This weekend is the ARRL DX Contest Phone (SSB). The contest lasts 48 hours. It starts 0000 UTC Saturday (Friday Evening) and ends 2400 UTC Sunday, Sunday night. The Objective is for amateurs work as many amateur stations in as many DXCC countries of the world as possible on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. The exchange of information is signal report and state (MI or Michigan). The ARRL Contest Branch is again offering pins for the 2008 International DX Contest. The sharp four-color design will prominently display the year 2008. To earn the International DX Contest pin, all you need to do is complete 100. There are not separate pins for each mode. You may contact the same station on different bands. The cost is $7 (US) in the US, its possessions and Canada, and $10 for others (postage included). Your pins will be shipped once all logs for the contest have been processed and verified by the log checking team for publication in QST. To purchase your pin send a copy of the first page of your Cabrillo log file along with your payment to: DX Contest Pins, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111. Pins are only guaranteed for orders received by April 4, 2008. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery after the order deadline.