DXNL 2126 - January 2, 2019 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: Ops 4Z5FI, 4Z4KX, 4Z4AK, 4Z5LA, 4X6HP, 4Z5IW, 4X6YA, 4X4DZ, and 4X1VF, all members of the Holyland DX group, will be active from the fortress Masada (4XFF-0027; Holyland L22BS) between the 4th and 6th as 4X0M on 80-10m (CW, SSB). QSL via IK2DUW. C5, The Gambia: Przemyslaw/SP3PS is currently active from Sanyang. QSL via SP3PS (d), LOTW, eQSL. DL, Germany: The special event station DQ600UNI celebrates the 600th anniversary of Rostock University during 2019; special DOK 600UNI from January to July and September until December; during August the station'S special DOK will be HSR19 (Hanse-Sail 2019). QSL via bureau and DL5KVV (d). HK, Colombia: 5K6RM draws attention to the Festival in Manizales between the 5th and 12th on 160-2m (SSB, CW, digital modes). QSL via bureau, LoTW, eQSL. HP, Panama: H31A draws attention to the founding of Panama La Vieja 500 years ago. QRV until Aug. 15 on 80-10m (SSB, RTTY, FT8, PSK31). Operators are HP1AVS, HP1CDW, HP1ECA, HP1COO, HP1MRA, HP1JGG, HP8FOX, HP8MAK, and HP1GES. QSL via HP1AVS and LoTW. HS, Thailand: Lars/SM6NT remains active as HS0ZME until April 9 on HF. QSL via SM6NT. K, United States of America: W2P commemorates the Battle of Princeton (American Civil War) until Jan. 6. Previously (Dec. 26 to 39), W2T drew attention to the Battle of Trenton. QSL for both calls via W2ZQ. LZ, Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) continues to honour the memory of Bulgarian Saints during January with the callsign LZ1354PM. QSOs count towards the new All Saints - 2019 award. QSL via bureau, LZ1KCP (d). http://www.lz1kcp.com/ S7, Seychelles: Mike/OE6MBG will be operating from Mahe (AF-024) as S79AA between Jan. 5 and Feb. 2. QRV on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m (CW, SSB), 6m depending on condx; he plans to focus on the low bands though. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog OQRS. UA, Russia: The special event stations RA19NY, RC19NY, RK19NY, RM19NY, RO19NY, RT19NY, RU19NY, and RZ19NY are conducting the radio marathon "Russian New Year - 2019" until Jan. 8. An award is available as well. QSL via ClubLog OQRS. VK, Australia: 8400 scouts from Australia and 18 other nations are going to participate in the 25th Jamboree in Tailem Bend between the 4th and 14th. VI25AJ will be active on the bands in this context until Jan. 13 on HF (SSB, digital modes). Other stuff: ============ 50 Jahre "Worked All Britain" (WAB): The Worked All Britain award programme celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019 with three extra awards. The club calls GB4WAB and GB7WAB, and the special event station GB50WAB will be active from various WAB squares. For more information see: http://worked-all-britain.org.uk/ Preview: ======== E5, South Cook Islands: Hans-Martin/DK2HM plans to operate from Rarotonga (OC-013) as E51HMK between April 14 and 22 on HF (SSB, FT8). QSL via DK2HM (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. 5V, Togo: Members of the EIDX Group will be active as 5V7EI from March 14 to 25. QSL via M0OXO. https://5v7ei.com/ Fiji & Wallis and Futuna: Nobby/G0VJG plans to activate Wallis Island (OC-054) and maybe also Futuna (OC-118) between the 6th and 20th of May with a focus on Europe. Before (May 3-6) and after (May 20-22) he will also be active from Fiji. QRV on 80-10m on SSB and FT8 with an FT857, hex beam, and 300W. More information to follow. QSL via M0OXO. 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: ================== 05.01. 070 Club PSK-Fest 05.01. Schwaben Contest 05./06.01. ARRL RTTY Roundup 05./06.01. 