QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 50  ARLD050
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  December 19, 2019
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD050
ARLD050 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
KD7WPJ, W3UR, 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.

ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2.  3D2AG/p is QRV until January 5, 2020.  Activity
is on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and FT8.  QSL via
3D2AG.

GHANA, 9G.  Ruettger, DL8MEZ is QRV as 9G5RV until December 22 while
on a business trip.  Activity is in his spare time on 20 meters
using SSB and FT8.  QSL via LoTW.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0.  Oleh, KD7WPJ will be QRV as CE0Y/UR5BCP from
Hanga Roa, IOTA SA-001, from December 26 to 31.  Activity will be on
60 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4.  QSL to home call.

MOROCCO, CN.  Special event station CN19JIM will be QRV on December
21 and 22 during the Journee Internationale de la Montagne.  QSL via
RW6HS.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Volker, DL1WH will be QRV from
Borkum, IOTA EU-047, from December 21 to 31.  Activity will be
holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using CW with some SSB.  QSL to
home call.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0.  Kasimir, DL2SBY will be QRV as HB0/DL2SBY from
December 21 to 28.  Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW,
SSB and various digital modes.  QSL direct to home call.

ECUADOR, HC.  Antonio, EA5RM is QRV as HC3AGT from Loja.  Activity
is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes.  QSL to
home call.

OGASAWARA, JD1.  Harry, JG7PSJ will be QRV as JD1BMH from December
22 to January 3, 2020.  Activity will be in his spare time on 80 to
10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.

AUSTRIA, OE.  Members of the Amateur Radio Contest DX Club are QRV
with special call sign 4U1XMAS until December 31 from the station at
the United Nations Vienna International Center.  Activity is on 80,
40, 20 and 15 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL via UA3DX.

ARUBA, P4.  Ben, DL6RAI is QRV as P4/DL6RAI until December 26.
Activity is holiday style on 160 to 10 meters using mostly CW with
some FT8.  QSL to home call.

SURINAME, PZ.  Arie, PA4ARI is QRV as PZ/PA4ARI from Paramaribo
until January 7, 2020.  Activity is on 80, 40 and 20 meters using
SSB, FT8 and FT4.  QSL to home call.

GABON, TR.  Roland, TR8CR has been active on 30 meters using CW
around 2000 and 2200z.  QSL via F6AJA.

CHAD, TT.  Nicolas, F8FQX is QRV as TT8SN from N'Djamena for the
next three to four years.  Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters.
QSL via DL9USA.

ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0.  Special event stations R95WURC, R95WBZ,
R95WFT, R95WGK, R95WJV, RW95WJ and RX95WN are active until December
25 to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the UFA Radio Club and the
beginning of amateur radio in the Republic of Bashkortostan.  QSL
via operators' instructions.

SOUTH SUDAN, Z8.  Diya, YI1DZ is QRV as Z81D from Juba for at least
six months.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, FT8 and
possibly FT4.  This includes possibly being active on 60 meters as
well.  QSL via OM3JW.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL CW Rookie Roundup, NCCC RTTY
Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, AGB-Party Contest,
Russian 160-Meter Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, OK DX RTTY Contest,
Padang DX SSB Contest and the Croatian CW Contest are all on tap for
this upcoming weekend.

The SKCC CW Sprint, CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray are scheduled
for December 25.

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.

During December look for a number of stations active with the YOTA
suffix for Youngsters On The Air.  QSL via LoTW or direct to M0SDV.

Please see December QST, page 63, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest
Web Sites for details.