SB DX @ ARL $ARLD009 ARLD009 DX news ZCZC AE09 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 9 ARLD009 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 3, 2011 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD009 ARLD009 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CO8TW, KC2LSD, NC1L, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, INDX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6. David, VO1AU is QRV as 9M6/VO1AU until March 15. He will participate in the ARRL SSB DX contest and the upcoming BERU contest. QSL via VO1MX. CUBA, CO. Juan, CO8TW will be QRV as a Single Op/Low Power/Single Band entry on 20 meters in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL via HB9SVT. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Operators N0TG, K8LEE and N1SNB plan to be QRV as home calls/CY0 from March 7 to 15. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations active simultaneously. QSL all calls via N0TG. MARTINIQUE, FM. Dim, UT5UGR is QRV as FM/KL7WA until March 8. He will be active as TO7A in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. COLOMBIA, HK. Cody, KC2LSD is QRV as HK3/KC2LSD from Bogota until March 17. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using all modes. This includes an entry in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. HONDURAS, HR. Operators HQ2DMR, HQ2JCM and HR2DMR will be QRV as HQ2W in the ARRL SSB DX contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via OK1DOT. ITALY, I. Special event station IO4UI is QRV until September 30 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. QSL via I4JEE. ANTARCTICA. Lars, SM4TUV is QRV as 3Y8XSA from the Troll station on Dronning Maud Land, IOTA AN-016, until the end of 2011. QSL to home call. LUXEMBOURG, LX. Look for LX2A to be QRV as LX7I as a Single Op/All Band entry in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. ARUBA, P4. Andy, AE6Y will be QRV as P49Y in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. Operators Massimo, I8NHJ and Pier, W1NA are QRV as PJ7DX until March 7. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly CW. They will also be active in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL direct via I8NHJ. SURINAME, PZ. Serge, RX3APM will be QRV as PZ5P in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL via UA4LU. TURKEY, TA. Hartwig, DL7BC will be QRV as TA2/DL7BC as a Single Op/All/Band/Low Power entry in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. ICELAND, TF. Siggi, TF3CW will be QRV as TF3W in the ARRL SSB DX contest as a Single Op/Single Band on 20 meter entry. QSL via TF3IRA. COSTA RICA, TI. A group of operators are QRV as TI8M. Activity is on all bands. In addition, they will be active in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL via TI2KAC. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Bob, W4OWY and Mark, W9OP will be QRV as V25WY and V25OP, respectively, from March 8 to 18. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. BELIZE, V3. Ken, N2ZN is QRV as V31AM until March 8. Activity is mostly on the newer bands using CW and various digital modes. He will also be active in the ARRL SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. NAMIBIA, V5. Gert, ZS6AYU will be QRV as V5/ZS6AYU from March 6 to 16. Activity will be holiday style during his late afternoons and early mornings on 30 to 15 meters using CW. QSL direct to home call. ALBANIA, ZA. A group of operators will be QRV as ZA/I2GPT from March 9 to 13. Activity will be on 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via I2GPT. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. John, 9M6XRO will be QRV as ZL/GD3OOK from Waiheke Island, IOTA OC-201, from March 7 to 11. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL direct via M0URX. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International SSB DX Contest, Wake-Up! QRP CW Sprint, Open Ukraine RTTY Championship and DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship is scheduled for March 7. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for March 8. The QRP CW Fox Hunt, AWA John Rollins Memorial DX CW Contest and the CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for March 9. Please see March QST, page 86 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX