November 15, 2019

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by AA3B, EA4NF, LU4AAO, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

NIGER, 5U. Pierre, HB9AMO is QRV as 5U9AMO until November 25. QSL
via M0URX.

GHANA, 9G. Members of the Slovenia Contest Club will be QRV as 9G5W
from November 16 to 27. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital modes. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via LoTW.

BAHAMAS, C6. A group of operators are QRV as C6AGU from Wood Cay
Island, IOTA NA-001, until December 9. Activity is on the HF bands with a focus on 160 and 80 meters. This includes entries in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW and ARRL 160-Meter contests. QSL via HA7RY.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Eric, OE4AAC will be QRV as D4CC from Sal Island,
IOTA AF-086, from November 17 to 30. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and some FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call.

CEUTA AND MELILLA, EA9. Philippe, EA4NF will be QRV as EA9/EA4NF
from Melilla from November 18 to 21. Activity will be on various
satellites. QSL via LoTW.

MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO. Didier, F6BCW will be QRV as FO/F6BCW from
Hiva Oa Island, IOTA OC-027, from November 19 to 25. Activity will
be on 40 and 20 meters. QSL direct to home call.

TEMOTU PROVINCE, H40. Rob, N7QT and Grant, KZ1W are QRV as H40KT
and H40TT, respectively, from Pigeon Island, IOTA OC-065, until
November 28. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8. This includes being an entry as H40KT in the upcoming CQ
World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via M0URX.

ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club QRM Belgrano are QRV as
LU4AAO until November 18 to celebrate the Argentine Traditions Day.
Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL direct to
LU4AAO.

SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5. Wlodek, SP6EQZ and Janusz, SP6IXF will be
QRV as PJ5/home calls from Saint Eustatius, IOTA NA-145, from
November 16 to 30. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and various digital modes. This includes a possible entry in the
upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home calls.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Bud, AA3B will be QRV as V26K from
Antigua, IOTA NA-100, November 16 to 26. Activity will be on the HF
bands with an emphasis on CW. This includes being a Single Op/All
Band/Low Power entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest.
QSL direct to home call.

MICRONESIA, V6. Al, K7AR will be QRV as V63AR from Pohnpei, IOTA
OC-010, from November 18 to 26. Activity will be on the HF bands
using CW, SSB and FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming
CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Dennis, K2SX, Art, KZ5D, Les, W2LK,
Bill, AC0W and Jim, K4QPL will be QRV as VP5/home calls from Caicos,
IOTA NA-002, from November 19 to 26. They will be QRV as VP5M in
the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home calls and
VP5M direct to K4QPL.

VIET NAM, XV. Mats, SM6LRR will be QRV as XV9D from November 17 to
30. Activity will be on 40 to 20 meters. This includes being a
Single Op/Single Band entry on 40 meters in the upcoming CQ World
Wide DX CW contest. QSL direct to EA5GL.

INDONESIA, YB. Burkhard, DL3KZA is QRV as YB9/DL3KZA from Sumbawa
and Lombok Island, IOTA OC-150, until December 2. Activity is on
the HF bands using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Dan, N6MJ will be QRV as ZF2MJ from November 19
to 25. He will be active as ZF1A in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX
CW contest on all bands. QSL ZF2MJ to home call and ZF1A via K6AM.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The ARRL SSB Sweepstakes Contest, ARRL EME Contest, AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, YO International 80-Meter PSK31 Contest, LZ DX Contest, All Austrian 160-Meter CW Contest, REF 160-Meter CW Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest and the Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment CW Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for November 18.

The RSGB 80-Meter Autumn SSB Series, CWops Mini-CWT Test, QRP
40-Meter CW Fox Hunt and Phone Fray are scheduled for November 20.

The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from Canada’s parks and historic sites.

Please see November QST, page 89, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details