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DX Bulletin 21 ARLD021
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT May 28, 2026
To all radio amateurs
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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.
RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Ivan, UR9IDX, is currently active as 3B9IDX from this Indian Ocean oasis until June 1. He was recently spotted operating on 40 meters CW on 7.007 MHz, listening up 1 kHz.
KENYA, 5Z. Andy, 5Z4VJ, will be piloting 5Z4A in the upcoming CQ WPX CW Contest from May 30 to 31. Operators can also listen for the operation of 5Z4/MM0ZBH, which continues until June 15.
TONGA, A3. Oliver, W6NV, is active as A31WW until June 2. He will be a prime target for operators looking for Oceania contacts during the CQ WPX CW Contest from May 30 to 31.
BHUTAN, A5. DL4EA is on the air as A52EA until May 29, offering a brief window for operators to log this entity.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Look for station A60PE to be QRV until May 31, keeping the bands active with strong signals from the Gulf region.
NAURU, C2. Station C21TS is scheduled for a long-term presence, remaining active until June 30.
MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Station C91CCY provides an opportunity for Southeast African contacts, with operations continuing until May 31 across multiple bands.
JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS, CE0Z. Station 3G0Z is active from IOTA SA-005 until June 8. Recent operations have been logged on 10 and 12 meters SSB and digital modes.
BOLIVIA, CP. CP7DX will be QRV on the high bands from South America until June 6.
NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Station FK/F4MER is QRV from Oceania, keeping this South Pacific territory active until August 1.
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Station FO/F6BCW is active across the Pacific bands, with operations running long-term until July 20.
FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Station FY/F4LJA is QRV from South America, with operations expected to wrap up by June 5.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Station HB0/DL2SBY provides a sought-after European multiplier, remaining active until May 31.
PANAMA, HP. Tom, K2GO, will be keying 3F1A in the CQ WPX CW Contest as a single operator, high power, all band entry. Tom also holds the Panama callsign HP1XT. Additionally, look for HP3/DF7GY to be active
until June 15.
SVALBARD, JW. Two distinct operations are active from this Arctic archipelago: JW/G1VAQ is QRV until May 31, while JW/K0ATY is available for a shorter window until May 29.
WESTERN SAHARA, S0. Look for station 5095 to be QRV from this African entity until May 31, generating plenty of pileups before the end of the month.
CENTRAL KIRIBATI, T31. DXers should monitor the bands closely for station T31TTT, which has been reported as active on an open-ended operation.
PALAU, T8. Station T88PB is QRV from Western Micronesia, giving operators a window for a Pacific contact until May 31.
CENTRAL AFRICA, TL. Station TL8BNW is active from the Central African Republic, remaining QRV until June 1.
MALI, TZ. Station TZ4AM is on the air from West Africa, with active calendar listings extending until June 7.
MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Pacific activity from this island chain includes station V7/KC8CPK active until June 13, and station V73LM available for a brief run until May 28.
CANADA, VE. Up north, look for KM2KM/VY0 to be QRV until June 3. Also, station VY0Z00 is active from the rare IOTA NA-007 group until June 15.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, VP0/H. Rafal Mazur, SQ4O, is active as HF0PAS from the Polish Antarctic Station Arctowski on King George Island until October. He has installed directional Yagi antennas for 20, 15, 10, and 6 meters, with future goals of stringing up a wire dipole for 80 and 40 meters.
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. Station ZD8KX is active from the South Atlantic, providing a brief operational window until May 29.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, NCCC Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed Test, CQ WW WPX Contest CW, Romanian Diaspora SSB Contest, K1USN Slow Speed Test are on tap for May 29 to 31.
K1USN Slow Speed Test, ICWC Medium Speed Test, OK1WC Memorial (MWC), RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data, ARS Spartan Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test (CWT), VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80 are all schedule for June 1 to 3.
Please see June QST, page 77, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
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