Friday, November 6, 2020

ARRL DX NEWS 6 NOV 2020

DX News from the ARRL

November 06, 2020

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by LU4AAO, 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.

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.

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 from November 7 to 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.

FRANCE, F. Michel, F8GGZ will be QRV with special event call sign TM50GDG from November 9 to 22 to commemorate the 130th birthday and the death of Charles de Gaulle 50 years ago. Activity will be on 160 to 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via bureau.

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.

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

ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club QRM Belgrano will be QRV as LU4AAO, LU4AAO/A and LU4AAO/D to celebrate Dia de la Tradicion from November 7 to 15. Activity will be on all HF and V/UHF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL direct to LU4AAO.

LITHUANIA, LY. Members of the Radistu Asociacija are QRV with special event call LY111A until November 30 to commemorate the 111th anniversary of General Jonas Zemaitis, Chairman of the Presidium of the LLKS. Activity is on various HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via LY5A.

BELGIUM, ON. Members of the UBA-KTK are QRV with special event call sign OP0PEACE from Kortrijk until November 30 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. QSL via operators' instructions.

NETHERLANDS, PA. Henk, PE4T is QRV as special event station PE75T from Peize until December 31 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Dutch Radio Amateur Organization Veron. Activity is on the HF bands and with FT8. QSL via operator's instructions.

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

COSTA RICA, TI. Special event station TI200I is QRV to mark the bicentennial of the independence of Costa Rica. QSL via LoTW.

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.

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 ARRL CW Sweepstakes Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, Day of the YLs Contest, IPARC Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Ukrainian DX Contest, RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint, AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 CW QSO Party and EANET Sprint are all on tap for this weekend.

The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint is scheduled for November 9.

The RTTYOPS Weeksprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test and Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest are scheduled for November 10.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test, RSGB 80-Meter Autumn SSB Series, VHF-UHF

FT8 Activity Contest, 40-Meter QRP CW Fox Hunt and Phone Fray are scheduled for November 11.

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