SB DX @ ARL $ARLD027 ARLD027 DX news ZCZC AE27 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 27 ARLD027 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 8, 2010 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, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MONGOLIA, JT. Alex, JT1/IW5ELA, and Giampiero, I5NOC, will be QRV until July 22. They will stay in the capital Ulaanbaatar for one week and may use the station of the radio club. The rest of the time they will travel around showing up mobile from different regions. QSL via bureau or direct to IW5ELA. ZAMBIA, 9J. Katsumi, JF1OKX, will be active as 9J2KK from Lusaka until the end of September 2011. Activity will be on 80 through 6 meters, concentrating on the digital modes (PSK31 or 62, RTTY, WSJT and SSTV), with some SSB and CW. QSL via JK1NSR. SARDINIA, IS0. Flaviano, I2MOV, will be active as IS0/I2MOV until the end of September. Activity will be on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters using mainly CW. QSL via his home call sign, by the Bureau or direct. OGASAWARA, JD1. Koji, JI1LET, will be active as JI1LET/JD1 from Chichijima Island (AS-031) from July 24 to 30. Activity will be on 40 through 6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JI1LET by the JARL Bureau or direct. JORDAN, JY. Chuck, KG9N, will be active as JY6ZZ until July 15. Activity will be mainly CW. QSL via JY6ZZ. PUERTO RICO, KP4. Members of the Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League (PRARL) will activate special event station K4C until August 1 to celebrate the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games that will take place in Mayaguez. QSL direct to KP4ES. CORSICA, TK. Charles, F5OWT, will be active as TK0WT until July 16. Activity will be holiday style on SSB focusing on 17 and 12 meters. QSL via his home call sign, direct or by the Bureau. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active as TK10OB from Golfe de Valinco from July 10 to 24. QSL via bureau or direct to his home call. BAHAMAS, C6. Alan, K5AB (C6AAB), Renee, N5BW (C6AMR), Carolyne, W5ETY (C6ATY), Mark, NA6M (C6AMS), and Scott, K2CK (C6ASH), will activate Eleuthera Island from July 9 to 25. They will use three stations running in CW, SSB and digital modes on 160 through 6 meters. QSL via their home calls. MADEIRA, CT3. Jose, CT1BOH, will be the operator of CR3E during the upcoming IARU HF World Championship. QSLs direct via W3HNK. Members of the Portuguese DX Group (CS1GDX) will be QRV on all bands and modes signing CT3/CS1GDX from July 10 to 13. QSL via CS1GDX, eQSL, bureau or direct. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Armin, DK9PY, will be active as 3B8/DK9PY until July 21. Activity will be CW only on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters. Look for him about 10 kHz from the lower band edges. He may also make a side trip to Reunion Island (FR) or Rodriguez Island (3B9). BELIZE, V3. San, K5YY (V31YY), Bill, W5SJ (V31SJ), and Bob, W5UQ (V31UQ), will be QRV from Placencia from July 12 to 19. They will work all bands, including 60 meters, and participate in the CQ VHF Contest. QSL V31YY via K5YY. W5JAY is the manager for V31UQ and V31SJ. DJIBOUTI, J2. Freddy, F5IRO, will sign J28RO in CW, SSB and digital modes mostly on his weekends (Friday/Saturday) around 1200-1300 UTC and the evening hours during the week for the next two years. His QSL manager is F8DFP, who confirms via bureau or direct. KOREA, HK. Members of the Korea Contest Club will be active as HL0HQ, representing the Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) during IARU HF World Championship. QSL cards will be sent automatically through the bureaus. CHAGOS ISLAND, VQ9. Jim, ND9M/VQ9JC, will be QRV as VQ90JC from July 10 to 25, including the IARU HF World Championship and the RSGB IOTA Contest. Listen for him on all bands, including the satellites, outside of his working hours, typically 1200 to 1730Z. QSL via ND9M. APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: FT5WO - Crozet Island, between December 1, 2008 and November 30, 2009. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The IARU HF World Championship, World Radiosport Team Championship, Feld-Hell Monthly Sprint, Straight Key Weekend Sprint and the QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew are on tap for this weekend. The FISTS Summer Sprint is July 9. The CWops Mini-CWT Test is July 14. Please see July QST, page 80 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX