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DX Bulletin 20  ARLD020
 >From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  May 14, 2020
To all radio amateurs

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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.

GREENLAND, OX.  Bo, OZ1DJJ is QRV from Aasiaat Island (NA-134) as OX3LX, 
in his spare time.  He will be active until May 21.  QSL via OZ0J.

GEORGIA, 4L.  Look for Vakhtang, 4L8A in the CQ WPX CW contest May 30 
and 31, on 20 meters, single op.  QSL via M0OXO, OQRS and LoTW.

SINGAPORE, 9V.  9V1STAYHOME will be active until June 30. QSL via via 
LoTW only.

THAILAND, HS.  Members of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) 
will be active as E2STAYHOME until July 15.  QSL via E21EIC (d/B), LoTW 
or ClubLog.

GUANTANAMO BAY, KG4.  Kelly, KG4NE expects to be QRV until at least May 
28, with activity on 40 and 6 meters.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL or his home 
call, NM7H.

KENYA, 5Z.  Members of the Radio Society of Kenya (RSK) are joining the 
COVID-19 effort with the call sign 5Z4STAYHOME.  QSL via bureau.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2.  The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society 
(MARTS) will be QRV with special event call signs 9M4STAYHOME, 9M4COVID 
and 9M4DUDUKRUMAH for three months, beginning on May 15.  Look for them 
on the HF bands using SSB, CW and digital modes.  QSL via bureau or 
9W2PD direct.

SPAIN, EA.  AM40LAR celebrates the 40th anniversary of a radio program 
dedicated to amateur radio and broadcast by RNE Radio 4. They are QRV 
until May 31.  QSL via eQSL or LoTW.

ENGLAND, G.  GB2CCW will be active during the second half of 
May, honoring care workers during the pandemic.  QSL via eQSL 
only. Also, stations celebrating the end of World War II include GB0PIE,
GB1PIJ and GB4VED.  QSL all via eQSL.

NETHERLANDS, PA.  PD75DDAY commemorates the liberation of 
the Netherlands during World War II.  They will be QRV until the end 
of May.  QSL via bureau.

AUSTRALIA, VK.  Australian amateurs may use the prefix AX on May 17 to 
mark the World Telecommunication Day.

INDIA, VU.  Members of the Tripura Ham Radio Club support the present 
stay-at-home operations as AT2THC until August 1 on the HF bands.  QSL 
via VU2LJB.

STAY AT HOME SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS.  The following stations join the 
ranks to support stay at home efforts: 6Y6STAYHOME, AU2COV, GB2CCW, 
HA0HOME, HA0STAY, OE1STAYHOME and SZ3STAYHOME.

CANADA, VE.  Jean, VE2JCW will use special call sign VE2SPEED, through 
the month of June to commemorate the Montreal Grand Prix, even if the 
race is canceled.  QSL via VE2JCW info on QRZ.com.

COLOMBIA, 5J.  5JSTAYHOME is the latest COVID-19 special event station 
from Colombia.  Note there is only one number in the call sign.

MOROCCO, CN.  Look for 5C1WTIS to celebrate World Telecommunication and 
Information Society Day, until May 17.  QSL via RW6HS.

SAUDIA ARABIA, HZ.  The Saudi Amateur Radio Society will join the on air 
activity for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with 
HZ1WTIS, until May 17.  Also, HZ1DG is a new six meter 
beacon, transmitting on 50.055 MHz and using 5 watts into a 
vertical antenna.  The grid locator is LK18gf.

GERMANY, DL.  Station DL70IPA will be QRV as part of the 
70th anniversary of the International Police Association. IPARC, the 
IPA Radio Club, plans various operations in August and November.

JAPAN, JA.  Members of the Yoneyama HF Club (JR0YHF) will be operating 
special event station 8J0K in celebration of the 80th anniversary of 
Kashiwazaki city in Niigata Japan.  They will be QRV until March 31, 
2021, on 1.8 MHz through 5.7 GHz.

USA, K.  Special event station K7P is on the air until May 16 
to remember law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.  
Look for them on 40 and 20 meters.  There will be a commemorative 
QSL card.  QSL direct with SASE to N7WR.

SAMOA, 5W.  COVID-19 special event call 5W19STAYSAFE will be operated by 
Atsu, 5W1SA.  Samoa is one of the very few places on earth that has no 
reported cases of the novel Coronavirus due to the early government 
lockdown.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The UN DX Contest, NZART Sangster 
Shield Contest, Portuguese Navy Day Contest, His Majesty King of 
Spain Contest, Aegean RTTY Contest, Feld Hell Sprint and the Run for 
the Bacon QRP Contest are all on tap for this weekend.  The RSGB 
FT4 Contest Series is on May 18.  Please see May 2020 QST, page 69 
and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM Contest Web Site for details.
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