SB DX @ ARL $ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news ZCZC AE11 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 11 ARLD011 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT March 16, 2023 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD011 ARLD011 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by AA3B, KK9A, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. GEORGIA, 4L. Rene, DL2JRM is QRV as 4L/DL2JRM until March 20. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW. QSL to home call. RWANDA, 9X. A large group of operators will be QRV as 9X5RU near Kigali from March 22 to April 7. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8 with several stations. This includes being active in Satellite QO-100. QSL via LoTW. SABLE ISLAND, CY0. A group of operators will be QRV as CY0S from March 20 to 30. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including 60 meters and 2 meter EME, using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8 with three stations active. QSL via WA4DAN. CAPE VERDE, D4. Luca, HB9OBD is QRV as D44KIT from Sal Island, IOTA AF-086, until April 5. Activity is holiday style on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via EB7DX. COMOROS, D6. Hiro, JF1OCQ is QRV as D67AA until March 22. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, FT8, and FT4. QSL direct to home call. PHILIPPINES, DU. Jacek, SP5APW will be QRV as DU1/SP5APW from the Babuyan Islands, IOTA OC-092, from March 18 to 26. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA, HK0. Alex, DK8FD will be QRV as HK0/DK8FD from Providencia, IOTA NA-033, from March 20 to 25. QSL to home call. OGASAWARA, JD1. Stations JD1BOI and JD1BON are QRV from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, until March 24. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using RTTY, FT8, and FT4. QSL via LoTW. BONAIRE, PJ4. John, KK9A will be QRV as PJ4/KK9A from March 21 to 27. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. This includes being active as PJ4R in the upcoming CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via WD9DZV. SURINAME, PZ. Harrie, PA3EHS is QRV as PZ5HS from Para until March 25. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB, JT6, and FT8. QSL via PA3EHS. SEYCHELLES, S7. Dieter, AE0BF is QRV as S79/AE0BF until March 19. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. He has currently been active on 12 and 10 meters. QSL via DJ2EH. EGYPT, SU. Ahmed, 9K2QA is QRV as SU9GA from Cairo. He is active on 80 to 10 meters. QSL via 9K2QA. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Bud, AA3B will be QRV as V26K from Antigua from March 21 to 27. Activity will be on the HF bands using mostly CW. He will be a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call. CANADA, VE. Pierre, VE3KTB is QRV as VY0ERC from Eureka station on Ellesmere Island, IOTA NA-008, until April 13. Activity is in his spare time on 20 to 12 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8, and possibly on some of the FM Satellites. QSL via M0OXO. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. John AF3K, Ross, W2TT and Diane, KA3FCE will be QRV as VP5/AF3K, VP5/W2TT, and VP5/KA3FCE, respectively, from Providenciales, IOTA NA-002, from March 22 to 29. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and various digital modes. They will be active as VP5P in the upcoming CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL VP5/AF3K, VP5/W2TT, and VP5P via N2OO,and VP5/KA3FCE direct via W2TT. VANUATU, YJ. Chris, VK2YUS should be back on Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, and plans to be active as YJ0CA from March 18 to 28. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. All Africa International DX Contest, BARTG HF RTTY Contest, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Maidenhead Mayhem Sprint, SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest, Russian DX Contest, F9AA SSB Cup, AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, Virginia QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint, UBA Spring SSB Contest, Classic Phone Exchange and the Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest are all on tap for this upcoming weekend. The K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, Bucharest Digital Contest, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, SKCC CW Sprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club CW AWT, CWops Test, Mini-Test 40 and the Mini-Test 80 are scheduled for March 20 to 22. Please see March QST, page 71, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details NNNN /EX