DXNL 2124 - December 19, 2018 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 4X, Israel: The Israel Amateur Radio Club (I.A.R.C.) will be active with the special event callsign 4X19HNY between the 24th and 28th on HF (CW; SSB, FT8, RTTY, PSK). Between the 28th and 30th the club puts the callsigns 4X2XMAS, 4X3XMAS, and 4X9XMAS on the air. An award will be available as well. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL. http://iarc.org/livelog/ OE, Austria: 4U1XMAS from Vienna remains active until the 31st on HF. QSL via UA3DX. OE, Austria: The maritime radio club Marine Funker Club Austria (MFCA) commemorates the first ship-to-ship radio contact between SMS Budapest and SMS Lussin (Dec. 21 in 1898) with the callsign OE120MF between the 21st and 23rd. QSL via OE6XMF. YJ, Vanuatu: Daniel/VK4AFU will be active as YJ0AFU from Esnaar (WW Loc. RH42df, OC-035) between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, and from Iririki Island (WW Loc. RH42dg, OC-035) between Jan. 1 and 19. QRV mostly on FT8 (version 2.x); also a bit on CW and SSB. QSL via VK4AFU (d/B), LoTW. Z6, Republic of Kosovo: Philipp/DK6SP, Tomi/HA8RT, Flo/OE3FTA, and Horia/YO3IMD remain on the air as Z66DH until Dec. 22. QRV with three rigs on HF on CW, SSB, digital modes, FT8 (fox and hound, version 2.0). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, M0SDV, LoTW. Z8, South Sudan: Diya/YI1DZ will be operating as Z81D from Juba for the next 6 months during his spare time. QRV on HF on SSB and digital modes. QSL via OM3JW. Other stuff: ============ EA5GL - QSL Manager Service: Pedro/EA5GL now also manages cards for PZ5JW and 9V1EA. WSJT-X Version 2.0: The new version 2.0.0 was released on Dec. 10, changing the message length from 75-bit to 77-bit. The software's developer Joe Taylor/K1JT recommends users to work with the new version, as the new 77-bit message length renders version 2.0 incompatible to earlier versions. Preview: ======== 9X, Rwanda: Harald/DF2WO will be back on the air as 9X2AW from Kigali between Jan. 18 and Feb. 14 next year on HF (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8). QSL via M0OXO. ZK3, Tokelau Islands: Roman/UR0MC und Alex/UT5UY are planning a DXpedition to Tokelau (OC-048) for October/November next year. The entity is currently #42 on the DXCC Most Wanted list and is particularly rare on the low bands and EME. More information to follow. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society IARC Israel Amateur Radio Club IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World MFCA Marine Funker Club Austria OQRS Online QSL Request System WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 21.12. AGB-Party-Contest 23.12. RAEM International HF 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 AN-016; various, Antarctica: From Dec. 25 onwards, Alex/RD1AV is going to use the new callsign RI1ANV from Vostok Station. Before that date he uses RI1ANC. QRV until mid-February. QSL via RN1ON (d/B). OC-032; FK, New Caledonia Island: Phil/F6OBD will be active as FK/F6OBD between Dec. 18 and Feb. 10 on HF (digital modes only). QSL via F6OBD (B). WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz CUFF Activation: Watch out for CU2/OH2IO operating from Reserva Florestal de Recreio do Viveiro do Nordeste (CUFF-0140) on Dec. 19 and from Area Protegida Marinha da Costa Este (CUFF-0118) on Dec. 20. QRV between 10z and 16z. QSL via OH2IO (d/B). Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 31.10. - 02.04. 4S7KKG 2117 12.12. - 31.12. 4U1XMAS 2124* 24.10. - 23.10.19 4U73B 2117 24.12. - 28.12. 4X19HNY 2124* 28.12. - 30.12. 4X2XMAS 2124* 28.12. - 30.12. 4X3XMAS 2124* 28.12. - 30.12. 4X9XMAS 2124* 08.12. - 19.12. 5P8VW/p 2122 05.11. - 02/2019 5R8IC 2117 01.01. - 31.12. 5W20SAMOA 2075 01.10. - 30.09.19 5Z4/DL2RMC 2008 - 12/2018 6W1SU 2012 01.01. - 31.12. 7S75AA 2076 01.04. - 31.03. 8J1IRW 2087 01.04. - 28.02. 8J1KZ 2091 01.04. - 28.02. 8J2OGAKI 2086 01.11. - 31.12. 8J7XMAS 2123 01.01. - 31.12. 8N0400N 2076 01.03. - 31.12. 9A200S 2082 - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 01.12. - 31.12. C4XMAS 2121 18.11. - 09.03. C5YK 2121 19.12. - 20.12. CU2/OH2IO 2124* 01.01. - 31.12. DA200FWR 2073/2076 01.04. - 31.03. DB25ONN 2086 01.01. - 31.12. DB50EFAPB 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DF1000ZEIL 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DJ70WAE 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DK200MARX 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DK60BIB 2074 01.01. - 31.12. DL100BY 2080 01.01. - 31.12. DL60BIB 2074 01.01. - 31.12. DL70PADER 2073 01.02. - 31.12. DM125FS 2083 01.04. - 31.12. DM152ZYA 2090 01.01. - 31.12. DM900ZWI 2074 - 02/19 DP1POL 2123 01.01. - 31.12. DQ2018KTMS 2074 01.01. - 31.12. DQ800HRO 2074 20.09. - 03/19 DU7/G0CXF 2111 01.08. - 31.12. EH3UAB 2104 01.01. - 31.12. EI100MCV 2074 01.04. - 31.12. EM30N 2087 18.12. - 10.02. FK/F6OBD 2124* 01.12. - 31.12. GX4BJC/a 2121 01.01. - 31.12. HA50KVG 2077 - 11.04. HF40CUF 2092 - 03/19 HK3JCL 2108 12.12. - 10.01. HS0ZLS 2123 01.12. - 31.01. II0FF 2121 01.02. - 31.12. II0GM 2078 01.04. - 31.12. II0LDV 2086 01.01. - 31.12. II2RR 2081 01.12. - 31.12. II4FRD 2121 01.01. - 31.12. II4MXW 2076 03.11. - 31.12. IY1EY 2117 - 31.12.19 J28ND 2035 - 01.09.19 J28PJ 2004 17.12. - 02.01. JD1BMH 2123 15.11. - 15.02. JG8NQJ/JD1 2119 18.12. - 23.12. KT3Q/2 2123 01.01. - 31.12. LM90C 2076 01.01. - 31.12. LM90HQ 2076 01.01. - 31.12. LM90NRRL 2076 01.12. - 31.12. LZ532PSO 2121 01.12. - 31.12. MX1SWL/a 2121 21.12. - 23.12. OE120MF 2124* 01.01. - 31.12. OG60F 2076 01.05. - 31.12. OM75TESLA 2092 23.07. - 31.12. OM80PAR 2108 01.01. - 31.12.19 OU0POLIO 1919 - 27.12. P4/DL6RAI 2122 02.12. - 27.12. PB18XMAS 2121 02.12. - 27.12. PD18SANTA 2121 10.12. - 14.01. PJ2/SM4KYN 2122 - 02/2019 RI1ANV 2124* - 03/2019 RI1ANW 2105 01.01. - 31.12. S510SOTA 2080 06.12. - 06.01. S511PMC 2123 01.01. - 31.12. SN20UM 2073 01.09. - 31.12. SP100PAZ 2108 - 12/2018 SU9JT 2082 01.12. - 31.12. SX60RAAG 2121 01.09. - 27.12. TM70ONU 2108 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 16.12. - 16.03. TR8CR 2123 - 2018 TY2CD 1914 14.07. - 12/18 VY0BRR 2102 - 06.01. XP1SC 2123 25.12. - 19.01. YJ0AFU 2124* 01.12. - 31.12. YP2XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP3XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP4XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP5XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP6XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP7XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP8XMAS 2122 01.12. - 31.12. YP9XMAS 2122 01.07. - 31.12. YU85AOP 2100 10.12. - 22.12. Z66DH 2124* - 05/2019 Z81D 2124* 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3D2KM via W6ZL (d), (L) 3Z0XMAS via SP6IEQ (d/B), (L) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4S7VK via DJ9ZB (B) 4U1XMAS via UA3DX 4U73B via 9A2AA, (C) 4X19HNY (L), (e) 4X2XMAS (L), (e) 4X3XMAS (L), (e) 4X9XMAS (L), (e) 5P8VW/p via DJ8VW (d/B) 5R8IC via F6ICX (d/B), (L) 5W20SAMOA via EA5GL, (C), (L), (e) 5Z4/DL2RMC via DL1RTL (d/B) 6W1SU via M0URX 7S75AA via SK5AA (B), SM5FUG (d) 8J1IRW via (B), JH1DSF (d) 8J1KZ (B) 8J2OGAKI via (B), JJ2ONH (d) 8J7XMAS (B) 8N0400N (B) 9A200S via 9A2MF 9Q6BB via W3HNK 9V1EA via EA5GL C31LK (d), (L), (e) C4XMAS via IZ4AMS, (C), (O) C5A via OM2FY (B) C5YK via ON7YK CU2/OH2IO via OH2IO (d/B) DA200FWR via (B), DK2PU (d) DB25ONN (d/B) DB50EFAPB (B) DF1000ZEIL (B) DJ70WAE (B) DK200MARX via (B), DK5PZ (d), (C) DL100BY (B) DL70PADER (B) DM125FS (B) DM152ZYA (B) DM900ZWI via DM5JBN (d/B) DP1POL via DL1ZBO (d/B), (L) DQ2018KTMS (B), (e) DQ800HRO via DL5KVV (d/B) DT8A via HL2FDW (B), (L) E44YL via IK3GES, (C) E51DWC via OK1DWC (B), (L), (e) EG40CE via EA5KB (d), (L) EG7PIE via EA7DA EH3UAB via EB3GCP (d/B), (e) EH40CE via EA7URM EI100MCV (B) EM30N via UR4NWW FK/F6OBD via F6OBD (B) FM5BH via W3HNK (d), (L) GB0XMS via M0TVU GI4EBS (d), (L), (e) GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) H44SHD via HB9SHD, (d/B), (C) HA50KVG via HA8KVG HA90AM (B), (L) HA90HL (B), (L) HC5DX via W3HNK (d), (L) HF40CUF via SP4CUF HG90BD (B), (L) HG90BJ (B), (L) HG90FI (B), (L) HG90HL (B), (L) HG90KI (B), (L) HG90MF (B), (L) HG90MRAE (B), (L) HG90MRASZ (B), (L) HG90NK (B), (L) HG90NS (B), (L) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HQ9T via N9EAW (d) HS0ZLS via HB9FIH, (L), (e) HS18NBTC (B) II0GM via I0KQB (d), (e) II0LDV via I0KQB (d) II2RR via IK2VUC II4FRD via IQ4FE IY1EY via IK1QBT (d/B) J28ND via S57DX J28PJ via F1TMY J73WA via ND3R (B), (L), (e) JD1BMH via (B), JG7PSJ (d) JG8NQJ/JD1 via JG8NQJ (B), JA8CJY (d) K2L via K2RYD (B) KT3Q/2 via DF8DX (d/B) LM90C (B) LM90HQ (B) LM90NRRL (B) LR4D via LU4AA (d/B) LZ532PSO via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) N4T via WK1DS, (L) OE120MF via OE6XMF OG60F via OH1NOA, (L), (C) OM75TESLA via OM3KHT (d/B) OM80PAR via OM3PA OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) P4/DL6RAI (L), (C) PB18XMAS via PD2RKG (d/B), (C) PD18SANTA via PD2RKG (d/B), (C) PJ2/SM4KYN via SM4KYN (d) PJ4KY via M0URX (B), (L) PT3T via PY3AA (B) PZ5JW via EA5GL RI1ANV via RN1ON (d/B) RI1ANW via RN1ON, (C), (O) S511PMC (B) SK50AJ via SM5CBN SN20UM via SQ9UM SP100PAZ (B), (L) SU9JT via E73Y (d/B), (C) SX60RAAG (C), (O), (L), (e) TM18EHF via F4ESV (d/B) TM220BP via F4GFE (d/B) TM66BLM via F6KBR (d/B) TM70ONU (e) TM8AB via F4KJQ TR8CA via F6CBC TR8CR via F6AJA (d/B) TX0A (C), (O) TX0M (C), (O) TY2CD via N4GNR (d), (L) VY0BRR via VE2XB XP1SC via OZ2CBA XU7AKB via HB9FXL (d/B) YJ0AFU via VK4AFU (d/B), (L) YP2XMAS via YO2MSB YP3XMAS via YO9FNP YP4XMAS via YO2MSB YP5XMAS via YO9FNP YP6XMAS via YO2MSB YP7XMAS via YO2MSB YP8XMAS via YO2MSB YP9XMAS via YO9FNP YU85AOP via YU7AOP Z66DH via M0SDV, (C), (O), (L) Z81D via OM3JW ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM QSL via LoTW: 6Y3T, 7X2ARA, C6ARW, CQ7EPC, CR3DX, CS2EPC, EM140Y, FM5BH, KP2M, OH0Z, P40C, VP5M, VP9I, YB8SB Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DxCoffee, DX World, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, 4Z4DX, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, EA5GL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, UT5UY, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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