SB DX @ ARL $ARLD045 ARLD045 DX news ZCZC AE45 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 45 ARLD045 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 12, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD045 ARLD045 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, 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. Alex, GM0DHZ will be here beginning November 16 for five weeks. He plans to operate using CW from the 3V8SS club station during the weekends. QSL via operator's instructions. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Eric, F6ICX will be QRV as 5R8IC from St. Marie Island, IOTA AF-090, from November 17 to December 15. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. SAMOA, 5W. A group of operators are QRV as 5W0AP, 5W0CF, 5W0WL, 5W0IW and 5W0JC from Upolu, IOTA OC-097, until November 18. Activity is on 160 to 17 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via operators' instructions. GHANA, 9G. A group of operators are QRV as 9G5TT from Busua Beach in western Ghana until November 27. This includes activity as 9G5XX from Abokwa Island, IOTA AF-084. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters, with 20 meters only on Abokwa Island. QSL direct via I2YSB. ANGOLA, D2. Paulo, CT1ITZ is QRV as D2CQ from Porto Amboimi until November 29. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via CT1IUA. COMORO ISLANDS, D6. Sam, F6AML, will be QRV as D68F from November 13 to 23. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Henrik, OZ6TL is QSL as E51TLA from Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, until November 24. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands. Of late he has been active on 20 meters using RTTY. QSL to home call. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Members of the Teide DX Group will be QRV as EF8BFH on Tenerife Island, IOTA AF-004, from the Punta del Hidalgo Lighthouse, ARLHS CAI-035, on November 14 and 15 in celebration of the lighthouse's 15 years of operation. Activity will be on the HF bands, including 6 and 2 meters and 70 cm, using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via EA8NQ. MOLDOVA, ER. In celebration of 650 years since Moldova became an independent principality in 1359, special event stations ER650M and ER650MD are QRV until the end of November. QSL ER650M via ER1DA and ER650MD via ER4DX. ITALY, I. Special event station II0TRM is active in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Morse Code receiving speed record of Theodore R. McElroy, W1JYN. QSL via bureau. ANTARCTICA. Bill, K7MT will be QRV as KC4USV from McMurdo Base, IOTA AN-011, from November 15 to February 20. Activity is mainly on 20 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via K1IED. NETHERLANDS, PA. Special event station PC60TROLLEY will be QRV from November 17 to December 15 in celebration of the 60th anniversary of trolley buses in Arnhem. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via PA0FAW. BRAZIL, PY. A group of operators are QRV as PW6C from Coroa Vermelha, IOTA SA-062, until November 16. QSL via K9AJ. PALAU, T8. Jun, JJ1BMB is QRV as T88AA until November 22. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB in his spare time. QSL to home call. BRUNEI, V8. Hans, SM3TLG will be QRV as V88/home call from November 16 to 20. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. Gerd, DL7VOG will be QRV as VP2V/home call from Anegada Island, IOTA NA-023, from November 15 to December 2. Activity is on all bands using mostly CW and RTTY. QSL to home call. FALKLAND ISLANDS. Members of the Uruguay DX Group will be QRV from Port Stanley from November 14 to 21. They will be active as VP8BUG using CW and digital modes and VP8BUH using SSB, respectively. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via EB7DX. SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND, VP8. Lars is QRV as VP8DIF until November 16. Lately he has been active on 30 meters using CW and RTTY. QSL via DJ9ZB. VIET NAM, XV. Retu, OH4MDY and Henry, OH3JR are QRV as XV2RZ and XV2JR, respectively, until December 7. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL both calls direct via OH4MDY. OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: Iraq, YI9TM, current operation. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Worked All Europe RTTY DX Contest, Japan International DX Phone Contest, NCCC Sprint, Bill Windle CW QSO Party, OK/OM DX CW Contest, North American Summits On The Air, Kentucky QSO Party and the CQ-WE Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for November 16. Please see November QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX