DXNL 2168 - October 23, 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 CQ World Wide DX Contest: The weekend of Oct. 26/27 sees the SSB leg of this year's CQ World Wide DX Contest. Together with its CW part in November at attracts more than 35,000 participants. This DXNL largely concentrates on activities in and around the contest. Good luck to everyone having a bash at it. https://www.cqww.com/index.htm https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2019.html 3W, Vietnam: Yosuke/JJ1DQR operates as 3W9QR from Da Nang between Oct. 23 and Nov. 1. QRV on 40 to 10m on SSB and also during the CQ WW contest. QSL via JJ1DQR (d/B). 3W, Vietnam: Alex/KU1CW currently operates as 3W9A until the 28th and will be active in the contest on 80-10m. QSL via LoTW, KU1CW. 4L, Georgia: Algis/LY2BMX/LY4ZZ takes part in the contest as 4L/LY4ZZ on 160m single-band. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog. 4L, Georgia: Ilya/R3XA joins the contest as 4L9M on 80m single-band. QSL via R3XA, LoTW, 6W, Senegal: Albert/F5VHJ, Jaques/F6BEE, and Oliver/W6NV will be operating the contest together as 6W1RY. QSL via F5VHJ (d/B), LoTW, ClubLog; for US stations also via WA6WPG. 8P, Barbados: Charles/8P6ET will be active from Barbados (NA-021) as 8P1W. QSL via KU9C. 8P, Barbados: Dean/8P6SH will be signing 8P2K on 40m single-band in the contest. QSL via KU9C, LoTW. 8P, Barbados: Tom/W2SC returns to Barbados for the contest and is going to use the callsign 8P5A on all bands. QSL via HA1AG (d/B), LoTW. 9H, Malta: 9H6A is going to operate the contest from Xghajra (EU-023). QSL via 9H1BT (d). 9K, Kuwait: 9K2GS will be active on all bands as 9K2K. QSL via EC6DX (d), LoTW. 9M6,8, East Malaysia: Saty/JE1JKL will be paying Labuan Island (OC-133, WW Loc. OJ75) from the 24thto 28th. QRV as 9M6NA on all bands during the contest. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog. https://jsfc.org/je1jkl/9m6na.html A9, Bahrain: Fawaz/A92AA plans to operate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest on all bands. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, via direct, and on LoTW. CE, Chile: Members of the Antofagasta DX Contest Group will be present in the contest as CB1H. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. CU, Azores: Wolf/OE2VEL will be using the station of CU4DX on Graciosa Island (EU-175) for the contest. QRV as CR2L on all bands. QSL via OE2GEN, LoTW. EA8, Canary Islands: EA7LL, EA7RU, EA7FQB, EA8LF, EA8DIG, OM5RW, TF3CW, and EA8DO are forming a team for the contest and will operate as ED8M. QSL via LoTW. F, France: The special event station TM20CI commemorates the death of Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago. QRV on Oct. 26 and 27, from Nov. 1 to 11, and on Nov. 23 and 24. QSL via F6KJX. FG, Guadeloupe: Philippe/F1DUZ remains active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) until the 29th and will also be on the air during the contest. QSL via F1DUZ (d/B), LoTW, eQSL. FM, Martinique: Hide/JF2QNM will be active holiday-style as TO1J from Martinique (NA-107) between the 24th and 28th with a focus on the WARC bands and the SSB contest. QSL via JF2QNM (d), LoTW. HC, Ecuador: Rick/NE8Z will be signing HC1MD/2 from Farallon Dillon Lighthouse - Capay on Hill (ARLHS ECU-017) in the Provincia de Santa Elena between Oct. 27 and Nov. 9. QRV on 40-6m on CW, SSB (14270 kHz for lighthouse hunters), and FT8. QSL via K8LJG, LoTW. HC, Ecuador: Members of the Quito Radio Club will be active in the contest as HC0E with a multi-station setup. QSL via HC1QRC (d/B), LoTW. HR, Honduras: Alan/N3AD activates Rotan Island (NA-057) as HR9/N3AD from Oct. 21 to 28, including the contest. QSL via W3HNK. I, Italy: Raf/IH9YMC joins the contest from Pantelleria Island (AF-018) on all bands. QSL via eQSL, LoTW. KP2, Virgin Islands: Yuriy/N2TTA will be active in the contest as NP2P. QSL via LoTW. ON, Belgium: The special event station OR0YAL celebrates the 18th birthday of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, between Oct. 25 and Dec. 25. More than 30 club stations will be using the special event OR18 during this period and all Belgian amateurs may use the prefix OR. Special awards will be available as well. QSL for OR0YAL via bureau. For more information about the awards and special event stations see: https://or0yal.uba.be/ (TNX Egbert/ON4CAS) PA, Netherlands: Marcel/PD5MVH will be signing PD5MVH/p from Ameland Island (EU-038) between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2. During the contest he will be active as a QRP station. QSL via PD5MVH (d/B), LoTW, ClubLog. PJ2, Curacao: Erik/ON4ANN operates as PJ2/ON4ANN from Oct. 28 until Nov. 2 on HF. QSL via ON4ANN. PJ4, Bonaire: WA3LRO, N6KT, N4RV, DL8OBQ, N7ZZ, PJ4DX, and N3RD are meeting up on Bonaire for a joint contest operation with the callsign PJ4K (Multi/Multi). QSL via KU9C. PZ, Suriname: Members of the Team Parbo Contest Group (G4BVY, G4CLA, GD4XUM, GM4AFF, K1XX, and W1MD) will be operating as PZ5K between Oct. 23 and 29, and, of course, during the contest. QSL via G3NKC, LoTW. S7, Seychelles: Martin/OK1FZM and Lenka/OK1WZM remain active holiday-style as S79ZM until Oct. 31 on 80 to 10m. During their first week they are staying on Mahe Island, during their second week on Praslin. Look for them also during the SSB contest. QSL via OK1FZM. SU, Egypt: Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society will be active as SU8WRC around the World Radiocommunication Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh from Oct. 28 until Nov. 22. QSL via OH2BH. SU, Egypt: For the CQ WW DX SSB Contest, Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society and of Radio Arcala will be joining forces under the callsign SU8X. QSL via OH2BH. VP2M, Montserrat: Steve/K3SW will be active as VP2MSW between the 22nd and 27th. QRV before and after the contest mainly on CW. QSL via LoTW, K3SW (d). YB, Indonesia: Members of the Grobex Team Contest Indonesia will be active in the SSB contest with the callsign 7A2A. QSL via YB2DX (d), LoTW. Previously reported contest activities (DXNL 2167): HC5M, J68MD, OX7A, P40W, PJ7PL, PY0F, S79W, V49V, VK9NE, VP6R Other stuff: ============ Long Wave Transmitter SAQ: The Swedish Long Wave Transmitter SAQ will be back on the air for the United Nations Day on the 2th of October. The 17.2 kHz signal will be generated by the historic alternator machine. Warm-up is scheduled for 1630z, with the actual message then being transmitted on 1700z. This time, no QSL cards or lists of received listeners' reports will be issued. However, short rx reports are accepted via e-mail. Preview: ======== XW, Laos: Bruce/AA4XR plans to return to Laos from Dec. 4 to 12. QRV as XW4XR on 40 to 6m on CW, RTTY, and FT8. QSL via E21EIC, LoTW. FW, Wallis and Futuna: Nobuaki/JA0JHQ plans a trip to Wallis Island for Nov. 23 to 27. QRV as FW/M0JHQ on 160-10m (CW, FT8). QSL via JA0JHQ (d), LoTW. https://pandasan.jimdo.co Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== AB All Band ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society HP High Power IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World LP Low Power OQRS Multi OP SB Online QSL Request System SO Single Band WCA Single OP WLOTA World Castles Award WRTC World Lighthouse On The Air Award Upcoming Contests: ================== 26./27.10. CQ WW DX Contest (SSB) 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 AF-024; S7, Inner Islands: Ravi/VU2IIX has begun to operate as S79VU on Sept. 30 from Mahe Island. He will stay for 22 months and looks forward to many QSOs on 80-10m (SSB, digital modes). AS-004; 5B/ZC, Cyprus Island: Jamie/M0SDV is going to operate the SSB contest as P3F from 5B4AGN's station. Before and after he will appear as 5B/M0SDV on CW and SSB. QSL for P3F via M0URX, 5B/M0SDV via ClubLog OQRS and LoTW. AS-206; JA1/2/7/0, Honshu's Coastal Islands East: Kenji/JA4GXS activates Sado Island from the 26th to 28th as JA4GXS/0 on 40, 30, and 20m (CW, FT8). QSL via JA4GXS (d/B). EU-116; GD/MD, Isle of Man: During the SSB contest, Gordon/MM0GOR will be active as MD1E and Mark/M0UTD as MD1U. QSL via LoTW or via M0OXO's request service. EU-116; GD/MD, Isle of Man: Also based on the Isle of Man, David/G3NKC is going to participate in the contest as MD4K. QSL via G3NKC. NA-005; VP9, Bermuda Islands: Leslie/N1SV will be back on the air from Bermuda as VP9/N1SV between Oct. 23 and 28. During the SSB contest he will use the callsign VP9I. QRV before and after mostly on CW, JT9, and WSPR. QSL via N1SV (d/B), VP9I via WW3S. SA-036; P4, Aruba Island: Yuri/VE3DZ is going to participate in the SSB contest as P40T. QSL via VE3DZ (d/B). Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 20.10. - 28.10. 3W9A 2168* 18.10. - 26.10. 3W9KW 2167 23.10. - 01.11. 3W9QR 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. 4L/LY4ZZ 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. 4L9M 2168* 24.10. - 23.10. 4U73B 2117 25.09. - 28.10. 5H3MB 2164 17.10. - 31.10. 5J500D 2167 17.10. - 31.10. 5J500L 2167 17.10. - 31.10. 5J500LDV 2167 17.10. - 31.10. 5J500V 2167 26.10. - 27.10. 6W1RY 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. 7A2A 2168* 01.10. - 31.12. 8J130IV 2166 02.04. - 30.11. 8J3AC 2140 01.04. - 31.12. 8J3ICOM 2160 20.05. - 30.11. 8J7AIZU 2148 01.04. - 31.12. 8N3ICOM 2160 01.06. - 31.10.20 8N7JAPAN 2148 26.10. - 27.10. 8P1W 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. 8P2K 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. 8P5A 2168* - 23.10. 9G5GS 2167 26.10. - 27.10. 9H6A 2168* 06.10. - 06/2020 9J2MYT 2166 26.10. - 27.10. 9K2K 2168* 24.10. - 28.10. 9M6NA 2168* - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 20.10. - 29.10. A21EME 2167 26.10. - 27.10. A92AA 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. CB1H 2168* 18.10 - 26.10. CQ9A 2167 26.10. - 27.10. CR2L 2168* 21.10. - 02.11. D68CCC 2167 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 26.10. - 27.10. ED8W 2168* 15.04. - 31.12. EN185UNIV 2141 14.10. - 29.10. FG4KH 2168* 15.10. - 03.11. FH/DJ7RJ 2166 29.08. - 31.12. FK8CJ 2160 26.10. - 27.10. HC0E 2168* 27.10. - 09.11. HC1MD/2 2168* 22.10. - 01.11. HC5M 2167 01.06. - HK3JCL 2147 21.01. - 28.10. HR9/N3AD 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. IH9YMC 2168* 01.10. - 31.10. II4MNU 2164 - 31.12. J28ND 2035 26.10. - 27.10. J68MD 2167 26.10. - 28.10. JA4GXS/0 2168* 13.10. - 25.10. JR6/DJ4EL 2166 06/19 - 11/19 JW/LB2PG 2148 01.10. - 31.10. LZ311HI 2164 26.10. - 27.10. MD1E 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. MD1U 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. MD4K 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. NP2P 2168* 30.03. - 10.11. OE19LAWN 2158 01.01. - 31.12. OG60IPA 2128 25.10. - 25.12. OR0YAL 2168* 25.10. - 25.12. OR18xxx 2168* 01.01. - 31.12. OU0POLIO 1919 22.10. - 01.11. OX1AA 2167 22.10. - 01.11. OX3LX 2167 22.10. - 01.11. OX5DN 2167 26.10. - 27.10. OX7A 2167 22.10. - 01.11. OX7AKT 2167 22.10. - 01.11. OX7AM 2167 26.10. - 27.10. P3F 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. P40T 2168* 22.10. - 29.10. P40W 2167 17.10. - 31.10. P4/PA7DA 2167 01.10. - 31.10. PA350RB 2164 12.09. - 03.03.20 PA75LIMBURG 2162 19.10. - 02.11. PD5MVH/p 2168* 01.10. - 31.12. PH100ADL 2166 01.09. - 30.11. PH100KLM 2160 - 31.12. PI60DWN 2142 28.10. - 02.11. PJ2/ON4ANN 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. PJ4K 2168* 20.10. - 04.11. PJ7PL 2167 09.10. - 27.10. PS36OKT 2166 21.10. - 27.10. PY0F 2167 23.10. - 29.10. PZ5K 2168* 18.10. - 29.10. S79CI 2167 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 18.10. - 29.10. S79W 2167 18.10. - 31.10. S79ZM 2168* 28.10. - 22.11. SU8WRC 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. SU8X 2168* 07.10. - 23.10. T30GC 2165 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 21.10. - 24.10. T88KZ 2167 06.02. - 31.12. TC10GITRAD 2133 26.10. - 24.11. TM20CI 2168* 08.05. - 25.10. TM230RF 2145 01.06. - 17.11. TM500LV 2148 24.10. - 28.10. TO1J 2168* 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 01.10. - 15.12. TR8CR 2164 22.10. - 29.10. V4/AA4VT 2167 22.10. - 29.10. V4/N4SF 2167 22.10. - 29.10. V4/W4GE 2167 22.10. - 29.10. V47AA 2167 26.10. - 27.10. V49V 2167 18.10. - 28.10. VK9NC 2167 18.10. - 04.11. VK9NE 2167 28.10. - 04.11. VK9NG 2167 22.10. - 27.10. VP2MSW 2168* 18.10. - 01.11. VP6R 2167 23.10. - 28.10. VP9/N1SV 2168* 26.10. - 27.10. VP9I 2168* 19.10. - 30.10. VU7RI 2167 22.10. - 30.10. YJ0CA 2167 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3D2MP (d) 3V8SF via LX1NO 3W9A via KU1CW, (L) 3W9KW via DK8KW (d/B) 3W9QR via JJ1DQR (d/B) 4L/LY4ZZ (L), (e), (C) 4L9M via R3XA, (L), (C) 4O7TC (d), (L) 4U73B via 9A2AA, (C) 4V1WWV via W3HNK (d) 5H3MB via IK2GZU (d/B), (C), (L) 5J500D via HK3VHZ, (L), (e) 5J500L via HK3VHZ, (L), (e) 5J500LDV via HK3VHZ, (L), (e) 5J500V via HK3VHZ, (L), (e) 5W0NA via K6VHF (B) 6W1RY via F5VHJ, WA6WPG, (L) 7A2A via YB2DX (d), (L) 7P8AO via HA5AO, (O) 8J130IV (B), (e) 8J3AC via (B), JA3PYH (d) 8J3ICOM (B), (C) 8J7AIZU via JN7GLC 8N3ICOM (B), (C) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8P1W via KU9C 8P2K via KU9C, (L) 8P5A via HA1AG (d/B), (L) 9G5GS via IZ4YGS (d), (L), (e) 9H3YY via DL2JRM (d/B) 9H6A via 9H1BT (d) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9K2K via EC6DX (d), (L) 9M6NA (L), (C) 9Q6BB via W3HNK A21EME via PA3CMC, HB9Q A92AA (d), (L), (C), (O) AP2TN via DJ9ZB (B) CB1H (L), (C), (O) CQ9A via EA1AP (d), (L), (C) CR2L via OE2GEN, (L) CR2Y via DH7WW D68CCC via IK2VUC (d/B), (C), (L) 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) DR30FKR (B) DR50DIG via (B), DH1PAL (d) ED8W (L) EN185UNIV via UT8UF F4FCE/p via F4FCE (d/B) F4GYM/p via F4GYM (d/B) F5MMC/p via F5MMC (d/B) FG4KH via F1DUZ (d/B), (L), (e) FH/DJ7RJ via DJ7RJ (d/B) FK8CJ via F6EYB, (L), (e) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HC0E via HC1QRC (d/B), (L) HC1HN (B), (L), (e) HC1MD/2 via K8LJG, (L) HC5M via DL8UD (d/B) HF0PCK via SP1PBW (B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HP1AC via HP1ALX (d) HR9/N3AD via W3HNK IH9YMC (L), (e) II4MNU via IQ4FE J28ND via S57DX J68MD via N2HIW, (L), (C) JA4GXS/0 via JA4GXS (d/B) JG1LFF/2 via JG1LFF JG3DOR/2 via JG3DOR JI5RPT/8 via JI5RPT (d/B), (C) JJ2ONH/2 via JJ2ONH JR2NMA/2 via JR2NMA JR6/DJ4EL via DJ4EL, (L), (C) JW/LB2PG via LB2PG KL1JP (d), (L), (e), (C) KP2AD via OK1TN (d/B) KP4TF (d) LZ311HI via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MD/OP2D via M0URX, (O) MD1E via M0OXO, (L) MD1U via M0OXO, (L) MD4K via G3NKC MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) NP2P (L) OE190APD via OE3BKC (d/B) OE192APD via OE3BKC (d/B) OE193APD via OE3BKC (d/B) OE196APD via OE3BKC (d/B) OG60IPA via OH4MDY OR0YAL (d/B) OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OX1AA via OZ1ACB; (L), (C), (O) OX5DM via OZ1ACB; (L), (C), (O) OX3LX via OZ0J (d/B) OX7A via OZ1ACB; (L), (C), (O) OX7AKT via OZ1ACB; (L), (C), (O) OX7AM via OZ1ACB; (L), (C), (O) P3F via M0URX P40T via VE3DZ P40W via N2MM (d), (L) P4/PA7DA via PA7DA (d/B) PA350RB via PA2CVD (B) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (d/B), (C), (O) PD5MVH/p via PD5MVH (d/B), (L) PH100ADL (B), (e) PH100KLM via PA3DVA (B) PI60DWN via PA8DWN PJ2/ON4ANN via ON4ANN PJ4K via KU9C PJ7PL via N2HX PS36OKT via PY2AA (B), PY2GTA (d) PY0F via PY7RP (d), (C), (O) PZ5K via G3NKC, (L) S79CI via SP6CIK, (C), (O) S79W via SP9FIH, (C), (O) S79ZM via OK1FZM SU8WRC via OH2BH SU8X via OH2BH T30GC via LZ1GC (d/B), (L), (C) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) T88KZ (L) T88UW via JH7IPR (d/B), (L), (C) T88WM via JQ6FQI (B) TC10GITRAD via TA7AZC (d), (B), (L) TM20CI via F6KJX TM230RF via F4DTO (d/B) TM500LV via F1IOZ (d/B) TO1J via JF2QNM (d), (L) TR8CA via F6CBC TR8CR via F6AJA (d/B) V31DL (d), (L), (e), (C) V4/AA4VT via AA4VT V4/N4SF via N4SF V4/W4GE via W4GE V47AA via AA4V (d) V47JA via W5JON (d), (L) V49V via AA4V (d) VK9NC via SP7VC (d/B), (L) VK9NE via SP7VC (d/B), (L) VK9NG via SP7VC (d/B), (L) VP2MSW via K3SW (d), (L) VP6R (C), (O), (L) VP9/N1SV via N1SV (d/B) VP9I via WW3S VU7RI via M0KRI (d/B), (C), (L) XU7AKJ via JA3ULS YJ0CA via VK2YUS (d) YS1RR via DJ9ZB (B) ZA1F (d) ZF1RC (L), (e) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 7V9A (AF-104, AF-094, via DL8CX) * QSL via LoTW: 4O3A, A71EM, C37NL, CX7SS, ED8B, TA2K Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DX World, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, ON4CAS, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, NE8Z, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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