DXNL 2135 - March 6, 2019 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 3B8, Mauritius: Nigel/G3TXF plans to participate in the Commonwealth Contest (March 9/10) as 3B8XF from Mauritius (AF-049). QSL via ClubLog OQRS. 3W, Vietnam: Wolfgang/DL5MAE remains active as 3W2MAE from Phan Thiet until March 8 on 80 to 6m (CW, SSB). QSL via DL5MAE. 6W, Senegal: Jean-Louis/F5NHJ continues to sign 6W7/F5NHJ until the 13th on HF, mostly on FT8. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog. 7P, Lesotho: Rune/LA7THA, Harald/ LB2HG, Chris/OE5CWO, Phillipp/OE7PGI, Arne/ LA7WCA, Piotr/LA7RRA, Svein/LA3BO, Svein/LA9KKA, and Thor/LA9VPA will be active as 7P8LB between the 8th and 16th from Molengoane Lodge (WW Loc. KG30vo). They plan to set up 2 to 3 rigs for HF (SSB, CW, FT8), with a focus on FT8 work on the lowbands. QSL via M0OXO, ClubLog. http://www.la9vpa.com/7p8lb/index.html 9G, Ghana: A team, led by Dov/4Z4DX and Haim/9G5AF, is going to operate from Ghana between March 9 and 20 with the callsign 9G2DX. They plan to activate 3 different locations on HF (CW, SSB, FT8). One is a beach location near Accra, where the focus will be on 160-30m; other locations are the WWFF references Shai Hills Resource Reserve (9GFF-0007) and Kakum (9GFF-0004). QSL via M0OXO, ClubLog. CT3, Madeira Island: Rosel/DL3KWR and Hardy/DL3KWF will be back on the air from Madeira (AF-014). QRV between March 8 and April 3 as CT9/DL3KWR and CT9/DL3KWF on HF, including 60m, on CW and FT8. QSL via homecalls, eQSL, LoTW. http://www.dl3kwr.de/ E5, North and South Cook Islands: Rainer/DL1AUZ and Dagmar/DM7PQ are going to activate the following islands holiday-style as E51AUZ and E51NPQ: March 09-11: Rarotonga (OC-013) March 13-25: Manihiki (OC-014) March 27-31: Aitutaki (OC-083) April 02-11: Rarotonga (OC-013) QSL via homecalls (d/B). FO, French Polynesia: Karel/OK2ZI will be active as FO/OK2ZI between the 6th and 12th from Tahiti (OC-046) on 40-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes, FT8). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, OK2ZI (d/B). http://www.ok2zi.cz/exped.php KG4, Guantanamo Bay: Karl/KP2L and Clifton/N4SIA are going to operate from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015) as KG4SC and KG4AS. QRV from the 6th to 13th on HF on CW, SSB, FT8, and other digital modes. QSL via homecalls (d), KG4AS also via ClubLog. PJ7, St. Maarten: John/W3FSA remains active holiday-style until March 19 as PJ7/W3FSA on 40, 30, and 20m on CW with a QRP rig. QSL via W3FSA. Other stuff: ============ IOTA Honour Roll and Annual Listing 2019: Find the IOTA Honour Roll 2019 and Annual Listing 2019 here: https://www.iota-world.org/ Preview: ======== FR, Reunion Island: A Croatian team consisting of 9A2AA, 9A2NA, 9A3CJW, 9A3EME, 9A3MR, 9A7Y, and 9A8RA plans to operate as TO19A from Reunion between April 27 and May 8 with a focus on the low bands. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society DICE Diploma Islas de Chile 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: ================== 06.03. UKEICC 80m Contest 08.03. Intern. YL-Aktivitaet zum 09.03. DIG QSO Party 09.03. AGCW-DL QRP Contest 09./10.03. FIRAC Contest 09./10.03. RSGB Commonwealth Contest 09./10.03. Oklahoma QSO Party 09./10.03. Stew Perry Topband Distance 09./10.03. EA PSK63 Contest 09./10.03. Tesla Memorial HF CW 09./10.03. Idaho QSO Party 10.03. DIG QSO Party 10.03. UBA Spring Contest 10./11.03. Wisconsin QSO Party 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 AS-157; 3W, South China Sea Coast Centre group: Jacek/SP5APW operates from Phu Quy Island between the 10th and 16th as XV9JK on 20 and 17m (SSB), and 30 & 40m (FT8). QSL via SP5APW (d/B), ClubLog. NA-001; C6, Great Bahama Bank group: Dom/M1KTA will be active from Eleuthera between March 8 and 16 as C6AKT on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m (CW only), and during the Commonwealth Contest. QSL via CLubLog OQRS, LoTW, M1KTA (d/B). NA-016; ZF, Cayman Islands: Colin/G4CWH is going to pay the ZF1A club station another visit and operate as ZF2CA between the 6th and 11th. QRV in the Commonwealth contest and before and after on 160-10m (CW, SSB). QSL via G4CWH (d/B). NA-073; V3, Corozal/Belize District group: Iain/G4SGX plans to participate in the Commonwealth Contest as V31GX and remains active after it for two more days on the low bands (CW). QSL via G4SGX (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. SA-005; CE0Z, Juan Fernandez Archipelago: Members of the Russian Robinson Club (Vasily/R7AL, Vlad/RK8A, Aleksei/RL5F, Leo/RW9JZ, Wlodek/SP6EQZ, and Marco/CE1TBN) activate Robinson Crusoe Island (DICE ICE-004, WLOTA 0153, CEFF-0003, WW Loc. FF06ai) from March 9 until April 3. QRV as XR0ZRC on 160 to 10m (all modes) with 4 rigs. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, R7AL. https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/xr0zrc WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz Spring Field Week by IG Hamspirit: IG Hamspirit, a group of German amateurs, holds its Spring Field Week from March 7 to 14 at the lake Dreetzsee. Ops are DL7AG, DL7KM, DH2SN, DO5DGH, and other signing their homecalls /p from the following WWFF references on HF (CW, SSB, FT8): DLFF-0057 - Nature Park Feldberger Seenlandschaft DLFF-0129 - Nature Park Uckermaerkische Seen The group also uses the callsign DL50AMSAT in the context of satellite activities. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 09.03. - 10.03. 3B8XF 2135* - 10.03. 3D2JS 2132 24.02. - 08.03. 3W2MAE 2135* 19.02. - 06.03. 3W9JF 2132 31.10. - 02.04. 4S7KKG 2117 24.10. - 23.10. 4U73B 2117 01.10. - 30.09. 5Z4/DL2RMC 2008 26.02. - 24.03. 6O1OO 2134 25.02. - 13.03. 6W7/F5NHJ 2135* 20.02. - 30.03. 6W7/ON4AVT 2133 08.03. - 16.03. 7P8LB 2135* 01.02. - 30.04. 8J0M 2130 01.04. - 31.03. 8J1IRW 2087 01.02. - 30.04. 8J2M 2130 01.02. - 30.04. 8J9M 2130 09.03. - 20.03. 9G2DX 2135* 16.02. - 13.03. 9G5GS 2134 - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 27.02. - 09.03. A5A 2134 05.03. - 12.03. C56DF 2134 18.11. - 09.03. C5YK 2121 08.03. - 16.03. C6AKT 2135* 08.03. - 03.04. CT9/DL3KWF 2135* 08.03. - 03.04. CT9/DL3KWR 2135* 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. - 05.06. DL19RIC 2127 01.01. - 31.12. DL70AFUG 2129 01.03. - 31.12. DL70AIR 2134 - 31.12. DL70BRD 2127 01.01. - 31.12. DM100ZM 2125 01.01. - 31.12. DM19LGS 2127 24.01. - 31.12. DM2025C 2130 - 31.12. DM70GER 2127 01.01. - 31.12. DM775FLD 2127 01.01. - 31.12. DQ1200ASP 2125 01.01. - 31.12. DQ600UNI 2126 02.02. - 31.07. DR19RGD 2133 01.01. - 31.12. DR50DIG 2129 01.02. - 31.03. DU3/F4EBK 2130 20.09. - 03/19 DU7/G0CXF 2111 09.03. - 11.04. E51AUZ 2135* 09.03. - 11.04. E51NPQ 2135* 17.01. - 31.03. EA8/HB9FIH 2128 22.02. - 10.03. FG/F6GWV 2133 22.02. - 10.03. FG/F6HMQ 2133 14.01. - 13.03. FG/F6ITD 2127 18.02. - 11.03. FG4KH 2132 23.02. - 10.03 FK/JG1XMV 2133 06.03. - 12.03. FO/OK2ZI 2135* 01.01. - 15.08. H31A 2126 27.02. - 06.03. HD8M 2134 - 11.04. HF40CUF 2092 - 03/19 HK3JCL 2108 22.02. - 15.05. HR5/F2JD 2134 13.11. - 09.04. HS0ZME 2126 01.01. - 31.03. HS55RAST 2131 01.03. - 31.03. II4MRC 2134 - 31.12. J28ND 2035 - 01.09. J28PJ 2004 06.03. - 13.03. KG4AS 2135* 06.03. - 13.03. KG4SC 2135* 01.03. - 03.03. LU4AAO 2134 01.03. - 31.03. LZ818PT 2134 01.01. - 31.12. OG60IPA 2128 01.01. - 31.12. OU0POLIO 1919 - 19.03. PJ7/W3FSA 2135* 03.03. - 30.03. PJ7AA 2134 - 02/2019 RI1ANV 2124 - 03/2019 RI1ANW 2105 06.02. - 31.12. TC10GITRAD 2133 16.02. - 24.03. TM6C 2132 14.01. - 13.03. TO7D 2127 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 16.12. - 16.03. TR8CR 2123 09.03. - 12.03. V31GX 2135* 21.02. - 13.03. V31NC 2133 28.02. - 08.03. VP5/AA5UK 2134 09.03. - 03.04. XR0ZRC 2135* 10.03. - 16.03. XV9JK 2135* - 05/2019 Z81D 2124 06.03. - 11.03. ZF2CA 2135* 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 01.01. - 31.03. ZW85LABRE 2131 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3B8XF via (C), (O), G3TXF 3D2JS via WB2TJO (d) 3W2MAE via DL5MAE (d/B) 3W9JF via EA5GL (d) 4JT5A via 4J5A (d) 4L0ONY via DL7CM (B) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4U0R via UA3DX (d/B) 4U73B via 9A2AA, (C) 5J0JC via VE2FDJ (d/B) 5P3KP via DL3KP 5R8IC via F6ICX (d/B), (L) 5T5PA via PA5X (d/B), (L), (C) 5Z4/DL2RMC via DL1RTL (d/B) 6O1OO (Q) 6W7/F5NHJ (L), (C) 6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT (B) 7P8LB via M0OXO, (C) 8J0M via (B), JP7FSO (d) 8J1IRW via (B), JH1DSF (d) 8J1KZ (B) 8J20GAKI via (B), JJ2ONH (d) 8J2M via (B), JP7FSO (d) 8J9M via (B), JP7FSO (d) 8P5A via HA1AG, (L) 9G2DX via M0OXO, (C) 9G5GS via IZ4YGS (d), (e) 9M2KDX (d) 9Q6BB via W3HNK A5A via JH1AJT AH2R (L) C56DF via G3XTT (d), (C), (L) C5YK via ON7YK C6AKT via M1KTA (d/B), (C), (L) C6ANM (L) CN4M via RW6HS (d) CT9/DL3KWF via DL3KWF, (L), (e) CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR, (L), (e) D44TAQ (L) DB25ONN (d/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) DL19RIC (C) DL20IKT (d/B) DL70AFUG (B) DL70AIR (B), (e), (C) DL70BRD via DK1YH (d/B), (C), (e) DM100ZM (B) DM19LGS via (B), DG0ERS (d), (e) DM2025C (B) DM70GER via M0SDV (d), (C) DM775FLD (B) DP1POL via DL1ZBO (d/B), (L) DQ1200ASP via (B), DK1AX (d), (L) DQ600UNI via (B), DL5KVV (d) DR19RGD (B), (e) DR50DIG via (B), DH1PAL (d) DU3/F4EBK via F4RBK (d) E51AUZ via DL1AUZ (d/B) E51NPQ via DM7PQ (d/B) EA5/ON4ANV via ON4ANV, (L), (e) EA8/HB9FIH via HB9FIH (d/B), (L), (e) EG7FIM via EA7URF (B) EG8URT via EA8URT EI19RE via EI3KD, (L), (e) FG/F6GWV via F6GWV (d/B) FG/F6HMQ via F6HMQ (d/B) FG/F6ITD via F6ITD (d), (L) FG4KH via F1DUZ (d/B), (L), (e) FK/JG1XMV via JG1XMV (d/B), (L), (e) FM/DK9PY via DK9PY (d/B) FO/OK2ZI via OK2ZI (d/B), (C), (L) GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) H31A via HP1AVS, (L) HC0E via HC1QRC (B) HD8M via WB2REM, (C), (L) HF40CUF via SP4CUF HI8CQ (d), (L) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HL3GOB (d/B), (L) HL4CCM (d/B), (L), (e) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HR9/W1UE via W1UE HS0ZFA via DJ4ER HS0ZKE via HB9DUS (B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HS55RAST via HS5NMF II4MRC via IQ4FE II4RGH via IQ4FE IO5SP via IW5EFX (d/B) J28ND via S57DX J28PJ via F1TMY J68HZ (L) JD1BHA (d/B) K7ICE (d) KG4AS via N4SIA (d), (C) KG4SC via KP2L (d) KL7RST via K7ICE (d) LU4AAO (d), (e) LX7I via LX2A LZ391MW via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ818PT via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) NP2P (L) OG60IPA via OH4MDY OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OX7RST via K7ICE (d) P49Y AE6Y, (L) PF19ANT via PA0RDY PJ7/W3FSA via W3FSA PJ7AA via AA9A (d), (C) PS5X via F4BHW PV8ABC via PV8AA (d/B), (L), (e) RI1ANV via RN1ON (d/B) RI1ANW via RN1ON, (C), (O) T2AR via 3D2AG T2AT via N7SMI, (L) T31EU via DL2AWG (d/B), (L) T32AZ via KH6QJ (d/B) TC10GITRAD via TA7AZC (d), (B), (L) TM6C via F6KMB TO7D via F6ITD (d), (L) TR8CA via F6CBC TR8CR via F6AJA (d/B) V31CQ via K5PS, (C), (L) V31GX via G4SGX, (C), (L) V31NC via EA5GL V31VP via WB0TEV (d/B) VE8RST via K7ICE (d) VI70MDRC via VK3APC VP2MMF via KU9C, (L) VP5/AA5UK via AA5UK (d), (L) VP5VMA (C), (O) VP9/W6PH via W6PH, (L) VY0ERC via M0OXO VY0RST via K7ICE (d) VY1RST via K7ICE (d) XR0ZRC via R7AL, (C) XV9JK via SP5APW, (C) Z81D via OM3JW Z81Z via K4ZW ZF2CA via G4CWH (d/B) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZP5DVD (d), (L), (e) ZW85LABRE via PT2ADM (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: EP6RRC (GDXF), RI0B, TX0M (OC-297) * QSL cards received via bureau: 5H3MB (IK2GZU), 8P9NX, 9G1SD (AB0GC), A61E (IZ8CLM), CE0Y/UA4WHX, CE9/UA4WHX, KB8KB/VP9, TZ4RM (W0SA), V26K (AA3B), V47T (N2NT), VK9CZ (N3SL), VP2EGO (WB2REM), VP9BO (W4ZGR), ZF2LC (W2SM) * QSL via LoTW: 3A2MW, BH4AYG, CN8AM, EG5ANT, FJ/SP6IXF, GI7KMC, GJ0KYZ, HZ1DG, MM0KOS, MU0FAL, R1934G, TA2NC, TM16AAW, UN7MAU, YB2IQ, YB3LZ, YB5QZ, ZP5DBC 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), 4Z4DX, DH2PC, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1AUZ, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL3KWF, DL3KWR, 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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