SB DX @ ARL $ARLD033 ARLD033 DX news ZCZC AE33 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 33 ARLD033 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 20, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD033 ARLD033 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Chris, VK4FR is QRV as 4W6FR from Dili until mid October while on work assignment. Activity is mainly on 30, 20 and 17 meters using PSK31 and Olivia. In addition, Al, 4W6AL is QRV until October 3. Activity is on 40 to 17 meters using mainly CW with some SSB and RTTY. QSL 4W6FR via VK4FW and 4W6AL via CT1GFK. KENYA, 5Z. Steve, W8SMH is now QRV as 5Z4/home call and is active from Nairobi for the next three years while on work assignment. He is active as time permits. QSL direct to home call. NAURU, C2. Dani, C21TI and Ruben, C21RK are QRV until August 23. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW and SSB with two stations. QSL via EA4ATI. AZORES, CU. Jan, DL7JAN and Egon, DL2IX are QRV as CT8/home calls from Faial Island, IOTA EU-175, until August 31. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Phil, F5PHW is QRV as FO8RZ and is here for the next two years. He is active on 80 to 10 meters using CW. QSL to home call. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Abdul, 7Z1CQ has been active on 40 meters around 0300z. QSL direct to home call. SARDINIA, IS0. Giorgio is QRV as IS0/IZ3KVD from the capital city of Cagliari until August 31. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. NORWAY, LA. Ben, DL7BY is QRV as LA/home call from Hinnoya Island, IOTA EU-033, until August 22. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call. BULGARIA, LZ. Special event station LZ01WFF is QRV from the national parks Steneto and Central Balkan until August 24. Activity is on the HF bands, including 6 and 2 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via LZ1ZF. NETHERLANDS, PA. Fred, PA0FAW is QRV using special event station callsign PA09WSF until August 30 to celebrate the World Statues Festival in Arnhem. QSL via bureau. POLAND, SP. Special event station SN120OSP is QRV until October 31 in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the city of Gorowo Ilaweckie auxiliary fire brigade. Activity is on all bands. QSL via SP4CUF. GREECE, SV. Max, IZ4JMA will be QRV as SV8/home call from the islands of Paxoi and Kerkira, both IOTA EU-052, from August 24 to September 9. This includes possible operations from various Lighthouses. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A has been active using CW on 10 meters around 0900z. QSL direct. CRETE, SV9. Ron, WB2GAI is QRV as SV9/WB2GAI/p until October 5. Activity is on 80 to 17 meters using CW. QSL to home call. MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Fuminor, JA2DSQ and Yuji, JH2BNL will be QRV as V73NF, and V7XX or V73J, respectively, from Majuro Island, IOTA OC-029, from August 24 to 29. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. CHAGOS ISLANDS, VQ9. Larry, VQ9LA has been active on 80 meters using CW between 0000 and 0100z. QSL direct to home call. SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. Peter, ZS1JX has been active using CW on 160 and CW and SSB on 80 meters between 0330 and 0445z. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The EPC Russia DX Contest, The NCCC Sprint, Hawaii QSO Party and the Ohio QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend. The RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint and SKCC CW Sprint are scheduled for August 26. Please see August QST, page 76, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX