SB DX @ ARL $ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news ZCZC AE41 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 41 ARLD041 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 7, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, OH2BN, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. KENYA, 5Z. Sig, NV7E is QRV as 5Z4EE from Nairobi and is here for the next four years. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters. He will be active in the upcoming CQWW SSB contest. QSL to home call. BAHAMAS, C6. Rick, NE8Z will be QRV as C6AEZ from Nassau, New Providence Island, IOTA NA-001, from October 11 to 16. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Rolf, DK2ZF and Martin, DK7ZB are QRV as CE0Y/home calls until November 6. Activity is mainly on 6 and 2 meters, and 70 cm EME. They have also been active on 30 meters. QSL to home calls. BOLIVIA, CP. Don, KV7Q and Diana, KD7TO are QRV as CP4DR and CP4DL, respectively, for the next year or two. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Operators DJ9DW, DK1EG, DL3FCG and DL8MG are QRV as EA8/home calls from Tenerife until October 20. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. This includes entries on the upcoming Worked All Germany contests. QSL to home calls. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Saito, JI1JKW will be QRV as FO/home call from Tuamotu Archipelago Tikehau Atoll, IOTA OC-066, from October 10 to 14. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters, except 15 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Jose, EA3GUO will be QRV as HI3/home call and HI9/home call from Hispaniola Island, IOTA NA-096, and Cayo Levantao Island, IOTA NA-122, respectively, from October 9 to 23. Activity will be mainly on 20 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Special event station HL07CJF is QRV until October 10 in celebration of the 7th 7080 Chung-Jang Recollection Festival Korea. QSL via HL4CEL. ANTARCTICA. Otani, JE5XYT is QRV as 8J1RL from the Syowa Antarctic Station on Ongul Island, IOTA AN-015. He is here until February 2011. QSL via operator's instructions. ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Martti, OH2BH will be QRV as OH0B in the SAC SSB contest. QSL to home call. MARKET REEF, OJ0. Operators OH2BO and OH2PM will be QRV as OJ0B in the SAC SSB contest. Before and after the contest they will be active on all bands. QSL via OH2BH. CURACAO, PJ2. During the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications conference on October 11 an 12, look for PJ2A to be QRV on most HF bands. QSL via operators' instructions. MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Yuri, N3QQ will be QRV as V73QQ from Eniwetok Island, IOTA OC-087, from October 12 to 15. After this operation, he will be active as V73RRC from Ujelang Island, IOTA OC-278, from October 16 to 19. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via N7RO. ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Tom, K7ZZ plans to be QRV as ZD8ZZ from October 12 to 26. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. TRISTAN DA CUNHA AND GOUGH ISLANDS, ZD9. Ulli, DL2AH will be QRV as ZD9AH from Tristan de Cunha from around October 10 to December 6. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17, 12 and 10 meters using mostly SSB with some RTTY. This includes being entries in the upcoming Worked All Germany, CQ WW and Japan DX contests. QSL to home call. PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION ISLANDS, ZS8. Pierre, ZS1HF continues to be QRV as ZS8M from Marion Island, IOTA AF-021. He is active on 40, 17 and 15 meters generally between 1000 and 1930z and then around 0300 to 0500z. QSL via ZS1X. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC Credit: Democratic Republic of Congo, 9Q50ON, 2010 operation, and all operations from club station 9Q50AR. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The North American RTTY Sprint, Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest, YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest, Makrothen RTTY Contest, CQ South America SSB Contest, Oceania CW DX Contest, WAB HF Phone Contest, Pennsylvania QSO Party, Arizona QSO Party, EU Autumn CW Sprint, FISTS Fall CW Sprint, SKCC Weekend CW Sprint, 10-10 International 10-10 Day Sprint and the UBA ON CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for October 13. Please see October QST, page 84 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX