SB DX @ ARL $ARLD007 ARLD007 DX news ZCZC AE07 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 7 ARLD007 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 16, 2023 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD007 ARLD007 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by W2GD, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. 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. TOGO, 5V. Eric, F5LCX is QRV as 5V23LE until February 25. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands. QSL to home call. CHINA, BY. Look for BD1KV to be either a Multi/2 or Multi/Multi entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL direct to home call. CAPE VERDE, D4. Tony, CT1FFU is QRV as D4T from Sal Island, IOTA AF-086, until February 22. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL to home call. MARTINIQUE, FM. Yuri, VE3DZ is QRV as FM/VE3DZ until February 21. He will be active as TO4A in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home call. JERSEY, GJ. Matt, MJ0ASP will be QRV as GJ2A as a Single Op/Single Band on 15 meters entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via LoTW. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Special event stations 7Z3FD, 8Z3FD, and HZ3FD are QRV until February 22 to celebrate Saudi Arabia's Founding Day. QSL via HZ1SAR. GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Livio, IZ3BUR is QRV as J52EC. Activity is on 15 and 10 meters using mostly SSB. His length of stay is unknown. QSL direct to home call. AUSTRIA. OE. Members of the 4U1A Radio Club are QRV as 4UNR until the end of February to commemorate World Radio Day. QSL via UA3DX. ARUBA, P4. John, W2GD is QRV as P44W until February 20. Activity is on the HF bands using CW. He will be a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via N2MM. BANABA ISLAND, T33. Norbert, DF6FK and Judith, DL2ZAD will soon be QRV as T33BB and T33BA, respectively, until March 1. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB with two stations. QSL to DF6FK. COSTA RICA, TI. Nathan, N4YDU is QRV as TI5/N4YDU from Guanacaste. Activity is on the HF bands. He will be active as TI7W in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL direct to home call. MICRONESIA, V6. John, V63JB is QRV from Ulithi Atoll, IOTA OC-078. He is a staff member at a local school here. Activity is currently on 30 meters using FT8 but hopes to expand to 20 meters, and use SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. BRUNEI, V8. Hajime, JO1RUR is QRV as V85RH until February 21. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, and FT4. He will be a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via LoTW. COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND, VK9C. Nobby, G0VJG plans to be QRV as VK9CVG until February 24. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using mostly SSB with some CW and FT8. This includes a possible entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via M0OXO. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. Dom, VK2HJ is QRV as VK9/VK2HJ until February 20 while on work assignment. Activity is in his spare time on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via eQSL. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. Steve, AA7V is QRV as VP2V/AA7V from Tortola, IOTA NA-023, until February 20. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW. QSL direct to home call. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Bill, AC0W and Pat, K0PC are QRV as VP5/AC0W and VP5/K0PC, respectively, until February 20. Activity is on the HF bands. They will be QRV as VP5K in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via home calls, and VP5K via K0PC. MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon. He is active in his spare time on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF. INDONESIA, YB. Jozef, ON6HX is QRV as YB9/ON6HX from Lombok Island, IOTA OC-150, until March 8. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using all modes. QSL direct to home call. 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 ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via K7AR. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International DX CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, YLRL YL-OM Contest, 0000Z, Russian PSK World Wide Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, FISTS Sunday CW Sprint and the Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, SKCC CW Sprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80 and the UKEICC 80-Meter Contest are on tap for February 20 to 22. Please see February QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX