May 1, 2020

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

BAHRAIN, A9. Operators Fawaz, A92AA, Ahmed, A92AB and Ely, A93LT will be active as A91WTIS from May 10 to 17 for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via A92AA, direct.

ANTARCTICA, 8J. Members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition team (JARE) will be active as 8J1RL from Showa Research Station, Queen Maud Land (AN-015), until January 2021. Listen for operators Take, JA1AGS and Hiro, JH7JCX. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and the digital modes. QSL via JG2MLI or the JARL Bureau.

CHILE, 3G2. Stay-At-Home station 3G2HOME is now QRV. Activity has been mainly on 20 meter CW. QSL via LoTW only.

ISRAEL, 4X2. Isaac, 4Z1TL will activate Stay-At-Home station 4X2BESAFE until August 12. Activity will be on various HF bands.
QSL via 4Z1TL, direct. No IRCs.

JAMAICA, 6Y6. Nigel, 6Y5HN is supporting the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home event as 6Y6STAYHOME. Activity has been on 40 meters. QSL via EA5GL.

CHINA, B0-9. Members of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC) will activate 10 special event call signs (B0CRA – B9CRA) across their country to make QSOs with hams all over the world. Operations will take place from May 1 to 7. QSL via BA1GG.

CANADA, CH2. Ian, VO2IR is active as CH2IR until June 20 to remind everyone to Stay-At-Home. Activity is on various HF bands. QSL via VO2IR.

LEBANON, OD5/OD50. Members of the Radio Amateurs of Lebanon (RAL) will activate special event call signs OD50SH and OD5STAYHOME to spread awareness and Stay-At-Home as part of social distancing policies during the COVID-19 outbreak. QSL via IZ8CLM.

BELARUS, EU. The following special event stations will take part in the Pobeda-75 commemoration of the end of World War II: EV75B, EV75F, EV75GK, EV75K, EV75M and EV75PG.

ENGLAND, G. Members of the RSGB Contest Club will put GB1945PE, GB1945PJ and GB75PEACE on the air during May and August to mark Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan Days. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL. Also, The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) marks the end of World War II in Europe with the call sign GB75VED from May 1 to 28. QSL via 2E0NDZ.

ITALY, I. The ARI Fidenza Club (IQ4FE) will put a number of special event stations on the air during 2020 to commemorate the life and achievements of Guglielmo Marconi. During May, II4TEA commemorates the first transatlantic transmission in 1903. QSL via IQ4FE.

BULGARIA, LZ. The Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA) celebrates its 50th anniversary with the call sign LZ50BFRA until the year’s end. QSL via bureau to LZ1BJ.

AUSTRIA, OE. Alex, OE3DMA will be active with the call sign OE60IPA on April 30 and May 1 for the 60th anniversary of the International Police Association. QSL to OE3DMA via bureau.

RUSSIA, RP. A large number of special event call signs with the prefix RP75 will be active from Russia celebrating the end of World War II.

AUSTRALIA, VK. Station VI250COOK commemorates Captain James Cook’s voyage on HMS Endeavour along Australia’s east coast with activity from May 1 to August 31. For QSL information see qrz.com.

STAY AT HOME. More stations in the stay at home effort:
4U2STAYHOME, 5W19STAYHOME, AT2SHI, IO6STAY, OD50SH, OD5STAYHOME, OE1STAYHOME and OQ1HOME.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.
The Araucaria World Wide VHF Contest, 10-10 International Spring Contest, CW, RCC Cup, Microwave Spring Sprint, ARI International DX Contest, 7th Call Area QSO Party, Indiana QSO Party, RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint, Delaware QSO Party, FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint and the New England QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend.

Please see May 2020 QST, page 69 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details