SB DX @ ARL $ARLD038 ARLD038 DX news ZCZC AE38 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 38 ARLD038 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT September 13, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD038 ARLD038 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, NG3K, The Weekly DX, 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. MONTENEGRO, 4O. Chab, YT7WA is QRV as YT7WA/4O from Buljarice until September 23. Activity is on the HF bands using PSK. QSL to home call. JAMAICA, 6Y. Juergen, DL3JH is QRV as 6Y5/DL3JH until September 22. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. SPAIN, EA. A group of operators will be QRV as EG5INT from Columbretes Island, IOTA EU-069, from September 20 to 24. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via EA5KA. FRANCE, F. Special event station TM34CDXC is QRV from Granville, Normandy until September 22 in celebration of the 34th gathering of the Clipperton DX Club. QSL via bureau. JERSEY, GJ. Jim, G0UPG is QRV as GJ0UPG until September 15. Activity is on the HF bands using mainly SSB. QSL to home call. ITALY, I. Hubert, OE3FHA and Sal, IC8SQS are QRV as IC8/OE3FHA and IC8SQS from Ischia Island, IOTA EU-031, until September 22. Activity is on the HF bands and possibly 6 meters. QSL to home calls. DJIBOUTI, J2. Christian, F5MBF is QRV as J28NC while on a three year work assignment. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via F5RQQ. SVALBARD, JW. Operators LA8DW and LA9HH are QRV as JW8DW and JW9HH, respectively, from Spitsbergen until September 19. Activity is on the HF bands. They will be active as JW5E in the SAC CW contest. QSL JW8DW via LA8DW and JW9HH via LA9HH. QSL JW5E via operators' instructions. GREENLAND, OX. Operators OZ0J, OZ2JI and OZ1BII are QRV as OX/OZ0J, OX3JI and XP2I, respectively, until September 17. Activity is on the HF bands depending on conditions and using mostly CW with some SSB. They will be active as XP2I in the SAC CW contest. QSL to home calls. SWEDEN, SM. Special event station SI9AM will be QRV from the King Chulalongkorn Memorial in Ragunda on September 15 and 16. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FM. This includes being active in the SAC CW contest. QSL via SM3CVM. PALAU, T8. Ulf, DL5AXX is QRV as T8XX until September 28. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW. He is active as T88UE on RTTY. QSL both calls to home call. TURKEY, TA. A group of operators will be QRV as TC6GLH from the Sinop Gerze Lighthouse. QSL via TA1HZ. ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Operators Victor, RU0ZM, Valery, UA0ZC, Vladimir, RA0ZJ and Alex, UA0ZAM are QRV as home calls/p from Starichkov Island, IOTA AS-095, until September 14. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL to home calls. MICRONESIA, V6. Madison, W5MJ will be QRV as V63MJ from Pohnpei Island, IOTA OC-010, from September 15 to 22. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters, and possibly 80 meters, using CW. QSL to home call. CHRISTMAS ISLAND, VK9X. Sadao, JA1PBV will be QRV as VK9XS from September 16 to 19. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and RTTY. QSL to home call. VANUATU, YJ. Rod, YJ8RN is QRV as YJ8RN/p from Loh Island, IOTA OC-110. His length of stay is unknown. Activity is mainly on 20 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, Scandinavian Activity CW Contest, North American SSB Sprint, FISTS Get Your Feet Wet CW Weekend, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest, CIS DX QPSK63 Contest, South Carolina QSO Party, QRP Afield, Feld Hell Sprint, Washington State Salmon Run and the WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest and 144 MHz Fall Sprint are scheduled for September 17. Please see September QST, page 79 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest websites for details. NNNN /EX