DXNL 2160 - August 28, 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 9M2, West Malaysia & 9M6, East Malaysia: The following special event calls will be celebrating the 62nd anniversary of Malaysia between August 30 and September 1: from West Malaysia: 9M62MA, 9M62MB, 9M62MC, 9M62MD, 9M62MJ, 9M62MK, 9M62MM, 9M62MN, 9M62MP, 9M62MR, 9M62MT, 9M62MW, and 9M62MY; from East Malaysia: 9M62MQ and 9M62MS. Awards will be available as well. For more information see the URL below; for QSL information see qrz.com or ask on the air. http://www.9mdxc.com/cq9m 9U, Burundi: Francesco/IV3TMM operates as 9U3TMM from Bujumbura between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17. QRV on 60 to 6m on SSB, FT8, and RTTY. QSL via IV3TMM (B), LoTW. EX, Kyrgyzstan: Leszek/SP6CIK, Jarek/SP6OJK, Janusz/ SP9FIH, Roman/SP9FOW, Jurek/SN9J, and Jozef/SP9HVW are announcing an operation from Lake Issyk-Kul for September 2 to 15. QRV as EX6QP on HF on CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8. QSL via SP6OJK, ClubLog OQRS. http://www.ex6qp.dxpeditions.org/ FK, New Caledonia: Watch out for Jan/F6EYB operating from Noumea (OC-032) as FK8CJ between August 29 and the end of the year. QRV mainly on 30, 20, and 17m. QSL via F6EYB, LoTW, eQSL. I, Italy: The ARI section Fidenza (IQ4FE) commemorates the Gruppo Radiotecnico Milanese, a club of early radio experimenters, with the callsign II4GRM during September. QSL via IQ4FE. http://www.arifidenza.it/ JA, Japan: The International Council of Museums meets in Kyoto from the 1st to 7th of September. The special event stations 8J3ICOM (based in Kyoto) and 8N3ICOM (portable activities) operate in the context of this meeting until the end of 2019. All QSOs to be confirmed automagically via bureau and ClubLog. http://www.khn.co.jp/~shibu/icom2019/icom_e.htm LZ, Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) continues to honour Orthodox saints during September with the callsign LZ304EW. QSOs count towards the All Saints - 2019 award. QSL via bureau, LZ1KCP (d). http://www.lz1kcp.com/ OE, Austria: During September, members of the VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (4U1A) will be using the callsign 4U500M to commemorate Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe 500 years ago. QSL via UA3DX (d/B). http://www.cqdx.ru/4u1a/4u500m/ OE, Austria: Special event stations OE2XXM and OE5XXM operate in the context of the International Field Day in Gosau. QRV mostly on 80 and 40m (SSB) and 2m and 70cm. QSL via bureau. PA, Netherlands: PD538RNI commemorates Radio North Sea International and Radio Veronica, two 1970s offshore radio stations. QRV from Aug. 28 until Sept. 26. QSL via PD0ARI (d/B). PA, Netherlands: The Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappy (KLM) is the world's oldest airline (founded on Oct. 7, 1919) and remains The Netherlands' national airline to this day. The special event station PH100KLM celebrates this anniversary from the 1st of September until the 30th of November. QSL via PA3DVA (B). T6, Afghanistan: Robert/S53R will be staying in Kabul on a work assignment from September 2019 until summer 2021. QRV as T6AA on HF (SSB, CW, digital modes). During major contests he will sign T6A. QSL via S53R and LoTW. TA, Turkey: The special event station TC113PTR draws attention to the Ottoman Empire's first wireless telegraphy station in Patara. QRV on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 on HF, 6m, and via QO-100. QSL via TA4E (d/B). YB, Indonesia: The Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia (ORARI) celebrates the 74th anniversary of Indonesia's independence with the following special event stations between August 28 and Sept. 1 on 80 to 10m: 8A74RI/0, 8A74RI/1, 8A74RI/2, 8A74RI/3, 8A74RI/4, 8A74RI/5, 8A74RI/6, 8A74RI/7, 8A74RI/8, and 8A74RI/9. QSL via bureau and LoTW. Preview: ======== 5H, Tanzania: The Italian DXpedition Team plans to activate Zanzibar Island (AF-032) during February next year. They aim to keep 10 operators busy at 5 stations on CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, and FT4 with the callsigns 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ (FT8, FT4). For more information see their website. QSL via I2YSB. http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ HK0, San Andres and Providencia: Rob/HK3CW, Petr/OK1BOA, Petr/OK1FCJ, Palo/OK1CRM, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/OK2ZA, Ludek/OK2ZC, Karel/OK2ZI, and David/OK6DJ will be active as 5K0K from San Andres Island (NA-033) between October 15 and 30. QRV on 160-10m on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via OK6DJ. V6, Micronesia: Sho/JA7HMZ operates as V63DX from Pohnpei (OC-010) between November 22 and 27. QRV on 160 to 6m and during the CQ WW DX CW Contest as V6A. QSL via JA7HMZ (d/B). FO, Marquesas Islands: Operators Didier/F6BCW, Robert/K4UEE, Robert/K5PI, Neil/VA7DX, Keith/VE7KW, Madison/W5MJ, Robert/W5RF, and Bill/W5SJ, all members of the CAN-AM DXpedition Group, activate Hiva Oa Island (OC-027) from Nov. 6 to 11 as TX7T on 160-6m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8). QSL via M0URX, LoTW. http://www.marquesas2019.com/ AF-053; J2, Gulf of Tadjoura group: Jean-Philippe/J28PJ/F1TMY plans to visit Moucha Island during September or October and operate as J28PJ/p on HF (SSB, FT8). Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society DDFM Diplome des Departements Francais de la Metropole GIA German Island Award IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System ORARI Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 31.08. HSW-Contest 31.08./01.09. WW Digi DX Contest 01./02.09. Tennessee QSO Party 02.09. QCWA-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 EU-127; DL, Schleswig-Holstein State South West group: Markus/DJ4EL and a group of operators will be active from the islands Neuwerk (GIA N-12, WW Loc. JO43fv) und Scharhoern (GIA N-11, WW Loc. JO43fx) between Aug. 30 and Sept. 2. NA-010; VE1; Nova Scotia Province (Cape Breton Island) group: Alessandro/VE7ADA will be signing VE7ADA/1 from some smaller islands in the NA-010 group and maybe also in the NA-081 group. QRV on on 40 to 10m on SSB. QSL via VE7ADA (d/B). NA-176; VE2; Quebec Province (St. Lawrence Gulf) Centre group: Pierre/VE2GT is going to operate as VE2GT/150 from the Ile du Havre for a few hours (around 1330z to 1530z) on September 1. QSL via EA5GL. OC-083; 3D2, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu Group: Bigi (XYL)/DE3BWR and Helmut "Heli"/DD0VR will be visiting Fiji from the 2nd to 9th of September and operate as 3D2VR on 80-10m (SSB only). QSL via DD0VR (d/B). WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz Flora & Fauna Aktivitaeten von F4GTB: Christophe/F4GTB will be activating several WWFF references in southern France between Sept. 2 and 18 as TM44WFF. For a list see qrz.com. QSL via F4GTB, LoTW, and eQSL. https://www.france-flora-fauna.fr/ Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 02.09. - 09.09. 3D2VR 2160* 15.08. - 15.09. 3Z1919PS 2158 01.09. - 30.09. 4U500M 2160* 24.10. - 23.10. 4U73B 2117 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/0 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/1 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/2 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/3 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/4 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/5 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/6 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/7 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/8 2160* 28.08. - 09.01. 8A74RI/9 2160* 02.04. - 30.11. 8J3AC 2140 01.04. - 31.12. 8J3ICOM 2160* 20.05. - 30.11. 8J7AIZU 2148 05.07. - 06.10. 8J8ARDF 2152 21.06. - 22.09. 8J8HAM 2150 01.04. - 31.12. 8N3ICOM 2160* 01.06. - 31.10.20 8N7JAPAN 2148 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MA 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MB 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MC 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MD 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MJ 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MK 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MM 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MN 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MP 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MQ 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MR 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MS 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MT 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MW 2160* 30.08. - 01.09. 9M62MY 2160* - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 31.08. - 17.09. 9U3TMM 2160* 01.01. - 31.12. DA200TF 2137 01.07. - 30.06.20 DL50NFA 2152 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 01.05. - 31.10. DM460DA 2143 - 31.12. DM70GER 2127 01.01. - 31.12. DM775FLD 2127 01.01. - 31.12. DQ1200ASP 2125 01.01. - 31.12. DQ600UNI 2126 01.08. - 31.12. DR30FKR 2158 01.01. - 31.12. DR50DIG 2129 15.04. - 31.12. EN185UNIV 2141 02.09. - 15.09. EX6QP 2160* 29.08. - 31.12. FK8CJ 2160* 01.07. - 28.08. GB80ENI 2155 23.08. - 03.09. H44MI 2159 05.07. - 25.09. H44MS 2152 01.08. - 01.09. HC2/IZ1HGP 2156 15.08. - 15.09. HF1919PS 2158 01.08. - 31.08. HG50DFC 2157 01.06. - HK3JCL 2147 01.08. - 31.08. HO1D 2156 01.04. - 31.08. II0KT 2138 01.08. - 31.08. II4BRD 2156 01.09. - 30.09. II4GRM 2160* - 31.12. J28ND 2035 - 01.09. J28PJ 2004 23.08. - 04.10. J68HZ 2159 06/19 - 11/19 JW/LB2PG 2148 24.08. - 01.09. K7C 2159 27.08. - 02.09. KL7RRC/p 2159 01.08. - 30.08. LY30BW 2157 02.08. - 30.08. LY783SUN 2157 01.08. - 31.08. LZ304AE 2156 01.09. - 30.09. LZ304EW 2160* 30.03. - 10.11. OE19LAWN 2158 01.09. - 30.09. OE2XXM 2160* 01.09. - 30.09. OE5XXM 2160* 01.01. - 31.12. OG60IPA 2128 01.01. - 31.12. OU0POLIO 1919 22.08. - 05.09. OX3LX 2159 15.08. - 30.09. PA75OSB 2158 26.08. - 22.09. PA75SODS 2159 28.08. - 26.09. PD538RNI 2160* 01.09. - 30.11. PH100KLM 2160* - 31.12. PI60DWN 2142 06.07. - 13.09. RA/DK2AI 2153 01.08. - 31.08. SN0ARCO 2157 15.08. - 15.09. SN1919PS 2158 15.08. - 15.09. SO1919PS 2158 15.08. - 15.09. SP1919PS 2158 15.08. - 15.09. SQ1919PS 2158 20.08. - 28.08. SV8/IW7EGQ 2158 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160* 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160* 06.02. - 31.12. TC10GITRAD 2133 31.08. - 01.09. TC113PTR 2160* 13.05. - 14.10. TM17FFF 2145 08.05. - 25.10. TM230RF 2145 17.08. - 31.08. TM36V 2158 02.09. - 18.09. TM44WFF 2160* 01.06. - 17.11. TM500LV 2148 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 06.07. - 13.09. UB5O/p 2153 01.09. - VE2GT/150 2160* 01.09. - 07.09. VE7ADA/1 2160* 27.08. - 01.09. YP0F 2159 22.06. - 10.10. Z81D 2151 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 01.08. - 30.08. ZY160CAT 2158 01.08. - 31.08. ZY40ZT 2156 01.09. - 30.09. ZZ40ZT 2156 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3D2VR via DD0VR (d/B) 3Z1919PS via SP9PNB (B) 4S6WAS (d) 4U500M via UA3DX (d/B) 4U73B via 9A2AA, (C) 5A0YL (C), (O) 5B4AMX via LZ3SM 7X2JV via SM4VPZ (d) 7X4CZ (d), (L) 8A74RI/0 (B), (L) 8A74RI/1 (B), (L) 8A74RI/2 (B), (L) 8A74RI/3 (B), (L) 8A74RI/4 (B), (L) 8A74RI/5 (B), (L) 8A74RI/6 (B), (L) 8A74RI/7 (B), (L) 8A74RI/8 (B), (L) 8A74RI/9 (B), (L) 8J3AC via (B), JA3PYH (d) 8J3ICOM (B), (C) 8J7AIZU via JN7GLC 8J8ARDF (B) 8J8HAM (B) 8N3ICOM (B), (C) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8P6ET via KU9C 9K2HS (d/B) 9M62MA via 9M2OHM (d) 9M62MK via 9M2YDX (d) 9M62MM via 9M2MDX (d) 9M62MP via 9W2EYR (d) 9M62MR via 9W2VGR (d) 9M62MW via 9W2VWT (d) 9N1AA via N4GNR (d) 9Q6BB via W3HNK 9U3TMM via IV3TMM (B), (L) 9V1YC via W5UE 9Z4Y (d), (L) A91FTDMC via A92AA AH7C (d/B), (L) AL7JK (d/B), (L), (e) CO3LT (d), (L), (e) DA0SAT (L), (e), (O) DA200TF (B), (L), (e) DL50NFA (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) DM460DA via DL9GFB (d/B) DM70GER via M0SDV (d), (C) DM775FLD (B) DQ1200ASP via (B), DK1AX (d), (L) DQ600UNI via (B), DL5KVV (d) DR175CW (C), (O) DR30FKR (B) DR50DIG via (B), DH1PAL (d) DS2GOO/3 via DS2GOO (d/B) EG1FSA via EA1RKA EN185UNIV via UT8UF EO28U (B) EO65QRC via UR4QZZ ES2TT/0 via ES2TT (d/B) ES30WAY (C), (O) EX6QP via SP6OJK, (C), (O) FK8CJ via F6EYB, (L), (e) GB0SNB via (B), G3SVK (d), (L) GB100HAL via G0KUC (d/B) GB4ENI via (B), M0AXH (d) GB4RSE via G4CIB (d), (e) GB80ENI (d/B) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H44MI via DL2GMI (d/B), (L) H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) HB0/DL5PIA/p via DL5PIA (B) HB0/DL7PIA/p via DL7PIA (B) HC2/IZ1HGP via IZ1HGP (d/B), (L) HG50DFC via HA0NAR (d/B) HI8DL via KM4JQ (d), (L) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HL2EIZ (d/B), (L), (e) HL74V (B) HL9GY (d), (L), (e) HO1D via HP1RCP (d) II4BRD via IQ4FE II4GRM via IQ4FE II8FTDM via IK8YFU IQ9SY via IT9NVA (B) IY1DCI via IK1GPG J28ND via S57DX J28PJ via F1TMY J69HZ via K9HZ (d), (L), (e) JW/LB2PG via LB2PG JW4PUA (d/B), (L) K7C via NT7MM (d) KH6AP (L), (e), (C) KH8C via JF1OCQ, (L) KL7J via N3SL, (L), (C) KL7RRC/p via N7RO, (C) LX8FTDM via LX1TI LY30BW via LY2QT LY30WAY (C), (O) LY783SUN (L), (e), (C) LZ304AE via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ304EW via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MS0INT via M0SDV, (C) MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OD5FTDMC via K3IRV OE19FTDMC via OE1SGU OE2XXM (B) OE5XXM (B) OG60IPA via OH4MDY OJ0O via OE1ZKC (d/B), (L), (C) OM100MRS via OM3KHT ON75PPA via ON6WL OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OX3LX via OZ0J OY/IZ1AZA via IZ1AZA (d/B), (L), (C) PA75OSB via PC4C (d/B) PA75SODS via PI4ZWN (B), PA3GEO (d) PD538RNI via PD0ARI (d/B) PH100KLM via PA3DVA (B) PI60DWN via PA8DWN R14MAKS via UA3DJ (d/B) RK30DR via R1II SN0ARCO (B) SN1919PS via SP9KDU (B) SP1919PS (B) SP4WOJTEK via SQ4AVD (d/B) SP60DXC via SP7DQR SQ1919PS via SP9PKM (B) SV8/IW7EGQ via M0OXO T6/IT9HRK via IT9HRK (B) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TC10GITRAD via TA7AZC (d), (B), (L) TC113PTR via TA4E (d/B) TM17FFF via F4GFE (d/B) TM230RF via F4DTO (d/B) TM36V via F5OHM (d/B) TM44WFF via F4GTB, (L), (e) TM500LV via F1IOZ (d/B) TM75DP via F4AHJ (d/B) TM75LBJ via F4FRC TM8FTDM via F1ULQ TM8Z via F8KGZ TO8FTDM via F1ULQ TR8CA via F6CBC UE90AGN via RZ4Z (B) UE90PR via RK1O (B) VE2GT/150 via EA5GL VE7ADA/1 via VE7ADA (d/B) W1R via N2TA (d) W2Q via N2TA (d) WH6R (d) XZ2B via JH3SIF YJ8RN via NZ4DX, (e) YL30WAY (Q) YP0F via YO9RIJ YR5GEO (L), (e) Z81D via OM3JW (d/B), (C), (O) ZD7BG (d) ZF2LC via W2SM (d), (L) ZL6FTDMC via F1ULQ ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZV1WSA (d) ZW8T via PS8HF ZY160CAT via PP2BO (d) ZY40ZT via PT7ZT (d), (L) ZZ40ZT via PT7ZT (d), (L) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 9X0T, 9X0Y * QSL via LoTW: PJ9X, UN7QX, VO1AW 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, EA5GL, 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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