SB DX @ ARL $ARLD006 ARLD006 DX news ZCZC AE06 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 6 ARLD006 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 9, 2023 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD006 ARLD006 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by F8DVD, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. BOUVET, 3Y. A large group of operators are QRV as 3Y0J. Activity is on 30 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8 in F/H mode. QSL via M0OXO. TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Satoshi, JH2EUV is QRV as 4W/JH2EUV until March 3. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using FT8. QSL to home call. BURUNDI, 9U. Elvira, IV3FSG and Vladimir, OK2WX are QRV as 9U5R and 9U4WX, respectively, until February 27. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and various digital modes. QSL 9U5R via IK2DUW and 9U4WX via IZ8CCW. THE GAMBIA, C5. Gerard, F5NVF and Luc, F5RAV will be QRV as C5C from February 14 to March 14. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via LoTW. FRANCE, F. Francois, F8DVD is QRV as TM20AAW from Macon until February 24 in celebration of the 20th Antarctic Week. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Bernhard, DL2GAC will be QRV as H44MS from Honiara, IOTA OC-047, from February 10 to May 8. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using SSB and some FT8. QSL to home call. HONDURAS, HR. Alex, K6VHF is QRV as K6VHF/HR9 from Roatan Island, IOTA NA-057, until February 15. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide WPX RTTY contest. QSL to home call. ST. VINCENT, J8. Gert, PA2LO will be QRV as J8/AJ4YX from February 11 to 21. Activity will be in his spare time on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. This includes an entry in the upcoming Dutch PACC contest. QSL direct to home call. DENMARK, OZ. Special event station OZ625E will be QRV from February 14 to 28 to commemorate the opening of the new Enigma Museum of Communications in Copenhagen. Look for other OZ625E/xx stations to be active as well. QSL via operators' instructions. BONAIRE, PJ4. Scott, NE9U will be QRV as PJ4/NE9U from February 11 to 26. QSL via LoTW. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Greg, N9GB is QRV as V26DX from Antigua, IOTA NA-100, until February 16. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and possibly FT8. QSL via EB7DX. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Bill, AC0W and Pat, K0PC will be QRV as VP5/AC0W and VP5/K0PC, respectively, from February 14 to 20. Activity will be on the HF bands. They will be QRV as VP5K in the upcoming ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via home calls, and VP5K via K0PC. NEW HEBRIDES, YJ. Bob, W7YAQ and Al, K7AR are QRV as YJ0A from Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, until February 23. This includes an entry in the CQ World Wide WPX RTTY and the upcoming ARRL International DX CW contests. QSL via K7AR. ST. HELENA, ZD7. Andy, DK7MG will be QRV as ZD7MG from February 11 to 25. Activity will be holiday style on 17 and 15 meters using CW. This includes activating SOTA references Diana's Peak, SOTA ZD/SH-001, White Point, SOTA ZD/SH-002, Flagstaff Hill, SOTA ZD/SH-003, and The Haystack, SOTA ZD/SH-004. He may be accompanied by Derek, ZD7CTO. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. CQ World Wide RTTY WPX Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint Ladder, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Asia-Pacific Spring CW Sprint, SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, KCJ Topband CW Contest, Dutch PACC Contest, OMISS QSO Party, FISTS Saturday CW Sprint, RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest, Balkan HF Contest and the CQC Winter CW QSO Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, ICWC Medium Speed Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, PODXS 070 Club Valentine Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, QRP 40 Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80, AGCW Semi-Automatic Key 80-Meter Evening and the RSGB 80 Meter Club Data Championship are on tap for February 13 to 15. The ARRL School Club Roundup runs from February 13 to 17. Please see February QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX