SB DX @ ARL $ARLD048 ARLD048 DX news ZCZC AE48 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 48 ARLD048 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 3, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD048 ARLD048 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by DS4NMJ, 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. TANZANIA, 5H. Igor, UA3DJY plans to be QRV from the 5I3A club station until December 15. Activity is on all bands using CW and SSB. QSL via RK3AOL. SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Lee, DS4NMJ will be QRV as DT8A from the Antarctic King Sejong Station on King George Island, IOTA AN-010, from December 5 to January 31, 2011. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB and RTTY as well. QSL via HL2FDW. PHILIPPINES, DU. Alex, DV1UBY is QRV as 4D1N from Quezon City on Luzon Island, IOTA OC-042, until the end of the year. Activity is on 40, 20 and 15 meters using QRP power. QSL to home call. MARTINIQUE, FM. Fernando, EA1BT will be QRV as TO1BT from December 8 to 15. Activity will be on all bands. QSL to home call. HUNGARY, HA. A group of operators will be QRV as HG0WFF/p from a number of Hungarian National Parks during December. QSL via HA0HW. HAITI, HH. Steve, VE2TKH is QRV as HH2/homecall from Petionville until December 15. Activity is generally on 30, 20, 17 and 15 meters in his spare time. QSL via M0URX. SARDINIA, IS0. Members of the Sardinia QRP Club will be QRV as IQ0QP from the Capo Sant' Elia Lighthouse on December 12 and 13. Activity will be on 80 to 20 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL direct. ANTARCTICA. Karel, ON5TN is QRV as OR4TN from the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station until the end of January 2010. Activity is generally on 80, 40 and 30 meters using CW and SSB around 2100 to 2300z. QSL to home call. DENMARK, OZ. Special event station 5P15COP will be QRV from Zealand Island, IOTA EU-029, from December 7 to 18 during the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via OZ5BAL. PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Annas, MM0GQA is QRV as P29VAA from Port Moresby for the next three to six months while working for a humanitarian aid organization. Activity is in his spare time. QSL via operator's instructions. SUDAN, ST. Robert is QRV as ST2AR and is generally active on 20 to 10 meters mostly during the weekends. QSL via S53R. EGYPT, SU. Mohammed, SU1KM has been active on 30 meters using RTTY around 1740z and then using CW around 1800 to 1900z. QSL direct. BELIZE, V3. Will, EA7HEJ is QRV as V31WV from Sarteneja until December 20. QSL this operation via EA7HEJ. CHRISTMAS ISLANDS, VK9X. Station VK9XX is QRV until December 5. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via DL1RTL. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. Curt, W3HQ is QRV as VP2V/homecall from Virgin Gorda, IOTA NA-023, until December 16. Activity is generally on 160 and 10 meters during the weekends and the newer bands the rest of the week. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. Wim, ON6TZ and Peter, NO2R plan to be QRV as XU7KOH from Koh Island, IOTA AS-133, from December 11 to 14. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK near the usual IOTA and PSK frequencies. QSL via ON7PP. INDONESIA, YB. Adhi, YB3MM/p is QRV from Bawean Island, IOTA OC-197, until December 9. Activity is limited to 15 meters using CW. QSL via IZ8CCW. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL 160-Meter CW Contest, ARRL EME Contest, NCCC Sprint, TARA RTTY Melee, Wake-Up! QRP Sprint and the TOPS Activity CW Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for December 8. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint is scheduled for December 9. Please see December QST, page 66, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX