SB DX @ ARL $ARLD036 ARLD036 DX news ZCZC AE36 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 36 ARLD036 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 30, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD036 ARLD036 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by DH2PC, NC1L, QRZ DX, The Weekly 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. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Moise, F4EZG will be QRV as 5R8VE from Nosy Alanana Island, IOTA AF-090, from September 1 to 3. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q. Hamad, 8Q7HA has been active on 17 meters using SSB around 1700z. QSL via 9K2HS. NAURU, C2. Yuki, JH1NBN will be QRV as C21BN and possibly with another special call from September 3 to 10. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. MADEIRA ISLANDS, CT3. Helge, DG3FAW, Knut, DJ6KS and Matthias, DJ8OG will be QRV as CT9/home calls from September 4 to 11. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters, using SSB, RTTY and PSK. DJ8OG will be QRV as CR3L in the upcoming WAE SSB contest. QSL all calls to home calls and CR3L via DJ6QT. THAILAND, HS. Dennis, K7BV will be QRV as E2E in the All Asian SSB DX contest and outside the contest as HS0ZKS. QSL via operator's instructions. ITALY, I. Members of the Arcibessi DX and Contest Group will be QRV as II9P from Sicily in the All Asian DX SSB contest. QSL via IT9CHU. DJIBOUTI, J2. Christian, F5MBF is QRV as J28NC while here for two years. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. SVALBARD, JW. Erik, LA2US is QRV as JW2US from Bear Island, IOTA EU-027, until November 30 while on work assignment at a meteorological station located about 50 meters from Tromso University. He is generally active on 40, 30 and 20 meters. QSL to home call. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Yuzo, JQ2WTT and Seiya, JE1XUZ are QRV as KH0XW and KH0XH, respectively, from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, until September 3. They will be QRV as AH0BT in the All Asian DX SSB contest. QSL AH0BT via 7L1FPU and all others direct to home calls. SWAINS ISLAND, KH8. A large group of operators will be QRV as NH8S from September 5 to 19. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY with seven stations active around the clock. QSL direct to AA4NN. DENMARK, OZ. Members of the Dutch Contest Group are QRV as OV2T from Jutland Island until September 4. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using SSB, CW and possibly some RTTY. They will also take part in the OZ5GX/p operation during the IARU Region 1 Field Day. QSL OV2T via PA0ABM and OZ5GX via operators' instructions. FRANZ JOSEF LAND, R1/F. Eugene, RI1FJ has been QRV on 20 meters using CW around 0330z. QSL via UA2FM. GABON, TR. Alain, TR8CA is usually QRV on 15 meters using CW around 1600z. QSL direct via F6CBC. EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event station R1150I will be QRV from September 2 to 9 in celebration of the 1150th anniversary of the Izborsk Fortress. QSL via bureau. In addition, a number of stations will be QRV with the suffix SRR from September 4 to 13 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of IARU membership of the Soyuz Radiolyubitelej Rossii. Some of these stations will operate in the All Asian SSB DX contest and the upcoming WAE SSB contest. QSL via operators' instructions. NAMIBIA, V5. Hans, DF2UU is QRV as V5/DF2UU until September 16. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. He will be active as V55V in the IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day and the upcoming WAE SSB contest. QSL V5/DF2UU via home call and V55V via DJ8VC. MICRONESIA, V6. Yoshi, JJ8DEN is QRV as V63PR from Falalop Island, IOTA OC-078, until September 3. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, RTTY, PSK31 and JT65A. QSL direct to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The All Asian DX Phone Contest, RSGB SSB Field Day, IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day, DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest, Russian World Wide RTTY Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, CWOps CW Open, Colorado QSO Party, AGCW Straight Key CW Party and the Tennessee QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint and QCWA QSO Party are scheduled for September 3. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for September 4. Please see September QST, page 79 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX