SB DX @ ARL $ARLD024 ARLD024 DX news ZCZC AE24 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 24 ARLD024 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT June 5, 2008 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD024 ARLD024 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by FG1JD, NC1L, QRZ DX, 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. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. A group of operators will be QRV as 4W6R from June 10 to 24. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via EA4URE. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q. Phil, 9Q1TB is QRV from Kinshasa. He is generally active on 20 meters between 0530 and 0630z. QSL via SM5DJZ. CHINA, BY. Jack, WB8FSV will be QRV as WB8FSV/BA4IT from Qingdao from June 10 to 30 during his spare time. QSL to home call. In addition, look for BA4DR, BG4AJU, BG4CHO, BG4CJX, BG4CNB and BG4EIH to be QRV as homecalls/5 from Daqu Shan Island, IOTA AS-137, on June 7 and 8. Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using SSB. QSL to home calls. PORTUGAL, CT. Jose, CT2FFC will be QRV using special callsign CS2008FFC from June 9 to 14. QSL to home call. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, E7. Dejan, E74DX has been active on 40 meters around 2330z. QSL via K2PF. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Roland, HB9DPO will be QRV as EA8/homecall from La Palma Island, IOTA AF-004, from June 7 to 14. QSL to home call. GUADELOUPE, FG. Several members of the RC ACRA Guadeloupe will be QRV as FG5KC/p from Petit-Terre Island, IOTA NA-012, on June 8. This includes possible activity from Lighthouse ARLHS GUA-996. Activity will be on all bands, and possibly VHF, using CW and SSB. QSL via operators' instructions. MAYOTTE, FH. Georg, DK7LX will be QRV as FH/DK7LX from June 11 to 23. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using mainly CW. QSL to home call. ISLE OF MAN, GD. Look for GD4IOM/p to be QRV from the Isle of Man, IOTA EU-116, during the RSGB National Field Day. QSL this operation via GD4IHC. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. A group of operators are QRV as 6M0W/4 from Paegya Island, IOTA AS-060, until June 8. QSL via HL5BMX. ITALY, I. Special event stations II9LR, II1GA and II0MM are QRV until June 14 in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Premuda Venture. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via operators' instructions. JAPAN, JA. Operators JF6OID/6 and JK6IJE/6 will be QRV from the O and Naga Islands, IOTA AS-036, on June 7 and 8. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB. QSL to home calls. BULGARIA, LZ. Special event station LZ17EXPO will be QRV from Kazanlak from June 7 to 30 to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Hobby Radio Expo. QSL via LZ1YE. SWEDEN, SM. Several members of the SK0QO club are QRV as 7S0SFJ and 8S0HRA from the ships Finngrundet and from the first Swedish offshore icebreaker S/S Sankt Erik, respectively, until June 8, and during the Museum Ships Weekend. QSL both calls via SK0QO. TURKEY, TA. A group of operators will be QRV as TC0W from Kefken Island, IOTA AS-159, from June 7 to 11. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. They will also look for Es openings on VHF. QSL via OK2GZ. ICELAND, TF. Ric, DL2VFR will be QRV as TF1/TF5/TF6/homecall from June 10 to 19. In addition, he also plans to be QRV as TF5/DL2VFR from Hrisey Island, IOTA EU-168. QSL all calls to home call. MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Graham, M0AEP will be QRV as VP2MDD from June 7 to 19. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters. QSL to home call. SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. Phillip, ZS6PVT has been active on 40 meters around 2000z. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The SEANET Contest, NCCC CW Sprint Ladder, Digital Pentathlon, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, DigiFest, UKSMG Summer 6-Meter Contest, RSGB National CW Field Day, IARU Region 1 CW Field Day, DARC Microwave Contest, Alabama QSO Party and the SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint is scheduled for June 11. Please see June QST, page 84, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX