QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 19  ARLD019
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  May 9, 2024
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD019
ARLD019 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.

RWANDA, 9X.  Harald, DF2WO is QRV as 9X2AW from Kigali until May 17.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4.  QSL
via M0OXO.

BOTSWANA, A2.  Remo, HB9SHD is QRV as A255HD until May 13.  Activity
is holiday style on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and possibly
FT8.  QSL to home call.

BAHRAIN, A9.  Special event station A91WTIS will be QRV from May 11
to 17 to celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society
Day.  QSL via EC6DX.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9.  Bill, C91CCY has been active using SSB on 80 meters
around 0400z, and 40 meters around 0430z.  QSL via K3IRV.

MOROCCO, CN.  Special call sign CN21HM is QRV until May 12 in
celebration of the 21st birthday of Prince Moulay Hassan, the heir
apparent to the Moroccan throne.  QSL direct to CN8RAH.

BOLIVIA, CP.  Members of the Yaguarete DX Group will be QRV as CP7DX
from Tarija on May 11 to 19.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters
using CW, SSB, FT8 in DXpedition mode, as well as SSB and FM on
various LEO satellites.  QSL direct to LU1FM.

NORTHERN IRELAND, GI.  Members of the North West Group ARC are QRV
with special event station GB0AEL until May 31 to commemorate the
anniversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight in May 1932.
QSL via MI0HOZ.

SAUDI ARABIA, HZ.  Members of the Saudi Radio Amateurs Society will
be QRV with special event station HZ1WTIS from May 10 to 17 in
celebration of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
QSL via bureau.

ITALY, I.  Members of the United Nations Global Service Centre ARC
in Brindisi are QRV as 4U29MAY until May 31 to promote the
International Day of UN Peacekeepers.  QSL via 9A2AA.

SARDINIA, IS0.  Tomi, OH2TJS is QRV as IS0/OH2TJS until May 18.
Activity is on the HF bands using SSB, FT8, and FT4.  QSL to home
call.

WAKE ISLAND, KH9.  Tom, NL7RR is QRV as KH9/NL7RR until May 15.
Activity is generally on 20 meters SSB around 0700z.  QSL direct to
home call.

AUSTRIA. OE.  Rene, DL2JRM is QRV as OE7/DL2JRM until May 12.  This
includes being an entry in the CQ-M International DX contest.  QSL
to home call.

CZECH REPUBLIC, OK.  A number of operators are QRV using the OL87
prefix until May 26 to showcase the 87th Ice Hockey World
Championship.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY,
PSK, FT8, and FT4.  QSL via operators' instructions.

SOMALIA, T5.  Alex, IT9HRK is QRV as T5/IT9HRK from Mogadishu.
Activity is in his spare time on 80 to 10 meters using mainly SSB,
with some CW, RTTY, FT8, and FT4.  He is here for several months.
QSL via IU5RPJ.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7.  Lal, VU3OQK is QRV as VU7LAL from Agatti
and Kavarathi until May 31.  Activity is on 40, 20, and 10 meters.
QSL direct.

CAMBODIA, XU.  Jarrad, VK3BL is QRV as XU7AGA from Kampot.  Activity
is in his spare time on 20, 17, 15, and 10 meters using mostly FT8.
QSL via Club Log.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL.  Members of the Gisborne Branch of the New Zealand
Association of Radio Transmitters are QRV with special event call
ZL100AC during May to commemorate the first trans-Pacific contact
with Carlos Braggio, CB8, near Buenos Aires, Argentina.  QSL via
operators' instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The VOLTA World Wide RTTY Contest, CQ-M
International DX Contest, NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, NCCC CW
Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, FISTS Saturday CW Sprint, SKCC
Weekend CW Sprintathon, Canadian Prairies QSO Party and the 50 MHz
Spring Sprint are all scheduled for this weekend.
     
The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW
Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, RSGB 80-Meter Club
SSB Championship, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, DARC FT4
Contest, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8
Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 CW and the Mini-Test 80 CW are on tap
for May 13 to 15.

Please see May QST, page 77, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest
websites for details.