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DX Bulletin 18 ARLD018
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT, May 7, 2026
To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD018
ARLD018 DX news 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 websites. Thanks to all. RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. Suvarna, VU3OPT, is QRV as 3B9G from grid MH10qh until May 20. Activity is on 20 to 10 meters.
JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS, 3G. Felipe, XQ7IR is QRV as 3G0Z from Robinson Crusoe Island, SA-005, for approximately three weeks during May. Activity is on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8.
KENYA, 5Z. Paul, MMOZBH is QRV as 5Z4/MMOZBH from Murang'a until June 15. Activity is holiday-style with a focus on 10 meters FT8, 20 meters CW, and SSB.
GUYANA, 8R. Aldir, PY1SAD, is QRV as 8R1TM from Georgetown until May 10. Activity is on all bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, digital modes, and satellite.
TONGA, A3. Takio, JH3QFL, is QRV as A31AA from Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Island, OC-049, from May 13 to May 22. Activity is on 80 through 6 meters using FT8.
THE GAMBIA, C5. Arnaud, F4AGG and Luc, F5RAV are QRV as C5B, C5C, and C5D until May 8. C5C is active on CW and SSB, while C5D is active on RTTY, PSK, and FT8 from the mainland.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Tom, K7TLM, and Leslie, KD7YZE, are QRV as E51TLM from Rarotonga, OC-013, until May 9. Activity is QRP on 28385 kHz, SSB, and 28060 kHz, slow CW, between 1900 and 0100 UTC.
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Didier, F6BCW, is QRV as FO/F6BCW from Tikehau Atoll, OC-066, from early May until mid-July. Activity is on 80 through 6 meters using CW and SSB.
FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Ronan, F4LJA, is QRV as FY/F4LJA until June 5. Activity is on HF bands primarily using FT8.
MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Take, JG8NQJ is QRV as JG8NQJ/JD1 during his spare time until mid-May. Activity is focused on CW and FT8.
KANTON ISLAND, T31. Dom, 3D2USU is QRV as T31TTT until May 12. Activity includes CW, SSB, and digital modes.
ICELAND, TF. Rikk, WE9G is QRV as TF/WE9G from Borg, EU-021, from May 10 to May 19. Activity is on various bands using primarily FT modes with limited CW and SSB.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TL. Joao, CR7BNW is QRV as TL8BNW until June. Activity is on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and FT8.
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. Roger, EI8KN, is QRV as V49B from Basseterre from May 13 to May 21. Activity is holiday-style on the HF bands.
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS, VK9C. Mark, VK6BSA, and Deena, VK6DEE, are QRV as VK9BSA and VK9DEE during free time until late May. Activity is on most bands using an FTDX-10.
BURKINA FASO, XT. Harald, DF2WO, is QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou until May 19. Activity is on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT modes, as well as the QO-100 satellite.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, NCCC Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed Test, Flemish Windmill Contest, VOLTA WW RTTY Contest, CQ-M International DX Contest, SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, Canadian Prairies QSO Party, 50 MHz Spring Sprint, and 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint are all scheduled for May 8 to 10.
4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed Test, ICWC Medium Speed Test, OK1WC Memorial (MWC), RSGB 80m Club Championship SSB, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, DARC FT4 Contest, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test (CWT), VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80 is on tap for May 11 to 13. Please see May QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
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