SB DX @ ARL $ARLD029 ARLD029 DX news ZCZC AE29 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 29 ARLD029 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 20, 2023 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD029 ARLD029 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by HK3EA, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 3C. Ersoy, TA2OM is QRV as 3C3CA from Bioko Island, IOTA AF-010, until July 31. QSL via LoTW. CROATIA, 9A. Stations 9A7YY, 9A/S53Z, 9A/S54W, 9A/S58MU, 9A/S50O and 9A/S50X will be QRV from Vis Island, IOTA EU-016, from July 24 to August 1. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. This includes being active in the upcoming RSGB IOTA contest. QSL direct to home calls. BAHAMAS, C6. Station C6ARS will be QRV from Great Bahama Bank, IOTA NA-001, on July 22 to mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Bahamas. QSL via operators' instructions. AZORES, CU. Chris, DL2MDU and Heike, DL3HD are QRV as CT8/home calls from Sao Miguel Island, IOTA EU-003, until July 26. QSL to home calls. ISLE OF MAN, GD. Keith, G3TTC plans to be QRV as GD3TTC near Onchan from July 26 to 29. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. This includes being an entry in the upcoming RSGB IOTA contest. QSL to home call. COLOMBIA, HK. A number of special event call signs with prefixes 5K0 to 5K9, as well as 5K200 and 5K90, will be QRV from July 22 to 24 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo, and the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Colombian Radio Amateurs League. QSL via operators' instructions. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Wouter, PB1WL is QRV as HL4/PB1WL until August 16. QSL to home call. ITALY, I. Station II3GR is active until July 23 from the annual Youth On The Air camp on Volpera Island. This includes being active in the YOTA contest. QSL via IV3CTT. SARDINIA, IS0. Giuseppe, IK5WWA is QRV as IM0C from San Pietro Island, IOTA EU-165, until July 30. Activity is on 40 to 2 meters, and possibly 80 meters. QSL to home call. MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Take, JG8NQJ is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 until October 19. Activity is in his spare time on 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters. When active using FT8, send his signal strength report, not the grid square. QSL via JA8CJY. CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Special event station OL300SANTINI is QRV until December 31 to commemorate Czech architect Jan Blazej Santini-Aichel who was famous for what came to be known as the Czech Baroque Gothic architectural style. QSL via operators' instructions. FAROE ISLANDS, OY. Przemek, SP7VC and Katarzyna, SQ7OYL will be QRV as OY/home calls from July 23 to 27. Activity will be on 20, 6, and 4 meters. QSL via SP7VC. BONAIRE, PJ4. Robert, PD2V is QRV as PJ4/PD2V from Kralendijk until August 11. Activity is on 40, 30, and 20 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW. GREECE, SV. Kim, ON4BCV is QRV as SV8/ON4BCV/p from Samos Island, IOTA EU-049, until July 24. Activity is holiday style. QSL to home call. MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Bob, W0RGC is QRV as V7/W0RGC from Kwajalein Island for about two weeks. Activity is in his spare time on 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. David, VK5DG is QRV as VK5DG/9 until July 27. Activity is holiday style on Satellites IO-117, AO-91, PO-101, RS-44, and AO-7. QSL via LoTW. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Shawn, KI5PXG is QRV as VP5/KI5PXG from Turks, IOTA NA-003, until July 24. Activity is holiday style primarily on 20 and 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW. MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. QRP 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC FT4 Sprint, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Maidenhead Mayhem Contest, YOTA Contest and the ARAM 50 MHz Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend. The K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, SKCC CW Sprint, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, Mini-Test 40 CW and Mini-Test 80 CW are on tap for July 24 to 26. Please see July QST, page 78, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX