SB DX @ ARL $ARLD045 ARLD045 DX news ZCZC AE45 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 45 ARLD045 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 12, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD045 ARLD045 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by RW6HS, QRZ DX, 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. ITU HQ, 4UxITU. The 4U1ITU station in Geneva is QRV as 4U1WRC during the WRC-15 conference until November 27. QSL via 4U1ITU. ALGERIA, 7X. Special event call sign 7T150LH will be QRV from the Berrouaghia club station from November 15 to 30 to celebrate the 150 years of the Cap Tenes lighthouse. QSL via operators' instructions. GHANA, 9G. Alan, G3XAQ is QRV as 9G5XA until November 21. Activity is on the HF bands using CW. QSL via G3SWH. MALTA, 9H. Members of the Malta Amateur Radio League are QRV as 9H90IARU until the end of 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via 9H1SP. WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Champ, E21EIC, Nuk, HS7BHK and Pop, HS1JZT are QRV as 9M2CIC, 9M2/HS7BHK and 9M2/HS1JZT, respectively, from Perlis until November 15. QSL to home calls. TAIWAN, BV. Special event station BV60CRA will be QRV in the Japan International Phone DX contest, the Worked All Europe RTTY DX contest, and the upcoming CQ World Wide CW DX contest. QSL via operators' instructions. In addition, members of the Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League are QRV with call BV90IARU until the end of 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via BV2FP. LIBERIA, EL. Operator EL2DW is QRV from Monrovia until December 17. Activity is on 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL via KD4UDU. BELARUS, EW. Special event station EV90IARU is QRV until the end of 2015 in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL direct via EW1I. HAITI, HH. Members of the Radio Club D' Haiti are QRV as HH90IARU until the end of 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via operators' instructions. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA, HK0. Martin, LU9EFO is QRV as HK0/LU9EFO from San Andres Island, IOTA NA-033, until November 17. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct via SP5QAZ. MONGOLIA, JT. Special event station JT90IARU is QRV until the end of 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via JT1KAA. CRETE, SV9. Daniel, DL5YWM is QRV as SV9/DL5YWM until November 25. He also plans an IOTA trip to Gavdos Island, IOTA EU-187, on November 16 and 17. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using SSB. QSL to home call. COCOS ISLAND, TI9. Jorge, TI2HMJ is QRV as TI9/TI2HMJ until November 15. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB as time permits. QSL direct to home call. BENIN, TY. Michal, TY4AB is here for about three months while on a mission trip. He has been active on 20 meters CW around 1900 to 2200z. QSL via operator's instructions. KAZAKHSTAN, UN. Special event station UP90IARU is QRV until the end of 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. QSL via RW6HS. WILLIS ISLAND, VK9W. A large group of operators will be QRV as VK9WA from November 14 to 23. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY with up to four stations active. QSL via N7SMI. ANGUILLA, VP2E. Toshi, JA1ELY, Yuki, JH1NBN and Hal, JR4OZR are QRV as VP2ELY until November 19. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes entries in the Japan International Phone DX contest. QSL direct via JA1ELY. BURKINA FASO, XT. Harald, DF2WO is QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou until November 27. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO. INDONESIA, YB. Special event station YB90IARU is QRV until the end of 2015 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the IARU. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via bureau. ZIMBABWE, Z2. Massimo, IZ0EGB is QRV as Z21MH from Harare. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Viet Nam, 3W3MD/A and 3W3MD/E, 2015 operations. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Worked All Europe RTTY DX Contest, 10-10 International Fall Digital Contest, Japan International Phone DX Contest, OK/OM CW DX Contest, Kentucky QSO Party, CQ-WE Contest and the Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment CW Party are all on tap for this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for November 16. The Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test and QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for November 18. Please see November 2015 QST, page 91 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX