SB DX @ ARL $ARLD049 ARLD049 DX news ZCZC AE49 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 49 ARLD049 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 29, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD049 ARLD049 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, PA4JJ, 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. ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2. Tony, 3D2AG expects to be QRV from December 3 to January 20. QSL to home call. MADAGASCAR, 5R. Remco, PG0A is QRV as 5R8NL until December 7. He is active on the HF bands holiday style. QSL via PA7FM. ANDORRA, C3. Salvador is QRV as C31CT and has been active on 40 meters around 2330z. QSL via EA3QS. THE GAMBIA, C5. Jan, PA4JJ will be QRV as C56JJ from December 1 to 10. Activity may be on 160 to 6 meters. QSL to home call. BAHAMAS, C6. Bob, N4BP will be QRV as C6AKQ from Freeport during the ARRL 160 Meter contest. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. George, E51MMM and Ron, E51NNN have been QRV on 160 meters using CW around 0500z. They will be active in the ARRL 160 Meter contest during the first night of the contest. QSL both calls via K5KG. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Jean, ON5JV and Georgette, ON6AK will be QRV as EA8/homecalls from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, from December 1 to January 31. Activity will be mainly on 40 and 20 meters during their evenings. QSL to home calls. MAYOTTE, FH. Alan, F4RPW is QRV as FH1LE and has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around 1640z. QSL via F6BFH. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Lee, DS4NMJ is QRV from Chung Island, IOTA AS-060, until December 1. QSL direct. THAILAND, HS. Look for HS80A to be QRV on December 1 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Thailand's King, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, HS1A. QSL via operator's instructions. OGASAWARA, JD1. Masa is QRV as JD1AHC and has been active on the low bands at various times. QSL via JA1BVA. ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club Ushuaia are QRV as AY7X from Isla Grande, Tierra del Fuego until December 2. Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via WD9EWK. ARUBA, P4. K6TA is QRV as P40TA until December 18. This includes an entry in the ARRL 160 Meter contest. QSL via WM6A. BONAIRE, CURACAO, PJ2. Jeff, K8ND is QRV as PJ2/K8ND until December 4. He will also be active as PJ2T in the ARRL 160 Meter contest. QSL PJ2/K8ND to home call and PJ2T via N9AG. FINLAND, OH. Operators OH3BHL, OH9KL, OH9MDV, OH9MM, and OH9RJ are QRV using special event station OH9SCL until the end of December. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via OH9UV. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Alan, WQ5W is QRV as V25W from Antigua, IOTA NA-100, until December 2. QSL direct to home call. FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8. Chris is QRV as VP8CXV and has been active on 30 meters using RTTY between 2230 and 2330z. QSL via GM0TQJ. INDIA, VU. Special event stations AU1JCB, AU2JCB, AU4JCB, AU7JCB, AU8JCB, AU9JCB and AT0JCB are QRV until December 2 to commemorate the 149th birthday of the Indian Physicist Jagadish Chandra Bose. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL all calls direct via VU2SMN. BURKINA FASO, XT. Michael, F1IQH will be QRV as XT2WC from Bobo Dioulasso from December 5 through early January 2008. QSL to home call. INDONESIA, YB. Juergen, DJ3KR is QRV as YB1AQB until December 15. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL 160-Meter Contest, NCCC CW Sprint, TARA RTTY Melee, Bruce Kelley Memorial 1929 CW QSO Party, Wake-Up! QRP CW Sprint and the TOPS Activity CW Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for December 4. Please see December QST, page 78, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX