DX News from the ARRL

August 28, 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.

GEORGIA, 4L. Peter, HB9DVG is QRV as 4L/G4ENL while working at a hydropower plant here. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. His length of stay is unknown. QSL direct to home call.

MALTA, 9H. Reiner, DL2AAZ will be QRV with special call 9H3SAT from Gozo, IOTA EU-023, during the month of September. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters, and especially on Satellite QO-100, using CW and SSB from grid square locator JM76cb. QSL to home call.

MALAYSIA, 9M. To celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Malaysia's independence, a number of special event stations in both East and West Malaysia will be QRV with the 9M63 prefix on August 30 and 31
QSL via operators' instructions.

CHILE, CE. Members of the Radio Club Traiguen are QRV with special event calls CB6T, CB6Q, CB6P and CB6TEB to commemorate the arrival 131 years ago of the first railroad in Traiguen. QSL direct to CE6TRA.

SPAIN, EA. Special event stations EG1SDC to EG9SDC and EH1SDC to EH9SDC will be QRV from September 1 to 13 to celebrate the feast day of Asturias and its patron saint, Santina de Covadonga. QSL all calls via EA1AUM.

REUNION ISLAND, FR. Chris, F8FPY is QRV as FR8TG from Le Guillaume. Activity is on various HF and VHF bands using mostly CW with some SSB and FT8. QSL direct.

ENGLAND, G. Special event station GB5ST will be QRV on September 1 to celebrate the TV series Star Trek and its various spin-offs. QSL via bureau. In addition, members of the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society will be QRV with special call GB800BOB from September 1 to 28 to commemorate the Battle of Britain. QSL via 2E0NDZ.

BULGARIA, LZ. Members of the Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik will be QRV with special call sign LZ595IP during the month of September to honor the memory of Orthodox saints. QSL via bureau.

GREENLAND, OX. Bo, OZ1DJJ is QRV as OX3LX from Aasiaat Island, IOTA NA-134, and possibly islands Upernavik and Uummannaq until September 20. QSL via OZ0J.

ARUBA, P4. Members of the Aruba Amateur Radio Club will be QRV with special event call P42WW during the month of September to commemorate the end of World War II. QSL via P41G.

GREECE, SV. Pol, SV1AHH and George, SV1GGF will be QRV with special event call SX1AFM during September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Hellenic Air Force History Museum. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using all modes. QSL via LoTW.

ICELAND, TF. Norbert, DJ7JC is QRV as TF/DJ7JC until October 18. Activity is holiday style on 160 to 10 meters using CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via DJ5BWD.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Members of the Moscow city branch of the Radio Amateur Union of Russia are QRV as RA75RA until September 3 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the national nuclear industry.
QSL via R2ATC.

HONG KONG, VR. Special call sign VR2HK9O is QRV until May 31, 2021 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society. QSL via VR2HK.

SOUTH SUDAN, Z8. Diya, YI1DZ is QRV as Z81D from Juba until November 10 while working for the UN World Food Programme. Activity is on the HF bands in his free time using mostly FT8. QSL via OM3JW.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, RTTYOps World Wide RTTY, Feld Hell Sprint, ALARA Contest, YO DX HF Contest, W/VE Islands QSO Party, World Wide Digi DX Contest, Kansas QSO Party, Kentucky State Parks on the Air, RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint, SARL HF CW Contest and QCX CW Challenge are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The RTTYOPS Weeksprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest and QCX CW Challenge are scheduled for September 1.

The VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest, UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT Test are scheduled for September 2.

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