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ARRL DX NEWS 31 May 2019

May 31, 2019

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CS5CRE, The Daily DX, The OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

CYPRUS, 5B. Special event call 5B19CWC is QRV until July 14 during the Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon 2019. QSL via operators' instructions.

SAMOA, 5W. Members of the Uruguay DX group will be QRV as 5W0H from Upolu Island, IOTA OC-097, from June 1 to 10. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 6 meters, using mainly CW and SSB, with two stations active. QSL via EB7DX.

NEPAL, 9N. Yuki, JH1NBN is QRV as 9N7BN until June 4. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using SSB and possibly FT8. QSL direct to home call.

PAKISTAN, AP. Special event call AP19CWC is QRV until July 14 during the Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon 2019. QSL via operators' instructions.

PORTUGAL, CT. Members of the Clube Radioamadores do Entroncamento are QRV as CR6TD from the Dornes Templat Tower until June 1.
Activity is on the HF bands using SSB. QSL via bureau.

PHILIPPINES, DU. Audie, DU1ZDR and Gazelle, DU1ZDQ will be QRV as DZ1A from Kalanggaman Island, IOTA OC-129, on June 3. Activity will be on 7055 kHz and 14260 kHz using QRP power. QSL via operators' instructions.

ERITREA, E3. A large group of operators are QRV as E31A until June 3 while here in support of the Eritrea National Olympic Committee.
Activity is in their spare time on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JH1AJT.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Milan, OK1DWC is QRV as E51DWS from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. His length of stay is unknown. QSL to home call.

FRANCE, F. Special event station F/ON6JUN/p is QRV from Ranville, Normandy until June 7 to commemorate 75 years since D-Day. QSL via ON5SD.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J7AIZU is QRV until November 30 to highlight the 120th anniversary of Aizu Wakamatsu City in Fukushima. QSL via JN7GLC.

LUXEMBOURG, LX. Members of the Radioamateurs du Luxembourg group are QRV with special event call LX19CWC until July 14 during the Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon 2019. QSL via operators' instructions.

SWEDEN, SM. Rick, SM6U, Bengt, SM6UQL and Tomas, SM6XMY are QRV as 7S6WX from the Weather Islands, Vaderoarna, IOTA EU-043, until June 2. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via bureau.

GREECE, SV. Oliver, DK7TX will be QRV as SV8/DK7TX from Antipaxos, Paxos and Kerkyra, all IOTA EU-052, from June 2 to 9. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17, and 15 meters using SSB. QSL to home call.

ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Operators Vasily, R7AL, Igor, UA3EDQ, Vladimir, RK8A and Albert, UB9WLJ will be QRV as R26RRC from Paramushir Island, IOTA AS-204, from June 1 to 7. Activity will be on 40, 30, 20, and 17 meters. QSL via Club Log.

CANADA, VE. Members of the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club will be QRV as VX4WARC during June to celebrates the club's centennial anniversary. QSL via bureau.

HONG KONG, VR. Special event call VR2019CWC is QRV until July 14 during the Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon 2019. QSL via operators' instructions.

VIET NAM, XV. Sven, HB9DXB is QRV as XV9DXB from Nha Trang beginning June 1. Activity is on 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX.

ALBANIA, ZA. Ralf, DK8FA is QRV as ZA/DK8FA in Golem, near Durres, until June 3. Activity is on 20 and 17 meters using RTTY and PSK.
QSL via bureau.

SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. Special event call ZS19CWC is QRV until July 14 during the Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon 2019. QSL via operators' instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The 10-10 International Open Season PSK Contest, Museum Ships Weekend, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, PVRC Reunion, DigiFest, Wake-Up QRP CW Sprint, SEANET Contest, UKSMG Summer 6-Meter Contest, Kentucky QSO Party, Dutch Kingdom Contest, IARU Region 1 CW Field Day and the RSGB National CW Field Day are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.
The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for June 4.
The CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for June 5.
The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from Canada's parks and historic sites.
Please see May 2019 QST, page 84, June QST, page 86 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details