QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 9  ARLD009
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  February 28, 2019
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD009
ARLD009 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
WB0TEV, 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.

SOMALIA, 6O.  Ali, EP3CQ is QRV as 6O1OO until March 24.  QSL to
home call.

GHANA, 9G.  Matteo, IZ4YGS is QRV as 9G5GS from Sanzule until March
13.  Activity is in his spare time on 80, 60, 40, 30 and 20 meters
using mostly FT8.  QSL direct to home call.

BHUTAN, Z5.  Zorro, JH1AJT, Franz, DJ9ZB and Champ, E21EIC are QRV
as A5A until March 9.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and FT8.  QSL via JH1AJT.

THE GAMBIA, C5.  Don, G3XTT will be QRV as C56DF from March 5 to 12.
Activity will be on the HF bands with a focus on CW.  This includes
being an entry in the upcoming RSGB Commonwealth Contest.  QSL
direct to home call.

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, HC8.  A group of operators are QRV as HD8M from
Santa Cruz Island, IOTA SA-004, until March 6.  Activity is on 160
to 10 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8 in
DXpedition mode.  This includes being active in the ARRL
International DX SSB contest.  QSL via WB2REM.

SAINT LUCIA, J6.  Operators K9HZ, WA4PGM and W0CN are QRV as J68HZ
and J6/home calls, respectively.  Activity is on the HF bands.  They
plan to be active as J68HZ as a Multi/Single entry in the ARRL
International DX SSB contest.  QSL J68HZ via K9HZ, and J6/W0CN and
J6/WA4PGM to home calls.

GUAM, KH2.  Operators JI3ERV and JO1RUR will be QRV as AH2R as a
Multi/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest.  QSL via
LoTW.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2.  Tony, N2TK will be QRV as KP2M as a
Single/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest.  QSL via
LoTW

LUXEMBOURG, LX.  A group of operators will be QRV as LX7I as a
Multi/2 entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest.  QSL via
LX2A.

ARUBA, P4.  Andy, AE6Y will be QRV as P49Y as a Single/Op entry in
the ARRL International DX SSB contest.  QSL to home call.

COSTA RICA, TI.  Operators AE0EE, K0BBC and W6PNG are QRV as
TI7/AE0EE, TI7/K0BBC and TI7/W6PNG, respectively, until March 5.
This includes being active as TI7/W6PNG as a Multi/Op entry in the
ARRL International DX SSB contest.  QSL to home calls.

BELIZE, V3.  Victor, WB0TEV and Scott, K5PS are QRV as V31VP and
V31CQ, respectively, until March 5 from the Maya Hill Lodge.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.  This
includes being active as V31VP as a Multi/Single entry in the ARRL
International DX SSB contest.  QSL to home calls.

MONTSERRAT, VP2M.  Charlie, K1XX is QRV as VP2MMF and will be a
Single/Op entry in the ARRL International DX SSB contest.  QSL via
KU9C.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5.  Adrian, AA5UK is QRV as VP5/AA5UK
from Providenciales Island, IOTA NA-002, until March 8.  Activity is
on 40 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, FT8 and on various satellites.
QSL to home call.

EAST KIRIBATI, T32.  Ken, KH6QJ is QRV as T32AZ from Kirimati
Island, IOTA OC-024, until March 5.  Activity is on the HF bands.
This includes being an entry in the ARRL International DX SSB
contest.  QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL International DX SSB Contest,
NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder,
The Wake-Up. QRP Sprint, Open Ukraine RTTY Championship, UBA Spring
CW Contest, NSARA Contest and SARL Hamnet 40-Meter Simulated
Emergency Contest are all on tap for this weekend.

The Novice Rig Roundup runs from March 2 to 10.

The RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship is scheduled for March 4.

The AGCW YL-CW Party and ARS Spartan CW Sprint are scheduled for
March 5.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test, UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, Phone Fray and
40-Meter QRP CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for March 6.

The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs
for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from
Canada's parks and historic sites.

Please see March 2019 QST, page 88, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest
Web Sites for details.