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DX Bulletin 4 ARLD004
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT January 29, 2026
To all radio amateurs
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ARLD004 DX news
This week’s bulletin is made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, OPDX, Contest Corral from QST, and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM websites. Thanks to all.
MAURITIUS, 3B8. Matt, DL5PT, is QRV as 3B8/DL5PT from Flic-en-Flac until the end of March. Activity is in his spare time on 20 through 10 meters using FT8. QSL to home call.
RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Robert, 3B9FR, has been QRV on 10 meters using FT8 around 1600z. QSL to home call.
SRI LANKA, 4S. Peter, DC0KK, is QRV as 4S7KKG until the end of March. Activity is on 60 through 6 meters using FT8, and on Satellite QO-100. QSL to home call.
NAURU, C2. Phil, FK1TS will soon be QRV as C21TS and here until July. Activity will be on the HF bands using FT8. QSL to home call.
THE GAMBIA, C5. Przemo, SP3PS, and Magda are QRV as C5SP and C5MB, respectively, from Sanyang until March 2026. Activity is on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL direct via SP3PS.
ENGLAND, G. Special event station GB50PUNK is QRV during 2026 to celebrate the birth of Punk Music 50 years ago.
GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Livio, IZ3BUR is QRV as J52EC until March. He has been active on 15 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call.
DESECHEO ISLAND, KP5. A group of operators are QRV using remote control as KP5/NP3VI until February 14. Activity is on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via M0OXO.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Station LZ0A is QRV until February 16 and has been active on 20 meters using SSB around 2300z. QSL via LZ1JZ.
WESTERN SAHARA, S0. Members of the Sahrawi Amateur Radio Union club station will be QRV as S0S beginning February 3 and active for 8 to 9 days. Activity will be on Satellite QO-100 using mostly SSB, and possibly FT8 and FT4, from a variety of grid squares in the area. QSL via LoTW.
PALAU, T8. Operators JR3QFB, JA1MFR, JA1JRE, JA1MEJ, and 7K4TKB are QRV as T88JH, T88KY, T88MH, T88MT, and T88YL, respectively, until January 31. QSL to home calls.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TL. Joao, CR7BNW, is QRV as TL8BNW until June 2026. Activity is on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and FT8. This may also include 160 meters. QSL via LoTW.
BENIN, TY. Gerard, F5NVF, is QRV as TY5GG until April 6. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW.
BELIZE, V3. Walt, W0CP, and Mary Kay, K0ZV, will be QRV as V31DJ and V31DK, respectively, from Placencia Village from February 1 to 27. QSL to home calls.
KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. John, W5JON, is QRV as V47JA from St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, until February 3. Activity is on 160 through 6 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL direct to home call.
ANTARCTICA. Tom, VK2TBC, will be QRV as VK0TBC from the Australian Casey Base from February until December. QSL to home call.
INDONESIA, YB. Dave, PB2X is QRV as YB5/PB2X from Sumatra, IOTA OC-143, until February 5. Activity is on 80 through 10 meters, including 30, 17, and 12 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL direct to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The North American SSB Sprint Contest, NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Feld Hell Sprint, UBA DX SSB Contest, Marconi Club ARI Loano Slow CW QSO Party, and the Real Time Contest are on tap for this upcoming weekend.
K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Championship, ARS Spartan CW Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 CW, Mini-Test 80 CW, and the UKEICC 80-Meter SSB Contest are scheduled for February 2 to 4.
Please see January 2026 QST, page 90, February 2026 QST, page 73, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
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