SB DX @ ARL $ARLD014 ARLD014 DX news ZCZC AE14 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 14 ARLD014 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 6, 2006 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD014 ARLD014 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, 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. SWAZILAND, 3DA. Vlad, UA4WHX is QRV as 3DA0VB. He is active mainly on 80 to 15 meters using mostly CW. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call. MAURITANIA, 5T. Fernando, EA1BT is QRV as 5T6BT until April 16. Activity is on all bands. QSL via EA4URE. MALDIVES, 8Q. Simon, M0BOX is QRV as 8Q7BO from the Kuredu Island Resort, IOTA AS-018, until April 20. He is active during his spare time on 40 to 10 meters using mostly digital modes, and possibly SSB and SSTV. QSL to home call. CHILE, CE. Marco, CE6TBN and Zoli, HA1AG plan to be QRV as XR4PI from Pupuya Island, a new IOTA, until April 9. Their operating times may vary. QSL via HA1AG. PHILIPPINES, DU. Rag, LA6FJA is QRV as DU1/KI4KJP from Luzon Island, IOTA OC-042, until May 1. Activity is on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via WY4N. LIBERIA, EL. Pat, EI5IF is QRV as EL2PM for about six weeks while here with the Irish Army Peacekeepers. Of late he has been active on 20 meters using SSB around 0900z. QSL to home call. ARMENIA, EK. Antoni, EK8WA has been active using RTTY on 20 meters around 1300z. QSL via SP9ERV. ENGLAND, G. Geoff, G0PFH is QRV as GX2UG from Holy Island, IOTA EU-120, until April 8. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters SSB. QSL via G2UG. WALES, GW. Special event call GB0MPA is active until early May in commemoration of the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic in April 1912. MPA was the callsign of the RMS Carpathia. QSL via GW0ANA. GUINEA BISSAU, J5. IK2ILH and IV3DHD will be QRV as J5UCW and J5UAF, respectively, from Caboxangue from April 9 to 12 in their spare time. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Joe, W8GEX is QRV as W8GEX/KP2 until April 23 on all bands. He may also be QRV on the 60-meter channel 5 frequency of 5403.5 kHz. QSL to home call. PERU, OA. Daniel, DL5YWM is QRV from Lima as OA4/DL5YWM until April 30. He is active during his free time and will try 160 and 80 meters. QSL to home call. PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Jerry, P29ZAD has been active using RTTY on 20 meters from around 0940 to 1330z. WESTERN SAHARA, S0. A large group of operators will be QRV as S01R from Tifariti from April 11 to 16. They will be active with four stations on 160 to 10 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via EA5RM. TURKEY, TA. Eric, SM1TDE is QRV as TA4/SM1TDE from Kemer until April 16. He also plans to be active as TA0/SA1A from IOTA groups AS-099 and AS-115. GUATEMALA, TG. Marcos, EA1APV is QRV as HR6/EA1APV from Roatan Island, IOTA NA-057, until April 14. QSL to home call. HONG KONG, VR2. Walter, VR2IG and Charlie, VR2XMT can usually be found active on 20 meters SSB after 1200z. OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC. The following operations are approved for DXCC credit: Somalia, 6O0N, operation from January 18 through February 18, 2006; and Iraq, YI3SRA, operation commencing October 3, 2003. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Japan International DX CW Contest, ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, EU CW Spring Sprint, Georgia QSO Party, Yuri Gagarin International DX CW Contest, Montana QSO Party, UBA Spring SSB Contest, SARL Hamnet 40-Meter Simulated Emergency SSB Contest and the NAQCC 80-Meter Straight Key/Bug CW Sprint will certainly keep contester busy this weekend. The YLRL DX-YL to NA-YL SSB Contest and the 222 MHz Spring Sprint are scheduled for April 11 to 13, and April 12, respectively. Please see April QST, pages 100 and 101, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX