DXNL 2089 - April 18, 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: Radio amateurs from Israel are celebrating their country's 70th anniversary with the special event calls 4X70A, 4X70E, 4X70I, 4X70L, 4X70R, 4X70S, and the "joker" callsign 4Z70IARC between April 19 and June 27. They also offer an Israel 70 Award for working all six stations (or five + one joker). The award is managed by 4Z4DX. Online logs will be made available, and all stations will be active in the Holyland-Contest this upcoming weekend. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. http://iarc.org/livelog/ 4X, Israel: Artur/4X4DZ, Alex/4Z4AK, Hilik/4X6YA, and Jan/4X1VF will be active with the special event call 4X0BG (Ben Gurion) from the Ben Gurion House (4XFF-0058, Holyland Square E27BS) on the 20th and 21st and during the Holyland Contest. QSL via bureau. 9L, Sierra Leone: Mark/KW4XJ plans to operate in the CQ MM DX Contest (April 21/22) as 9L/KW4XJ from near Freetown. QSL via KW4XJ. 9J, Zambia: Watch also out for Brian, 9J2BO, in the CQ MM DX Contest. QSL via G3TEV (d). 9N, Nepal: Sergei/R4WAA will be active as 9N7WA between the 20th and 27th on HF (CW, digital modes). QSL via R4WAA. F, France: TM93WARD will be operating around the World Amateur Radio Day until April 22. QSL via F6BEE (B), LoTW. FJ, Saint Barthelmy: Rick/AI5P, Barry/N0KV, Gregory/W0ZA, and James/WD0E are going to sign FJ/AI5P and FJ/N0KV from Saint Barthelmy Island (NA-146) between the 19th and 27th. QRV on 80-10m on CW, SSB, RTTY, and via satellites. QSL via homecalls, LoTW. HB0, Liechtenstein: Dieter/DL1AWD and Felix/DL6JF will be active between April 24 and 28 signing HB0/homecalls on HF (CW, digital modes). QSL via h/c, HB0/DL6JF also via ClubLog OQRS. OE, Austria: The ORF Amateur Radio Club (CARO) and the Documentary Archives Radio Communications (QSL Collection) will be active around the International Marconi Day with the call OE18M from the 20th to 22nd. QSL via OE1WHC (d/B). OZ, Denmark: On April 18, the World Amateur Radio Day, several special event stations 5P0WARD/xx and 5P0WHD/xx (focus on FT8) will be active. QSOs count towards a 5P0WARD Award. QSL via via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog OQRS; please refrain from sending paper cards via the bureau. V6, Micronesia: Sho/JA7HMZ returns to Pohnpei Island (OC-010) from the 18th to 24th. QRV as V63DX with a focus on 160m (FT8) towards Europe. QSL via JA7HMZ (d), LoTW. VK9X, Christmas Islands: James/9V1YC/N1YC and Wilbert/PE7T remain on the air as VK9X/homecalls until the 21st from Christmas Island (OC-002) on 80-10m (SSB, CW). QSL for VK9X/N1YC via W5UE, VK9X/PE7T via PE7T. XU, Cambodia: Hans/DF5UG/9M2QQ hopes to receive his licensing documents for the call XU7AKI in time for the World Amateur Radio Day. QSL via DF5UG (d/B). Z6, Republic of Kosovo: Uwe/DG8NCO plans to activate the Republic of Kosovo via EME from April 21 to 30. QRV as Z66EME on 2m and 70cm. QSL via DG8NCO. CQ MM DX Contest: Joel/V44KAI, Elvira/ZA1EM, and Gil/ZD7BG are all planning to participate in the contest. Other stuff: ============ IOTA Honour Roll 2018 and Annual Listing 2018: For both rankings / listings see: https://www.iota-world.org/de/ International Marconi Day: The Cornish Radio Amateur Club organises a worldwide activity on April 21. So far, 67 special event stations have made plans to participate. QSOs count for the IMD award. For more information see: http://gx4crc.com/ World Amateur Radio Day on April 18: The IARU has instituted the day to commemorate ham radio's history and raise awareness of the public for amateur radio's achievement. Amateurs all over the world will be getting on the air and presenting their hobby. Preview: ======== 9X, Rwanda: The Italian DXpedition Team plans an activity from Rwanda for September/October 2018. More information to follow. http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society 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: ================== 20./21.04. Holyland Contest 21.04. ES Open Championship 21.04. Nord-Contest 21./22.04. YU DX Contest 21./22.04. CQ Manchester Mineira DX 21./22.04. Nebraska QSO Party 21./22.04. Michigan QSO Party 21./22.04. North Dakota QSO Party 23.-29.04. EUCW QRS 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 AF-065; CN, Safi/Essaouira/Agadir Region group: A group of 20 Moroccan operators plans to activate the Ile de Mogador as 5C5AF from the 17th to 22nd. QSL via I8LWL. AS-200; JA5, Shikoku's Coastal Islands: Kenji/JA4GXS will be active from Naka Island on the 22nd and 23rd as JA4GXS/5 on 40-17m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via JA4GXS. AS-201; TA, Sea of Marmara Islands: Between April 18 and 26 Ben/DL7UCX and Bernd/DL7VBJ will be signing TA0/homecalls from Marmara Island on HF. QSL via h/c (d/B). NA-025; J8, The Grenadines: Brian/GW4DVB operates from Palm Island between the 21st and 29th as J88PI on 40-6m (SSB only). QSL via GW4DVB (d). NA-104; V4, St Kitts and Nevis: Alex/W1CDC will be active between April 23 and May 5 as V47CDC from St. Kitts. QRV on 80-10m (CW only). QSL via W1CDC (d/B). OC-168; H44, Russell Islands: Bernhard/DL2GAC (H44MS) and Cezar/VE3LYC are going to activate Mbanika Island with the callsign H44R from April 22 to 25. QRV on 40-17m (CW, SSB) with two stations. QSL via VE3LYC (d), ClubLog OQRS. https://h44r-h40d.weebly.com/ Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL von - bis DX DXMB 05.04. - 17.04. 3B7A 2087 27.03. - 11.04. 3B8MM 2085 02/18 - 04/18 3W9DLE 2078 21.04. - 22.04. 4X0BG 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4X70A 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4X70E 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4X70I 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4X70L 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4X70R 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4X70S 2089* 19.04. - 27.06. 4Z70IARC 2089* 17.04. - 22.04. 5C5AF 2089* 18.04. - 5P0WARD/xx 2089* 18.04. - 5P0WHD/xx 2089* - 05/18 5V1JE 2077 01.01. - 31.12. 5W20SAMOA 2075 01.10. - 30.09.19 5Z4/DL2RMC 2008 14.04. - 28.04. 6W/DC4CQ 2088 - 12/2018 6W1SU 2012 01.01. - 31.12. 7S75AA 2076 01.04. - 31.03.19 8J1IRW 2087 01.06. - 31.05. 8J1ZIU 2055 01.04. - 28.02.19 8J2OGAKI 2086 10.11. - 27.06. 8J3B 2079 03.03. - 30.11. 8J4B 2084 01.01. - 31.05. 8J7HCB 2073 01.01. - 31.12. 8N0400N 2076 20.03. - 29.04. 8P6DR 2084 12.04. - 15.04. 9A/S52DG/p 2088 01.03. - 31.12. 9A200S 2082 21.04. - 22.04. 9L/KW4XJ 2089* 21.04. - 22.04. 9J2BO 2089* 20.04. - 27.04. 9N7WA 2089* - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 04.04. - 11.04. A5A 2087 02.04. - 13.04. C5WP 2088 01.01. - 31.12. DA200FWR 2073/2076 01.04. - 31.03.19 DB25ONN 2086 01.01. - 31.12. DB50EFAPB 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DF1000ZEIL 2073 01.03. - 30.09. DF18HET 2087 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 01.05. - 30.04. DL60TELF 2038 01.01. - 31.12. DL70PADER 2073 01.02. - 31.12. DM125FS 2083 01.01. - 31.12. DM900ZWI 2074 01.01. - 30.06. DM90AIW 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DQ2018KTMS 2074 01.01. - 31.12. DQ800HRO 2074 15.04. - 18.04. DU1WQY/1 2088 15.04. - 20.04. E51BCP 2088 14.04. - 28.04. EA8/DG5LAC 2088 17.04. - 24.04. EA8/IK2LFF 2088 01.01. - 31.12. EI100MCV 2074 01.04. - 31.12. EM30N 2087 09.04. - 15.04. ER/DL7UCX 2088 09.04. - 15.04. ER/DL7VBJ 2088 19.04. - 27.04. FJ/AI5P 2089* 19.04. - 27.04. FJ/N0KV 2089* - 18.04. FM/F2VX 2086 05.03. - 15.05. FR/F1FJR 2082 02.04. - 29.04. GB106TBC 2086 17.03. - 27.05. GB60OT 2084 01.03. - 31.05. GB80GGCN 2082 29.01. - 02.05. H44MS 2078 22.04. - 25.04. H44R 2089* 01.01. - 31.12. HA50KVG 2077 01.07. - 30.06. HA60FMV 2048 24.04. - 28.04. HB0/DL1AWD 2089* 24.04. - 28.04. HB0/DL6JF 2089* 07.04. - 14.04. HB0/PA2HGJ 2087 07.04. - 14.04. HB0/PA2RDK 2087 07.04. - 14.04. HB0/PA3CNO 2087 07.04. - 14.04. HB0/PA3RDF 2087 07.04. - 14.04. HB0/PE0MGB 2087 07.04. - 14.04. HB0/PE1FLO 2087 01.04. - 01.05. HB9GOLD 2086 15.08. - 08/18 HF700LUB 2054 01.01. - 03.06. HH70A 2074 - 06/18 HK3JCL 2060 15.02. - 10.05. HR5/F2JD 2080 20.03. - 20.10. IB2RT 2087 01.02. - 31.12. II0GM 2078 01.04. - 31.12. II0LDV 2086 01.01. - 31.12. II2RR 2081 01.04. - 30.04. II4MAR 2086 01.01. - 31.12. II4MXW 2076 - 31.12.19 J28ND 2035 - 01.09.19 J28PJ 2004 21.04. - 29.04. J88PI 2089* 22.04. - 23.04. JA4GXS/5 2089* 15.03. - 15.06. JG8NQJ/JD1 2084 04.12. - 03.06. JW2US 2069 - 01.06. JW4JSA 2071 01.02. - 31.05. KL7RST 2078 04.02. - 31.05. L50A 2081 01.01. - 31.12. LM90C 2076 01.01. - 31.12. LM90HQ 2076 01.01. - 31.12. LM90NRRL 2076 01.01. - 31.07. LZ115RF 2075 01.04. - 30.04. LZ362ME 2086 01.04. - 30.04. MX1SWL/a 2086 11.03. - 13.11. OE100xxx 2084 20.04. - 22.04. OE18M 2089* 01.01. - 31.12. OG60F 2076 01.01. - 31.12.19 OU0POLIO 1919 01.02. - 31.05. OX7RST 2078 08.04. - 13.04. OZ/DH9LAK/p 2088 01.04. - 28.04. PF2018SLO 2086 09.04. - 16.04. PJ5/AI5P 2087 01.04. - 15.04. R108M 2087 01.04. - 15.04. R12APR 2087 01.01. - 31.12. S510SOTA 2080 01.01. - 31.12. SN20UM 2073 01.06. - 30.04. SN5PSK 2044 - 12/2018 SU9JT 2082 08.04. - 15.04. T2AR 2087 17.04. - 24.04. T32AZ 2088 17.04. - 25.04. T88FT 2088 17.04. - 25.04. T88IH 2088 13.04. - 19.04. T88UW 2088 18.04. - 26.04. TA0/DL7UCX 