Friday, September 25, 2020

ARRL DX NEWS 25 Sept 2020

 

DX News from the ARRL

September 25, 2020

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by W5AJ, 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.

TUNISIA, 3V. Ash, KF5EYY will be QRV as 3V8SS from Sousse in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL via LX1NO.

GEORGIA, 4L. Vaho, 4L8A will be QRV from Tbilisi in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Single Op/Single Band entry. QSL via M0OXO.

BARBADOS, 8P. Dean, 8P6SH plans to be QRV as 8P2K in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL via LoTW.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Station EA8AQV will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL to home call.

ETHIOPIA, ET. Members of the ET3AA club plan to be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest. QSL direct.

PERU, OA. Special event station OA2TP20 is QRV until September 27 in celebration of Spring in Trujillo. Activity is on 40, 30, and 20 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via operators' instructions.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Gaby, DF9TM and Frank, DL2SWW are QRV as OH0/DF9TM and OH0/DL2SWW, respectively, until September 26.
Activity is on the HF bands. QSL direct to home calls.

MARKET REEF, OJ0. Henri, OH3JR is QRV as OJ0JR until September 26.
Activity is in his free time on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL to home call.

DENMARK, OZ. Volker, DJ8VW is QRV as 5P8VW from Romo Island, IOTA EU-125, until September 28. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, including the newer bands, using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL direct to home call.

ARUBA, P4. Robert, W5AJ is QRV as P42WW until September 30 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Activity is on the HF bands using CW and RTTY. He will be active as P40P in the CQ Worldwide DX RTTY Contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL P42WW via P41G and P40P direct to W5AJ.

AFGHANISTAN, T6. Robert, S53R will be QRV as T6A in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL to home call.

ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Andrey, R1FW is QRV as R1FW/0 until September 30 from Sakhalin, IOTA AS-018, Iturup, IOTA AS-025, and Kunashir, IOTA AS-025. Activity is on 40, 30, and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. Members of the ORARI Lokal Kulon Progo are QRV as 8I69K from Wates, Jogjakarta, Java Island, IOTA OC-021, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of Kulon Progo. Activity is on various HF and VHF bands. The length of their activity is unknown. QSL direct to 8I69K.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Bill, W9KKN will be QRV as ZF1A in the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL via K6AM.

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

The RSGB FT4 Contest Series, K1USN Slow Speed Test and QCX CW Challenge are scheduled for September 28.

The 222 MHz Fall Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest and RTTYOPS Weeksprint are scheduled for September 29.

The UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for September 30.

Please see September 2020 QST, page 71, and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM contest web sites for details