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ARLD042 follows ARLD042 follows ZCZC AE42 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 42 ARLD042 From ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT  October 22, 2026 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD042 ARLD042 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 web sites.  Thanks to all. 3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. Kazu, M0CFW, is QRV as 3B9/M0CFW until October 28. Activity is on HF plus 6 meters using various modes. He will be active as 3B9KW during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest. 7P, LESOTHO. Members of the DL7DF DXpedition team are QRV as 7P8GE until October 29. Activity is on HF using various modes. Additionally, Wolfgang, HB9CCS, will be QRV as 7P9EA from October 26 to November 25. Activity will be on 20 through 10 meters using CW and SSB. 9N, NEPAL. Jan, DL4XT, will be QRV as 9N7XT from Kathmandu through the end of October. Activity will be on HF using various modes. CN, MOROCCO. Special event station CN1UNI will be QRV from October 26 to November 8 in celebration of Morocco's Unity Day. Activity will be on HF using various modes. T8, PALAU. Mune, JI3DNN, Kuni, JH3LSS, Shozo, JA3HJI, Masu, JA3AVO, and Jusei, JA3IVU, are QRV as T88CZ, T88DK, T88DN, T88MB and T88ED, respectively, from Koror Island until October 29. Activity is on various bands and modes. TZ, MALI. Jeff, TZ4AM, is QRV from Bamako until December 2. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. VU, INDIA. Special event station AT26HFI is QRV through December in celebration of Hamfest India 2026. Activity is on HF, including during the upcoming CQ World Wide DX contests. Z6, KOSOVO. Rene, DL2JRM, and operators DM7XX and HB9EHJ are QRV as Z66BCC until October 26. They will also be active as Z68XX during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest. Activity is on HF using various modes. ZA, ALBANIA. David, OK1DTP, will be QRV as ZA/OK5D during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest. Activity will be on 40 meters using SSB. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. NCCC FT4 Sprint, Weekly RTTY Test, NCCC Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed Test, and CQ Worldwide DX SSB Contest are on tap for this weekend. K1USN Slow Speed Test, QCX Challenge, ICWC Medium Speed Test, OK1WC Memorial (MWC), RSGB FT4 Contest, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Tuesday's Telegraphy Contest, SKCC Sprint, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test (CWT), Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80, and UKEICC 80m Contest are scheduled for October 26 through October 28. Please see October QST, page 94, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details. NNNN /EX

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