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Bulletin 19 ARLD019
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT May 7,
2020
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.
MOUNT ATHOS, SV/A. Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG/A will be QRV until May
10.
Activity will be on 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via
SV2RSG/A
direct to Monk Iakovos Kutlumusian, Holy Monastery
Koutloumousiou,
Karyes, 63086, Greece.
AZERBAIJAN, 4K75. Look for
Azerbaijani amateur radio operators to
be using either 4J75 or 4K75 prefixes
starting May 5, to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the victory in WW2. The
length of the
activity is not known at this time.
INDONESIA, 8C2.
Members of the ORARI are active as 8C2WFH (Work
From Home), until May 19.
Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK31 and
FT8.
JAPAN, 8J. Look for special event station 8J1ITU to be QRV
from
April 30 to May 31. Activity is to celebrate the anniversary of
the
ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17.
QSL
via the JARL Bureau or eQSL.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A60. Look for
activity under special call
sign A60FTDMC during FT8DMC activity weeks, July
1 to 31, on various
HF bands. QSL via OE4VIE.
INDIA, AU2. Members of
the West Bengal Radio Club, VU2WB, will be
active as AU2COV until July 26.
Activity is to provide assistance
in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.
QSL via VU2WB.
ENGLAND, GB75. Members of the RSGB Contest Club will
activate the
following call signs May 1 to 31 and August 1 to 31:
GB1945PE,
GB1945PJ and GB75PEACE. Operations will be on various HF bands
and
6 meters using CW, SSB and the digital modes. QSLs are only via
LoTW
and eQSL. No paper QSL cards.
SOUTH KOREA, HL40. Look for special event
station HL40GDM until May
31. Activity is to celebrate the 40th anniversary
of the May 18
Democratic Uprising in Gwangju. Operations will be on all
bands and
modes. QSL via HL4CCM, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL or
ClubLog.
AUSTRIA, OE50. Jo, OE4VIE is active as OE50MHZ until June 30
to
mark the 30th anniversary of the first provisional release of
the
frequency range 50 to 52 MHz for Amateur Radio in Austria.
Operations
will be on CW, SSB and the digital modes on 6 meters.
QSL via LoTW and eQSL,
paper QSLs will be sent automatically via the
Bureau.
POLAND, SN100.
Czeslaw, SP9FZU will be active with the special call
sign SN100PS in memory
of Second Silesian Civil War in 1920.
Activity will be on various HF bands.
QSL via SP9KAG, by the Bureau
or direct.
STAY AT HOME STATIONS. More
special event stations will join the
cause to raise awareness of restrictions
necessary to fight the
spread of the coronavirus and to thank health and
medical workers
worldwide, including:
3G2HOME Chile, HG20HO Hungary,
4J0STAYHOME Azerbaijan, 4MSTAYHOME
Venezuela, HZ1STAYHOME Saudi Arabia,
4U2STAYHOME Austria, IO6STAY
Italy, 4X2BESAFE Israel, 5B4STAYHOME Cyprus,
5W19STAYSAFE Samoa, K2H
United States, 6Y6STAYHOME Jamaica, 8A1HOME
Indonesia, OD50SH
Lebanon, OH0PYSYKOTONA Finland, 9K9STAYHOME Kuwait, A60SH/1
U.A.E.,
OH0STAYHOME Aland Island, AT2GOK India, ON4HEROES
Belgium,
AX2020STAYHOME Australia, CH2IR Canada, CN20SH Morocco,
CQ8STAYHOME
Azores, CT1STAYHOME Portugal, CV7STAYHOME Uruguay,
DX0STAYHOME
Philippines, E2STAYHOME Thailand and E7STAYHOME Bosnia &
Herzegovina.
KENYA, 5Z. Andy, 5Z4/G3AB is QRV on CW in his evenings
on 20 and 17
meters.
ZAMBIA, 9J. Mario, IK1MYT is QRV as 9J2MYT. He
plans to be QRV
through the end of this month. Look for him using SSB on 20,
17, 15
and 10 meters. QSL direct only, to IZ3KVD.
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF
WWII. During the month of May, many stations
will be active commemorating
the end of World War II. Look for the
following special event prefixes to be
active: 4X75 Israel, RP75
Russia, EV75 Belarus, GB75 England and N. Ireland,
GU75 Guernsey,
UP75 Kazakhstan.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The SARL
VHF/UHF Digital Contest, CQ-M
International DX Contest, VOLTA WW RTTY
Contest, SKCC Weekend
Sprintathon, Arkansas QSO Party, FISTS Spring Unlimited
Sprint, 50
MHz Spring Sprint and the WAB 7 MHz Phone Contest are on tap
for
this weekend. The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint is on
May
11 and the RSGB 80-Meter Club Championship is on May 13. Please
see
May 2020 QST, page 69 and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM
Contest
Web Sites for details.
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