DX News from the ARRL….

January 24, 2020

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by VE3FU, W2GD, 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.

GEORGIA, 4L. Mamuka, 4L2M will be QRV as a Single Op/High Power entry in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via EA7FTR.

ISRAEL, 4X. A group of operators will be QRV as 4X2M in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via 4X4DZ.

THE GAMBIA, C5. Russell, G5XW will be QRV as C5XW beginning January 28 for 10 days. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

BAHAMAS, C6. Harmon, WB4OMG will be QRV as C6AEI from Grand Bahama Island, IOTA NA-080, in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL to home call.

CUBA, CO. Members of the DX Group of Cuba are QRV with special event call sign T40DXXE until the end of January to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Mexican DXXE Group. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL direct to CO8ZZ.

REUNION ISLAND, FR. Roland, F8EN will be QRV as FR/F8EN from January 25 to March 19. Activity will be mostly on 30 and 20 meters using CW. QSL via F6AJA.

ITALY, I. Operators S50X, S51V, S52P, S54W, S56DX, S56N, S57DX and S59A are QRV as IG9/home calls from Lampedusa, IOTA AF-019, until January 27. Activity is on the HF bands. They will be active as IG9/S59A in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL to home calls.

CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. A group of operators are QRV with special event call sign OL725PLZ during 2020 to commemorate the founding of Plzen 725 years ago. QSL direct to OK1DRQ.

CURACAO, PJ2. Jeff, K8ND and Jim, W8WTS are QRV as PJ2ND and PJ2/W8WTS, respectively, until February 3. They will be active as PJ2T in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL to home calls and PJ2T via W3HNK. 

ARUBA, P4. Mat, DL4MM is QRV as P4/DL4MM using CW and SSB, and as P40AA using various digital modes on the HF bands until January 29. He will be a Single Op entry in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL to home call.

TURKEY, TA. A large group of operators will be QRV as TC0X from Bozcaada Island, IOTA AS-099, in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via HG5DX.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. A group of operators will be QRV as UA7K from Kerch in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via LoTW.

CANADA, VE. Operators Chris, VE3FU, Dave, VE9CB and Frank, VO1HP are QRV as VO2AC, VO2AAA and VO1HP/VO2, respectively, from the Point Amour Lighthouse on Labrador until January 26. Activity is on 160, 80, 60 and 40 meters, using CW and FT8, including FM on various Satellites from Grid Square GO11. They will be active as VO2AC in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL to home calls.

MEXICO, XE. Members of the DXXE group are QRV with special event callsign 4A15DXXE during 2020 to celebrate the group’s 15th anniversary. QSL via LoTW.

INDONESIA, YB. Members of the Grobex Team Contest Indonesia plan to be QRV as 7A2A from Zone 28 in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via LoTW.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Stan, K5GO will be QRV as ZF5T from Brac Island, IOTA NA-016, during the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest.
QSL via LoTW.

PARAGUAY, ZP. Manu, ZP9MCE will be QRV in the CQ World Wide 160 Meter CW contest. QSL via LoTW.

SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. Special event station ZS95SARL is QRV during all of 2020 to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the South African Radio League. Activity is on the HF, V/UHF bands and Satellites. QSL via bureau.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The CQ World Wide 160-Meter CW Contest, Winter Field Day, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, Malaysia DX SSB Contest, REF CW Contest, BARTG RTTY Sprint and UBA DX SSB Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The QCX CW Challenge is scheduled for January 27.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test, UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, Phone Fray and QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for January 29.

Please see January 2020 QST, page 81, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details