SB DX @ ARL $ARLD012 ARLD012 DX news ZCZC AE12 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 12 ARLD012 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 24, 2022 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD012 ARLD012 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by IK1TTD, 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. MONACO, 3A. Gianpi, IK1TTD is QRV as 3A/IK1TTD until March 27. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. This includes being active in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Alex, SQ9UM is QRV as 9M2/SQ9UM from Kuala Lumpur until March 31. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters, using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. This includes a possible entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. NEPAL, 9N. Robert, S53R is QRV as 9N7AA and has been active using FT8 in DXpedition mode on 12 meters between 1400 and 1500z. QSL via S57DX. COMOROS, D6. Don, K6ZO is QRV as D60AB until March 29. QSL to home call. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Miguel, EA1BP will be QRV as ED8W in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL via LoTW. TAJIKISTAN, EY. Nodir, EY8MM has been QRV on 15 meters using FT8 most days around 1100 to 1500z. QSL via W0VTT. ISLE OF MAN, GD. A group of operators will be QRV as GT0SP from Scarlett Point Tower in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. They will be active outside the contest as well. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters, and possibly 160 meters. QSL via LoTW. ECUADOR, HC. Members of the Quito Radio Club will be QRV as HD1A from Quito in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL via HD1A. DJIBOUTI, J2. Matthew, J20MR has been QRV on 10 meters using FT8 around 1000, 1400, and 1600z. QSL via EA5GL. PERU, OA. Alex, DD5ZZ is QRV as OA7/DD5ZZ from Cusco. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. He plans to be active in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. AUSTRIA, OE. Members of the VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club are QRV as C7A until March 31 to celebrate World Meteorological Day. QSL via UA3DX. SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5. Operators Janusz, SP9FIH, Roman, SP9FOW and Dariusz, SP9MQA are QRV as PJ5/home calls from Sint Eustatius, IOTA NA-145, until April 7. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. QSL via Club Log. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Andy, N2NT, Randy, K5ZD and Joe, K3NM will be QRV as V47T from St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via operators' instructions. TURKS AND CAICOS, VP5. Operators John, AF3K and Ross, W2TT are QRV as VP5/AF3K and VP5/W2TT, respectively, from Providenciales Island, IOTA NA-002, until March 29. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being active as VP5P in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via LoTW. MEXICO, XE. Special call signs 6D1A, 6D2A and 6D3A are QRV until April 15 to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the Asociacion de Radio Aficionados de la Republica Mexicana. QSL via LoTW. VIET NAM, XV. Thomas, DL7BO is now QRV as XV9K. Activity is mainly on 20 and 10 meters using FT8 and FT4 at various times. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via DJ6TF. INDONESIA, YB. Hans, YB2DX will be QRV as a Single Op/All Band entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via LoTW. GIBRALTAR, ZB. Members of the Gibraltar Amateur Radio Society will be QRV as ZB2BU as a Multi Single/Low Power entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via ZB2BU. SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. A group of operators will be QRV as ZS2PE during the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest as a Multi Op/Multi Distributed entry. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters. QSL via operators' instructions. 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 QCX CW Challenge, OK1WC CW Memorial, RSGB FT4 Contest, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club CW AWT, CWops Test, Mini-Test CW 40, Mini-Test CW 80, and the UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest are on tap for March 28 to 30. Please see March QST, page 72, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX