DXNL 2023 - January 11, 2017 DX Newsletter a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG (e-mail: dxnl@dxhf.darc.de) translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO CE9, Antarctica: Juan/LU4CJM remains on Carlini Base on the South Shetland Islands until the end of February and operates as LU1ZI or LU4CJM/Z on 80, 40, and 20m. Mike (RW1AI) continues to operate as KC4/N2TA from the station Novolazarevskaya on 80-20m (CW, JT65) until the end of February. DL, Germany: In addition to DR1517LU (see DXNL 2021) the following special event stations are also commemorating the beginning of the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago: DR500MLE (S-DOK 500LR), DR5LUTHER (S-DOK LUTHER), DC500LS (S-DOK MLS), DL500ML (S-DOK 500ML), and DM5LUTHER (S-DOK LUTHER). QSL via bureau. DQ200WESER calls attention to the first German-built steam vessel "Die Weser", commissioned 200 years ago. QSL via bureau. E5, South Cook Islands: Dick/AD7AF is going to pay Rarotonga Island (OC-013) a visit between Jan. 9 and 27. QRV as E51WWA on 80-10m (CW, SSB). QSL via AD7AF, LoTW. F, France: The special event stations TM57A, 57D, 57H, and 57N operate around the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship (Jan. 15 to 29). QSL for all calls via F-11734. http://wp.amra57.org/ K, United States of America: Members of the London Bridge Amateur Radio Club will operate during the 7th Ballon Festival in Lake Havasu City (Jan. 12-16) with the call K7B on 40-17m. QSL via K9ZWB (d). LZ, Bulgaria: Nasko/LZ1YE celebrates his 45th year on the air with the call LZ45YE throughout the year. QRV on HF on SSB, CW, and digital modes. QSL via LZ1YE (d/B). The Headquarter of the Thracian Rose Club operates with the call LZ73TRC during 2017. QSL via LZ1YE (d/B). Members of the Thracian Rose Club are going to direct our attention to the 114th Roses Festival with the call LZ114RF until July 31. QSL via LZ1YE (d/B). http://www.trcdx.org/ OH, Finland: Finnish hams will be using the prefix OF during 2017 to celebrate their country's 100 years of independence. PA, Netherlands: PG400TH calls attention to the town hall of Gennep, erected 400 years ago. The call wil be active during a number of periods throughout the year, the first one being Jan. 30 to Feb. 26. QSL via PA3ETC. http://www.pa2p.nl/pg400th/ RA, Russia: Moscow's 870th anniversary will be celebrated by an assortment of special event stations during 2017. In January R870M (Jan. 1 to 10), R1238M (Jan. 11 to 20), and R1547M (Jan. 21 to 31) will be active. QSL via RK3AW. https://www.moscow870.com/ R170VN celebrates the 170th birthday of Nikolay Zhukovsky, a pioneer of aviation in Russia. QRV between the 14th and 22nd. QSL via RW3VA. T8, Palau: Hirotaka/JA6KYU, Kouko/JQ6FQI, Ichiro/ JH7IPR, Mike/JA6EGL, and Yasushi/JI6BFF will be staying at the VIP Guest Hotel on Koror Island (OC-009, WW Loc. PJ77fi) between Jan. 12 and 19. QRV as T88HS, WM, UW, SM, and TK on HF. QSL via homecalls. UR, Ukraine: Members of the club station UT0LWD join the Reformation celebratations with the call EM500L. QSL via UR6LLC. VE, Canada: VE100VIMY commemorates the Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 1917) from different regions of Canada, e.g. /VE1 from Nova Scotia and /VY2 from Prince Edward Island during January. QSL via N7RO, ClubLog. http://ve100vimy.ca/ YV, Venezuela: The Asociacion de Radioaficionados de Venezuela (ARV) celebrates its 50th anniversary with the special call YV50ARV until the year's end on HF (CW, SSB, digital modes). QSL via YV5DTA/W4DTA, LolTW. ZF, Cayman Islands: Peter/K8PGJ returns to Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) for the North American QSO Party. QRV between the 14th and 22nd as ZF2PG. QSL via K8PGJ (d), LoTW. Preview: ======== OX, Greenland: Bjorn/OZ5BD plans to operate as XP5T from Greenland (NA-018) on HF. More information to follow. QSL via OZ0J, LoTW. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society ARV Asociacion de Radioaficionados de Venezuela DIB Diploma Ilhas Brasileiras IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System USi United States Islands Awards WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 14.01. Old New Year Contest 14.01. Aktivitaetstag Distrikt Nordrhein 14./15.01. UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest 14./15.01. North American QSO Party IOTA Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON (iota@dxhf.darc.de) ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AS-004; 5B/ZC, Cyprus Island: Steve/G0SGB is going to operate from the UK Base Area as ZC4SB between Jan. 11 and 25. QRV on 80, 40, and 20m (SSB, CW), running 100W and dipoles. QSL via G0SGB (d). AS-153; VU, West Bengal State group: Members of the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2MQT) will be active from Ganga Sagar Mela from the 9th to 17th as AU2WBR. QSL via VU2NRO. NA-096; HH/HI, Hispaniola: Dale/N3BNA and Harry/N3FMO will be operating as HH8/N3BNA and HH8/N3FMO from Haiti between Jan. 13 and 25. QSL via homecalls (d), LoTW. OC-019; KH6, Hawaiian Islands: Andy/VE7AHA will be paying Big Island (USi HI-025S, WLOTA 0065) a visit from Jan. 14 until March 11 and sign KH6/VE7AHA during that time. QSL via h/c (d), LoTW. SA-002; VP8, Falkland Islands: Dave/VP8CLE and Carol/VP8DKW will be active from Saunders Island between the 15th and 22nd on 160 and 80m (maybe also other bands) on RTTY, PSK, CW, and SSB. QSL via G1OCN (d). SA-072; PR8, Maranhao State East group: A group of Brazilian hams (Robert/PT2GTI, Daniel/ PT7BI, Junior/PS8DX, Jesus/PS8ET, and Ilo/PS8JIF) are going to activate Poldros Island (WW Loc. GI97cg, PYFF-0024, DIB MA-03) on all bands (SSB, CW, digital modes) between Jan. 14 and 18. QRV with the call ZZ8P. QSL via PT2GTI, ClubLog, LoTW. WCA Activities =============== WCA QRGs: CW: 28031 24911 21031 18081 14031 10121 7031 3531 kHz SSB: 28551 24951 21251 18131 14251 7131 3731 kHz WCA Happy Birth Day: The World Castles Award Programme turns 8 on Jan. 14 and celebrates the WCA Happy Birth Day (WCA HBD) on Jan. 14 & 15 with activations of castles and fortresses. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 12/16 - 03/2017 3D2JS 2017 15.12. - 15.01. 4F7OC 2019 01.01. - 31.12. 5P90EDR 2021 - 12.01. 5R8GC 2022 - 08/2017 5R8SV 1897 - 12.01. 5R8UJ 2022 - 12.01. 5R8UR 2022 - 02/2018 5T2AI 1977 01.10. - 30.09.19 5Z4/DL2RMC 2008 - 23.01. 5Z4/LZ4NM 2014 01.01. - 30.04. 6E0C 2022 - 12/2018 6W1SU 2012 - 04/2017 6W7SS 2022 01.01. - 20.01.18 8J1RL 2021 01.01. - 30.04. 8J2A 2021 01.05. - 29.01. 8J2OKZ 1987 01.01. - 20.01.18 8J60JARE 2021 14.12. - 05.03. 8J6HAM 2019 02.01. - 11.01. 8Q7AZ 2021 - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 - 30.12. 9X0JW 2004 14.01. - 31.12. A31MM 1973 09.01. - 17.01. AU2WBR 2023* - 03/2017 C91PA 2001 29.12. - 12.01. D44TBT 2022 13.10. - 12.10. DF0WRTC 2011 01.01. - 31.12. DK60HERTEN 2022 01.11. - 31.01. DL0EW 2012 13.06. - 12.06. DL0MHD 1992 01.06. - 31.05. DL0POLIO 1991 01.01. - 31.12. DL1250BRET 2022 20.12. - 19.12. DL60NEU 2022 - 02/2018 DP0GVN 2015 11/16 - 02/2017 DP1POL 2015 01.01. - 31.12. DQ200WESER 2023* 01.01. - 31.12. DQ70PEINE 2021 01.01. - 31.12. DR1517LU 2021 15.06. - 14.06. DR160TESLA 1994 01.04. - 31.03. DR2016KIDS 1983 01.01. - 31.12. DR25MDK 2021 05.03. - 28.02. DR30BUT 1980 01.01. - 31.12. DR60SAL 2021 01.01. - 31.12. DR60VKL 2021 05.01. - 18.02. E51ADD 2022 05.01. - 18.02. E51AMF 2022 09.01. - 27.01. E51WWA 2023* 08.01. - 05.02. EA8/DJ9BN 2022 10.01. - 24.01. EA8/DK1AX 2022 01.01. - 31.12. EI11WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI22WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI33WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI44WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI55WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI66WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI77WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI88WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EI99WAW 2021 01.01. - 31.12. EM500L 2023* 12/16 - 02/17 FT3YL 2017 28.12. - 24.01. GB0HNY 2022 28.12. - 24.01. GB1HNY 2022 28.12. - 24.01. GB2HNY 2022 01.01. - 28.01. GB2KW 2021 28.12. - 24.01. GB4HNY 2022 28.12. - 24.01. GB5HNY 2022 28.12. - 24.01. GB6HNY 2022 28.12. - 24.01. GB8HNY 2022 01.01. - 31.01. GX4BJC/a 2021 29.10. - 01/2017 H44MS 2012 01.12. - 31.01. HF2017HNY 2020 10.01. - 16.01. HF25FIN 2022 01.01. - 31.03. HF800O 2021 01.01. - 31.08. HG17EYOF 2022 13.01. - 25.01. HH8/N3BNA 2023* 13.01. - 25.01. HH8/N3FMO 2023* - 04/2017 HK3JCL 2008 - 2017 HL2/F4AAR 1837 - 01.09.19 J28PJ 2004 - 27.03. J79XBI 2016 19.12. - 15.03. JG8NQJ/JD1 2019 - 05/17 JW2US 2021 12.01. - 16.01. K7B 2023* 14.01. - 11.03. KH6/VE7AHA 2023* - 2016/17 KH9/KJ6GHN 1885 - 31.03. LA30EUDXF 2013 01.01. - 31.12. LM80Q 2021 01.01. - 31.12. LM80REX 2021 01.01. - 31.07. LZ114RF 2023* 01.01. - 31.12. LZ45YE 2023* 01.01. - 31.01. LZ552SGO 2021 01.01. - 31.12. LZ73TRC 2023* 01.01. - 31.01. MX1SWL/a 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OF100FI/x 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OH100FIN 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OM685RADOLA 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OP17HC 2021 01.01. - 31.12.19 OU0POLIO 1919 01.01. - 31.12. OV90EDR 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OX90EDR 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OZ100DVI 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OZ44C 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OZ7D 2021 01.01. - 31.12. OZ90EDR 2021 01.01. - 31.12. PG400TH 2023* 08.01. - 25.01 PJ4B 2022 11.01. - 20.01. R1238M 2023* 21.01. - 31.01. R1547M 2023* 14.01. - 22.01. R170VN 2023* 10.12. - 10.03. R17TCNY 2019 01.01. - 10.01. R870M 2023* 25.12. - 14.01. RA17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RC17NY 2020 - 01.04. RI1ANA 2017 15.12. - 15.02. RI1ANC 2019 04/16 - 04/2017 RI1AND 1982 25.12. - 14.01. RK17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RM17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RO17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RT17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RU17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RW17NY 2020 25.12. - 14.01. RZ17NY 2020 01.12. - 31.01. S509PMC 2017 01.01. - 31.12. S557E 2021 06.01. - 13.01. T88AQ 2022 12.01. - 19.01. T88HS 2023* 12.01. - 19.01. T88SM 2023* 12.01. - 19.01. T88TK 2023* 12.01. - 19.01. T88UW 2023* 12.01. - 19.01. T88WM 2023* 26.12. - 06.01. T8CW 2020 10.01. - 24.01. TG9/DJ2EH 2022 - 2017 TJ3SN 1896 05.01. - 11.01. TM1BF 2022 04.02. - 11.02. TM1BF 2022 01.01. - 31.12. TM17PGM 2022 15.01. - 29.01. TM57A 2023* 15.01. - 29.01. TM57D 2023* 15.01. - 29.01. TM57H 2023* 15.01. - 29.01. TM57N 2023* 05.01. - 11.01. TM8DO 2022 04.02. - 11.02. TM8DO 2022 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 2018 TY2CD 1914 - 10/2018 TY2SN 1957 01.08. - 02/2017 TZ5XR 2000 09.01. - 06.02. V31RF 2022 09.01. - 22.01. V63ARJ 2022 04.01. - 15.01. V63AVO 2022 09.01. - 22.01. V63LSS 2022 01.01. - 31.03. VE100VIMY 2023* 15.01. - 22.01. VP8CLE 2023* 15.01. - 22.01. VP8DKW 2023* - 04/2018 VP8DPJ 2014 01.01. - 01.03. XK150YUKON 2022 10.01. - 17.01. XR7T 2022 03.01. - 15.01. XW4XR 2021 06.01. - 16.01. XW4ZW 2022 20.12. - 20.01. YP2017HNY 2019 01.01. - 31.12. YV50ARV 2023* - 01/2017 Z21LS 2019 14.01. - 22.01. ZF2PG 2023* - 05/2018 ZS8Z 2017 14.01. - 18.01. ZZ8P 2023* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3D2JS via WB2TJO (d) 3Z17HNY via SP6IEQ (B), (L) 4F7OC via DU7ET (d) 5K6RM (d/B), (e) 5P90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) 5R8GC via DJ6SI (d/B) 5R8SV via G3SWH, (L) 5R8UJ via DF9TM (d/B) 5R8UR via DL2SWW (d/B) 5T2AI via NI5DX 5Z4/AK0SK via AK0SK, (L) 5Z4/DL2RMC via DL2RMC (d/B) 6E0C via XE1EE 6W1SU via M0URX 6W7SS via F6AFH 8J1RL via (B), JG2MLI (d), (L) 8J2A (B) 8J2OKZ (B) 8J60JARE via (B), JG2MLI (d), (L) 8J6HAM (B) 8Q7AZ via DL8AZ (d/B) 8Q7ND via LZ1COM 9Q6BB via W3HNK 9X0JW (e) A31MM via EA5GL, (L) A65TG via PA3TG (d/B) A70X via M0OXO AN5CRM via EA5URL AU2WBR via VU2NRO C91PA (L) CM7OA via W3HNK (d) CT8/UA4WHX via UA4WHX (d) CT9/UA4WHX via UA4WHX (d) D44TBT via SM5EPO DF0WRTC via DJ9MH (d/B), (L), (C) DK60HERTEN (B) DL0EW (B) DL0MHD (B) DL0POLIO via (B), DJ4MG (d) DL1250BRET (B) DL60NEU via (B), DC1MAS (d), (e) DM200PZL via DL2NPC (d/B) DM60KJN via DL3VU (d/B) DP0GVN via DL5EBE (d/B) DP1POL via DL1ZBO (d/B), (L) DQ200WESER (B) DQ70PEINE via (B), DK5AX (d), (L), (e) DR1517LU (B), (e) DR160TESLA via DK8ZZ (d), (C), (O) DR2016KIDS via (B), DL0RL (d), (e) DR25MDK (d/B) DR30BUT via (B), DK7LX (d), (C) DR60SAL (B) DR60VKL (B), DH1VY (d), (C) DX8DX via M0OXO E51ADD via K7ADD (d), (L), (e) E51AMF via K7ADD (d), (L), (e) E51WWA via AD7AF, (L) EA8/DJ9BN via DJ9BN (d/B) EA8/DH2MS via DH2MS (B) EA8/DK1AX via DK1AX (d/B) EA8/IV3HAX via IV3HAX (d), (L), (e) EI11WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI22WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI33WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI44WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI55WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI66WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI77WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI88WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EI99WAW via (B), EI6AL (d), (C), (O) EM500L via UR6LLC F5NLX/p via F5NLX (d/B), (e) FT3YL via F6KPQ GB2KW (L), (e) GB8KW via G0UKN GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) H40DA via VK4FEDX H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) H44SHD via HB9SHD H74B via EA3BT, (O) H74W via EA3BT, (O) HC0E (d/B), (L) HC2HGT via IK2OHG (d/B), (L) HF0F via SP9BRP, (L) HF2017HNY via (B), SP2PBM (d) HF25FIN (e) HF800O via SP6PAZ (d/B) HG17EYOF (d) HH8/N3BNA via N3BNA (d), (L) HH8/N3FMO via N3FMO (d), (L) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) J28PJ via F1TMY J79XBI via SM5DJZ, (C), (L) JG8NQJ/JD1 via JG8NQJ (B), JA8CJY (d) JW2US (C), (O) K7B via K9ZWB (d) KH6/VE7AHA via VE7AHA (d), (L) LA30EUDXF via PA1AW LM80Q via LA9VDA LM80REX via LA9VDA LZ114RF via LZ1YE (d/B) LZ45YE via LZ1YE (d/B) LZ552SGO via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ73TRC via LZ1YE (d/B) MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) OF100FI/x via OH2BAD OH100FIN (B) OM685RADOLA via OM3CND OP17HC via ON7PP OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OV90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) OX90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) OZ100DVI via OZ1IVA (d/B) OZ44C via 5P2BA (d/B) OZ7D via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) OZ90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) PA44FF via PH0NO PG400TH via PA3ETC PJ4B via PA8A (d) R1238M via RK3AW R1547M via RK3AW R170VN via RW3VA R17TCNY via RN3RQ (B), UA3RU (d) R870M via RK3AW RA17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RC17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RI1ANA via ZS1OIN RI1ANC via RN1ON (d/B), (C) RI1AND via RW1AI RK17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RM17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RO17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RT17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RU17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RW17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) RZ17NY via RQ7L (B), (C), (O) S509PMC (d/B) S557E via (B), S50O (d), (L) T88AQ via JH6WDG (d/B), (L) T8CW via JA0FOX (B), JH0IXE (d), (L) T88HS via JA6KYU (d) T88SM via JA6EGL (d) T88TK via JI6BFF (d/B) T88UW via JH7IPR (d/B), (L), (e) T88WM via JQ6FQI (d/B) TG9/DJ2EH via DJ2EH (d/B) TJ3SN via IZ1BZV (d), (L) TM1BF via F6BEG (d/B) TM17PGM via F4FCE (d/B) TM57A via F-11734 TM57D via F-11734 TM57H via F-11734 TM57N via F-11734 TM8DO via F8DO (d/B) TR8CA via F6CBC TY2BP via IK2IQD TY2CD via N4GNR (d), (L) TY2SN via IZ1BZV (d), (L) TZ5XR via F5MXH, (L) V31RF (e) V63ARJ via JA3ARJ V63AVO via JA3AVO V63AYA via W7AYA V63LSS via JH3LSS V63PBL via JH3PBL VE100VIMY via N7RO, (C) VP8CLE via G1OCN (d) VP8DKW via G1OCN (d) VP8DPJ (e) XK150YUKON via KC1CWF, LoTW XR7T via CE7PGO (d/B), (O) XW4XR via E21EIC, (L) XW4ZW via K1SE (d), (B), (L), (C) YP2017HNY via YO3KPA (d/B), (C) YV50ARV via YV5DTA, (L) Z21LS via DE1ZHB (d/B) ZF2PG via K8PGJ (d), (L) ZS8Z via ZS1LS (d) ZV2CV via (B), PY2XIZ (d), (L) ZZ8P via PT2GTI, (C), (L) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 9Y4D (SA-011), PJ4L, XX9TYT * QSL via LoTW: 5T5TI, EM800EM, LZ463PP, PA30EUDXF, PC30EUDXF, PF30EUDXF, TA2DX, TA4CS, UN8PT, YT16YOTA, ZF2WE Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: N4AA & QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DxCoffee, DX World, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DF8VV, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK2KL, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, LZ1YE, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA3ETC, RSGB IOTA Homepage, W3UR & The Daily DX, YV5EED u.a. 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