2089* 18.04. - 26.04. TA0/DL7VBJ 2089* 12.01. - 16.06. TM390SR 2075 14.04. - 20.04. TM3Y 2088 14.04. - 22.04. TM93WARD 2089* 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 2018 TY2CD 1914 - 10/2018 TY2SN 1957 01.04. - 15.04. UE12APR 2087 01.04. - 15.04. UE57G 2087 23.04. - 05.05. V47CDC 2089* 18.04. - 24.04. V63DX 2089* 25.03. - 25.04. VD105A 2086 01.04. - 30.04. VD1BOOM 2086 10.04. - 17.04. VE7ACN/VE2 2087 01.02. - 31.05. VE8RST 2078 01.03. - 31.05. VI4GAMES 2082 03.04. - 13.04. VK4COF 2087 09.04. - 18.04. VK5MAV/9 2087 - 21.04. VK9X/N1YC 2089* - 21.04. VK9X/PE7T 2089* - 04/2018 VP8DPJ 2014 01.07. - 30.06. VR20.... 2047 01.02. - 31.05. VY0RST 2078 01.02. - 31.05. VY1RST 2078 14.04. - 15.04. W4P 2088 01.10. - 2018 XV9JM 2061 16.04. - 30.04. YJ0AG 2088 01.02. - 31.07. YR630SV 2082 12/17 - 05/18 YS1/HB9KNA 2076 14.04. - 22.04. Z66D 2088 21.04. - 30.04. Z66EME 2089* 29.03. - 19.04. Z68GB 2086 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 01.04. - 30.04. ZM50GW 2086 2017 - 05/2018 ZS8Z 2017 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3B7A via F5CWU (d/B), (C), (L) 3B8MM via DL6UAA (d/B) 3W9DLE via W0DLE (d) 4M5J via EA4GST 4X0BG (B) 4X70A (L), (e) 4X70E (L), (e) 4X70I (L), (e) 4X70L (L), (e) 4X70R (L), (e) 4X70S (L), (e) 4Z70IARC (L), (e) 5C5AF via I8LWL 5P0WARD/xx (C), (L), (e) 5P0WHD/xx (C), (L), (e) 5P90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) 5V1JE via N9MDH (d), (L) 5W20SAMOA via EA5GL, (C), (L), (e) 5Z4/DL2RMC via DL1RTL (d/B) 6W/DC4CQ via DC4CQ 6W1SU via M0URX 7S75AA via SK5AA (B), SM5FUG (d) 7Z1AL (d) 8J1IRW via (B), JH1DSF (d) 8J1ZIU (B) 8J2OGAKI via (B), JJ2ONH (d) 8J3B via (B), JK3IJQ (d) 8J4B (B) 8J7HCB via (B), JK7LXU (d) 8N0400N (B) 8P6DR via G3RWL, (C) 9A/S52DG/p via S52DG (d/B) 9A200S via 9A2MF 9J2BO via G3TEV (d) 9L/KW4XJ via KW4XJ 9N7WA via R4WAA 9Q6BB via W3HNK A5A via JH1AJT, (C) C5WP via ON7WP (d) C7A via UA3DX (B) CR2EME via DL9MS (d) CR5VISO via CT1EIS CT8/DD5DD via OK8ZZ (B) CT8/OK4MM via OK4MM (L) CX5A via CX2ABC (d) DA200FWR via (B), DK2PU (d) DB25ONN (d/B) DB50EFAPB (B) DF1000ZEIL (B) DF18HET via (B), DG3FFM (d), (e) DJ70WAE (B) DK200MARX via (B), DK5PZ (d), (C) DL100BY (B) DL60TELF (B), (L), (e) DL70PADER (B) DM125FS (B) DM900ZWI via DM5JBN (d/B) DM90AIW (B), (C), (e) DP1POL via DL1ZBO DQ2018KTMS (B), (e) DQ800HRO via DL5KVV (d/B) DU1WQY/1 via DF8DX (d/B) E51BCP via KD7WPJ EA8/DG5LAC via DG5LAC (d/B), (L) EA8/IK2LFF (C), (L) EE8K via EA8AV (B), (L), (e) EG1MOP via EA1AUM (B), (L), (e) EG7SCM (d/B), (L) EI0NMMI via I6AL (B) EI100MCV (B) EM30N via UR4NWW EP7AHN (e) ER/DL7UCX via DL7UCX (d/B) ER/DL7VBJ via DL7VBJ (d/B) FJ/AI5P via AI5P FJ/N0KV via N0KV, (L) FM/F2VX via F2VX FR/F1FJR via F1FJR (d/B), (e) GB106TBC via MI0MOD (d) GB60OT via G3KPU (d), (B), (e) GB80GGCN via (B), G0TOC (d) GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) H44R via VE3LYC (d), (C) HA50KVG via HA8KVG HA60FMV (B) HB0/DL1AWD via DL1AWD HB0/DL6JF via DL6JF, (C), (O) HB0/PA2HGJ via PE1FLO HB0/PA2RDK via PE1FLO HB0/PA3CNO via PE1FLO HB0/PA3RDF via PE1FLO HB0/PE0MGB via PE1FLO HB0/PE1FLO via PE1FLO HB9GOLD via HB9OCR (d/B), (L), (e) HF700LUB via SP8AB HG8ARDF via HA8BE HH70A via W3HNK HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HQ2DDL (B), (L), (e) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) IB2RT via (B), I2MYF (d), (e) II0GM via I0KQB (d), (e) II0LDV via I0KQB (d) II1IAEO via IK8XVO II2RR via IK2VUC II4MAR via IQ4FE IW5EFX/p via IW5EFX (d/B) IZ4EFP/p via IZ4EFP (d/B) J28ND via S57DX J28PJ via F1TMY J88PI via GW4DVB (d) JA4GXS/5 via JA4GXS JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY JW2US (C), (L) JW4JSA via LA4JSA KL7RST via K7ICE (d) L50A via LU4AAO (d/B), (e) LM90C (B) LM90HQ (B) LM90NRRL (B) LZ115RF via LZ1YE LZ362ME via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) OE100AIR via OE8AIR (B) OE100BKC via OE3BKC (B) OE100CQM (d/B) OE100EGN via OE5EGN (B), (L), (e) OE100FTE via OE6FTE (B), (L), (e) OE100GBK via OE8GBK (B) OE100GTU (e) OE100IIO via OE5IIO (B), (e) OE100JML (d/B), (e) OE100KLG (B), (L), (e) OE100MPI via OE7MPI OE100PKB via OE3PKB (B) OE100RNS via OE3RNS (B) OE100SGU via OE3SGU (L), (e) OE100TWB (B) OE100VIE via OE4VIE (d), (L), (e) OE100WMA via OE3WMA OE100XGM via OE5XGM (d) OE100XWI (B) OE100YSC via OE3YSC (B) OE100YXK via OE8YXK (B) OE100ZKC via OE1ZKC OE18M via OE1WHC (d/B) OG60F via OH1NOA, (L), (C) OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OX7RST via K7ICE (d) OZ/DH9LAK/p via DH9LAK (d/B) PF2018SLO via PA0MBD PJ5/AI5P via AI5P R108M via RK3LC R12APR via R3LO SN20UM via SQ9UM SN5PSK via SP9MZX (d/B) SU9JT via E73Y (d/B), (C) T2AR via 3D2AG T32AZ via KH6QJ T88FT via JA7WFT (d/B) T88IH via JI6IHG (d/B), (L) T88UW via JH7IPR (d/B), (L), (e) TA0/DL7UCX via DL7UCX (d/B) TA0/DL7VBJ via DL7VBJ (d/B) TJ2TT via I2YSB (d), (O) TM34VTT via F1RXP (d/B) TM390SR via F4DTO (d/B) TM3Y via ON4ZD, (C) TM93WARD via F6BEE (B), (L) TR8CA via F6CBC TY2CD via N4GNR (d), (L) UE12APR via R3LO UE57G via R3LD V46CDC via W1CDC (d/B) V63DX via HA7HMZ (d), (L) VD105A via VO1NAR, (C) VD1BOOM via VO1IDX, (L), (C) VE7ACN/VE2 via VE7ACN, (C), (L) VE8RST via K7ICE (d) VK4COF via N7RO VK5MAV/9 via RN3RQ, (C) VK9X/N1YC via W5UE VK9X/PE7T via PE7T VP8DPJ (e) VY0RST via K7ICE (d) VY1RST via K7ICE (d) W4P via W4UCJ W4R (d/B), (L), (e) XU7AKI via DF5UG (d/B) XV9JM via F6ITD (d/B), (L) YB0/JA1PBV via JA1PBV (B), (L) YB0/JQ1LCW via JQ1LCW YJ0AG via M0OXO YR57GC via YO8AXP YR630SV (B), (e) Z66D via OK6DJ, (L) Z66EME via DG8NCO (d/B) Z68GB via HB9TSW, (L), (e) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZM50GW (B) ZS8Z via ZS1LS (d) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 3D2TS, HL4/JA8COE/5 (AS-081), VE7ACN/7 (NA-075, NA-091) * QSL via LoTW: 3D2EU, 3V8SS, A61HA, CN2AA, D68I, DU1/A61M, LM100UKA, OJ0X, TC10F, TC10K, TC10L, VU2WJ, VY0ERC, XR0YD Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DxCoffee, DX World, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), 4X1VF, 4Z4DX, DG8NCO, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8FA, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, 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