Dear fellow PVARC members,
 
Due to some last-minute changes our May QRO newsletter will be sent to you separately.  We're still holding our monthly meeting at 7:30 pm this Thursday at Hesse Park with PAPA System technical guru and DMR expert Michael Rickey, AF6FB, speaking. 
 
Tonight from 7:30-7:59 pm we have our weekly K6PV net in analog FM (447.120 MHz, Tone Squelch, PL 100.0) and from 8:00-8:30 pm our Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) net (Time Slot 2, Color Code 1, Talkgroup 31060).  Please check in on either or both to say hello.  Our analog net still uses the 144.910 MHz, Tone Squelch, PL 156.7 cross-band link for those on the Palos Verdes Peninsula's west side. 
 
Back to you very soon with our May QRO newsletter.
 
Thanks and 73,
Diana, AI6DF
 
 
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Here's the latest DX bulletin courtesy of the ARRL (some completed operations omitted):
 
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
WB6Z, 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.
 

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA.  Special event station DL19JDAY is
QRV until May 26 to commemorate Japan Day, a German/Japanese
festival being held in Duesseldorf.  QSL via DK7TX.
 
CANARY ISLANDS, EA8.  Operator SP7VC will be QRV as EA8/SP7VC from
Lanzarote Island, IOTA AF-004, from April 27 to May 4.  Activity
will be on 80 to 15 meters, and 6 meters, using SSB and FT8.  QSL to
home call.
 
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO.  Rich, KE1B and Anna, W6NN are QRV as FO/KE1B
from Moorea, IOTA OC-046, from April 27 to May 3.  Activity is
mostly on 20 meters using FT8 with 10 watts.  QSL direct to KE1B.
   
REUNION ISLAND, FR.  A large group of operators will be QRV as TO19A
from April 27 to May 8.  Activity will be on the HF bands using CW,
SSB and FT8, with a focus on the low bands.  QSL via 9A2AA.
 
ISLE OF MAN, GD.  Operators Shin, JR1NHD, Hiro, JF1OSL and Toru,
JH0CJH will be QRV as MD0IUX, MD0HWX, and MD0ITP, respectively, from
April 27 to May 1.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW,
SSB and various digital modes.  QSL via LoTW.
 
JERSEY, GJ.  A group of operators will be QRV as GJ6EFW from April
30 to May 5.  Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and various
digital modes.  QSL via ON6EF.
 
JAPAN, JA.  Special event station 8J1ITU will be QRV from Honshu
Island, IOTA AS-007, from May 1 to 31 to celebrate the anniversary
of the founding of the International Telecommunications Union.  QSL
via bureau.
 
OGASAWARA, JD1.  Harry, JG7PSJ will be QRV as JD1BMH from Chichijima
Island, IOTA AS-031, from April 28 to May 4.  Activity will be on 40
to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL to home call.
 
MONGOLIA, JT.  Andy, R9YU will be QRV as JT/R9YU from the Great
Lakes Basins of Mongolia from May 2 to 12 while here as a
communications specialist.  Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meters
using SSB.  QSL direct to home call.
 
MARKET REEF, OJ0.  Pasi, OH3WS will be QRV as OJ0W from April 27 to
May 4.  Activity will be on the HF bands in his spare time.  QSL to
home call.
 
SWEDEN, SM.  A group of operators will be QRV as SE6VING from Vinga
Island, IOTA EU-043, from May 3 to 5.  Activity will be on the HF
bands.  QSL direct.
 
SOMALIA, T5.  Ali, EP3CQ is QRV as 6O1OO until May 15 while on work
assignment with the UN Department of Safety and Security in
Mogadishu.  Activity is in his spare time on 80 to 10 meters using
SSB and FT8.  QSL direct to home call.
 
VIET NAM, XV.  Jun, JL8AQH plans to be QRV as XV9XX from Hue from
April 27 to May 4.  Activity will be on 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters,
with a focus on 30 meters using CW.  QSL direct to home call.