SB DX @ ARL $ARLD037 ARLD037 DX news ZCZC AE37 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 37 ARLD037 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT September 11, 2014 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD037 ARLD037 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by KI1U, 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. ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2. Antoine, 3D2AG is QRV as 3D2AG/p until September 26 while working here on a climate change project. He is active in his spare time on 40 to 6 meters using mostly CW. QSL direct to home call. BOTSWANA, A2. Operators K5LBU and N6TQ are QRV as A25CF and A25TQ, respectively, from the Lotsane Safari Lodge in the Tuli Preserve until September 18. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters. QSL to home calls. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Heinz, DF1YP will be QRV as FO/DF1YP from Moorea, IOTA OC-046, from September 13 to October 9. Activity will be mostly on 20 meters using SSB for 2 to 3 hours a day. QSL to home call. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ is QRV as AH0CO from Saipan Island, IOTA OC-086, until September 16. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. This includes an entry in the WAE SSB X contest. QSL to home call. NETHERLANDS, PA. Special event station PA950SLD is QRV until the end of September to celebrate the 950th anniversary of the town of Sliedrecht. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65. QSL via PA3FOE. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Andre, PP6ZZ and Leo, PP1CZ will be QRV as PY0FF and PY0F/PP1CZ, respectively, from September 18 to 25. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL PY0FF via W9VA and PY0F/PP1CZ direct to home call. SEYCHELLES, S7. Christian, HB9LCA is QRV as S79LCA until September 27. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using mostly CW. QSL direct to home call. GREECE, SV. Laci, HA0HW and Gabi, HA1YA will be QRV as SW8WW and SV8/HA1YA, respectively, from September 16 to 24. Activity will be mostly on 6 and 2 meters with some HF. QSL via operators' instructions. CANADA, VE. Mike, KI1U is QRV as KI1U/VE9 from Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, IOTA NA-014, until September 14. Activity is mostly on the HF bands with a focus on CW and digital modes. This includes being an entry in the upcoming ARRL September VHF QSO Party from grid square FN64. QSL to home call. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9n. Chris, VK3QB, Luke, VK3HJ, Lee, VK3GK and Brenton, VK3CBV are QRV as VK9NT until September 21. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VK2CA. BURKINA FASO, XT. Ivaylo, LZ1CLM is QRV as XT2CML from Bobo-Dioulasso until September 30. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. INDONESIA, YB. Budi, YF1AR is QRV as YF1AR/p from Java Island, IOTA OC-021, for the next several weekends. He is active on 80 meters during his nighttime hours and 40 meters during his daytime hours. QSL via N2OO. CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. Operators Kaz, JH1HRJ, Tack, JE1SCJ, Tatsu, JH1TXG and Kazu, JA0VSH are QRV as ZL7X until September 16. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via JA0VSH. SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS. W1AW Centennial Stations W1AW/1 in New Hampshire, W1AW/0 in Colorado and W1AW/5 in Texas are QRV until 2359z on September 16. In addition, W1AW/1 in Connecticut and W1AW/4 in North Carolina will be QRV starting at 0000z on September 17. They will be active until 2359z on September 23. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL September VHF Contest, North American SSB Sprint, QRP CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint Ladder, NCCC Sprint, FOC CW QSO Party, Worked All Europe SSB DX contest, Kulikovo Polye CW Contest, SARL VHF/UHF Analogue/Digital Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Arkansas QSO Party and the WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test is scheduled for September 17. Please see September QST, page 81, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX