QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 7 ARLD007 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 18, 2021 To all radio amateurs This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by F6AJA, W2GD, 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. Mireille, F4FRL and Patrice, F5RBB will be QRV as home calls/3A from February 24 to March 2. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via LoTW. TUNISIA, 3V. Ash, KF5EYY plans to be QRV as 3V8SS in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL to home call. TOGO, 5V. Daniel, HB9EHD is QRV as 5V7DE until February 20. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters using FT8, and on Satellite QO-100. QSL direct to home call. CROATIA, 9A. Members of the Croatian Flora Fauna ARC are QRV with special event call 9A10FF during all of 2021 to celebrate the club's 10th anniversary. QSL via 9A2MF. ZAMBIA, 9J. Brad, 9J2RS is currently QRV on 20, 17 and 15 meters. QSL direct. MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Bruno, CS7AMN is QRV as C91BVA from Maputo. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call. CHILE, CE. Members of the Radio Club Melipulli are QRV as CB7FT from Tabon Island, IOTA SA-018, until February 21. This includes being active from the Lighthouse ARLHS CHI-049 during the American Lighthouses Weekend. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via EA5GL. CUBA, CO. Reinaldo, CO6RD is QRV from Lighthouse ARLHS CUB-045 on Cayo Blanco de Zaza, possibly IOTA NA-204, until February 21. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, RTTY, BPSK, FT8 and FT4. This includes being active during the American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL direct to EA5GL. MARTINIQUE, FM. Look for FM5BH to be a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via W3HNK. HAITI, HH. Bill, KO7SS will be QRV as HH2AA from Obleon as a Single Op/Low Power/Assisted entry in the ARRL International DX contest. QSL via LoTW. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Dan, K8RF will be QRV as NP2J in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Band on 160 meters entry. QSL direct to home call. PUERTO RICO, KP4. A group of operators are QRV as NP4DX on 80 to 10 meters using CW. This includes being a Multi/Single/Low Power entry in the ARRL International DX CW contest. This activity will also count for the WLOTA as LH-2802. QSL via M0OXO. ARUBA, P4. John, W2GD is QRV as P44W until February 23. He is active on all bands as time permits with a focus on the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via N2MM. BRAZIL, PY. Members of the Grupo Escoteiro Marechal Rondon are QRV as ZW2I from Comprida Island, IOTA SA-024, and the Rio Claro Lighthouse, LH BRA-135, until February 22 during the American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL via operators' instructions. BENIN, TY. Johannes, ZS6JSI is QRV as ZS6JSI/TY until June 2021. Activity is mobile on 80, 40 and 20 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call. AUSTRALIA, VK. Members of the Pride Radio Group are QRV as VI2021PRIDE until March 7 during Sydney Mardi Gras. QSL direct to VK3FUR. TURKS AND CAICOS, VP5. Jim, K4QPL plans to be QRV as VP5M during the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL to home call. MEXICO, XE. Members of the Radio Experimentadores of Campeche are QRV with special call sign 4A3G from Faro de Champolon until February 21 during the American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL via XE3AA. INDONESIA, YB. Yohanes, YB2DX will be QRV in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Single Op/All Band entry. QSL direct to home call. ROMANIA, YO. Members of the Sport Club Pandurii Tirgu-Jiu are QRV with special call YP145B from Tirgu-Jiu until March 3 to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the birth of the great sculptor Constantin Brancusi. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL direct to YO7CKQ. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Bruce, K0BJ will be QRV as ZF2BJ from Savannah, Grand Cayman, IOTA NA-016, from February 20 to March 5. Activity will be on the HF bands with a focus on the newer bands and CW. QSL to home call. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. A group of operators will be QRV as ZL3X in the ARRL International DX CW contest as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW. PARAGUAY, ZP. Manu, ZP9MCE plans to be QRV on 80 meters in the ARRL International DX CW contest. QSL via EA5ZD. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International DX CW Contest, 13th American Lighthouses Weekend, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed Test, Russian PSK World Wide Contest, RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint, Feld Hell Sprint, FISTS Sunday Sprint and the Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The QCX CW Challenge and OK1WC Memorial are scheduled for February 22. The RTTYOPS Weeksprint and Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest are scheduled for February 23. The CWops Mini-CWT Test, UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, Phone Fray, SKCC Sprint and QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt are scheduled for February 24. Please see February 2021 QST, page 73, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX
