SB DX @ ARL $ARLD039 ARLD039 DX news ZCZC AE39 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 39 ARLD039 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT September 18, 2008 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD039 ARLD039 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by HA3JB, F5JBE, K5XK, NC1L, 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. TANZANIA, 5H. Arno, DL1CW is QRV as 5H3AP. His length of stay is unknown. Activity of late has been on 30 and 17 meters using CW and RTTY. He will be active from Mafia Island, IOTA AF-054, from September 22 to October 1. QSL to home call. MADAGASCAR, 5R. A group of operators are QRV from Sainte Marie Island, IOTA AF-090, as 5R8GM using SSB, 5R8JM using CW, 5R8IM using RTTY, SSTV, PSK31 and JT65 and 5R8EM running 2 meter EME, respectively, until September 27. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters. QSL all calls via F1BCS. KENYA, 5Z. Valery, RW1AU is QRV as 5Z4/RW1AU from Nairobi. His length of stay is unknown. Lately he has been active using SSB on 20 meters. QSL via K5XK. MALDIVES, 8Q. Mark, M0DXR and Gemma, 2E0WPX will be QRV as 8Q7XR from September 22 to October 5. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via M0DXR. MALTA, 9H. Naoyuki, JK1FNL is QRV as either 9H3F or 9H3FF until September 24. Activity is on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. BOTSWANA, A2. Sigi, DL7DF, Manfred, DK1BT, Wolfgang, DL4WK, Andy, DL5CW, Frank, DL7UFR and Leszek, SP3DOI will be QRV as A25/DL7DF from September 23 to October 6. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, with two stations, using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL via DL7DF. MOROCCO, CN. Gab, HA3JB will be QRV as CN2IPA from September 21 to October 5. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW RTTY contest. QSL to home call. MOLDOVA, ER. Special event station ER600B is QRV until October 8 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city of Bendery. QSL direct via RW6HS. MARTINIQUE, FM. Freddy, F5IRO is QRV as FM/homecall until February 2009. Activity is on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes in his spare time and on weekends after 2200z. QSL to home call. ITALY, I. Mediterraneo DX Club operators are QRV as IQ8MD/p from Dino Island, IOTA EU-144, until September 21. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and some CW. QSL direct via IZ8BGY. SVALBARD, JW. Operators LA7WCA, LA8BCA and LB9UE are QRV as JW7WCA, JW8BCA and JW/LB9UE, respectively, until September 26. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using SSB and some CW. QSL JW7WCA via LA7WCA and all others via operators' instructions. MARKET REEF, OJ0. Pertti, OH2PM, Ilmo, OH2BO, Henry, OH3JR and Lars, OH0RJ are QRV as OJ0B until September 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters with two stations. This includes entries in both SAC contests. QSL via OH2BH. PALAU, T8. Naito, JF2IWW is QRV as T88IW from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, until September 28. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. He will also be active on various satellites. QSL to home call. COTE d'IVOIRE, TU. Tom, DB1DT is QRV as TU/DB1DT until September 28. QSL to home call. BENIN, TY. Sam, F6AML is QRV as TY6A until September 24 and is active on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. HONG KONG, VR. Vincent, F4BKV is QRV as VR2/homecall until September 2009. He is active using mostly PSK31 with some SSB on various HF bands. QSL via operator's instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL EME Contest, ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, YLRL Howdy Days, NCCC Sprint, Colorado QSO Party, SARL VHF/UHF Contest, Scandinavian Activity CW Contest, CIS DX RTTY Contest, SEDXC 50th Anniversary Contest, South Carolina QSO Party, SRT HF Contest SSB, QRP Afield, Washington State Salmon Run, The QCWA Fall QSO Party and Feld Hell Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest and 144 MHz Fall Sprint are scheduled for September 22. The SKCC CW Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Sprint are scheduled for September 24. Please see September QST, page 76, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX