SB DX @ ARL $ARLD027 ARLD027 DX news ZCZC AE27 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 27 ARLD027 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 7, 2005 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD027 ARLD027 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, K. K2MET, The Metropolitan 222 Amateur Radio Society, is sponsoring a September 11th Memorial Station on Governors Island, New York, (IOTA NA-026), on September 10 from 11AM until 4 PM local, 1500-2000Z. Look for the station on 7250, 14250 and 21340. QSL via W2SN. AFGHANISTAN, YA. Rene, DL2JRM, is active for the next few weeks as T6KBLRM, from Kabul, using mainly CW. QSL via home call. Johnny, LA5IIA, plans to be active as T68G until March 2007. Look for him on CW on the newer and low bands. QSL via LA4YW. BELIZE, V3. Colin, KU5B, will be QRV as V31UB using CW and SSB on 80 through 10 meters and possibly 6 meters until July 10. QSL via home call. CANADA, VE. Ron, VE7RLE, has permission to use the special call VA7C in July. QSL via VE7RLE. EGYPT, SU. Gab, HA3JB, plans to be active again as SU8BHI using CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and SSB on all bands until December 31. QSL via HA3JB, direct only. MADEIRA, CT3. Special event station CS9SRA will be QRV from an exhibition in Porto Moniz during July. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, ZK. Tommy, VK2IR, will be on the air as ZK1IIR using SSB on 40 through 6 meters, until July 12. PORTUGAL, CT. CT7DX will be active July 15 through 17 for the 23rd International Motorcycle Rally in Faro. Listen for Jose, CT1EHX, as the operator. QSL to his home call, direct or bureau. DJIBOUTI, J2. UA4WHX, Vladimir, is now QRV signing J20VB on CW and SSB. IRAQ, YI. YI9YTG, operator Tom, WB9YTG, is now active on 20 meters. He has had a few QSOs with North America but is hearing mostly Russia and other Europeans. RUSSIA, RA. Special event station R3K will be QRV from July 15 to 21 celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz space program. QSL via RN3DK. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TL. Dave, W1DV/TL8DV, is expected to soon be QRV again from the Central African Republic. He'll probably be there for several weeks working on construction of a new orphanage. QSL via W1DV. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Peter, PC2A, plans to operate as EA8/PC2A through July 14 from Lanzarote Island (AF-004). QSL via PC2A. ICELAND, TF. TF/KB1T, operator John, will be QRV until July 10 with a CW only operation in the IARU contest, probably primarily on 40 and 20 meters. THAILAND, HS. HS0AC, the RAST HQ station, will be QRV in the IARU contest. QSL via GM4FDM. POLAND, SP. 60 operators and stations from around Poland that comprise the Polish Amateur Radio Union Team will be in the IARU contest signing SN0HQ. INDONESIA, YB. YE0HQ will be on the air from multiple locations for the IARU contest. This operation will be mixed mode with operators YB0AI, YB0AZ, YB0HD, YB0JS, YB0DPO, YB0ECT, YB0UNC and YB5AQB at the controls. QSL via the ORARI QSL Bureau or direct to YB0DPO's home address. RUSSIA, RA. Russia IARU headquarters station R9HQ will be QRV from Asiatic Russia for the IARU contest. HUNGRY, HA. Look for Hungary's MRASZ HQ station to be QRV as HG0HQ in the IARU contest. QSL HG0HQ via HA6NY. ROMANIA, YO. YR0HQ will be Romania's HQ (FRR) station this coming weekend in the IARU Contest. USA, K. Two USA Headquarters (HQ) stations will be QRV in the IARU contest on all HF bands and modes. The ARRL HQ station, W1AW, will be portable five in Arkansas with multi-multi contest station, K5GO as the flagship host station. The IARU HQ station, NU1AW, will be portable three with multi-multi contest station K3LR as the flagship host station. QSL to the W1AW and NU1AW addresses as listed on QRZ.COM or via the bureau for stations outside the US. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The IARU HF World Championship, WRTC style Team Challenge, FISTS Summer Sprint, QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint will keep contesters very busy this weekend. Please see July 2005 QST, page 104 for details. NNNN /EX