active with this callsign again from September 8 to 14. QSL to home call. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Wilko, PA3BWK will be QRV as EA8/PA3BWK from Lanzarote Island, IOTA AF-004, from June 10 to 16. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mostly CW. QSL via PA0ZE. In addition, look for special event station AN8TID to be QRV from the La Rambleta, or Teide, volcano located on IOTA AF-004, on June 9 and 10. Activity will be on all HF and V/UHF bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via EA8NQ. BELARUS, EW. To celebrate the 905th anniversary of Borisov City members of the Borisov ARC are QRV as EW905B through the end of November. QSL via EW2EO. FRANCE, F. Operators F5THW and F5IRC will be QRV as F5IRC/p during the Museum Ship Weekend event from the lightship FRANCE. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL direct to F5IRC. FRENCH GUYANA, FY. Operators G3SXW and G3TXF are QRV as FY/homecalls until June 10. Activity is on 80 to 17 meters using only CW. QSL to home calls. HUNGARY, HA. In celebration of the 46th Firac Congress, Tibi, HA5BSW is QRV as HG46FC until the end of September. QSL to home call. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. A group of operators will be QRV as HI0C from Cabras Island, IOTA NA-122, from June 11 to 17. Activity will be on all HF bands, including 6 and 2 meters, with four stations. QSL via ON4IQ. ITALY, I. Look for IY1SP to be QRV for the Museum Ships Weekend from the Naval Museum at La Spezia. Also, IQ3GA/3 will be QRV from the submarine Dandalo at the Italian Navy Museum in Venice. QSL via operators' instructions. GREECE, SV. Manu, IZ8IYL, Ant, IZ8CCW and SV1EJD will be QRV as J48MDC from Mykonos, IOTA EU-067, from June 13 to 18 while on holiday. TURKEY, TA. Operators TA1HZ and TA2RX are QRV as TC800YOM until the end of June to celebrate 800 years since the birth of Mevlana, a famous Turkish poet, jurist and theologian. Activity is on 40, 20 and 17 meters using SSB. QSL via operators' instructions. ICELAND, TF. SM5ELV will be QRV as TF7/SM5ELV from Heimaey Island, IOTA EU-071, from June 10 to 13. QSL to home call. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Howard, WB4WXE will be QRV as V26HS from June 9 to 26. Activity is mainly on 6 meters on either 50110 or 50125 kHz. QSL to home call. HONG KONG, VR. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China, the Special Administrative Region of China authorizes Hong Kong stations to use the special call sign prefix VR10 from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. INDONESIA, YB. Hotang, YC0IEM is QRV as YC0IEM/9 from Lombok, IOTA OC-150, until June 10. QSL via IZ8CCW. UNITED KINGDOM SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC4. Steve, ZC4LI has been QRV on 30 meters between 1830 and 2100z. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL June VHF QSO Party, Asia-Pacific SSB Sprint, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Digital Pentathlon, ANARTS World Wide RTTY Contest, Portugal Day Contest, GACW WWSA DX CW Contest, Museum Ship Days, REF DDFM 6-Meter Contest, SKCC CW Sprint and the NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see June QST, page 95, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX