This Week in DX - 07/18/2026

This Week in DX - 07/18/2026

From The DX Mentor by Bill Salyers

July 18, 2026 · 12 min

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This episode provides a weekly update on DX information and upcoming amateur radio events.

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I’m Bill, AJ8B. The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How’s DXcolumn in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com {Marathon Alert} 3B9 - Rodrigues Island – Sebastian,3B8HR, will be QRV from 3B9HR, Rodrigues Island, July 22-28. holiday style. Since it is a holiday/vacation trip with simple gear, he will only be on the air “from time to time.” He will be running 100 watts to an end fed long wire on HF, SSB only. He thinks his operating times may typically be toward the endof the local day, 03-07Z. Confirmation of QSOs is through LoTW only. 9A – Croatia - The Croatian Amateur Radio Association willoperate the special event station 9A170NT to celebrate the 170th anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth, and the station will remain active until December 31, 2026. QSL via LoTW, Club Log or QRZ.com. VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - G0VJG is QRV from North Caicos (NA-002), until July 30, operating VP5G from a beach location for 14 days. He will be using an inverted…

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Organizations: DailyDX, WeeklyDX, Croatian Amateur Radio Association

Places: Rodrigues Island, Croatia, Turks and Caicos Islands, North Caicos, Seychelles

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