SB DX @ ARL $ARLD017 ARLD017 DX news ZCZC AE17 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 17 ARLD017 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT April 27, 2023 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD017 ARLD017 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. SPRATLY ISLANDS. Gil, 4F2KWT will be QRV as DX0NE from Kalayaan from April 30 to May 9. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via IZ8CCW. FIJI, 3D2. Cezar, VE3LYC will be QRV as 3D2LYC from Vanuca Island, IOTA OC-189, from May 1 to 5. Activity will be on 30 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. UGANDA, 5X. Pista, HA5AO is QRV as 5X2I from Busbala until May 10. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW, some SSB, and FT8. QSL via HA5AO OQRS. MALDIVES, 8Q. Kasimir, DL2SBY is QRV as 8Q7KB until May 7. Activity is on 30, 17, 12, and 10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL direct to home call. PAKISTAN, AP. Members of the Pakistan Amateur Radio Society are QRV with special event call sign AP100TC until May 14 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4. This includes being active on Satellite QO-100. QSL via LoTW. ANDORRA, C3. Operators MM0NDX, EA3NT and MM0OKG will be QRV as C37RC from the Unio de Radioaficionats Andorrans club station on April 29 and 30. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via bureau. MOROCCO, CN. Special event station 5F15SIA is QRV until May 7 during the 15th International Exhibition of Agriculture in Morocco. QSL direct to CN8WW. PHILIPPINES, DU. Jairus, 4F1DY plans to be QRV as 4F1DY/2 from Palawan Island, IOTA OC-128, from May 4 to 7. Activity will be on 20 and 15 meters using SSB. QSL via EA5GL. GUINEA BISSAU, J5. Carlos, CT2GQA is QRV as J5JUA until the end of May. Activity is on 15 to 10 meters using mostly FT8. QSL to home call. SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA, HK0. Operators PY8WW, PY7RP and PY7XC will be QRV as HK0/home calls from San Andres from May 4 to 11. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8, with a focus on the higher bands and 6 meters. Look for HK0/PY8WW to be QRV from Providencia, IOTA NA-049, from May 1 to 3. QSL to home calls. OGASAWARA, JD1. Harry, JG7PSJ is QRV as JD1BMH from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, until May 5. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. WEST KIRIBATI, T30. Members of the Rebel DX Group are QRV as T30UN from Tarawa, IOTA OC-017, until May 1. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, with multiple stations using FT8 in DXpedition mode. QSL via Club Log. CORSICA, TK. Antonio, IS0JXO plans to be QRV as TK/IS0JXO from May 3 to 7. Activity will be on the HF and VHF bands using CW and SSB. This includes being active on Satellite QO-100. QSL to home call. MICRONESIA, V6. BJ, WA7WJR is QRV as V63WJR until April 30. Activity is on 20 to 10 meters. QSL direct to home call. VANUATU, YJ. Michael, VK2BXE is QRV as YJ0MB. Activity is mostly on 40, 20, and 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Members of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters are QRV with special call sign ZL100 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Trans-Tasman amateur radio contact. QSL via operators' instructions. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed Test, Feld Hell Sprint, 10-10 International Spring Digital Contest, UK/EI DX CW Contest, Helvetia Contest and the Florida QSO Party are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend. The K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, AGCW QRP/QRP Party, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, ARS Spartan CW Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, ICWC Medium Speed Test, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 and the Mini-Test 80 are on tap for May 1 to 3. Please see April QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX