SB DX @ ARL $ARLD031 ARLD031 DX news ZCZC AE31 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 31 ARLD031 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 4, 2005 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD031 ARLD031 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by IZ6FUQ, SU8IOTA, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. NORTH KOREA, P5. Dave, KA2HTV, will attempt to operate as P5/KA2HTV from August 9-23. QSL via KK5DO. GUANTANAMO BAY, KG4. Bruce, W4OV, has rescheduled his trip and should be active as KG4OV on all bands on SSB and CW from August 19- 22. ALASKA, KL7. Bill, K4XS, will be active as K4XS/KL7 until August 7. He is on Attu Island, IOTA NA-064 and uses CW only. QSL to his home callsign, direct only with SASE. There will be no bureau QSLs. GREENLAND, OX. Bo, OX3LX, will be working on Tasillaq Island, NA-151, until August 6. Look for him using CW, SSB, RTTY or PSK31. QSL via OZ1PIF. ICELAND, TF. Hector, TF/EA3EKS, will be active from August 6-13. QSL direct only. EGYPT, SU. Look for SU8IOTA on the Matruh Islands until August 9. ITALY, I. Special event station IY6GM will be active on 40-10 meters CW and SSB from Monte Cappuccini, Ancona from August 12-14. The activity will celebrate the 101st anniversary of the experiments carried out by Guglielmo Marconi from there. QSL via IZ6CRK, direct (c/o Sezione ARI di Ancona, P.O. Box 122, 60100 Ancona - AN, Italy) or bureau. ST. PIERRE MIQUELON, FP. Look for Paul as FP/K9OT on 30 or 40 meter CW between 0000 and 0200Z. QSL via K9OT. CORSICA, TK. Stefano, TK/IK5PWQ, will be active using CW and SSB until August 15. QSL via bureau. He intends to activate some offshore islands (EU-164) as well. Also, Gilberto, TK/IZ2GIL, is QRV on 80-20 meters until August 30. CROATIA, 9A. Lada, OK1LO, will activate Pasman Island (EU-170) as 9A5LO/p on 80-10 meters from August 5-15. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Fred, F5INL, will be on the air as FO5INL from Papeete (OC-046) for two years starting on August 8. LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9/L. Doug is working at the local weather station for the next three years. Listen for VK9ZLH on 30-10 meters. SWAZILAND, 3DA. Operators 3DA0GR (UT5UGR), 3DA0UJ (UT7UJ), 3DA0LL (UX0LL), 3DA0UT (UT7UT), 3DA0MC (UR0MC) and 3DA0UY (UT5UY) are active using CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 meters until August 7. QSLs via homecalls. THAILAND, HS. E20EHQ, E22BH and other ops will sign E20EHQ/7 on 40, 20, and 15 meters from an art exhibition in the province Petchaburi from August 10-15. QSL via E20EHQ. USA, K. Adam, K2ARB/1, is QRV using CW on 80-17 meters from Martha's Vineyard (NA-046, USI MA-005S) until August 30. QSL via home call. FROM THE DXCC DESK. The following operation has been approved for DXCC credit: T6EE - Afghanistan, operation from September 19, 2004 to October 16, 2004. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL UHF Contest, North American QSO Party, CW, Ten-Ten International Summer Phone QSO Party, European HF Championship, Tara Grid Dip Contest and National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend are all on tap for your contesting pleasure. Please see August 2005 QST, page 85 for more details. NNNN /EX