SB DX @ ARL $ARLD049 ARLD049 DX news ZCZC AE49 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 49 ARLD049 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 9, 2021 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD049 ARLD049 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by OH0NC, 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. SENEGAL, 6W. Dani, EA4ATI is QRV as 6W1TG from Dakar. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using mainly SSB. QSL via LoTW. MALDIVES, 8Q. Tor, DG7RO will be QRV as 8Q7RO from Fihalhohi Island, IOTA AS-013, from December 11 to 27. Activity will be mainly on Satellite QO-100. QSL to home call. ZAMBIA, 9J. Mario, IK1MYT is QRV as 9J2MYT from Lusaka until June 2022. Activity is on 40, 20, 17, 15, and 10 meters. QSL direct to IZ3KVD. QATAR, A7. Special event stations A721FAC and A721FCA are QRV until December 18 during the FIFA Arab Cup 2021. QSL via bureau. SPAIN, EA. Pascual, EA5WO is QRV with special event callsign AN5OKW from Torrent until December 20 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow. Activity is on the HF bands using various digital modes. QSL via LoTW. THAILAND, HS. Brad, VK2BY will be QRV as HS0ZNR from the Nam Yuen district from December 12 to January 21. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters. QSL direct to home call. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Some members of the Saudi Association of Radio Amateurs are QRV with special event station HZ19SAT until December 28 as part of a Saudi Satellite Event. QSL via operators' instructions. FINLAND, OH. Finnish amateur radio operators are allowed to use the prefix OF until December 23 to celebrate the 100th jubilee of the Finnish Radio Amateur Society, SRAL. QSL via bureau. WESTERN SAHARA, S0. The Sahrawi Amateur Radio Union special event callsign S0S is QRV from Tifariti. Activity is on 40, 17, and 10 meters using SSB. The length of activity is unknown. QSL direct to EA2JG. BANGLADESH, S2. Station S21DX is QRV from Manpura Island, IOTA AS-140, until December 16. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB and FT8, and on Satellite QO-100. QSL via EB7DX. SLOVENIA, S5. Special event station S522PMC is QRV until January 2 to promote the PMC Contest. QSL via bureau. EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event station R200NN is QRV until December 12 to mark the 200th birthday anniversary of poet Nikolay Nekrasov. QSL via RC3M. KAZAKHSTAN, UN. Special event stations UN30RK, UP30RK, UO30RK, and UQ30RK will be QRV from December 11 to 19 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence. QSL via LoTW. BURKINA FASO, XT. Harald, DF2WO is QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou until December 20. Activity is holiday style on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and various digital modes. QSL via M0OXO. UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS, ZC4. Operator G4XWJ is QRV as ZC4RH until December 12. He is active on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and FT8, and plans to work on Satellite QO-100. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL 10-Meter Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint, TRC Digi Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, ARI 40/80 Contest, International Naval Contest, QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint, and CQC Great Colorado CW Snowshoe Run are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, OK1WC Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, NAQCC CW Sprint, QRP 40 Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for December 13 to 15. Please see December QST, page 62, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN