SB DX @ ARL $ARLD028 ARLD028 DX news ZCZC AE04 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 28 ARLD028 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 25, 1995 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD028 ARLD028 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, Jose, CT1ENQ, Joe, NJ1Q, Martti, OH2BH, Leo, JI1DLZ, Jim, JR2BNF, Randy, K0EU, and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. PRATAS ISLAND. A large group of ops will commence operations on May 25. On CW try 1827, 3504, 7004, 10134, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894 and 28024 kHz. Listen for their SSB on 1827, 3555, 7045, 7065, 14195, 18125, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz. RTTY should be on 7082, 14082 and 21082 kHz. Some 6 meter and satellite operating is possible. Pratas Island is IOTA AS-110. QSL via KU9C. VIETNAM, 3W. Warren, KF7AY, and other members of the Central Arizona DX Association hope to get on the air from Vietnam around October 12 or 13. CAMBODIA, XU. Hungarian Embassy worker Sanyi, XU95HA, will leave Cambodia on June 10 or 12. Sanyi will be active everyday until departure and plans to be in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. ERITREA, E31. Jin, JF1IST, will be in Eritrea May 27 to June 11 on UN related activity. He plans to operate all HF bands, 50 MHz and OSCAR 10 and 13, though this is not a classic DXpedition. MALI, TZ. TZ5RS has been active and heard on May 20 around 14011 kHz between 0100 and 0200z. QSL via AA8AD. SRI LANKA, 4S. 4S7/JA4FM is active on the low bands. Check 7045 kHz between 1600 and 1700z, then 3795 to 3799 kHz or 1909 kHz simplex calling CQ. FIJI, 3D2. Steve, AA6LF, and Bob, N6EK, will sign 3D2LF and 3D2EK respectively, for two weeks starting May 29. They hope to activate the Mamanuca Group, OC-121, and the Yasawa Group, OC-156, for IOTA chasers. Listen for their CW 5 kHz up from the band edge. For SSB try 7058, 14260 and 21260 kHz. QSL 3D2LF via AA6BB. QSL 3D2EK via N6EK. MALAWI, 7Q. A European Satellite DX Fund sponsored DXpedition will run May 26 to June 4 by Arie, PA3DUU, with activity on OSCAR 10 and 13. The only HF will be on RTTY. QSL via PA3DUU. Please include sufficient postage. ZAIRE, 9Q. Alex, PA3DZN, aka 9X5EE, is now active as 9Q2L. Check 14025 kHz from 2100 to 2330z. CAPE VERDE, D4. Geoff, GJ4ICD, will start his 6 meter effort around June 1 from the QTH of D44BC. Listen for D44BC on 6 meters as well as 28885 kHz. VATICAN, HV. Paolo, I2UIY, hopes to be in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest signing HV4NAC. QSL via IK0FVC. SVALBARD, JW. JW2FL will be on the air from Bear Island, IOTA EU-027, starting around the end of May, mostly on 20 meters. JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND, CE0. Bob, K4UEE, and Randy, K0EU, are planning a DXpedition slated for a week in September 1995. MONACO, 3A. Luc, I1YRL, will be on all bands and modes June 10 and 11, 24 and 25, and sometime in September. He will sign 3A/I1YRL. QSL via CBA. CYPRUS, 5B. G4WFZ plans to be active around May 26. ALASKA, KL0. Lanny, W5BOS, will operate from the Popof Islands, IOTA NA-087, in the Shumagin Island Group, from 2200z July 12 to 2300z July 15. Listen for his SSB and CW and the call sign W5BOS/KL0. QSL via W5BOS. PUERTO RICO, WP3. Paul, WX9E, Mike, N0BSH, and Felipe, NP4Z, will team up to put newly allocated Puerto Rico prefixes on the air during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. Listen for WP3/WX9E during the contest. QSL both NP3/N0BSH and WP3/WX9E via WX9E. CUBA, CO0. A group including CO2QQ, CO6CG, CO7KR, CT1EEB, CT1ESO, EA5BYP, EA5YN, I8IYW and I0SNY will activate Sabana Archipelago May 25 to 29. Listen for CO0OTA. This will be a new one for IOTA. They will be on all bands and modes, including satellite operations. VHF activity will be on 50, 144 and 432 MHz for the benefit of grid square hunters. QSL via CT1ESO, Luis Gomes, PO Box 207, 8900 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal. QSL NOTES. CT1CJJ is handling cards for the 4L5O operation of 1995. QSL 4L5O via Omari Odoshashvili, PO Box 101, 61000-Trabzon, Turkey. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The big one for this weekend is the CQ WW WPX Contest on CW, from 0000z May 27 to 2400z May 28. Work as many different prefixes as possible. Exchange signal report and progressive three digit serial number, starting with 001. Details appear in February QST on page 105. World Telecommunications Day on CW runs from 0000z to 2400z May 27. Exchange signal report and serial number starting with 001. For more information check page 136 in May QST. The Venezuelan Independence Day Contest on SSB starts at 0000z July 1 to 2400z July 2. Exchange signal report and serial number starting with 001. Work all stations, not just YV, YW, YX, YY or 4M. The QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint is from 2000z to 2400z local time May 28. Exchange signal report, state/province/DXCC country and either QRP ARCI number or power output. NNNN /EX