SB DX @ ARL $ARLD018 ARLD018 DX news ZCZC AE18 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 18 ARLD018 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 7, 2015 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD018 ARLD018 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MAURITIUS, 3B8. Jose, EA5IDQ will be QRV as 3B8/EA5IDQ from May 10 to 18. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. MONTENEGRO, 4O. Arkadiy, UA4CC is QRV as 4O7CC until May 12. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. CYPRUS, 5B. Members of the Pafos Radio Club are QRV with special call sign 5B70VE during May to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe. QSL via operators' instructions. MALDIVES, 8Q. Sasha, DG4ABE will be QRV as 8Q7BI from May 10 to 17 while on vacation. Activity will be holiday style on 20 to 10 meters using mainly digital modes with some SSB. QSL to home call. NEPAL, 9N. Dale, BA4TB and Mi, BD4TR are QRV as 9N7TB and 9N7TR, respectively, while part of the Chinese rescue team assisting in the aftermath of the earthquake. Activity is in their spare time on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls. BAHAMAS, C6. Dan, N8YSZ will be QRV as C6ASZ from Long Island, IOTA NA-001, from May 9 to 16 while on vacation. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. MADEIRA ISLANDS, CT3. Johannes, DF5AU is QRV as CT9/DF5AU from Santana, IOTA AF-014, until May 10. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. He plans to be QRV as CR3L in the CQ-M contest. QSL CT9/DF5AU to home call and CR3L via DJ6QT. CAPE VERDE, D4. PA3FYC will be QRV as D44TCA from Boa Vista, IOTA AF-086, from May 10 to 22. QSL to home call. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Mike, DG5LAC will be QRV as EA8/DG5LAC from Fuerteventura, IOTA AF-004, from May 10 to 24. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB with QRP power. QSL to home call. GUERNSEY, GU. Members of the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society are QRV as GU70LIB until May 10 to commemorate the liberation of Guernsey 70 years ago. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Members of the Korean Amateur Radio League are QRV as DT50KJ from Seoul until June 30 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea. QSL via HL1IWD. JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8N2IKUJU is QRV from Gifu Prefecture until November 30 to commemorate the 39th All Japan IKUJU Festival. QSL via bureau. SVALBARD, JW. Alexander, UA3IPL is QRV as JW/UA3IPL until August 29. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and JT65. QSL direct to RW6HS. In addition, Karl, LA8DW is QRV as JW8DW from Longyearbyen, IOTA EU-026, until May 13. QSL to home call. ANTARCTICA. Mike, KD5GLX is QRV as KC4AAC from Palmer Station on Anvers Island, IOTA NA-012, until early October 2015. He has been active on 20 meters using PSK. QSL via K1IED. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Ville, PY2ZEA will be QRV as PW0F from May 12 to 20. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB, although given the high noise levels he is uncertain about 160 and 80 meters, but will try if conditions allow. QSL via OH2BH. GREECE, SV. Members of the Thessaloniki Amateur Radio Group are QRV as SX10TARG until May 17 to celebrate their 10th anniversary. QSL direct to SZ2T. CHRISTMAS ISLANDS, VK9X. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ is QRV as JA0JHQ/VK9X until May 10. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. Alain, F8FUA is QRV as ZL7/F8FUA until May 13. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. PARAGUAY, ZP. Special event call sign ZP150ITU is QRV until May 31 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the International Telecommunications Union. QSL via ZP5AA. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ-M International DX Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, F9AA PSK Cup, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, HPC World Wide DX BPSK63 Contest, VOLTA World Wide RTTY Contest, Portuguese Navy Day Contest, FISTS Spring Unlimited CW Sprint and the 50 MHz Spring Sprint are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for May 13. Please see May QST, page 82 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX