SB DX @ ARL $ARLD043 ARLD043 DX news ZCZC AE43 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 43 ARLD043 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 27, 2005 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD043 ARLD043 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by IZ8EDJ, JE8KKX, KA2AEV, ON5UR, SV1IW, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. AZERBAIJAN, 4K. Members of a Baku radio club will be QRV as 4K7Z in CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi-Op/All-Band/Single-Transmitter entry. QSL via UA3FDX. CYPRUS, 5B. Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG are QRV as 5B/homecalls until November 16. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via DL7AFS. Meanwhile, look for Spyros, 5B4MF to be QRV as H22H as a Single-Op/All-Band entry in the contest. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q. Look for a group of operators to be QRV as 8Q7C in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via EC1CW. TONGA, A3. Alex, HB9FBO is QRV as A35BO until November 18. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via operator's instructions. CHINA, BY. Look for B7P to be QRV during the CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi-Two entry. QSL via BG7KUB. AZORES, CU. Eduardo, CU2AF will be QRV as CU2T in the CQ WW SSB contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band entry on 160 meters. QSL to home call. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Edu, EC8AUA will be QRV as EA8URL as a Single-Band entry on 15 meters during the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via operator's instructions. THAILAND, HS. Members of the Siam DX Group are QRV as HS0AR until December 31. This includes entries in every major contest, including the CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via E21YDP. ITALY, I. Members of the Strange Radio Team will be QRV as IR8C in the CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via IZ8EDJ. GUAM, KH2. Members of the Guam contest club will be QRV as AH2R as a Multi-Op/Single-Transmitter entry in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via JH7QXJ. LITHUANIA, LY. Look for LY2CY and LY2TA to be QRV as LY7Z during the CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via LY2TA. SLOVAK REPUBLIC, OM. A group of operators will be QRV as OM7M as a Multi/Single entry in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via OM3PA. GREECE, SV. Special event station SX1W is QRV until October 30 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via bureau. EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Members of the Michurinsk Contest Groupe will be QRV as UA3R as a Multi-Op/Single-Transmitter entry in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL via RN3RQ. ANTIGUA, V2. Members of Team Antigua will be QRV as V26B during the CQ WW SSB contest. Before and after the contest they will be active using their own V26 callsigns. QSL contest call via KA2AEV and all others via operators' instructions. BELIZE, V3. A team of operators will be QRV as V31MD during the CQ WW SSB contest using software-defined radios. They will use their own V31 calls before and after the contest. QSL via operators' instructions. CHAGOS ISLANDS, VQ9. Several operators will be QRV as VQ9X from Diego Garcia during the CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL via operators' instructions. CAMBODIA, XU. Jacques, ON4AJV and Willem, ON6TZ will be QRV as XU7TAS from Koh Tas, IOTA AS-133, from October 30 to November 10. Activity is on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via ON4AJV. INDONESIA, YB. Gyuszi, HA2VR is QRV as YB0/HA2VR from Jakarta until November 4. Activity is on the higher bands, including 30 meters. He will also be active in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL to home call. GIBRALTAR, ZB. United Radio DX Team members ON5UR, ON5MRT and ON6NP are QRV as ZB2/homecalls until November 3. Activity is on various HF bands using SSB and digital modes. They will also participate in the CQ WW SSB contest. QSL to home calls. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ Worldwide DX SSB Contest, eXtreme CW World-Wide Challenge, 10-10 International Fall CW Contest and the 4th Annual FISTS Coast to Coast CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see October QST, page 101, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX