DXNL 2074 - January 03, 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


3D2, Fiji:
     Jim/WB2JTO pays Taveuni Island (OC-016, WW Loc. AH03bh) a visit
     from the beginning of January until mid-March. QRV as 3D2JS on
     80-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes). QSL via WB2JTO (d).

6O, Somalia:
     Ken/LA7GIA and Adrian/KO8SCA are going to put Somalia on the air
     from the 3rd to 16th as 6O6O on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. QSL via
     M0OXO, LoTW, ClubLog. http://www.la7gia.com/

A5, Bhutan:
     Pat/N2IEN operates as A52PD between Jan. 2 and 14 on HF (CW,
     digital modes). QSL via N2IEN (d), LoTW, eQSL.

A7, Qatar:
     Alain/F6BFH is currently active from Qatar until the 12th. QRV
     either as A7/F6BFH or with a native callsign. He also plans to
     activate the IOTA reference AS-088 for 48 hours. QSL via F6BFH.

DL, Germany:
     The special event station DM900ZWI (special DOK 900Z) celebrates
     the 900th anniversary of the city Zwickau during 2018. QSL via
     DM5JBN (d/B).

DL, Germany:
     The DARC club in Biberach an der Riss (P21) celebrates its 60th
     anniversary with the two special event calls DK60BIB (special DOK
     60P21)and DL60BIB (special DOK 60P21). QSL via bureau.

DL, Germany:
     The Hanseatic city Rostock was founded 800 years ago. The jubilee
     will be celebrated on the air with the call DQ800HRO (special DOK
     800HRO) between Jan. 1 and July 31, and Sept. 1 and Dec. 31. During
     August the station hands out the special DOK HSR18 for the
     Hanse-Sail 2018. QSL via DL5KVV (d/B).

DL, Germany:
     Operators from Muenster will me drawing attention to the 101st
     German Catholics Day (May 9 to 13) with the call DQ2018KTMS
     (special DOK 18KTMS). QSL via bureau, eQSL.

EI, Ireland:
     EI100MCV commemorates the sinking of RMS Leinster 100 years ago
     during 2018. MCV was the ship's original call sign. QSL via bureau.

HH, Haiti:
     HH70A (NA-096) celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Radio Club
     D'Haiti until June 3. QSL via W3HNK.

JA, Japan:
     Take/JA8DKJ operates as 8J8SSF (Hokkaido, AS-078) around the
     Sapporo Snow Festival between Jan. 5 and Feb. 12. QSLs to be sent
     automagically via the bureau.

LZ, Bulgaria:
     The Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) continues to honour
     the memory of Bulgarian Saints during 2018 with a new All Saints -
     2018 award. The special event call for January is LZ1833PSS. QSL
     via bureau, LZ1KCP (d). http://www.lz1kcp.com/

XW, Laos:
     John/KK4FB operates as XW4FB between the 9th and 23rd. QSL via
     LoTW.

YJ, Vanuatu:
     Chris/VK2YUS is going to work from Efate Island (OC-035) as YJ0CA
     between Jan. 9 and 17. QSL via VK2YUS (d).

ISWL-Aktivitaeten:
     During January George/G1IPU activates the club call GX4BJC/a (WAB
     TM11) and Geoff/M1EDF the club call MX1SWL/a (WAB SK20). QSL via
     G6XOU (d/B), eQSL. http://www.iswl.org.uk/


Preview:
========
CN, Morocco:
     Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Sigi/DL7DF, and Frank/DL7UFR have plans
     to operate from Tahazout between Feb. 13 and 20 as CN2DF and CN2FR
     with two stations on 160-10m (CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31). QSL for both
     calls via DL7DF (d/B). http://www.dl7df.com/cn/


Other stuff:
============
Winter Olympic Games - 2018 PyeongChang:
     Korean amateurs may mark the 23rd Winter Olympic Games by modifying
     their prefix with a 23 between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28 according to the
     following scheme: 
      HL1XXX -> HL23XXX 
      DS1XXX, DS2XXX....DS5XXX -> DS23XXX/1, DS23XXX/2 .... DS23XXX/5 
     club callsigns (call area 0) like HL0XX, DS0XX, 6K0XX etc use 
     HL23XX, DS23XX, 6K23XX.
     Examples: HL1VAU -> HL23VAU, DS4NYE -> DS23NYE/4,
     and D70LW -> D723LW. The earlier announced special event calls
     HL0WOP and DT23WOP remain active as well. 
     https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/index
     (Rocky/HL1VAU)


Abbreviations in this DXNL:
===========================
ARLHS    Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
IOTA     Islands on the Air
KARL     Korea Amateur Radio League
LoTW     Logbook of the World
OQRS     Online QSL Request System
WAB      Worked All Britain
WCA      World Castles Award
WLOTA    World Lighthouse On The Air Award
WRTC     World Radiosport Team Championship


Upcoming Contests:
==================
03.01.                 UKEICC 80m Contest
06.01.                 070 Club PSK-Fest
06.01.                 Schwaben-Contest
06./07.01.             ARRL RTTY Roundup
06./07.01.             EUCW 160m Contest


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

NA-072; HP. Panama/ Darien Province group: Massimo/HP1MAC,
     Ricardo/HP1RIS, Gianni/ HP1YLS, and Stefan/HP1DRK are going to
     activate Taboga Island from the 6th to the 9th as H91IT. QSL via
     HP1RCP.


Calendar
========
start      - end        DX              DXNL
01/18      - 03/18      3D2JS           2074*
01/18      - 02/18      3W9FB           2073
30.12.     - 15.01.     3Z18HNY         2073
01.11.     - 25.03.     4S7KKG          2065
29.12.     - 04.01.     5P9Z/p          2073
           - 02/2018    5T2AI           1977
01.10.     - 30.09.19   5Z4/DL2RMC      2008
03.01.     - 16.01.     6O6O            2074*
25.12.     - 12.01.     6W1/WA3DX       2072
           - 12/2018    6W1SU           2012
25.12.     - 12.01.     6W6/WA3DX       2072
21.12.     - 15.01.     6W7/F6HMJ       2072
25.12.     - 12.01.     6W7/WA3DX       2072
01.01.     - 20.01.     8J1RL           2021
01.04.     - 31.03.     8J1YAC          2035
01.06.     - 31.05.     8J1ZIU          2055
01.06.     - 31.03.     8J2Y            2047
01.01.     - 20.01.     8J60JARE        2021
01.01.     - 31.05.     8J7HCB          2073
05.01.     - 12.02.     8J8SSF          2074*
04.06.     - 28.02.     8N0IIDA         2045
01.04.     - 31.03.     8N3H70Y         2041
01.04.     - 31.03.     8N60JLRS        2036
01.12.     - 31.01.     9M2MRS          2069
           - 10/2019    9Q6BB           2012
02.01.     - 14.01.     A52PD           2074*
01.01.     - 12.01.     A7/F6BFH        2074*
01.01.     - 06.01.     A70X            2073
09.12.     - 07.01.     AT6MIT          2071
01.01.     - 31.03.     AU2WBR          2073
17.11.     - 30.01.     C5YK            2069
01.01.     - 31.12.     DA200FWR        2073
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.     DL60BIB         2074*
01.05.     - 30.04.     DL60TELF        2038
01.01.     - 31.12.     DL70PADER       2073
           - 28.02.     DM200LFS        2035
01.01.     - 31.12.     DM900ZWI        2074*
01.01.     - 30.06.     DM90AIW         2073
           - 02/2018    DP0GVN          2015
01.01.     - 31.12.     DQ2018KTMS      2074*
01.01.     - 31.12.     DQ800HRO        2074*
01.12.     - 28.02.     DT23WOP         2070
           - 01/2018    EA8/DF9AE       2072
01.01.     - 31.12.     EI100MCV        2074*
01.01.     - 10.01.     FM/DD0VR        2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB0HNY          2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB1HNY          2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB2HNY          2073
01.01.     - 28.01.     GB2KW           2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB4HNY          2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB5HNY          2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB6HNY          2073
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB8HNY          2073
06.01.     - 07.01.     GB8KW           2073
01.01.     - 31.01.     GX4BJC/a        2074*
           - 01/18      H44DA           2073
06.01.     - 09.01.     H91IT           2074*
01.07.     - 30.06.     HA60FMV         2048
01.12.     - 31.01.     HF2018HNY       2072
15.08.     - 08/18      HF700LUB        2054
           - 06/18      HK3JCL          2060
01.01.     - 03.06.     HH70A           2074*
15.09.     - 25.02.     HL0WOP          2069
01.12.     - 31.01.     II0PGP          2069
10.10.     - 27.01.     II4GV           2061
           - 31.12.19   J28ND           2035
           - 01.09.19   J28PJ           2004
28.12.     - 09.01.     JI3DST/6        2073
04.12.     - 03.06.     JW2US           2069
           - 01.06.     JW4JSA          2071
01.01.     - 31.01.     LZ1833PSS       2074*
01.01.     - 31.01.     MX1SWL/a        2074*
01.01.     - 31.12.19   OU0POLIO        1919
30.12.     - 04.01.     PA/DD2CW        2073
01.12.     - 31.01.     PF44FF          2072
30.12.     - 13.01.     PJ7/UT6UD       2073
04/17      - 03/18      RI1ANO          2034
01.01.     - 31.03.     RI50ANO         2073
07.12.     - 07.01.     S510PMC         2070
01.01.     - 31.12.     SN20UM          2073
01.06.     - 30.04.     SN5PSK          2044
27.12.     - 05.01.     T8CW            2073
01.11.     - 14.01.     TC630MECCA      2065
18.09.     -            TR8CA           1902
           - 2018       TY2CD           1914
           - 10/2018    TY2SN           1957
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18A           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18C           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18E           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18F           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18G           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18M           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18NY          2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18U           2073
30.12.     - 08.01.     UE18Z           2073
01.02.     -            V31YB           2026
19.12.     - 28.02.     VI70HI          2073
27.12.     - 04.01.     VP5/N9EAJ       2073
           - 04/2018    VP8DPJ          2014
01.07.     - 30.06.     VR20....        2047
01.01.     - 31.01.     W2D             2073
01.01.     - 31.01.     W8D             2073
01.10.     - 2018       XV9JM           2061
09.01.     - 23.01.     XW4FB           2074*
09.01.     - 17.01.     YJ0CA           2074*
15.12.     - 15.01.     YP2018HNY       2071
05/17      - 05/2020    ZL7DX           2040
05/17      - 05/2020    ZL7QT           2040
           - 05/2018    ZS8Z            2017

*  = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3D2JS             via    WB2JTO       (d)
3W9FB                                 (L)
3Z18HNY           via    SP6IEQ       (d/B), (L)
4S7KKG            via    DC0KK        (d/B), (L)
5B4XMAS           via    IZ4AMS,      (C), (O)
5V7SM             via    F5IVC
5P9Z/p            via    DL7UZO       (d/B)
5P90EDR           via    OZ1ACB,      (L), (C), (e)
5T2AI             via    NI5DX
5Z4/DL2RMC        via    DL1RTL       (d/B)
6O6O              via    M0OXO,       (L), (O)
6W1/WA3DX         via    WA3DX        (d)
6W1SU             via    M0URX
6W6/WA3DX         via    WA3DX        (d)
6W7/F6HMJ         via    F6HMJ
6W7/WA3DX         via    WA3DX        (d)
8J1RL             via    (B),         JG2MLI (d), (L)
8J1YAC            via    (B),         JE1XUZ (d)
8J1ZIU                                (B)
8J2Y                                  (B)
8J2YAF                                (B)
8J60JARE          via    (B),         JG2MLI (d), (L)
8J7HCB            via    (B),         JK7LXU (d)
8J8SSF                                (B)
8N0IIDA                               (B)
8N3H70Y                               (B)
8N60JLRS          via    (B),         JQ6FQI (d)
8Q7HB             via    HB9VQQ,      (C), (L), (e)
8P0VR             via    DD0VR        (d/B)
8P9JB             via    J69Z         (d)
9M2MRS            via    PA0RRS       (d/B), (C)
9Q6BB             via    W3HNK
9X0JW                                 (e)
A31MM             via    EA5GL,       (L)
A52PD             via    N2IEN        (d), (L), (e)
A7/F6BFH          via    F6BFH
A70X              via    M0OXO
AT6MIT            via    VU3BUN       (d/B)
AU2WBR            via    VU2NRO
C56RU             via    ON7RU        (d/B), (C), (L)
C5WP              via    ON7WP        (d)
C5YK              via    ON7YK        (d/B), (L), (e)
CX7CO             via    EA5GL        (d)
DA200FWR          via    (B),         DK2PU (d)
DB20ENERGY        via    (B),         DM2DX (d), (C)
DB50EFAPB                             (B)
DC500LS           via    (B),         DM2AJK (d), (e)
DF1000ZEIL                            (B)
DJ70WAE                               (B)
DK200MARX         via    (B),         DK5PZ (d), (C)
DK60HERTEN                            (B)
DL1WH/p           via    DL1WH        (d/B)
DL1250BRET                            (B)
DL40MFR                               (B)
DL500ML                               (B)
DL60TELF                              (B), (L), (e)
DL70PADER                             (B)
DM1517L                               (Q)
DM200LFS                              (B), (L), (e)
DM5LUTHER         via    DJ6SI        (d/B)
DM900ZWI          via    DM5JBN       (d/B)
DM90AIW                               (B), (C)
DP0GVN            via    DL5EBE       (d/B)
DQ200WESER                            (B)
DQ2018KTMS                            (B), (e)
DQ70PEINE         via    (B),         DK5AX (d), (L), (e)
DQ800HRO          via    DL5KVV       (d/B)
DR0HARZ           via    DF5AN        (d/B)
DR1517LU                              (B), (e)
DR25MDK                               (d/B)
DR500MLE                              (B)
DR5LUTHER                             (B)
DR60PAS                               (B)
DR60SAL                               (B)
DR60VKL                               (B), DH1VY (d), (C)
DT23WOP           via    HL1IWD       (B), (L)
DU3/W6QT          via    W6QT         (d), (L), (e)
E51DXX            via    AG1LE
E770BAB           via    E71EZC       (d/B)
EA8/DF9AE         via    DF9AE        (d/B), (e)
EG5ERC                                (d/B), (e), (L)
EI100MCV                              (B)
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)
EM25IWW           via    UR7IWW       (d/B)
EM500L            via    UR6LLC
EN90IWA                               (e)
FG5BZ                                 (L), (e)
FM/DD0VR          via    DD0VR        (d/B)
GB2KW                                 (L), (e)
GB8KW             via    G0UKN
GX4BJC/a          via    G6XOU        (d/B), (e)
H2017PFO          via    5B4AIE       (d), (C), (O)
H44DA             via    VK4KHZ
H91IT             via    HP1RCP
HA60FMV                               (B)
HB600NVF          via    HB9JOE       (d/B), (L)
