Friday, September 27, 2019

DX News from the ARRL

DX News from the ARRL

September 27, 2019

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by KD7WPJ, WB0TEV, 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.
VIET NAM, 3W. Jacek, SP5APW is QRV as 3W9KJ from Dao Co To Island, IOTA AS-132, until October 3. Activity is on the HF bands using FT8 and FT4. QSL to home call.

UGANDA, 5X. Anton, ON6NL is QRV as 5X8C from Entebbe until October 7. Activity is in his spare time while working and teaching telecom training classes. He hopes to be active in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL to home call.

KUWAIT, 9K. Abdallah, 9K2GS will be QRV as 9K2K in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX SSB contest. QSL via LoTW.

TONGA, A3. Grant, VK5GR, Oly, VK5XDX and Andrew, VK5AKH are QRV as A35JT from Tongatapu, IOTA OC 049, until October 7. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. This includes being active in the CQ World Wide RTTY DX and upcoming Oceania DX contests. QSL via M0OXO.

BAHRAIN, A9. Look for A92AA to be a Single Op/All Band entry in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL to home call.
CUBA, CO. Members of the Santiago de Cuba Contest Team will be QRV as T48SC as a Multi/2 entry in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL via operators' instructions.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as D44TWO from Sao Tiago, IOTA AF-005, from September 29 to October 13. Activity will be on the HF bands and possibly various satellites. QSL via M0OXO.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Operators SM7BHM, SM7GXR, SM4RGD, YL2KF, OH9GIT and OH2BP will be QRV as EA8DED from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL via OH2BP.

LIBERIA, EL. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team will be QRV as A82X and A82Z from September 30 to October 11. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 with five stations. QSL direct to I2YSB.

PERU, OA. Members of Radio Club Peruano are QRV with special callsign OC19IARU until October 6 during the 20th General Assembly of IARU Region 2. QSL via bureau.

SURINAME, PZ. Ramon, PZ5RA will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL to home call.

SEYCHELLES, S7. Ravi, VU2IIX will be QRV as S79VU from Mahe Island, IOTA AF-024, from September 30 to June 30, 2021. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via operator's instructions.

DODECANESE, SV5. Wolf, DL3DRN is QRV as SV5/DL3DRN from Rhodes, IOTA EU-001, until October 10. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LoTW.

TURKEY, TA. Turkey Youth Contest Team members TA7AZC and TA6AEK are QRV as TC2Y until September 30 and plan to be active in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Multi Op entry. QSL via operators' instructions.

GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN will be QRV as TR8CR until December 15. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW. QSL via F6AJA.

BELIZE, V3. Victor, WB0TEV and Scott, K5PS are QRV as V31VP and V31CQ, respectively, until September 30, from Maya Hill Lodge. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. This includes being active as V31VP as a Multi/Single entry in the CQ World Wide RTTY contest. QSL to home calls.

VANUATU, YJ. Oleh, KD7WPJ will be QRV as YJ0BCP from Efate, IOTA OC-035, from October 3 to 10. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

TOKELAU ISLANDS, ZK3. A large group of operators will be QRV as ZK3A from October 1 to 11. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, EME and FT8. QSL direct to YT1AD.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.
The CQ Worldwide DX RTTY Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, Maine QSO Party and the AGCW VHF/UHF Contest are all on tap for this weekend.

The QCX CW Challenge is scheduled for September 30.

The 222 MHz Fall Sprint is scheduled for October 1.

The UKEICC 80-meter SSB Contest, CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for October 2.

The IQRP Quarterly Marathon runs from October 1 to 7.
T
he 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 September QST, page 80, October QST, page 90, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details