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DX Bulletin 15 ARLD015

From ARRL Headquarters

Newington CT April 10, 2025

To all radio amateurs



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This week's bulletin is made possible with information provided by K6EI, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, OPDX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.



MONACO, 3A. Special event call sign 3A100A will be QRV from April 15 to June 30 to commemorate the centenary of the IARU. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and various digital modes. QSL via LoTW.



BOTSWANA, A2. Luke, ZS6LUK is QRV as A25LUK until April 30. Activity is on 40, 30, 20, and 10 meters using SSB and digital modes.



ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ. Jim, K6EI and Scott, KK6IK are QRV as FJ/K6EI and FJ/KK6IK, respectively, until April 12. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, FT8, and FT4. QSL via LoTW or direct to home calls.



OGASAWARA, JD1. Koji, JI1LET and Takeshi, JA1UII are QRV as JD1BOI and JD1BON, respectively, from Chichijima, IOTA AS-031, until April 17. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL direct to home calls.



PERU, OA. Special event call sign OC100IARU will be QRV from April 14 to 20 to commemorate the centenary of the IARU. Activity will be on various bands and modes.



PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Xu, BG5DON is QRV as P29XZ from Port Moresby, IOTA OC-034, until May 1. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via EA5GL.



NETHERLANDS, PA. Peter, PD1RP is QRV with special event station PD80FREE until June 30 to celebrate the 80 years of liberation since World War II. Activity is on 40, 20, 10, and 2 meters using CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSLs sent to all contacts via the bureau. No QSL or request needed.



PALAU, T8. Nobu, JA0JHQ is QRV as T88PB from Koror, IOTA OC-009, until April 13. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being an entry in the CW portion of the Japan International DX contest. QSL via LoTW.



GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN is QRV as TR8CR until mid June. Activity is on the HF bands using only CW. QSL direct to F6AJA.



MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Randall, KX4QD is QRV as V73HW for the next two years. Activity is in his spare time on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL direct to home call.



BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. A group of operators are QRV as VP2VI until April 27. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via DJ4MX.



MEXICO, XE. Special event call sign 4A100IARU is QRV until April 30 to commemorate the centenary of the IARU. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, SSTV, and various digital modes. QSL via XE1SY.



ALBANIA, ZA. Operators IZ2DPX and IZ1CTE are QRV as ZA/IZ2DPX and ZA/IZ1CTE, respectively, from Saranda until April 13. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL to home calls.



ST. HELENA ISLAND, ZD7. Paul, GW0NGA will be QRV as ZD7PG from April 12 to 19. Activity will be in his spare time on the HF bands. QSL to home call.



THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL SSB Rookie Roundup, Japan International DX CW Contest, Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest, IG-RY World Wide RTTY Contest, NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, QRP ARCI Spring CW QSO Party, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, OK/OM DX SSB Contest, DIG CW QSO Party, Texas State Parks on the Air, New Mexico QSO Party, Africa FT4 DX Contest, Georgia QSO Party, North Dakota QSO Party and the International Vintage Contest HF are all scheduled for this weekend.



Hungarian 80-Meter Straight Key CW Contest, 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, 144 MHz Spring Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, ZL Sprint, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 CW, Mini-Test 80 CW and the RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship are on tap for April 14 to 16.



Please see April 2025 QST, page 79, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.

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