SB DX @ ARL $ARLD050 ARLD050 DX news ZCZC AE50 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 50 ARLD050 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 2, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD050 ARLD050 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by N7UN, NC1L, The Daily DX, QRZ DX, The Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Jacques, F1BCS is QRV as 3B8/home call until December 17. Activity is on 20, 17 and 15 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL to home call. VIET NAM, 3W. Bruce, XW1B is QRV as 3W3B on the HF bands. QSL via E21EIC. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 9Q. Operators ON4HIL, ON4ATW, ON6CC, ON4IA, ON4CIT and PA3EWP are QRV as 9Q50ON until December 13 in commemoration of the 50 years of independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via ON4BR. SINGAPORE, 9V. 9V1AS and 9V1CZ will be QRV as special event stations in the JAMB100 Scout Jamboree from December 4 to 8. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meters. QSL via operators' instructions. BAHRAIN, A9. David, A92GE has been QRV on 40 meters CW around 1430 to 1530z. QSL to home call. URUGUAY, CX. A group of operators are QRV as CW3TD from Timoteo Dominguez Island, IOTA SA-057, until December 6. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters, with an emphasis on the digital modes. QSL via EB7DX. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Operators AA4VK, N0TG and WA4DAN will be QRV as CY0/home calls from December 6 to 13. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations active simultaneously. QSL all calls direct via N0TG and bureau cards via home calls. SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Andy, AB7FS, is QRV as E51AND from Arorangi on Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013, until January 1. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL to home call. COLOMBIA, HK. Special event station 5K3B will be QRV on December 8 in celebration of the Bicentenary Colombian Independence. Activity will be on 80 through 6 meters from the traditional district of La Candelaria. QSL via HK3O. ST. LUCIA, J6. Operators N7UN, W3FF, K8EAB, W7ZT, N4LA, K4MK, NX8L and W4OKW will be QRV as J6/home calls or J68UN from December 5 to 13. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They may also be active as J6BP in the upcoming ARRL 10-Meter contest. QSL via operators instructions. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Operators JE7DMH and JN7GLC are QRV as WH0/WH7C until December 6. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FM. QSL via JE7DMH. PALAU, T8. Operators JA1LPH and JG1IDX will be QRV as T88SC and T88SQ, respectively, from December 8 to 12. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home calls. MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Operators N3QQ and NL8F will be QRV as V73QQ and V73TM, respectively, from Enewetak Atoll, IOTA OC-087, from December 5 to 7. From December 8 to 11, they will be active as V73RRC from Ujeland Atoll, IOTA OC-078. QSL V73RRC and V73TM via K8NA and V73QQ via N7RO. CAMBODIA, XU. Nob, JA1FMZ will be QRV as XU7FMZ from December 9 to 22. Activity is holiday style. This includes an entry in the upcoming ARRL 10-Meter contest. QSL to home call. ZIMBABWE, Z2. Mirek, VK6DXI will be QRV as Z21DXI from Bulawayo from December 6 to 17 while on work assignment. His activity will be limited. QSL via SP5UAF. TRISTAN DA CUNHA AND GOUGH ISLANDS, ZD9. Dieter, DJ2EH is QRV as ZD9T from Tristan da Cunha, IOTA AF-029, until December 8. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. Hiro, JF1OCQ is QRV as ZL7A and ZL7/W1SY until December 9. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, with an emphasis on 160 and 6 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, FM and PSK. He also has a 6 meter beacon on 50117 kHz. QSL ZL7A via JF1OCQ and ZL7/W1SY via JE1SYN. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL 160-Meter CW Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint, TARA RTTY Melee, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, TOPS Activity CW Contest, EPC Ukraine DX BPSK63 Contest, AWA Bruce Kelley Memorial CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for December 7. The QRP CW Fox Hunt and CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for December 8. Please see December QST, page 66 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX