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DX Bulletin 14  ARLD014
 >From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  April 2, 2020
To all radio amateurs

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ARLD014 DX news

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.

NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N.  Janusz, SP9FIH continues to be active as VK9NK.  
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via SP9FIH 
or ClubLog's OQRS.

TURKEY, TA.  TC100KIDS is QRV until the end of the month. Look for them 
on SSB and CW.  This event is for the National Sovereignty and 
Children's Day.  Also, members of the Tango Alpha Ham Radio Club
(YM1KE) will be active using the special event call sign TC1STAYHOME for 
awareness of COVID-19 pandemic, until May 5.  QSL via info on QRZ.com.

BRAZIL, PY.  Special call ZW75FEB celebrates the 75th anniversary of the 
end of World War II and will be QRV through May 31. QSL via PT2ADM, 
bureau or direct.  Also, during April, special event station
ZW60DF celebrates the inauguration of Brasilia as Brazil's new capital 
in 1960.  QSL via LoTW or PT2GTI.

SERBIA, YU.  Look for special call YU2020IARU through the end of the 
year, to note the 25th General Conference of the International Amateur 
Radio Union.

CZECH REPUBLIC, OL30.  Members of the Czechoslovak DX Club will be 
active as OL30DXC until the end of the year, to celebrate CSDXC's 30th 
anniversary.  Operations will be on various HF and VHF bands
using CW, SSB, FM and digital modes.  QSL via OK2PXJ.

PALAU, T8.  Operators Hirotaka, JA6KYU, Munehiro, JR6DRH, Mike,JA6EGL 
and Toshiya, JH6HZH, will be active as T88HS, T88RH, T88SM and T88HZ, 
respectively, from October 14 to 21.  Activity will be
holiday style on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL 
via home calls.

SPAIN, EA.  The DXXE Group marks its 15th anniversary with the call 
signs AO5DXX, operator Salva, EA5BB and AO5DXX/8, operator Juan, EA8RM, 
until April 15.  QSL via LoTW.

FRANCE, TM.  Thierry, F4GVO joins the DXXE celebrations as TM15DXXE 
during the first half of April.  QSL via LoTW.

ITALY, I.  The Mediterraneo DX Club celebrates its 10th anniversary 
during April as II5MPI.  QSL via LoTW.  In addition, the ARI Fidenza 
Club is putting a number of special event call signs on the air during 
2020 to commemorate the life and achievements of Guglielmo Marconi.  In 
April, II4FTX celebrates the first transatlantic wireless broadcast in 
1901.  QSL via IQ4FE.

BULGARIA, LZ.  The Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) honors the 
memory of Orthodox saints during April with the call sign LZ603IL.  QSL 
via bureau or LZ1KCP direct.

NETHERLANDS, PA.  Special event station PA75ASN commemorates the 
liberation of the city of Assen during World War II.  They are QRV until 
May 7.  QSL via bureau or direct via PA0VCC.

SLOVENIA, S5.  Members of the radio club S59FOP will be marking Earth 
Day, April 22, on the air with the call sign S50EARTH during April.  QSL 
via eQSL.

POLAND, SP.  SN100KW commemorates the 100th birthday of Pope John Paul 
II (born Karol Jozef Wojtyla) on May 18 in 1920. They will be QRV during 
April and May on the HF bands. QSL via SP3PGS.

AUSTRALIA, VK.  The Western and Northern Suburbs Amateur Radio Club 
(WANSARC) celebrates its 50th anniversary as VI50AWS, until the end of 
August.

SAUDI ARABIA, HZ.  Special event call HZ1WARD will be on the air during 
the 2020 World Amateur Radio Day, April 18th.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The LZ Open 40 Meter Sprint Contest, PODXS 
070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest, Nebraska QSO Party, Louisiana QSO 
Party, Mississippi QSO Party, Missouri QSO Party, Florida State Parks On 
the Air, SP DX Contest, EA RTTY Contest, North American SSB Sprint, UBA 
Spring Contest, 6 Meters and the RSGB RoLo SSB will keep contesters very 
busy this weekend.  Please see April 2020 QST, page 71 and the ARRL and 
WA7BNM contest websites for details.
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