ARRL DX Bulletin 2024 - 011
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:37 am
SB DX @ ARL $ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news ZCZC AE11 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 11 ARLD011 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 14, 2024 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. BENIN, TY. Operators F5NVF, F5RAV and M0NPT are QRV as TY5C from Cotonou until March 29. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and FT8. This includes being active on Satellite QO 100. QSL direct to F5RAV. ST HELENA ISLAND, ZD7. ZD7GG, with op Torsten, DL9GG, is QRV with a straight key on CW until the end of this month. VANUATU, YJ. Chris, VK2YUS will be QRV as YJ0CA from Port Vila until March 21. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. LESOTHO, 7P. A multi national team of DJ9RR, EI2II, EI2JD, EI3ISB, EI3IXB, EI4HH, EI5GM, EI5GSB, EI6FR, EI8KN, EI9HQ, EI9FBB and PA3EWP, will be operating as 7P8EI from March 19 to 30. The group plans to set up 8 rigs for HF. QSL via M0OXO OQRS. CURACAO, PJ2. Andreas, DK5ON will be QRV as PJ2/DK5ON from March 11 to 27. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters, and possibly 160 meters, using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4. This includes being active on various Satellites. QSL to home call. EAST KIRIBATI, T32. A group of operators will be QRV as T32EU from Kiritimati Island, IOTA OC 024, from March 12 to 27. Activity will be with three stations on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. QSL via DL2AWG. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, HC8. Rick, HC1MD (NE8Z), and Maria, HC1MM will be QRV as HD8MD and HD8MM respectfully, from March 20 to 29. Listen for HD8MM on SSB on 40 through 10 meters and HD8MD on CW, SSB, FT4 and FT8 (sometimes MSHV) on 40 through 6 meters (Grid Locator EI59ec). QSL via LoTW or to the W8 QSL Bureau (via K8LJG or NE8Z). SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. Ken, KJ9B will be active from March 30 to April 6. He'll be operating as PJ7/KJ9B, mostly on FT modes. GREENLAND, OX. Bo, OZ1DJJ is operating as OX3LX until March 22. He will be on the HF bands and satellite QO-100. QSL via OZ0J. TURKEY, TA. TC18M will be on the air from March 15 to 22 to remember the Naval Victory of 1915. They will be in the Russian DX Contest that weekend, manned by young ops from TCSWAT and GITRAD. QSL through LoTW. REUNION ISLAND, TO7. Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be QRV from April 7 to 18 as TO7PX. Look for him using SSB and FT8 on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 Meters. QSL via IK2DUW. TIMOR LESTE, 4W. Satoshi, JH2EUV is QRV as 4W/JH2EUV from Dili until March 19. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using FT8. QSL to home call. TANZANIA, 5H. Nobby, G0VJF is QRV as 5H3VJG from Zanzibar Island, IOTA AF 032, until March 20. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being an entry in the RSGB Commonwealth contest. QSL via M0OXO. WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Jacek, SP5APW will be QRV as 9W2/SP5APW from Langkawi Island, IOTA AS 058, until March 17. Activity will be on 20 to 6 meters, with an emphasis on 6 meters. QSL to home call. MOROCCO, CN. Yannick, F6FYD will be QRV as CN2YD from Marrakesh until March 23. This includes being active as CN2YD/p on a short visit to Mogador Island, IOTA AF 065. QSL to home call. GRENADA, J3. Operators ON4HIL, ON4MA, ON5RA, ON5TN, ON6CC and ON7RU are QRV as J38R until March 16. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8, with RTTY on 20 meters. QSL via M0URX. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. JA6VQA, as WH0B, along with JA6REX and JH6HZH will be QRV from April 25 to 30, using mainly FT8 and FT4 with some CW and SSB, on 160 to 6 meters. Listen for them as WH0B, KH0/JA6REX and KH0/W6HZH, respectively. QSL WH0B via LoTW, eQSL and direct to JA6VQA. QSL KH0/JA6REX and KH0/W6HZH via LoTW, eQSL and Club Log. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The PODXS 070 Club St Patrick's Day Contest, BARTG HF RTTY Contest, Russian DX Contest, F9AA Cup, Africa All Mode Int'l DX Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, All Virginia QSO Party, UBA Spring Contest, Run for the Bacon QRP Contest, Bucharest Digital Contest, RSGB FT4 Contest, and the Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest are on tap for this weekend. Please see March QST, page 78, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX