SB DX @ ARL $ARLD012 ARLD012 DX news ZCZC AE12 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 12 ARLD012 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 25, 2021 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD012 ARLD012 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by KK9A, 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. MALDIVES, 8Q. Mats, RM2D will be QRV as 8Q7MS from Ukulhas Island, Alifu Alifu Atoll, IOTA AS-013, from March 28 to April 10. Activity will be on 40 to 15 meters using CW and some SSB. QSL via EA5GL. TAIWAN, BV. Members of Amateur Radio Taipei will be QRV as BP0P from Taoyuan City in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via BP0P. BAHAMAS, C6. Operators AA7JV, KN4EEI, W6IZT and W8HC are QRV as C6AGU from Water Cay, IOTA NA-001, until March 30. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being a Multi Op entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via LoTW. GUADELOUPE, FG. Philippe, F1DUZ is QRV as FG4KH until April 1. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL direct to home call. THAILAND, HS. Operators E24OYI, E25KAE, E29TGW, E20NKB and E21EIC will be QRV as E2A in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via E21EIC. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Lee, HL1IWD will be QRV as HL1IWD/5 from Koje Island, IOTA AS-081, from April 2 to 4. Activity will be on 40 to 20 meters using CW and some FT8. QSL direct to EA5GL. ITALY, I. Raffaele, IH9YMC plans to be QRV from Pantelleria Island, IOTA AF-018, as a Single Op entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via LoTW. SVALBARD, JW. Stian, LB5SH is QRV as JW/LB5SH from Longyearbyen, IOTA EU-026, until March 28. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB and FT8. This includes being active as JW2T in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via operator's instructions. PUERTO RICO, KP4. Yuri, N2TTA will be QRV as WP3C in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Single Op entry. QSL via M0OXO. BULGARIA, LZ. Special event station LZ200GSR will be QRV from Sofia from April 1 to 30 to celebrate the birth 200 years ago of Georgia Sava Rakovski, a historian, and activist for the independence of Bulgaria. QSL via LZ1XM. ARUBA, P4. John, KK9A is QRV as P40A until March 28. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via WD9DZV. BONAIRE, PJ4. Martin, W1MD plans to be active as PJ4G in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via K4BAI. GREECE, SV. Savas, SV2AEL is QRV with special call J42A until March 31. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8 and FT4. This includes being a Single Op entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL direct to home call. TURKEY, TA. Members of the GITRAD Contest Team will be QRV as TC7G in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi Op/Low Power entry. QSL via bureau. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Operators Jim, K4QPL and Eric, NR4O are QRV as VP5/home calls from Providenciales. They will be active as VP5M as a Multi Single/Low Power entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL VP5M via K4QPL and all others to home calls. INDONESIA, YB. Operators YB5QZ, YB5WIR, YB5OB, YC5TEB and YD5NDR are QRV as 7D5RI from Rupat Island, IOTA OC-245, until March 28. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via operators' instructions. NICARAGUA, YN. Myron, KN6GHM is QRV as H7/KN6GHM from Guanacastillo until March 30. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. He and Trevis, YN7ZTR will be QRV as YN1YN in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest with two stations. QSL via LoTW. ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Tev, TA1HZ is QRV as ZD8HZ during all of 2021. He plans to be active in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as well. QSL direct to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The CQ World Wide WPX SSB Contest, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, FOC CW QSO Party and UBA Spring 6-Meter Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The OK1WC CW Memorial, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test and QCX CW Challenge are scheduled for March 29. The RTTYOPS Weeksprint, QCX CW Challenge and Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest are scheduled for March 30. The UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, CWops Mini-CWT Test, Phone Fray and QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for March 31. Please see March QST, page 72, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX