15 March, 2019

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by 5B4ALX, 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.

VIET NAM, 3W. Jean-Pierre, F6CTF will be QRV as 3W9JF from Hoi An from March 16 to April 6. Activity will be on 80, 40, 20 and 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to EA5GL.

TOGO, 5V. Members of the EI DX Group are QRV as 5V7EI until March 26. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes with five stations active. QSL via M0OXO.

UGANDA, 5X. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team are QRV as 5X3C until March 25. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY.
They are active as 5X3E using FT8. QSL direct to I2YSB.

SENEGAL, 6W. Jacques, F6HMJ will be QRV as 6W7/F6HMJ from March 19 to April 28. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL to home call.

LESOTHO, 7P. A group of operators are QRV as 7P8LB until March 16.
Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8 with two to three stations active. QSL via M0OXO.

TONGA, A3. Masa, JA0RQV will be QRV as A35JP from Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049, from March 16 to 27. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Pedro, CT7AHV is QRV as C91AHV from Matola Rio until March 17. Activity is on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters using SSB, WSPR and FT8. QSL to home call.

PHILIPPINES, DU. Press, N6SS is QRV as DU6/N6SS from Panay Island, IOTA OC-129, until April 17. Activity is on 160, 80 and 40 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call.

NIUE, E6. Alex, 5B4ALX will be QRV as E6ET from Niue, IOTA OC-040, from March 19 to April 2. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, except 80 meters, but including 60 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL to home call.

SPAIN, EA. Special event station EE100V is QRV during all of March to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Valencia Football Club. QSL direct to EA5YJ.

JERSEY, GJ. Kazu, JK3GAD is QRV as MJ0CFW until March 17. He will be active as MJ5Z in the Russian DX contest. QSL via LoTW.

CURACAO, PJ2. Andreas, DK5ON is QRV as PJ2/DK5ON until March 30.
Activity is on 80 to 6 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. This includes being active in the Russian DX contest.
QSL to home call.

INDIA, VU. Members of the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club are QRV with special call sign AU60BARC until May 13 to celebrate the club’s 60th anniversary. QSL via Club Log.

MYANMAR, XZ. Yuki, JH1NBN will be QRV as XZ2C from March 20 to 28.
Activity will be on 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters using all modes and QRP power. QSL to home call.

OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operation is approved for DXCC credit: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island, ZD9CW, 2018 operation.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The BARTG HF RTTY Contest, Russian DX Contest, AWA John Rollins Memorial DX CW Contest, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, Louisiana QSO Party, Virginia QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint and the UBA Spring 80-Meter SSB Contest are all on tap for this weekend.

The Bucharest Contest and Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest are scheduled for March 18.

The CLARA Chatter Party is scheduled for March 19.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt and Phone Fray are scheduled for March 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 March 2019 QST, page 88, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details