July 3, 2020

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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.

MONACO, 3A. Ennio, IW1RBI will be QRV as 3A/IW1RBI beginning July 6. His length of stay is unknown. Activity will be on 30 to 6 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

KUWAIT, 9K. Special event station 9K8FTDMC is QRV until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club. QSL via operators’ instructions.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Special event station A60FTDMC is QRV until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club. QSL via operators’ instructions.

BAHRAIN, A9. Special event station A91FTDMC is QRV until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club. QSL via operators’ instructions.

ENGLAND, G. Larry, G4HLN is QRV with special event call GB100GKU until July 28 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the long-range maritime radio service in the United Kingdom. Activity is on the HF bands using CW. QSL via bureau.

SWITZERLAND, HB. Special event station HB15SOTA is QRV until May 8, 2021 to mark the 15th anniversary of SOTA activities in Switzerland.
QSL via operators’ instructions.

sSAUDI ARABIA, HZ. Members of the Saudi Wireless Amateur Association are QRV with special event station HZ8FTDMC until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club. QSL via operators’ instructions.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8N1ABIKO is QRV until the end of 2020 in celebration of the founding of Abiko-City, IOTA AS-007. QSL via bureau.

LEBANON, OD. Special event station OD5FTDMC is QRV until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club. QSL via operators’ instructions.

ANTARCTICA. Alexander, RX3ABI is QRV as RI1ANM from Mirny Base, IOTA AN-016, until early 2021 while on work assignment. Activity is in his spare time on 40 and 20 meters using FT8. QSL to home call.

EGYPT, SU. Special event station SU8FTDMC is QRV until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club. QSL via operators’ instructions.

CORSICA, TK. Max, DL8UW is QRV as TK4VQO from Olmeto and expects to be here for the next few years. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event stations R100RT and R100TSSR are QRV until July 10 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Tatarstan. QSL via operators’ instructions.

VANUATU, YJ. Operators YJ8CW, YJ8ED and YJ8RN are QRV as YJ40IND until the end of July to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vanuatu’s Independence. Activity is on 40, 20, and 15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL direct.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Special event station ZL65FTDMC is QRV until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club.
QSL via operators’ instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The 10-10 International Spirit of 76 QSO Party, QRP 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, FISTS Summer Slow Speed CW Sprint, YBDXC 80-Meter SSB Contest, DL-DX RTTY Contest, Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest, Original QRP CW Contest, TA VHF/UHF Contest and PODXS 070 Club 40-Meter Firecracker

PSK31 Sprint are all on tap for this upcoming weekend.

The RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship is scheduled for July 6.

The RTTYOPS Weeksprint, ARS Spartan CW Sprint and Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest are scheduled for July 17.

The VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for July 8.

The 13 Colonies Special Event runs until July 8.

A number of Special Event Stations are using the FTDMC suffix until July 31 to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FT8 Digital Mode Club.

Please see July 2020 QST, page 69, a