SB DX @ ARL $ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news ZCZC AE11 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 11 ARLD011 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 15, 2012 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, XQ7UP, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. FIJI, 3D2. Yoshida, JA1NLX is QRV as 3D2YA on Yageta Island, IOTA OC-156, until March 21. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mainly CW with SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. AZERBAIJAN, 4K. Axel, DL6KVA is QRV as 4K0CW in Baku until March 20. This includes an entry in the Russian DX contest. QSL to home call. SENEGAL, 6W. Mike, RA9FW and Igor, UA9CDC are QRV as 6V7Z from the Le Calao Resort until March 28. This includes entries in the Russian DX contest and the upcoming CQ WPX SSB contest. QSL via RA9FW. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q. Barney, ZS6TQ is QRV as 9Q6/ZS4U until April 8. Activity is generally between 1300 to 1500z on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via K3IRV. In addition, Sergiy, UV5EVJ is QRV as 9Q0HQ/7 from Lubumbashi until May 22. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. BOTSWANA, A2. Frosty, K5LBU, Keith, VE7MID, Don, VE7DS and Joel, N5JR will be QRV as A25CF, A25KW, A25DS and A25JR, respectively, from the Lotsane Safari Lodge from March 18 to 27. Activity will be on the HF bands with three stations. They will be active as A25HQ in the upcoming CQ WPX SSB contest. QSL to home calls. CHILE, CE. Esteban, XQ7UP will be QRV from Coyhaique from March 17 to 25. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using mostly SSB, RTTY and PSK31. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. CAPE VERDE, D4. Rick, N6KT will be QRV as D44TRS from Monte Verde near Mindelo on Ilha do Sao Vicente, IOTA AF-086, from March 17 to 29. He will be active as D4A in the upcoming CQ WPX SSB contest. QSL via KU9C. ETHIOPIA, ET. Operators UY5LW and UW7LL will be QRV as ET3AA in the Russian DX contest as a Multi Op entry. QSL direct to ET3SID. MONGOLIA, JT. Enkhbayar, JT1DA will be QRV as JT1F in the Russian DX contest and will be active on 15 meters. QSL direct to home call. SVALBARD, JW. Magne, LA2XNA and Jon, LA8HGA are QRV as JW2XNA and JW8HGA, respectively, until March 20. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters, with an emphasis on the high bands, using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL to home calls. LITHUANIA, LY. In commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the Act of the Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania, special event station LY22A is QRV until April 11. QSL via LY5A. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S2. Matt, K0KKO and Ed, K0GUV are QRV as S92DX, S9CW and S9SX from Ilheu das Rolas, IOTA AF-023, until March 23. Activity is on the HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB and EME. QSL via operators' instructions. NAMIBIA, V5. Operators GI4FUM, GI8MIV, GI4DOH and DM3BJ will be QRV as V5/home calls on March 19 using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. They plan to be active as V55B in the upcoming CQ WPX SSB contest. QSL all calls via GI4FUM. CANADA, VE. Special event station XL3T is QRV until the end of April in remembrance of the RMS Titanic disaster. QSL via VE3AT. VIET NAM, XV. Retu, OH4MDY is QRV as XV2RZ until April 16. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters with an emphasis on the digital modes. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. Sei, JA7LU and Kondo, JA2VWG will be QRV as XU7NPD and XU7DDD, respectively, from Sihanoukville and then from Koh Rong Samloem Island, IOTA AS-133, from March 22 to 26. Activity will be on 40, 20, 10 and 6 meters using SSB and digital modes. QSL via operators' instructions. LAOS, XW. Alex, XW3DT will be QRV in the Russian DX contest as a Single Op on 10 meters entry. QSL direct to home call. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Laos, XW1A and XW0ZJZ, current operations. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The 10-10 International Mobile Contest, BARTG HF RTTY Contest, Russian DX Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint, SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest, CQIR - Ireland Calling, Oklahoma QSO Party, AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest, Virginia QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint, North Dakota QSO Party and the UBA Spring 6-Meter Contest are all on tap for this weekend. The Bucharest Contest and Run for the Bacon QRP Contest are scheduled for March 19. The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for March 21. The CLARA HF Contest begins March 20 and runs at various times until March 25. Please see March QST, page 86 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX