SB DX @ ARL $ARLD024 ARLD024 DX news ZCZC AE24 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 24 ARLD024 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 16, 2011 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD024 ARLD024 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by JG2GSY, NC1L, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MALDIVES, 8Q. Vlad, RA9LR will be QRV as 8Q7LR from June 21 to July 2. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using mostly digital modes with some SSB. QSL direct to UA9LP. ST. MARTIN, FS. John, K9EL will be QRV as FS/K9EL from June 20 to July 3. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and some RTTY. QSL to home call. MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO. Operator F6CTL will be QRV as FO/F6CTL from Ua Pou and Ua Huka, both IOTA OC-027, from June 18 to 22 and then June 22 to 26. He will be active in his spare time on the HF bands using SSB and some digital modes. QSL to home call. JERSEY, GJ. Members of the Bristol Contest Group will be QRV as GJ6YB/p during the IARU 50 MHz contest. QSL via G3SWH. LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Operators DL4ML, DG1SFJ, DJ8KI and DL4MP will be QRV as HB0/home calls near Steg from June 18 to 21. Activity will be on all HF bands including 6 and 2 meters during sporadic-E propagation. QSL to home calls. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Tony, JA6CNL is QRV as KH0N from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, until June 21. Activity is generally on 80 meters, and the newer bands, using CW. He plans to be an entry in the All Asian DX CW contest. QSL to home call. SABA ISLAND, PJ6. Operators K5AND, K5TR and W5OZI will be QRV as PJ6D from June 23 to July 6. Activity will be mainly on 6 meters using CW and SSB with some HF operation. They will also use JT65 for EME skeds on 50210 kHz. QSL via operators' instructions. SWEDEN, SM. Bernd, DL8AAV will be QRV as SD1B/5 from Aspoja Island, IOTA EU-177, from June 19 to July 1. QSL to home call. GREECE, SV. A group of operators are QRV as J48O from Othonoi Islet, IOTA EU-052, from the Kastri Lighthouse, ARLHS GRE-078, until June 25. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK with 5 stations active. QSL via SV2FPU. PALAU, T8. Nao, JK1FNL will be QRV as T88NA from June 18 to 20. QSL to home call. CORSICA, TK. Operators IW2IGA and IK2WZM will be QRV as TK/home calls from June 18 to 25. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and digital modes. QSL to home calls. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Operators K9UK, W9DR and W9AEB are QRV as V25DD, V25DR and V25TP, respectively, from Antigua, IOTA NA-100, until June 28. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL to home calls. UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC. Mike, KF6RCP is QRV as ZC4MIS for the next four months while on holiday. Activity is mainly on 20 meters using SSB, PSK31 and JT65. QSL to home call. ST. HELENA, ZD7. Nigel, G3TXF will be QRV as ZD7XF from June 22 to 30. Activity will be mainly on the HF bands using CW. This may include 160, 80 and 6 meters as well. QSL to home call. SPECIAL EVENT DATE CORRECTION. It was reported in DX bulletin ARLD023 that special event stations in Japan using 8J1MORSE are active to celebrate the 220th birthday of Samuel F.B. Morse. The call signs are valid until November 30, 2011, NOT December 31, 2011. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. Kid's Day SSB Contest, All Asian DX CW Contest, Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge, IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, SMIRK Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest, West Virginia QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint and the WAB 50 MHz Phone are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for June 20 The SKCC CW Sprint, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint are scheduled for June 22. Please see June QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX