SB DX @ ARL $ARLD045 ARLD045 DX news ZCZC AE45 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 45 ARLD045 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 6, 2014 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD045 ARLD045 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. A group of operators will be QRV as 9M2SE from Pangkor Island, IOTA AS-072, on November 8 and 9. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct via 9M2RDX. BAHAMAS, C6. Steve, KG4LJB will be QRV as C6AJB from Eleuthera Island, IOTA NA-001, from November 8 to 16. Activity is on the HF bands mainly during his morning and evening hours. QSL to home call. CAPE VERDE, D4. Fran, EA7FTR plans to be QRV as D44KS from November 9 to 15. Activity will be in his spare time on the HF bands. QSL via EB7DX. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Members of the Club Oceanien de Radio et D'Astronomie are QRV as FO9AA/p until the end of 2014 to celebrate their 80th anniversary. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY and JT65. QSL via operators' instructions. TROMELIN ISLAND, FT/T. Members of the F6KOP Team and Lyon DX Gang are QRV as FT4TA until November 10. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters with four stations using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via F1NGP. ST. LUCIA, J6. Gerd, DL7VOG is QRV as J6/DL7VOG until December 4. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW and RTTY. This includes being active in the Worked All Europe RTTY DX contest and the upcoming CQ World Wide CW contest. QSL to home call. SVALBARD, JW. Svein, LA9JKA is QRV as JW9JKA from Bear Island, IOTA EU-027, until April 2015 while working for the Meteorological service. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL direct to home call. BELGIUM, ON. Members of the Belgian Railway Amateur Radio Club will be QRV as special event station OR50FIRAC from November 8 to 12. QSL via operators' instructions. DODECANESE, SV5. Rene, DL2JRM is QRV as SV5/DL2JRM from Rhodos until November 11. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands. QSL to home call. PALAU, T8. Toshiharu, JA3JND is QRV as T88ON until November 11. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65. This includes being active in the Worked All Europe RTTY DX contest and the Japan International SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. MICRONESIA, V6. Shinji, JF2SDR and Kazuhiro, JF2XQP are QRV as V63PJ and V63NK, respectively, from the South Park Hotel on Pohnpei Island, IOTA OC-010, until November 10. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. QSL to home calls. BRUNEI, V8. Operators Mio, JR3MVF, Evelyne, F5RPB, Ruth, IT9ESZ and Walli, DJ6US are QRV as V84YL until November 10. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via DJ6US. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, VU4. Operators Pai, VU2PAI and Kirsh, W4VKU are QRV as VU4CB from Nicobar Island, IOTA AS-033, until November 12. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via W4VKU. CAMBODIA, XU. Vladimir, RN5A is QRV as XU7/RN5A from Sihanoukville until November 20. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via RC3C. VENEZUELA, YV. Members of the Grupo DX Caracas radio club are QRV as YW6X from Islas Piritu, IOTA SA-090, until November 9. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via DM4TI. SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/7 in Washington State, W1AW/0 in Kansas and W1AW/KH8 in American Samoa are QRV until 2359z on November 11. In addition, W1AW/1 in Rhode Island, W1AW/5 in Mississippi and W1AW/KH8 in American Samoa will be QRV starting at 0000z on November 12. They will be active until 2359z on November 18. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL EME Contest, Japan International DX Phone Contest, Worked All Europe RTTY DX Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, 10-10 International Fall Digital Contest, OK/OM DX CW Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Kentucky QSO Party, CQ-WE Contest and the EANET Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The QRP CW Fox Hunt, CWops Mini-CWT Test and RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint are scheduled for November 12. Please see November QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX