SB DX @ ARL $ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news ZCZC AE19 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 19 ARLD019 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 12, 2022 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD019 ARLD019 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Robert, 3B9FR has been active using CW on 17 meters around 1500z. QSL via M0OXO. MONTENEGRO, 4O. Special event call 4O2IPA is QRV from Podgorica during all of May to commemorate the Second IPA Games 2022. QSL via operators' instructions. UGANDA, 5X. Anders, SM0HPL is QRV as 5X7W from Kampala. Activity is in his spare time on 20 to 10 meters using CW, JT65, FT8, and FT4. QSL to home call. OMAN, A4. Mohammad, A41NN is QRV using SSB and FT8 from Grid Square LL93fl. QSL direct to A61BK. BAHRAIN, A9. Members of the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society are QRV as A91WTIS until May 17 as part of World Telecom Day. QSL via operators' instructions. MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Kiyo, JA7NQQ is QRV as C83YT from Macuti. Activity of late has been on 17 to 10 meters using FT8. QSL to home call. CUBA, CO. Several members of the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba's La Habana branch will be QRV as T42ITU from May 14 to 17. Their activity is to commemorate the 157th anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL via LoTW. CAPE VERDE, D4. Freddy, F5IRO is QRV as D44RO from Praia, Santiago Island, IOTA AF-005, until May 19. Activity is in his spare time and his evenings on 40, 30, and 20 meters using CW, FT8, and FT4 with QRP power. QSL to home call. PHILIPPINES, DU. Irek, SP3SUX will be QRV as DV8/KH7EA from Mindanao Island, IOTA OC-130, from May 14 to 27. Activity will be during his daytime hours on 80 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. IRAN, EP. Members of the Alborz DX Club will be QRV as EP2C on May 17 to celebrate World Telecommunication Day. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via EA5GL. HAITI, HH. Members of the Radio Club D'Haiti will be QRV with special call sign HH18MAI from Port-au-Prince from May 18 to 23. Their activity is to commemorate Haiti's Flag Day, and Catherine Flon, who was a Haitian seamstress, patriot, and national heroine who sewed Haiti's first flag of the independence as a republic. QSL via N2OO. THAILAND, HS. Werner, DH7OT is QRV as HS0ZMO from Phuket Island. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. SAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Special event station HZ1WTIS is QRV until May 17 to commemorate World Telecommunications and Information Society Day. ITALY, I. Members of the 4U1GSC group from the UN Global Service Center in Brindisi are QRV with special call 4U9MAY and 4U1GSC until May 31 to commemorate International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters. QSL via 9A2AA. JAPAN, JA. Members of the Voice of Toyoake Amateur Radio Club are QRV with special callsign 8N2TY from Toyoake City, Aichi, Honshu Island, IOTA AS-007, until November 30 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Toyoake City. Activity is on 160 meters to 1.2 GHz using various modes. QSL via LoTW. MONGOLIA, JT. Andrey, R9YU and Gennady, R5QA are QRV as JV0YU from the Bayan-Olgii Province until June 10. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters, and on 70 centimeters, using CW, SSB, and FT8 in DX-pedition mode. QSL via RW6HS. PALAU, T8. Yoshi, JR3QFB is QRV as T88JH from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, until May 17. QSL to home call. ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Dick, K2KA is QRV as V4/K2KA from Calypso Bay on St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, until May 18. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, VU4. Yuris, YL2GM is QRV as VU4W from Andaman Island, IOTA AS-001, until May 16. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8 in DX-pedition mode. QSL to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Portuguese Navy Day Contest, VOLTA World Wide RTTY Contest, CQ-M International DX Contest, Canadian Prairies QSO Party, 50 MHz Spring Sprint and the Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend. The ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test CW 40, Mini-Test CW 80 and the RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship are all on tap from May 16 to 18. Please see May QST, page 71, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX