DX News from the ARRL

December 24, 2021

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, INDX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

SENEGAL, 6W. Jacques, F6HMJ will be QRV as 6W7/F6HMJ from December 29 to February 22, 2022. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

LESOTHO, 7P. Chris, ZS1CDG is QRV as 7P8GOZ from Berea until December 26. Activity is holiday style on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using FT8. QSL to home call.

MALDIVES, 8Q. Tom, OE1TRI will be QRV as 8Q7TR from South Ari Atoll, IOTA AS-013, from December 28 to January 3, 2022. Activity will be holiday style on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Stations DL0DIX, DK0GER, and DM5G are QRV until the end of 2021 to commemorate the 130th birthday of the painter and printmaker Otto Dix. QSL via bureau.

ENGLAND, G. Members of the Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society will be QRV with special calls GB0HNY, GB1HNY, GB2HNY, GB4HNY, GB5HNY, GB6HNY, GB8HNY, and GB9HNY from December 28 to January 24, 2022, to celebrate the New Year 2022. QSL via operators' instructions.

JAPAN, JA. Take, JI3DST will be QRV as JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6 and JS6RRR/6 from Tanega Island, IOTA AS-032, from December 25 to January 10, 2022. Activity will be on 80 to 2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, FM, FT8 and FT4. QSL to home call.

OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JD1. Harry, JG7PSJ is QRV as JD1BMH from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, until January 1, 2022. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.

BELGIUM, ON. Look for 64 special event stations to use the ON75 prefix from January 1 to February 28, 2022, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Belgium's National IARU Society.
QSL via operators' instructions.

NETHERLANDS, PA. Friso, PF1B is QRV with special event callsign PF33MAX until January 17, 2022, to celebrate Max Verstappen's World Champion title. Activity is on 160 meters to 70 centimeters using mostly FT8 and FT4. QSL via bureau,

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event stations R2022NY, R22HNY, RA22NY, RG22NY, RJ22NY, RK22NY, RL22NY, RM22NY, RO22NY, RQ22NY, RT22NY, RW22NY, RX22NY, and RY22NY will be QRV from December 25 to January 14, 2022, for the Russian New Year 2022 radio marathon. QSL via RQ7L.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Victor, WB0AA is QRV as V4/WB0AA from St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, until December 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

INDONESIA, YB. Agus, YB1TDL is QRV as YB1TDL/8 from Karakelong Island, Talaud Islands, IOTA OC-209, until December 29. Activity is on various HF bands using SSB and FT8. QSL via HA3JB.

MACEDONIA, Z3. Michael, DF8AN will be QRV as Z38/DF8AN from Skopje from December 29 to January 5, 2022. QSL via operator's instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Gedebage CW Contest, RAEM CW Contest and DARC Christmas Contest are all scheduled for his upcoming weekend.

The QCX CW Challenge, OK1WC Memorial CW, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT Test are all on tap for December 27 to 29.

Please see December QST, page 62, and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM contest web sites for details