HF2018HNY         via    SP2PBM       (d/B)
HF700LUB          via    SP8AB
HH70A             via    W3HNK
HK3JCL            via    DK8LRF       (d/B)
HL0WOP            via    HL4CCM       (d/B), (C), (e)
HQ2DDL                                (B), (L), (e)
II0PGP            via    I0KQB        (d)
II2FIST           via    IZ2FME       (d/B), (L)
II4GV                                 (B)
J28ND             via    S57DX
J28PJ             via    F1TMY
JD1BMH            via    (B),         JG7PSJ (d)
JI3DST/6          via    JI3DST
JW2US                                 (C), (L)
JW4JSA            via    LA4JSA
LA1742K           via    LA6K         (B)
LM80Q             via    LA9VDA
LM80REX           via    LA9VDA
LX2017TRAM                            (B), (L), (e)
LZ1833PSS         via    (B),         LZ1KCP (d)
LZ45YE            via    LZ1YE        (d/B)
LZ710SG           via    (B),         LZ1KCP (d)
LZ73TRC           via    LZ1YE        (d/B)
MX1SWL/a          via    G6XOU        (d/B), (e)
N4C               via    K3LU         (B), (L)
N4P               via    K3LU         (B), (L)
N4R               via    K3LU         (B), (L)
N4V               via    K3LU         (B), (L)
N9N               via    W9BZW        (d/B)
OD5ZZ             via    NI5DX        (d), (L), (e)
OF100FI/x         via    OH2BAD
OH/DF1XC          via    DF1XC        (B), (L)
OH100FIN                              (B)
OH9SCL            via    OH9AB        (d/B), (L)
OJ9X              via    OH2BH,       (C)
OM500R                                (Q)
OM50SPSEKE        via    (B),         OM8AND
OM685RADOLA       via    OM3CND
OO6A              via    ON4RUB       (d/B), (L)
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)
PA/DD2CW          via    DD2CW        (d/B)
PF44FF                                (C), (O)
PG400TH           via    PA3ETC
PJ7/UT6UD         via    UT6UD        (d), (L)
RI1ANO            via    RN1ON        (d/B), (L), (C)
RI50ANO           via    RN1ON        (d/B), (L), (C)
S5100LIONS        via    S53DOX
S510PMC                               (B)
S557E             via    (B),         S50O (d), (L)
SC40VIC           via    SM6JSM       (d/B)
SC90SM            via    SK5SM        (B)
SN100F            via    SP5CGN       (d/B), (e)
SN20UM            via    SQ9UM
SN250A            via    SP9KUP       (d/B)
SN5PSK            via    SP9MZX       (d/B)
T8CW              via    JA2KCT       (B), (L) JH0IXE (d), (e)
TC630MECCA        via    TA3X         (d/B)
TM17PGM           via    F4FCE        (d/B)
TR8CA             via    F6CBC
TY2CD             via    N4GNR        (d), (L)
UE18A                                 (C)
UE18C                                 (C)
UE18E                                 (C)
UE18F                                 (C)
UE18G                                 (C)
UE18M                                 (C)
UE18NY                                (C)
UE18U                                 (C)
UE18Z                                 (C)
V31YB                                 (L)
VI70HI            via    M0OXO
VP5/N9EAJ          (C), (L)
VP8DPJ                                (e)
W2D               via    KB2FMH       (d), (C), (L)
W2T               via    W2ZQ         (d)
W8D               via    KB2FMH       (d)
XM1150CAN                             (B), (L), (e)
XO1X              via    KC1CWF
XV9JM             via    F6ITD        (d/B), (L)
XW4FB                                 (L)
YJ0CA             via    VK2YUS       (d)
YP2018HNY         via    YO3KPA       (d/B), (C)
YV50ARV           via    YV5DTA,      (L)
Z370M             via    LZ1JZ        (B), (L), (e)
ZL7DX             via    M0OXO
ZL7QT                                 (d)
ZS8Z              via    ZS1LS        (d)
ZX8NO             via    PT2GTI
ZX8TI             via    PT2GTI

(d) = direct   (B) = bureau ok  (L) = LoTW           (O) = OQRS
(C) = ClubLog  (e) = eQSL       (*) = new manager    (Q) = QRZ.COM

* QSL via bureau: 8P5A, AO4HAG, AO5ANT, E6GG, FS/NF9V, V26BH, 
  VP5/W0BM, VP9/M0BLF, ZS8C
* QSL via LoTW: 3C1L, 3D2TS, 5B4AAB, 7X2KF, 9M2CNC, 9U4M, 9M2TO,
  A71AM, BG4VRG, BV1EK, BX4AL, C4W, CU2/DL3KDV, DA0WRTC, EA8AM,
  EA8PT, EF8R, FR5ZE, V5/DL7YS/p, SV5AZK, TA1MFR, UN7JID, VE1RAC,
  VK7SM, VY2TT, YV5JBI, ZS2I

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