ARRL DX NEWS

DX News from the ARRL October 4, 2019 This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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. ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Look for Manfred, DK1BT, Wolf, DL4WK, Annette, DL6SAK, Sigi, DL7DF, Frank, DL7UFR, Jan, SP3CYY and Leszek, SP3DOI as TO80SP until October 14. They are QRV on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via DL7DF. 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. CAPE VERDE, D4. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as D44TWO from Sao Tiago, IOTA AF-005, until October 13. Activity will be on the HF bands and possibly various satellites. QSL via M0OXO. LUXEMBOURG, LX. Gerard, PA0PIW, Gert, PA2LO, Maarten, PA3EYC, Tymen, PA3GRM, and Bert, PD0GP will be signing LX/home calls from October 4 to 7 on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via PA3EYC, LoTW. WESTERN KIRIBATI, T30. Stan, LZ1GC, Karel, OK2WM and Mitko, LZ3NY will be QRV as T30GC from October 7 to 23. They plan to be active on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW or LZ1GC. LIBERIA, EL. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team will be QRV as A82X and A82Z until 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 call sign OC19IARU until October 6 during the 20th General Assembly of IARU Region 2. QSL via bureau. FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Members of the Noronha Contest Group plan to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as PY0F. They will be QRV on 160 to 10 meters. QSL via PY7RP or ClubLog OQRS. 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. QSL to home call. VIETNAM, 3W. Sven, HB9DXB is operating as XV9DXB until October 9. He is QRV on 40 and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX. Also, Geri, DK8KW will be active as 3W9KW in Hanoi from October 18 to 26. Activity will be on various HF bands running QRP, mostly CW and possibly some SSB. QSL via home call. SEYCHELLES, S7. Ravi, VU2IIX will be QRV as S79VU from Mahe Island, IOTA AF-024, until 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. GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN will be QRV as TR8CR until December 15. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW. QSL via F6AJA. VANUATU, YJ. Oleh, KD7WPJ will be QRV as YJ0BCP from Efate, IOTA OC-035, until October 10. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO The TRC DX Contest, The Oceana DX Contest Phone, Russian WW Digital Contest, YLRL DX/NA YL Contest, International HELL-Contest, California QSO Party, FISTS Fall Slow Speed Sprint, SKCC QSO Party, RSGB DX Contest, UBA ON Contest SSB and the Peanut Power QRP Sprint are all on tap for this weekend. 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 October QST page 90, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details