SB DX @ ARL $ARLD036 ARLD036 DX news ZCZC AE36 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 36 ARLD036 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 28, 2008 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD036 ARLD036 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by IN3VZE, KD3YK, 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. MONACO, 3A. Patrice, F5RBB will be QRV as 3A/F5RBB from August 31 to September 10. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL to home call. NAMIBIA, V5. Gus is QRV as V51XG and has been active on 80 meters around 2345z and then around 0145z. QSL via DL8AL. MALAWI, 7Q. Ely, IN3VZE is QRV as 7Q7CE from the Southwest shore of Lake Malawi until September 11. Activity is mostly holiday style on all bands, using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. MALDIVES, 8Q. Werner, DL1BKK and Gitte, DL1BKI are QRV as 8Q7KK from Kuramathi Island, IOTA AS-013, until September 17. Activity is on the HF bands holiday style while here during their 40th wedding anniversary. This includes activity on 6 meters if propagation permits. QSL via DL1BKK. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. George, GM0IIO is QRV as EA8/GM0IIO from Playa Blanca, Lanzarote Island, IOTA AF-004, until August 31. Activity is holiday style, mainly on 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. THAILAND, HS. Chai, E20WXA has been QRV on 20 meters around 1300z. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Satoshi, N2QP will be QRV as KH0/N2QP from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, from September 4 to 8. This includes an entry in the upcoming All Asia SSB DX contest. QSL direct to home call. ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Peter, DL5FF and Siegfried, DL9ZE are QRV as OH0JWL and OH0/DL9ZE, respectively, from Eckeroe Island until September 7. Activity is on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home calls. NETHERLANDS, PA. In commemoration of 90 years of the history of Corus Stahl Ijmuiden, special event call PA90CORUS will be QRV from September 1 to 28. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via PB7CW. FRANZ JOSEF ISLANDS, R1FJ. Jack is QRV as R1FJT and has been active on 40 meters around 0030z. QSL via UA4RC. GREECE, SV. Laci, HA0HW will be QRV as J48HW and SV8/homecall from Thassos Island, IOTA EU-174, from August 30 to September 10. Activity will be on the HF bands using mainly CW with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to home call. SWEDEN, SM. Jorgen, SM3CXS and Sten, SM3NXS are QRV as SG3U and SD3N, respectively, from Grimskar Island, IOTA EU-176, until August 31. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. DODECANESE, SV5. Fred, PA1FJ will be QRV as SV5/PA1FJ from Kos Island, IOTA EU-001, from August 31 to September 9. This includes possible activity from Lighthouse WLOTA LH 1730. QSL to home call. ASIATIC RUSSIA. A team of operators plan to be QRV as UE0MAC/0, UA6LP/0 and RZ6MZ/0 from Vrangel Island, IOTA AS-027, beginning the end of August. Their length of stay is unknown and dependent on the Arctic weather. CAMBODIA, XU. Yu, 7K3BKY will be QRV as XU7YYY from Sihanoukville from September 3 to 8. Activity will be on the HF bands using mainly CW. This also includes a possible entry in the upcoming All Asia SSB DX contest. QSL to home call. ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Steve, G3ZVW is QRV as ZD8N until September 11. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY in his evening hours and on weekends. QSL to home call. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Jim, KD3YK will be QRV as ZF2JM from Grand Cayman from August 30 to September 11. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters at 1030 to 1200z, and 2130 to 2300z, respectively, using QRP power on or near the QRP frequencies. QSL via operator's instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC CW Sprint, ALARA Contest, SCC RTTY Championship, YO DX HF Contest and the SARL HF CW Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. The MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint is scheduled for September 1 and 2. Please see August QST, page 74, September QST, page 76 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX