SB DX @ ARL $ARLD040 ARLD040 DX news ZCZC AE40 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 40 ARLD040 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT September 29, 2011 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD040 ARLD040 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. AZERBAIJAN, 4J. Members of the Federation of Radio Sports Aserbaidschan and Safari DX Activators Club are QRV as 4K3K, 4J0K and 4J0SFR from Nagorno-Karabakh until October 2. QSL 4K3K and 4J0K direct via RW6HS and 4J0SFR via 4J5T. NIGERIA, 5N. Bodo, DF8DX will be QRV as 5N7Q from October 3 to 15. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Al, VE1AWW will be QRV as CY0/VE1AWW beginning October 5 until December 31 while on work assignment. Activity is in his spare time. QSL to home call. ANGOLA, D2. Craig, MM0SSG is QRV as D2SG for six to nine months. He may usually be active as his spare time permits. QSL via GM4FDM. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. A group of operators will be QRV as DK0RZ and DL0DFF from Hallig Hooge, IOTA EU-042, from October 5 to 8. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via bureau. REUNION, FR. Willi, DJ7RJ will be QRV as FR/DJ7RJ from October 4 to 26. Activity will be mainly on the low bands. QSL direct to home call. SCOTLAND, GM. A group of operators will be QRV as MS0WRC from the Isle of Tiree, IOTA EU-008, from October 1 to 8. QSL via G0MTD. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA, HK0. Daniel, DL5YWM will be QRV as HK0/DL5YWM from San Andres, IOTA NA-033, from October 5 to 13. He will be active on 40 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. He also plans to make a side trip to Providencia, IOTA NA-049. QSL to home call. SVALBARD, JW. Karl, LA8DW is QRV as JW8DW until October 5. QSL to home call. NORWAY, LA. Members of the Nedre Romerike Gruppe av NRRL are QRV as LM9L40Y until December 31 to celebrate their 40th anniversary. QSL via LA9L. NETHERLANDS, PA. Ric, DL2VFR is QRV as PA/DL2VFR from Amneland, IOTA EU-038, until October 6. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL to home call. EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Members of the Five Star DXers Association are QRV as T32C from Kiritimati, IOTA OC-024, until October 25. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters with two stations active. QSL direct via G3NUG. SOMALIA, T5. Michael, PA5M, will be QRV as 6O0M on October 2 to 4 in his spare time. QSL via PA7FM. UZBEKISTAN, UJ. Takhir, UA1ZEY is QRV as UK/UA1ZEY from Samarkand until October 13. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW. QSL direct via RW6HS. MICRONESIA, V6. Operators JA7HMZ and JA7GYP will be QRV as V63DX and V63T, respectively, from Pohnpei, IOTA OC-010, from October 3 to 8. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to home calls. CANADA, VE. Special event station CJ3A is QRV throughout the month of October to celebrate the centennial of Parks Canada. QSL via VE3LA. MACQUARIE ISLAND, VK0. Trevor, VK8TH is QRV as VK0TH from Macca. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters. His length of stay is unknown. QSL direct via JE1LET. CAMBODIA, XU. Hiroo, JA2EZD is QRV as XU7SSB and XU7AAA for two weeks. Activity is on 17 to 6 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call. VANUATU, YJ. A group of operators are QRV as YJ0VK from Port Vila on Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, until October 12. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via VK2CA. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. Oceania DX Phone Contest, NCCC Sprint, TARA PSK Rumble Contest, EPC Russia DX Contest, WAB HF Phone, TRC DX Contest, F9AA CW and SSB Cup, California QSO Party, EU Autumn SSB Sprint, International HELL-Contest, UBA ON SSB Contest and the RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. The German Telegraphy Contest is scheduled for October 3. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for October 4. Please see October QST, page page 87 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX