Friday, November 13, 2020

ARRL DX NEWS 13 NOV 2020

 

DX News from the ARRL

November 13, 2020

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.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Jay, KE6GLA is operating portable as FO/KE6GLA from Bora Bora (OC-067). QSL via his home call.

ST. VINCENT, J8. Oleh, UR5BCP (aka KD7WPJ) plans to operate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest for a few hours as J8/UR5BCP as a single op, low power entry. He will be on location from November 21 to 28. QSL via KD7WPJ.

UNITED NATIONS, 4U. Special event station 4U75UN is QRV until the end of 2020 to celebrate the United Nation's 75th anniversary. QSL via HB9BOU.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Dan, K8RF will be QRV as NP2J in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as a single band, 160 meter entry. QSL via K8RF direct or via LoTW.

ISRAEL, 4X. Special event station 4X0RMN will be QRV from Ramon Crater on November 13 and 14. QSL via 4X6ZM.

MALAWI, 7Q. Members of the Russian Robinson Club Team will be QRV as 7Q7RU near Embangweni until November 18. Activity will be on 160 meters to 70 centimeters using CW, SSB and FT8 in DXpedition mode, and on various satellites. QSL via R7AL.

CHINA, BY. Dale, BA4TB is QRV as B9/BA4TB from Xining city in the Qinghai province. QSL to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. YB0ECT will be a 20 meter, single band, high power entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via W2FB.

PANAMA, HP. Special event station 3E1FP is QRV during the month of November to celebrate the 116th anniversary of Vida Republicana of Panama. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4.
QSL via HP3BSM.

SINGAPORE, 9V. James, 9V1YC has been active using FT8 on 30 meters. QSL via W5UE.

DJIBOUTI, J2. Rene, DL2JRM will be QRV as J28XX. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

WESTERN SAHARA, S0. S01WS has been QRV on 17 meters using SSB around 1800z. QSL direct.

MALI, TZ. Ulmar, DK1CE will be QRV as TZ1CE from Bamako for a month. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using FT8. QSL to home call.

BRAZIL, PY. Sandro, PY1SAN and Marc, PY1CMT are QRV as ZX6BA from November 13 to 15, and as PR1S from November 16 to 18. They will be using satellites QO-100, AO-07, FO-29, RS-44 on CW and SSB. They will also be on HF with a 5W rig using CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW.

SOUTH SUDAN, Z8. Sigfrido, IW9FMD is QRV as Z81S while working with the United Nations Mission here. His length of stay is unknown. Activity is in his free time. QSL direct to IT9YVO.

ALBANIA, ZA. Sandro, IN3PPH is QRV as ZA/IN3PPH from Qerret. Activity of late has been on 80, 40 and 20 meters using FT8. QSL via operator's instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The WAE DX Contest RTTY, PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint, 10-10 International Fall Contest Digital, JIDX Phone Contest, SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest, OK/OM DX Contest, CQ-WE Contest, Homebrew and Old-time Equipment Party and the Run for the Bacon QRP Contest are all on tap for this weekend. The K1USN Slow Speed Test and RSGB FT4 Contest Series are on November 16.

Please see November QST, page 74, and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM contest web sites for details