SB DX @ ARL $ARLD052 ARLD052 DX news ZCZC AE52 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 52 ARLD052 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 29, 2022 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD052 ARLD052 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. OMAN, A4. Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society are QRV with special call sign A450RS to celebrate the Society's 50th anniversary. QSL via EC6DX. CAPE VERDE, D4. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as D44TWO from January 3 to 21, 2023. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4, as well as on Satellite QO-100. QSL via M0OXO. NORTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Warwick, E51WL will be back on Penrhyn Atoll, IOTA OC-082, after January 1, 2023 and expects to be active shortly afterwards. This may include being active on 6 meters. QSL via operator's instructions. CROZET ISLAND, FT/W. Station FT8WW is QRV and expects to be here until March 2023. QSL via OQRS. FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Pierre-Jean, F4GPK is QRV as FY/F4GPK from Kourou until January 8, 2023. QSL direct to home call. ECUADOR, HC. Members of the Ecuador DX Club plan to be QRV with special call HD1DX on January 1, 2023 from 0000 to 2359z. Activity will be on all bands. QSL via operators' instructions. HAITI, HH. Members of the Radio Club d'Haiti will be QRV as HH75RCH from January 1 to May 1, 2023 to celebrate the club's 75th anniversary. QSL via N2OO. THAILAND, HS. Rong, E23IBS is QRV from Lan Sang National Park, POTA HS-0060, until December 31. Activity is on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using FT8. QSL via bureau. OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JD1. Harry, JG7PSJ is QRV as JD1BMH from Chichijima Island, IOTA AS-031, until January 2, 2023. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL direct to home call. BONAIRE, PJ4. Heli, DD0VR and Bigi, DE3BWR will be QRV as PJ4/DD0VR from January 1 to 13, 2023. QSL via DD0VR. POLAND, SP. Special event stations SP90ENIGMA and SP90ENG are QRV until January 15, 2023 to commemorate the 90th anniversary since Polish cryptologists first broke the Enigma cipher. QSL via SP3PGR and SP3PDO, respectively. GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN is QRV as TR8CR from Libreville until March 15, 2023. Activity is on 30 to 10 meters using CW. QSL via F6AJA. ANTARCTICA. A group of operators are QRV as RI1ANC from Vostok Station, IOTA AN-016, until March 2024, and as RI30ANT from January 1 to March 31, 2023. Activity is in their spare time on various bands using CW, SSB, and various digital modes. QSL RI1ANC via RN1ON, and RI30ANT via RZ3EC. EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special call signs R2023NY and UE23NY are QRV until January 8, 2023 for the annual Russian New Year radio marathon organized by the Miller DX Club. QSL via RQ7L. NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. Marcelo, ZL1MTO is QRV as VK9MTO until January 5, 2023. Activity is holiday style on 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB, FT8, and FT4, generally between 0600 to 1100z. QSL to home call. MONTSERRAT, VP2M. Thaire, W2APF will be QRV as VP2MDX from January 2 to 31, 2023. QSL to home call. INDIA, VU. Members of the West Bengal Radio Club will be QRV as AT2WBRC from Sagar Island, IOTA AS-153, from January 5 to 17, 2023. QSL via VU2JFA. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Edmondo, VA3ITA is QRV as ZF2IT from Grand Cayman, IOTA NA-016, until January 5, 2023. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via LoTW. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Straight Key Night, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, YOTA Contest, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Bogor Old and New SSB Contest, AGB New Year Snowball 80-Meter Contest, SARTG New Year RTTY Contest, AGCW Happy New Year CW Contest and the AGCW VHF/UHF Contest are all on tap for this New Year's weekend. The K1USN Slow Speed Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, ARS Spartan CW Sprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80 and UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest are scheduled for January 2 to 4. Please see December 2022 QST, page 59, January 2023 QST, page 74, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX