DX News from the ARRL 23 November, 2017

Page last updated on: Thursday, November 23, 2017 630 The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands DX News from the ARRL 23 November, 2017 This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by W2GD, 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. Olof, G0CKV is QRV as 3B9HA until December 12. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using CW and possibly FT8. He will be a Single Op/All Band entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to M0OXO. GEORGIA, 4L. Operator 4L2M plans to be QRV as a Single Op/Single Band on 20 meters entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via EA7FTR. MONTENEGRO, 4O. Ark, UA4CC is QRV as 4O7CC until November 30. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes, including FT8. This includes an entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. ITU HQ, 4U_ITU. Look for 4U1ITU to be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via operators' instructions. TOGO, 5V. John, N9MDH is QRV as 5V1JE from Lome until the end of May 2018. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via LoTW. UGANDA, 5X. Andy, DL3YM is QRV as 5X8B from Nkozi until December 1. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using CW. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. GHANA, 9G. A group of operators are QRV as 9G5W until November 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via S59ZZ. TONGA, A3. Hiro, JA6WFM will be QRV as A31MM from Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049, as a Single Op/Single Band on 15 meters entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via EA4GL. OMAN, A4. Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society will be QRV as A44A as a Multi/Multi entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via operators' instructions. CHINA, BY. Stations B1Z and B7Q will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL B1Z via EA7FTR and B7Q via BA1DU, respectively. THE GAMBIA, C5. Andre, ON7YK is QRV as C5YK from Kerr Serign until January 30, 2018. Activity is on 40, 20, 17 and 15 meters using mostly digital modes, with a focus on FT8, and some CW. QSL via operator's instructions. MADEIRA ISLANDS, CT3. Operator OK6TA is QRV as CT9/OK6TA until November 27. He plans to be a Single Op/Single Band on 40 meters entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. GUADELOUPE, FG. Oliver, F6ARC is QRV as FG/F6ARC until November 29. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using only CW. He will be a Single Op/Single Band on 15 meters entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via FE11DX. FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Hartwig, DL7BC will be QRV as FY/DL7BC/p near Cayenne from November 26 to December 7. QSL direct to home call. GUERNSEY, GU. Bob, GU4YOX plans to be a Single Op/Single Band on 15 meters entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, HC8. A group of operators will be QRV as HC8LUT from San Cristobal Island from November 29 to December 8. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using mainly SSB, and also PSK31, JT65, WSPR and FT8. This also includes satellite activity on both the FM and analog satellites. They may also have a 6 meter beacon. QSL via IK2DUW. THAILAND, HS. A group of operators will be QRV as HS0ZAR from the Ban Ta Bong, Korat province as a Multi/2 entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via K3ZO. ARUBA, P4. John, W2GD is QRV as P40W until November 28. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL direct to N2MM. SURINAME, PZ. Members of the Voodoo Contest Group will be QRV as PZ5V from Paramaribo in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via M0URX. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Operators K4QPL and AA4NC plan to be QRV as VP5M in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Multi Op entry. QSL via K4QPL. HONG KONG, VR2. Operator VR2XAN will be QRV in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest as a Single Op/Single Band/High Power on 160 meters entry. QSL to home call. CAMBODIA, XU. Tom, KC0W is QRV as XU7XXX. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using only CW. His length of stay is unknown. QSL direct to home call. SALBANIA, ZA. A group of amateurs are QRV as ZA1WW from the coastal area of Durres. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being a Multi/Multi entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via OH2TA. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO The CQ Worldwide DX CW Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint and NCCC CW Sprint are scheduled for this weekend. Please see November QST, page 93, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details http://www.southgatearc.org/dxnews/index.htm#.Whj_k9Libct