SB DX @ ARL $ARLD043 ARLD043 DX news ZCZC AE43 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 43 ARLD043 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT October 18, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD043 ARLD043 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by HP1AC, IK0DWN, JA1XGI, K2DM, N0AX, N0HJZ, NC1L, NE1RD, 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. TUNISIA, 3V. Special event stations 3V8CB and 3V8ST are QRV until October 21 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Tunisia Scouts Amateur Radio Club. Activity is on all HF bands using mainly CW and SSB. QSL via the bureau. QATAR, A7. John, VE7BDI is QRV as A7/M0FZQ from Doha. He is normally active on 40 meters using CW between 0000 and 0200z. QSL direct. TAIWAN, BV. Juergen, DJ3KR is QRV as BX3/DJ3KR until November 5. Activity is on all bands using all modes. QSL to home call. PORTUGAL, CT. Arlindo, CT1EGW is QRV with special callsign CT7EPO until October 21 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the JOTA. QSL to home call. ENGLAND, G. Members of the Bittern DX Group are QRV from Roughton Windmill as GB50RFR until October 21 in celebration of 50 years of JOTA. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of JOTA, look for HL9BSA to be QRV on October 20. QSL via WX8C. PANAMA, HP. Members of the Radio Club de Panama will be QRV with special event station HP1RCP from October 20 and 21 from the Panama City National Scout Center. QSL via bureau. ITALY, I. Members of the ARI Genzano team will be QRV as II050SCOUT from October 20 and 21. QSL via IK0DWN. BELGIUM, ON. Rich, N0HJZ will be QRV with a semi-rare prefix as ON9CMV from October 24 to 30. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest. QSL direct to home call. In addition, members of the UBA section GDV are QRV as ON50JOTA until October to 21 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of JOTA. Activity is on all HF and V/UHF bands on the usual Scouting frequencies. NETHERLANDS, PA. Special event station PA50JOTA is QRV until October 31 from Nieuweroord to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of JOTA. QSL via PA3EFR. POLAND, SP. Special event station HF100SK is QRV from Skierniewice until the end of 2007 to mark the 100th anniversary of the scouts in Poland. QSL via SP7ZIA. EGYPT, SU. Special event SU50JOTA will be QRV from the Cairo International Scout Centre from October 20 to 21 during JOTA. Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via SU1KA. GREECE, SV. Look for HA2VR, HA6NL, HA6PS, HA6ZV, HA7JJS and HA7PL to be QRV from Thassos Island, IOTA EU-174, as both J48/ and SV8/homecalls from October 24 to November 8. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters, including 6 and 2 meters, using CW, SSB, PSK31, Meteor Scatter and JT6M modes. They also plan to be an entry in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest as J48RT as a Multi/Single entry, in addition to other upcoming contests. QSL J48RT via HA6NL and the others to home calls. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Scott, NE1RD will be QRV as V4/NE1RD from St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, from October 24 to 31. He plans to run QRP power in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest. QSL to home call. LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L. Haru, JA1XGI is QRV as VK9GLX until October 22. Activity is on 40, 30 and 20 meters, and possibly the lower bands, using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. Jack, VK6CTL is QRV as VK9CNF until October 25. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mainly SSB. QSL direct via HB9QR. MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Operators K2DM, K3ZM and W4GKA will be QRV as VP2MDG, VP2MZM and VP2MKA, respectively, from October 24 to 30. They will be active as VP2MDG in the upcoming CQ WW SSB contest as a Multi/2 entry. Outside the contest, look for VP2MDG and VP2MZM to be QRV on 6 meters SSB and 160 meters CW, respectively. QSL to home calls. OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: Tunisia, 3V8SS, 2007 operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Jamboree-On-The-Air, JARTS World Wide RTTY Contest, ARCI Fall CW QSO Party, Worked All Germany Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, Stew Perry Topband Challenge, W/VE Islands QSO Party, 070 Club 160-Meter Great Pumpkin PSK31 Sprint, 50 MHz Fall Sprint, Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint, Strange Radio Event, UBA ON 2-Meter Contest and the Illinois QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for October 22. Please see October QST, page 91, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX