SB DX @ ARL $ARLD025 ARLD025 DX news ZCZC AE25 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 25 ARLD025 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 25, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD025 ARLD025 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by G3KMA, NC1L, 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. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Luc, I3LDP will be QRV as 3B8/home call from June 29 to July 11. Activity will be on all HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. FIJI, 3D2. JA1NLX will be QRV as 3D2YA from Mana Island, IOTA OC-121, from June 29 to July 3. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and RTTY. QSL to home call. SENEGAL, 6W. Devon, PD9DX is QRV as 6W/home call until July 5. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q. Vlad, RA9LR is QRV as 8Q7LR from Hudhuranfushi Island, IOTA AS-013, until July 2. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using mainly digital modes with some SSB. QSL to home call. CROATIA, 9A. Jernej, S59KM is QRV as 9A/S59KM from Ugljan Island, IOTA EU-170, until July 2. Activity is on 40 to 2 meters, including 60 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. CAPE VERDE, D4. Michel, HB9BOI is QRV as D44TOI from Sal Island, IOTA AF-086, until June 30. Activity is mainly on 20 meters using SSB, with some activity on 17 meters SSB. QSL to home call. ST BARTHELEMY, FJ. Operators Ruediger, DK8YY and Ingolf, DL4JS will be QRV as TO8YY from June 29 to July 7. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters with an emphasis placed on 160 and 80 meters. QSL via DH7WW. WALES, GW. Operators Alan, G0RCI, Pete, M0USY, Harry, G7DEH, Alan, G4VUA and Brian, M0JNC are QRV as GB0YG from Holy Island, IOTA EU-149, until June 29. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL direct to G0RCI. BULGARIA, LZ. Operators LZ4ZD and LZ1ZF are QRV as LZ01WFF from the Shumensko Plateau Natural Park until June 28. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 and 2 meters. QSL via LZ1ZF. NETHERLANDS, PA. Several operators from Limburg will be QRV using special event call PA123OLS from June 29 to July 12 from the ''Oud Limburgs Schuttersfeest, an annual marksmen's festival. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via bureau. BRAZIL, PY. Orlando, PT2TJ will be QRV as PX8M from Maiau Island, IOTA SA-041, from July 3 to 8. This includes being active from the Sao Joao Lighthouse, ARLHS BRA-093. QSL via PT2OP. GREECE, SV. Special event call SY2O will be QRV from June 27 to 29 during the Olympus Marathon, an annual run on Mount Olympus. QSL direct via SV2FLQ. DODECANESE, SV5. George, GM0IIO will be QRV as SV5/GM0IIO from Rhodes, IOTA EU-001, from July 1 to 8. Activity will be on 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. MALI, TZ. Ed, W0SD and Arliss, W7XU and possibly other operators are QRV as TZ6EI until July 5. Emphasis is on 6 meters, looking for sporadic-E openings. They are monitoring 50103 kHz. QSL via W7XU. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Jimmy, W6JKV is QRV as V29JKV from Antigua, IOTA NA-100, until July 3. Activity is mainly on 6 meters with some HF activity as well. QSL to home call. MICRONESIA, V6. Yuki, JH1NBN is QRV from here while on a business trip. He is traveling and operating from three islands. He is currently active as V6P from Pohnpei until July 4, V6C from Chuuk Island from July 4 to 12, V6T from Kosrae and back to Pohnpei as V6P from July 21 to 25. He may also be active as V63AQ. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters in his spare time. QSL to home call. IOTA CORRECTION. As reported in DX news ARLD024, Kharancy Island is not a new IOTA. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Field Day, His Majesty King of Spain SSB Contest, Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest, Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest, ARCI Milliwatt Field Day and the SARL Digital PSK Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The RAC Canada Day Contest is scheduled for July 1. Please see June QST, page 80 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX