SB DX @ ARL $ARLD041 ARLD041 DX news ZCZC AE41 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 41 ARLD041 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 6, 2011 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD041 ARLD041 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. MALTA, 9H. Operators DL8KX and DD8ZJ will be QRV as 9H3KX from Gozo Island, IOTA EU-023, from October 8 to 14. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via DL8KX. CAPE VERDE, D4. Jim, DL1DAW, plans to be QRV as D44TZN from Sal Island from October 12 to 18. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes an entry in the upcoming Worked All Germany contest. QSL to home call. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Special event station DM55JES is QRV until December 31 to commemorate 55 years of amateur radio in the town of Jessen. QSL via bureau. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Michael, DL3FCG will be QRV as EA8/DL3FCG from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, from October 9 to 17. QSL to home call. ENGLAND, G. Special event station GB40HMSB is QRV until December 31 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the HMS Belfast in London. QSL via G0TOC. SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Jacek, SP5DRH will be QRV as H40KJ from Pigeon Island, IOTA OC-065, from October 8 to 21. Activity will be mainly on 160, 80, 17 and 15 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SP7DQR. MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Take, JG8NQJ is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 while on work assignment at the Minami Torishima meteorological station. Activity is currently on 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct via JA8CJY. NETHERLANDS, PA. Special event stations PG540BUFFALO and PG540BUFFALO/J are QRV until November 3 in celebration of the friendship between the radio groups Kennemerland and Zandvoort. QSL PG540BUFFALO via PA2REH and the JOTA station PG540BUFFALO/J via PA0SNY. MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A has been active using RTTY on 10 meters from around 1745 to 1900z. QSL direct. 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 160 to 6 meters with many stations active. QSL direct via G3NUG. SOMALIA, T5. Mike, PA5M is QRV as 6O0M and has been active on 10 meters using CW around 1800 to 1900z and then on 17 meters around 1900 to 2200z. QSL via PA7FM. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. John, W5JON, and Cathy, W5HAM, will be QRV as V47JA and V47HAM, respectively, from Calypso Bay on St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, from October 10 to November 5. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using SSB. QSL via W5JON. CANADA, VE. Special event station VC3ARCI celebrates the 50th anniversary of the QRP Amateur Radio Club International. QSL via VA3JFF. VIET NAM, XV. Mio, JR3MVF and Chae, HL1KDW are QRV as XV2YL and XV2KDW, respectively, from Ho Chi Minh City until October 12. Activity is on 20 and 15 meters. QSL via operators' instructions. INDONESIA, YB. Joni, YB9WZJ/p and Aditya, YB0MWM/9 are QRV from Doom Island, IOTA OC-239, until October 8. Activity is on 20 and 17 meters using SSB with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL to YB9WZJ. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. North American RTTY Sprint, YLRL DX/NA YL Anniversary Contest, SARL 80-Meter SSB QSO Party, NCCC Sprint, Makrothen RTTY Contest, Oceania DX CW Contest, Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest, Pennsylvania QSO Party, EU Autumn CW Sprint, Arizona QSO Party, FISTS Fall CW Sprint, SKCC Weekend CW Sprint and UBA ON CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The 10-10 International 10-10 Day Sprint is scheduled for October 10. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint, RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Sprint, NAQCC-EU Monthly CW Sprint and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for October 12. Please see October QST, page page 87 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX