QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 18  ARLD018
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  May 6, 2021
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD018
ARLD018 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
OA4DPM, 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.

NIGER, 5U.  Adrien, F4IHM will be QRV as 5UAIHM from Niamey from May
10 to June 15.  Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters using CW.  QSL
to home call.

MOROCCO, CN.  Stations in Morocco can use the special prefix CN18
until May 10 to celebrate the 18th birthday of Morocco's Crown
Prince Moulay Hassan.
         
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Special call sign DL65ESSEN is QRV
until December 31 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the DARC's
Ortsverband Essen.  QSL via bureau.
         
SPAIN, EA.  Members of the URE club Cullera and of Les Basores DX
group will be QRV as AN5ITU from May 8 to 23 to celebrate the 76th
anniversary of the ITU.  Activity is on the HF and V/UHF bands, and
Satellite QO-100, using CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital modes.  QSL
direct to EB5R.

FRANCE, F.  Michel, F8GGZ and Serge, F6HFI are QRV with special
event call sign TM200NB until May 15 to commemorate the death 200
years ago of Napoleon Bonaparte.  QSL via F5KOB.

GUERNSEY, GU.  Members of the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society will be
QRV as GB5LIB from May 8 to 14 to celebrate the liberation of
Guernsey.  Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters and Satellite
QO-100.  QSL via LoTW.
        
REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL.  Special call signs HL41GDM and D73M are QRV
until May 31 to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Gwangju
Uprising, also known as the Gwangju Democratization Movement.  QSL
via HL4CCM.

JAPAN, JA.  Special event stations 8N1OLP, 8N2OLP, 8N3OLP, 8N4OLP,
8N5OLP, 8N6OLP, 8N7OLP, 8N8OLP, 8N9OLP and 8N0OLP are QRV until
September 5 for the World Olympic and Paralympic Games.  QSL via
bureau.
     
LITHUANIA, LY.  Members of the Lithuanian Radio Sports Federation
are QRV with special call sign LY57BC during May to promote and
participate in the 57th edition of the Baltic Contest.  QSL via
LoTW.
         
PERU, OA.  Special event call sign OC200P is QRV during May to
celebrate the Bicentennial of the independence of the Republic of
Peru.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8.  QSL via
LoTW.

BELGIUM, ON.  Members of the radio club Noord Oost Limburg are QRV
with special call sign OR40NOL until the end of 2021 to celebrate
the club's 40th anniversary.  QSL via ON6NL.
     
NETHERLANDS, PA.  Special event station PD21EUROSONG will be QRV
from May 8 to 22 to bring attention to the 2021 Eurovision Song
Contest taking place in Rotterdam.  QSL via bureau.

SWEDEN, SM.  Members of the Hisingens Radio Club are QRV with
special call sign SE400G until July 31 during the celebration of
Gothenburg City's 400th anniversary.  Activity is on various HF
bands and modes.  QSL via LoTW.

TURKEY, TA.  Special event station TC568FA is QRV until June 28 to
commemorate the conquest of Istanbul in 1453.  Activity is on 160 to
2 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes.  QSL via
operators' instructions.

LATVIA, YL.  Operators Viesturs, YL2SM, Alex, YL2KO and Gunars,
YL2GD are QRV as YL44WFF from the Beja Nature Reserve, YLFF-0072,
until May 8.  Activity is on 40 to 17 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL
via YL2SM.

SOUTH SUDAN, Z8.  Sigfrido, IW9FMD is QRV as Z81S while working with
the United Nations Mission.  Activity is in his spare time.  He has
been active on 15 meters SSB so far.  QSL direct to IT9YVO.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The CQ-M International DX Contest, NCCC
RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, SARL VHF/UHF
Digital Contest, VOLTA World Wide RTTY Contest, SKCC Weekend CW
Sprintathon, Arkansas QSO Party, 50 MHz Spring Sprint and WAB 7 MHz
Phone Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The OK1WC Memorial, RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship, 4 States
QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint and K1USN Slow Speed Test are
scheduled for May 10.

The RTTYOPS Weeksprint and Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest are
scheduled for May 11.

The VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT Test
are scheduled for May 12.

Please see May QST, page 71, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web
sites for details.