DXNL 2190 - March 25, 2020 DX Newsletter a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG (e-mail: dxmb@darcdxhf.de) translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO A4, Oman: The A42K team will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest from Oman. QSL via EA5GL, LoTW. CO, Cuba: Members of the SMP DX Club will be operating as T42DX between the 25th and 30th on 80-10m on CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, FT4, and during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via CO2AME. CP, Bolivia: Following their XR8RRC IOTA activation, Vasily/R7AL, Vlad/RK8A, Leo/RW9JZ, and Al/RZ3K had planned to operate from Bolivia. Chile, however, is closing down airports and the group will not visit Bolivia and focus on finding a way to travel home instead. https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/bolivia2020 FM, Martinique: Laurent/FM5BH will be active in the WPX contest on all bands from Martinique (NA-107). QSL via W3HNK, LoTW. LX, Luxembourg: The LX7I team celebrates its 20th anniversary with the callsign LX20I during the WPX contest. QSL via LX2A. http://lx7i.com/lx20i/ OK, Czech Republic: The Czechoslovak DX Club celebrates its 30th anniversary on the air with the callsign OL30DXC until the end of the year. QSL via OK2PXJ. https://www.dx.cz/ OK, Czech Republic: The special event stations OL700CO, OL700LTV, and OL700DKO celebrate the town Dobruska's 700th anniversary throughout the year. An award is available as well. QSL via ClubLog. http://www.ok1kqi.com/ SU, Egypt: Tom/DL2RMC is currently active from Cairo with the callsign SU9TH on 40, 20, 15, and 10m (FT8, FT4, CW, SSB). He remains in the country until the end of April. QSL via DL2RMC, ClubLog, LoTW. XW, Laos: Bruce/3W3B had to cancel is planned operation as XW4XR (March 30 to April 12). ZC4, UK Sov. Base Areas on Cyprus: Adrian/G0KOM announces that the ZC4MK activity, scheduled for March 26 to April 1 had to be postponed. He hopes for a new opportunity in the summer. Other stuff: ============ North Pole DXpedition 2020: Thomas/DC8TM informs us that the planned activity from a drift ice camp (DP0LE) is cancelled. Hopes are for a new try in April 2021. HH, Haiti: The 4V5H operation from Haiti had to be postponed as well. Covid-19 Impact: The following expeditions have all been cancelled due to the pandemic: VU4R March 20-31 TU2R March 23-April 03 FM/EA1BP March 24-31 ZF2PG March 25-30 ZC4MK March 26-April 01 VP5/W2TT March 26-April 02 VP5/AF3K March 26-April 02 VP5V March 28-29 TO7BP March 28-29 NH7A March 28-29 XW4XR March 30-April 12 4V5H May 09-15 V62P May 2020 V62S May 2020 PZ5G Easter 2020 ZA/HG2DX June 21-July 03 DU2/SP5APW April 2020 Please also watch the DX portal sites for up-to-date information. Dayton Hamvention 2020 cancelled: For the first time in its 68 year history, the Dayton Hamvention had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 spread and the declaration of a national state of emergency. Z66DX - Kosovo 2020: Guenter/DL2AWG announces that the website for the October 2020 DXpedition is now online: http://z66dx.de/ Preview: ======== KL7, Alaska: Members of the Russian Robinson Club (Yuri/N3QQ, Vyacheslav/OK8AU, Yuri/ UA9OBA, and more operators) are planning an activation of Kiska Island (NA-070) for June 17 to 19 as KL7RRC/p. They are taking two rigs for CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via N7RO. https://www.na-234.com/ Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society CSDXC Czechoslovak DX Club IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 25.03. UKEICC 80m Contest 28./29.03. CQ WW WPX Contest IOTA Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON (dk5on@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-008; various, South Orkney Islands: The VP8PJ DXpedition logged 83,778 QSOs with 20,595 different callsigns (Europe 52.67%, North America 34.78%, Asia 6.44%, and 6.11% with the rest of the world). More than 19000 contacts were made on 20m, over 16000 on 17m, and 30 and 40m netted over 14000 QSOs each. Almost half of the QSOs were made on CW (47.93%), FT8 (32.40%), SSB (16.77%), RTTY (2.91%). For a log to search see: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=VP8PJ EU-116; GD/MD, Isle of Man: Billy/GM6DX, Iain/GM5YTT, and Stevie/GM2TT will be active as GT0SP in the WPX contest. QRV also before and after on 160 to 15m on CW, SSB, and FT8 as GD6DX, GD5YTT, and GD2TT. QSL via LoTW. SA-001; CE0, Easter Island: Mike/VE7ACN had to cancel his operation as CE0Y/VE7ACN due to cancelled flights. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 14.03. - 27.03. 3B8XF 2188 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181 25.10. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2180 24.10. - 31.08. 4U25B 2169 16.02. - 27.03. 6W7/ON4AVT 2184 01.01. - 31.12. 8N6SHURI 2179 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 08.03. - 09.04. 8P6DR 2187 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 06.10. - 06/2020 9J2MYT 2166 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 28.03. - 29.03. A42K 2190* - 04.08. BV120SU 2186 16.11. - 03/2020 C5YK 2173 19.03. - 30.03. CE0Y/VE7ACN 2189 24.03. - 06.04. CP6/R7AL 2190* 24.03. - 06.04. CP6/RK8A 2190* 24.03. - 06.04. CP6/RW9JZ 2190* 24.03. - 06.04. CP6/RZ3K 2190* 06.03. - 01.04. CT9/DL3KWF 2187 06.03. - 01.04. CT9/DL3KWR 2187 01.01. - 31.12. DA0DOM 2178 19.03. - 29.03. DA0HEL 2189 01.02. - 31.01.21 DA2025C 2183 01.01. - 31.12. DF70DARC 2178 19.03. - 29.03. DL0IH 2189 01.01. - 31.12. DL100BKW 2178 08.02. - 31.12. DL250BEETH 2183 16.12. - 17.12. DL250BTHVN 2175 01.01. - 31.12. DL30GER 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DL35SDR 2180 01.01. - 31.12. DL40PUL 2180 01.07. - 30.06. DL50NFA 2152 24.03. - 02.10. DM30RSV 2189 01.01. - 31.12. DP70DARC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DQ100SL 2178 01.12. - 03/2020 EA8/HB9FIH 2175 22.01. - 31.05. EM30UCC 2182 24.03. - 31.03. FM/EA1BP 2189 28.03. - 29.03. FM5BH 2190* 28.03. - 29.03. GT0SP 2190* 05.02. - 20.04. H44MS 2183 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HTC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HE2JOJ 2178 - 04/2020 HK3JCL 2180 12.12. - 04.04. HR5/F2JD 2175 12.11. - 05.04. HS0ZME 2170 01.03. - 31.03. II4MCY 2186 14.02. - 31.05. IO3AF 2186 14.02. - 31.05. IO3RT 2186 28.03. - 29.03. LX20I 2190* 01.03. - 31.03. LY11LY 2188 01.03. - 31.03. LY30LY 2188 01.03. - 31.03. LZ250KD 2186 01.03. - 31.03. MX1SWL/a 2186 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.03. - 31.12. OL30DXC 2190* 04.03. - 31.12. OL700CO 2190* 04.03. - 31.12. OL700DKA 2190* 04.03. - 31.12. OL700LTV 2190* 01.01. - 31.12. OL725PLZ 2181 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 29.02. - 28.03. PJ7AA 2186 25.02. - 25.03. R100FA 2187 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 09.03. - 29.03. S79EQM 2189 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 - 04/20 SU9TH 2190* 25.03. - 30.03. T42DX 2190* 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 28.03. - 29.03. TO7BP 2189 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 14.03. - 28.03. V5/KI4SVM 2188 12.01. - 12.04. VK9NK 2179 01.02. - 28.03. VY0ERC 2182 10.03. - XV9DXB 2187 30.03. - 12.04. XW4XR 2190* 22.03. - 01.04. YJ0CA 2189 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181 01.02. - 31.03. ZW86LABRE 2182 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3B8FV (d) 3B8XF (L), (C), (O) 3B9AN via F8AAN (d), (C), (O) 4A15DXXE (L) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 5B60AMR (L) 5H3AX via NK8O, (L), (C) 5H3DX via NK8O, (L), (C) 6E3MAYA (B) 6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8P6DR via G3RWL (d/B), (L), (C) 8Q7NC via F6BGC (d), (L) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9M8DEN (B), (L), (C), (O) 9X2AW via M0OXO A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) A42K via EA5GL (d), (L) BU2EL (d/B), (L), (e) BV120SU via BU2EQ (d), (e) C5YK via ON7YK, (L), (e) CE0X via CE4EBJ CE0Y/VE7ACN via VE7ACN (d/B), (L) CM7VI via IK2DUW, (L), (C) CO6WD via W0SA CO7HH (d), (L) CT3HY (d), (L) CT9/DL3KWF via DL3KWF (d/B), (L), (e) CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR (d/B), (L), (e) CU7AA (d/B) DA0DOM via (B), DL8CWA (d), (L) DA0HEL (B) DA20025C (B), (e) DF70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DL0IH (B) DL100BKW (d/B), (C), (O) DL20LAGA (B), (L), (e) DL250BEETH via DJ6SI (d/B) DL250BTHVN (B) DL30GER (C), (O), (e) DL35SDR (B) DL40PUL (B) DL50NFA (d/B) DM19ERZ (d/B) DM30RSV via (B), DK5ON (d), (L), DM50LEO (B), (e) DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) EA8/HB9FIH via HB9FIH (B), (L), (e) ED5FDC via EA5J EI0NMMI via (B), EA6AL (d), (C) EM30UCC (d/B), (L) FM/EA1BP via EA1BP (d/B) FM5BH via W3HNK, (L) FR/F8EN via F6AJA (d/B) FR5GS (d) FS4WBS via IZ1MHY GB200FN (d) GB2PDY (d/B), (e) GT0SP (L) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HF6FIRAC via SP6IEQ (B), (L) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HP2DFA via EC6DX, (e), (C) HP3SS via AC2OV HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HZ1SM (d) II4MCY via IQ4FE IO3AF via IQ3BM (d/B) IO3RT via IQ3BM (d/B) JA8COE/0 via JA8COE (d/B), (C) JT1CO (d) JT1DN (d/B) JY4CI via K2AX (d) K1B (L) K1J (L) K1P (L) LX20I via LX2A LY11LY via LY2QT LY30LY via LY5A LZ250KD via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MH0ESP via SP1EG MP7DX via G4DIY (B), (L) MX0SNB via G3SVK (B), (L) MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OA4DOA (d/B), (L), (e) OD5TX via W4JS OD5ZZ via N4GNR OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OE25BKC via OE3BKC OE25XKJ (B) OL30DXC via OK2PXJ OL700CO (C) OL700DKA (C) OL700LTV (C) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OY5ET via EB7DX OZ2SPACE via OZ1ACB PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PI75ZUT via PA2PKZ (B) PJ7AA via AA9A (d), (L), (C) R100FA via RN1ON R195AM via RZ5D R200ANT via RZ3EC S79EQM (e) SN25EBM via SQ5EBM (B), (L) SU9TH via DL2RMC (d/B), (C), (L) T42DX via CO2AME T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TA4MSO (d) TF6JZ (d/B), (L), (e) TO7BP via EA1BP (d/B) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) TX8A via JA1GZV, (e) V5/KI4SVM via KI4SVM, (L), (e) V85T (d) VK9NK via SP9FIH VP2ETE via W3HNK, (L) VP2V/K0NR via K0NR, (L) VP2V/KB9DPF via KB9DPF, (L) VR2CO (d), (L) VU2FI (d) VY0ERC via M0OXO, (L) W1C (L) W1H (L) W1KI (L) W1L (L) W1O (L) W1P (L) W1S (L) W1W (L) W1Y (L) XE2JS (d), (L) XV1X (Q) XW4XR via E21EIC, (L) YJ0CA via VK2YUS (d) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZF1RC (L), (e) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZS6NL (B) ZS95SARL (B) ZW86LABRE via PY2KP (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSL via LoTW: 5B4AMM, E20XMG, ER1CW, KP4JRS, XX9TYT Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DX World, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), CO2AME, DC8TM, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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