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DX Bulletin 8 ARLD008
From
ARRL
Headquarters
Newington CT February 20, 2025
To
all radio
amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD008
ARLD008
DX news
This week's
bulletin was
made possible
with
information
provided by
The Daily DX,
425 DX News,
DXNL, OPDX,
Contest Corral
from QST and
the ARRL
Contest
Calendar and
WA7BNM web
sites. Thanks
to all.
SRI LANKA, 4S. Members of the Polish DX Team are QRV as 4S7SPG
from Nilaveli
until March 1.
Activity is on
80 to 10
meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY,
and FT8. QSL
via SP6CIK.
TANZANIA, 5H. Chas, NK8O is QRV as 5H3DX until
March 6.
Activity is in
his spare time
on the HF
bands using CW
and FT8. QSL
via LoTW.
NIGERIA, 5N. Members of the Rebel DX Group are
QRV as 5N9DTG.
Activity is on
160 to 6
meters using
FT8 and FT4
with Superfox
and MSHV
modes. QSL via
OQRS.
MALDIVES, 8Q. Takio, JH3QFL will be QRV as 8Q7FL
from February
26 to March 6.
Activity will
be on 40 to 6
meters using
FT8. QSL
direct to home
call.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Special event stations
A60TET/0
through
A60TET/23 are
QRV until
February 27
for the UAE
Emirates Tour
Event Bicycle
Road Race. QSL
via operators'
instructions.
CAPE VERDE, D4. A group of operators are QRV with
special event
call sign
D450ICV until
December 31 to
celebrate the
50th
anniversary of
the
independence
of Cape Verde.
Activity is on
all bands and
modes. QSL via
LoTW.
COMOROS, D6. Elvira, IV3FSG will be QRV as D68Z
from Moroni
from February
28 to March
18. Activity
will be on the
HF bands using
CW, SSB, FT8,
and FT4. QSL
via IK2DUW.
ST. PIERRE AND
MIQUELON, FP.
Freddy, F4HEC
is QRV as
FP/F4HEC until
February 25.
Activity is on
80 to 6 meters
using CW and
SSB. This
includes being
an entry in
the REF SSB
contest. QSL
direct to home
call.
SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society are
QRV with
special call
sign HZ1KWT
until February
25 to
celebrate
Kuwait
National Day.
QSL via
operators'
instructions.
ST. LUCIA, J6. Steve, NY3B will be QRV as J68SS
from February
25 to March 4.
He and other
operators will
be QRV as J62K
in the
upcoming ARRL
International
SSB DX
contest. QSL
via operators'
instructions.
WAKE ISLAND, KH9. Allen, KH7AL is QRV as
KH7AL/KH9
until February
28. Activity
has been on 12
and 10 meters
using slow CW.
QSL to home
call.
COSTA RICA, TI. Members of the Russian Robinson
Club are QRV
as TI1RRC from
Cano Island,
IOTA NA-191,
and TI1RRC/p
from IOTA
NA-117, until
February 25.
Activity is on
the HF bands.
QSL via M0OXO.
CAMEROON, TJ. Thierry, TK1CX is QRV as TJ/TK1CX
until February
28. QSL via
EA5ZD.
GABON, TR.
Roland, F8EN
is QRV as
TR8CR until at
least April.
Activity is on
the HF bands
using only CW.
QSL via F6AJA.
NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. Members of the Caboolture Radio Club will
be QRV with
special event
call signs
VK9AB, VK9QD,
VK9YB,
VK9/VK4CJB,
VK9/VK4KCA,
VK9/VK4KLA,
VK9/VK4PBE and
VK9/VK4TG from
February 22 to
March 1.
Activity will
be on all HF
bands. Station
VK9YB will
attempt to set
a new world
record
distance on
2200 and 630
meters. QSL
via operators'
instructions.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND, VK9X. A group of operators are
QRV as VK9XU
until March 4.
Activity is on
160 to 6
meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY,
and other
digital modes
with three
stations
active around
the clock. QSL
via DL2AWG.
INDIA, VU. Datta, VU2DSI and Ajay, VU3LPQ are QRV
as AU6LON
until February
24 from the
shores of
Lonar Lake, a
lake created
by the impact
of a meteorite
some 570,000
years ago.
Activity is on
40, 20, 15,
and 10 meters.
QSL direct to
VU2DSI.
INDONESIA, YB. Operators YB7MP/p, YB7HYK/p and
YE7HIO are QRV
from Laut
Island, IOTA
OC-166, until
February 23.
Activity is on
all bands
using SSB and
various
digital modes.
QSL via
operators'
instructions.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. CQ 160-Meter SSB
Contest, North
American RTTY
QSO Party, NA
Collegiate
RTTY
Championship,
World Wide
Argentina DX
Contest, NCCC
FT4 Sprint,
Weekly RTTY
Test, QRP
80-Meter CW
Fox Hunt, NCCC
Sprint CW
Ladder, K1USN
Slow Speed CW
Test, REF SSB
Contest, 22nd
Antarctic
Activity Week,
UBA DX CW
Contest, South
Carolina QSO
Party, High
Speed Club CW
Contest and
the North
Carolina QSO
Party will
keep
contesters
busy this
upcoming
weekend.
K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, QCX CW Challenge, ICWC
Medium Speed
CW Test, OK1WC
Memorial, RSGB
FT4 Contest,
Worldwide
Sideband
Activity
Contest, SKCC
CW Sprint, QRP
40-Meter CW
Fox Hunt,
Phone Weekly
Test, A1Club
AWT, CWops
Test,
Mini-Test 40
CW, Mini-Test
80 CW and the
UKEICC
80-Meter CW
Contests are
all scheduled
for February
24 to 26.
Please see February 2025 QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM
contest
websites for
details.
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