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 AS-015; 9M2, Pinang State group: Rich/PA0RRS will be back on the air as 9M2MRS from Penang Island between Jan. 2 and Feb. 15 on HF on CW, RTTY, PSK, and FT8. QSL via PA0RRS (B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. NA-104; V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: Bernie/W3UR and his wife Becky/N3OSH will be working holiday-style as V47UR from Calypso Bay between the 8th and 20th on 160-6m. QSL via ClubLog, W3UR (B), LoTW. WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz Alta Valle del Fiume Tammaro - IFF-1207: During 2019 the special event callsign II8FF will be used from various locations. The first activity is from IFF-1207 on Jan. 3 on HF (SSB, CW, digital modes). QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog. Marais de la Vanne - FFF-2608: Claude/F5MCC activates this reference on Jan. 2 as F5MCC/p. The location is also valid as WCA F-06682, DFCF-10046, DMF-10009, DLF-10027. QSL via F5MCC. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 31.10. - 02.04. 4S7KKG 2117 24.10. - 23.10.19 4U73B 2117 04.01. - 06.01. 4X0M 2126* 05.01. - 12.01. 5K6RM 2126* 05.11. - 02/2019 5R8IC 2117 01.10. - 30.09.19 5Z4/DL2RMC 2008 01.04. - 31.03. 8J1IRW 2087 01.04. - 28.02. 8J1KZ 2091 01.04. - 28.02. 8J20GAKI 2086 02.01. - 15.02. 9M2MRS 2126* - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 18.11. - 09.03. C5YK 2121 01.04. - 31.03. DB25ONN 2086 01.01. - 30.06. DF13BLN 2125 01.01. - 30.06. DF13BUD 2125 01.01. - 30.06. DF13DEJU 2125 01.01. - 30.06. DF13MUC 2125 01.01. - 30.06. DF13PAR 2125 01.01. - 30.06. DF13STO 2125 01.01. - 31.12. DM100ZM 2125 - 02/19 DP1POL 2123 01.01. - 31.12. DQ1200ASP 2125 01.01. - 31.12. DQ600UNI 2126* 20.09. - 03/19 DU7/G0CXF 2111 02.01. - F5MCC/p 2126* 18.12. - 10.02. FK/F6OBD 2124 28.12. - 24.01. GB0HNY 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB1HNY 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB2HNY 2125 01.01. - 28.01. GB2KW 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB4HNY 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB5HNY 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB6HNY 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB8HNY 2125 04.01. - 06.01. GB8KW 2125 28.12. - 24.01. GB9HNY 2125 01.01. - 31.01. GX4BJC/a 2125 01.01. - 15.08. H31A 2126* - 11.04. HF40CUF 2092 31.12. - 19.01. HI6/DK1FY/p 2125 - 03/19 HK3JCL 2108 12.12. - 10.01. HS0ZLS 2123 13.11. - 09.04. HS0ZME 2126* 01.12. - 31.01. II0FF 2121 03.01. - II8FF 2126* - 31.12.19 J28ND 2035 - 01.09.19 J28PJ 2004 17.12. - 02.01. JD1BMH 2123 26.12. - 07.01. JI3DST/6 2125 01.01. - 31.01. LZ1354PM 2126* 01.01. - 31.12.19 OU0POLIO 1919 10.12. - 14.01. PJ2/SM4KYN 2122 30.12. - 08.01. RA19NY 2126* 30.12. - 08.01. RC19NY 2126* - 02/2019 RI1ANV 2124 - 03/2019 RI1ANW 2105 30.12. - 08.01. RK19NY 2126* 30.12. - 08.01. RM19NY 2126* 30.12. - 08.01. RO19NY 2126* 30.12. - 08.01. RT19NY 2126* 30.12. - 08.01. RU19NY 2126* 30.12. - 08.01. RZ19NY 2126* 06.12. - 06.01. S511PMC 2123 05.01. - 02.02. S79AA 2126* 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 16.12. - 16.03. TR8CR 2123 08.01. - 20.01. V47UR 2126* 04.01. - 13.01. VI25AJ 2126* 01.12. - 28.02.19 VI70MDRC 2125 31.12. - 06.01. W2P 2126* 27.12. - 14.01. WA5FLD/p 2125 - 06.01. XP1SC 2123 25.12. - 19.01. YJ0AFU 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 =============== 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4U1XMAS via UA3DX 4U73B via 9A2AA, (C) 4X0M via IK2DUW 4X19HNY (L), (e) 4X2XMAS (L), (e) 4X3XMAS (L), (e) 4X9XMAS (L), (e) 5K6RM (d/B), (L), (e) 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) 8J20GAKI via (B), JJ2ONH (d) 8J7XMAS (B) 8N0400N (B) 9A200S via 9A2MF 9K2BS (B) 9M2MRS via PA0RRS (B), (C), (L) 9Q6BB via W3HNK 9V1XX (d/B) AL7KC (d), (L) AP2FLY (d), (L) C31CA via EA1PO (d) C4XMAS via IZ4AMS, (C), (O) C5A via OM2FY (B) C5SP via SP3PS (d) C5YK via ON7YK CO2PBR (d) CR140AA via CU3AA (d/B), (L), (e) CU3AN (d/B), (L) DA200FWR via (B), DK2PU (d) DB25ONN (d/B) DB50EFAPB (B) DF1000ZEIL (B) DF13BLN via (B), DM2TO (d) DF13BUD via (B), DM2TO (d) DF13DEJU via (B), DM2TO (d) DF13MUC via (B), DM2TO (d) DF13PAR via (B), DM2TO (d) DF13STO via (B), DM2TO (d) DJ70WAE (B) DK200MARX via (B), DK5PZ (d), (C) DL100BY (B) DL70PADER (B) DM100ZM (B) DM125FS (B) DM152ZYA (B) DM900ZWI via DM5JBN (d/B) DP1POL via DL1ZBO (d/B), (L) DQ1200ASP via (B), DK1AX (d), (L) DQ2018KTMS (B), (e) DQ600UNI via (B), DL5KVV (d) DQ800HRO via DL5KVV (d/B) DU3LA via W3HNK EA6SX (d), (L) EA8ACW (d/B), (L), (e) EA8CTF (B) EA8DO (d), (L), (e) EA8JK via EB7DX, (e) EA8PT (d/B) EH3UAB via EB3GCP (d/B), (e) EI100MCV (B) EK3GM (d),(L), (e) EM30N via UR4NWW F5MCC/p via F5MCC FK/F6OBD via F6OBD (B) FK4RD (d) GB0HNY (Q) GB1HNY (e) GB2HNY (Q) GB2KW (L) GB4HNY (Q) GB5HNY (Q) GB6HNY (Q) GB8HNY (e), (L) GB8KW via G0UKN (d/B), (L) GB9HNY (e) GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) H31A via HP1AVS, (L) HA50KVG via HA8KVG HB0WR (d/B), (L), (e) HF40CUF via SP4CUF HG242LOC via HA5GY HH2AA (L) HI3Y via RW6HS (d), (L) HI8S via EA5GL (d), (L) HI6/DK1FY/p via DK1FY (d/B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HP1AVS (d) HS0ZLS via HB9FIH, (L), (e) HS0ZME via SM6NT II0GM via I0KQB (d), (e) II0LDV via I0KQB (d) II2RR via IK2VUC II4FRD via IQ4FE II8FF (L), (e), (C) IY1EY via IK1QBT (d/B) J28ND via S57DX J28PJ via F1TMY JD1BMH via (B), JG7PSJ (d) JI3DST/6 via JI3DST, (C) JT1DN (d/B) KH0TG via JL1UTS (d) KH6AP (L), (e) KL7J via N3SL, (L), (C) KP4JRS (d/B), (L) LM90C (B) LM90HQ (B) LM90NRRL (B) LR4D via LU4AA (d/B) LZ/4X6TT via N4GNR (d), (L) LZ/EA3HSO via N4GNR (d), (L) LZ1354PM via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ532PSO via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MU0WLV (d/B), (L), (e) MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) N1F via K1TA (d) OE120MF via OE6XMF OG60F via OH1NOA, (L), (C) OM75TESLA via OM3KHT (d/B) OM80PAR via OM3PA OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OY1OF via M0URX OZ0FR via DL2VFR P4/DL6RAI (L), (C) PB18XMAS via PD2RKG (d/B), (C) PD18SANTA via PD2RKG (d/B), (C) PF2018SLO via PA0MBD PF2018SNK via PA0MBD PJ2/SM4KYN via SM4KYN (d) RA19NY (C), (O) RC19NY (C), (O) RI1ANV via RN1ON (d/B) RI1ANW via RN1ON, (C), (O) RK19NY (C), (O) RM19NY (C), (O) RO19NY (C), (O) RT19NY (C), (O) RU19NY (C), (O) RZ19NY (C), (O) S511PMC (B) S79AA (L), (C), (O) SN20UM via SQ9UM SP100PAZ (B), (L) SU9JT via E73Y (d/B), (C) SX60RAAG (C), (O), (L), (e) TI4CF via W3HNK TM70ONU (e) TR8CA via F6CBC TR8CR via F6AJA (d/B) TY2CD via N4GNR (d), (L) V47UR via W3UR (B), (L), (C) VI70MDRC via VK3APC VY0BRR via VE2XB W2P via W2ZQ W2T via W2ZQ WA5FLD/p via WA5FLD (d), (L) XE2CQ (d), (L), (C) XP1SC via OZ2CBA YF5RFU (L), (e), (C) YJ0AFU via VK4AFU (d/B), (L) YP2019HNY via YO3KPA 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 Z81D via OM3JW ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZS6HON (L), (e) ZS6LKF (e) ZT1T via ZS1AFS (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: A52BH * QSL via LoTW: A35EU, CR3W, FG8OJ, FM5BH, HI8DL, J68GU, OY9JD, PJ4A, V26K, VR2XMT, YJ0GC, ZF1A, ZF9CW 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), DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, IK1SOW, LZ3GA, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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