DXNL 2177 - December 25, 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


4X, Israel:
     The following special event stations will be active between the
     26th and 29th: 4X20HNY (Jerusalem), 4X2XMAS (Kfar Nahum), 4X3XMAS
     (Caesarea), 4X7XMAS (Haifa) und 4X9XMAS (Latrun). An award is
     available as well. QSL via LoTW, eQSL.
     https://www.iarc.org/livelog/

4X, Israel:
     Members of the Holyland DX Group operate as 4X9R from Beith Shearim
     (4XFF-0063, Holyland H-07-YZ) on the 27th and 28th. QRV on 80 to
     10m (CW, SSB) with two rigs. Operators are 4Z5FI, 4Z4KX, 4Z4AK,
     4Z5LA, 4X6HP, 4Z5IW, 4X6YA, 4X4DZ, 4X1VF, and W8HC. QSL via 4Z5LA.

7X, Algeria:
     Operators from the Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens (ARAT)
     join forces with members of the Amateurs Radio Algeriens (ARA) for
     a low-band DXpedition as 7X7T from Bejaia (WW Loc. JM26ms). Team
     members are Afif/7X2RO, Ash/3V8SS, Ahmed/3V1B, Marwa/3V8CB,
     Mohamed/7X3TL, Redha/7X5QB, and Abdelghani/7X2TT. QRV from Dec. 28
     until Jan. 2 on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via 7X2RO, LoTW.

C5, The Gambia:
     Przemyslaw/SP3PS will be back on the air as C5SP between Dec. 27
     and Jan. 17. QRV on HF (20m preferred) on SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL
     via SP3PS.

CE0Y, Easter Island:
     Oleh/KD7WPJ/UR5BCP activates Easter Island between Dec. 26 and 31
     as CE0Y/UR5BCP on 60 to 6m (SSB, CW, FT8, FT4). QSL via KD7WPJ
     (d/B), digi-mode QSOs via LoTW.

CO, Cuba:
     Members of the Radio Club of Caibarien will be active with the
     callsign T46W form Dec. 29 to 31 on 80 to 10m on SSB, CW, and FT8.
     The operation commemorates the centennial the first transmission of
     Cuba's radio pioneer Manuel Antonio Alvarez (Manolin/CO6MA). QSL
     via LoTW.

G, England:
     The Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society celebrates the new year with
     the following special event callsigns between Dec. 28 and Jan. 24:
     GB0HNY, GB1HNY, GB2HNY, GB4HNY, GB5HNY, GB6HNY, GB8HNY, and GB9HNY.
     There will be no QSL cards.

PZ, Suriname:
     Arie/PA4ARI signs PZ/PA4ARI until January 7 from Paramaibo on 80,
     40, and 20m on FT8, FT4, and SSB. QSL via PA4ARI (d/B), LoTW.


Other stuff:
============
9Q, Democratic Republic of Congo:
     Fernando/EA4BB closed his 9Q6BB logbook on December 19. He has now
     dismantled his station and is on his way back to Spain. All QSOs
     have been uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. W3HNK handles paper cards.


Preview:
========
J2, Djibouti:
     Sigi/DL7DF announces the next DXpedition for himself and his team.
     They will be active from Djibouti between March 4 and 16 with 3
     rigs on 160 to 10m (CW, SSB, digital modes). More information to
     follow. QSL via DL7DF. http://dl7df.com/j2/

ZF, Cayman Islands:
     Frank/KK5XX plans to operate from Grand Cayman on 80, 40, and 20m
     (CW, SSB) as ZF2FD between June 10 and 17 next year. QSL via KK5XX.

VE, Canada:
     Chris/VE3FU/VO2AC, Frank/VO1HP, and Dave/VE9CB/VO2AAA will be
     activating Point Amour Lighthouse, located in CQ zone 2, during the
     CQ WW DX 160m CW Contest. QRV as VO2AC during the contest, and
     before also as VO1HP/VO2 and VO2AAA with a focus towards Japan and
     Asia on CW and FT8; if time allows they will also try to work on
     80, 60, and 40m.


Abbreviations in this DXNL:
===========================
ARA      Amateurs Radio Algeriens
ARAT     Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens
ARLHS    Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
DIB      Diploma Ilhas Brasileiras
IOTA     Islands on the Air
LoTW     Logbook of the World
OQRS     Online QSL Request System
WAP      Worldwide Antarctic Program
WCA      World Castles Award
WLOTA    World Lighthouse On The Air Award
WRTC     World Radiosport Team Championship


Upcoming Contests:
==================
26.12.                 DARC Weihnachtswettbewerb
28.12.                 RAC Canada Winter Contest
28./29.12.             Stew Perry Topband Distance
28./29.12.             Original QRP Contest
29.12.                 RAEM International HF
30.12.                 DSW-Kurzcontest


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


AN-011; various, Ross Island group: Chris/W2RTO remains active from
     the McMurdo Station (WAP USA-22) as KC4/W2RTO and KC4USV until Feb.
     21 on FT8, SSB, and some PSK31. QSL via K7MT (d/B), LoTW.

EU-021; TF, Iceland: Col/MM0NDX (as OJ0Y) and Jonathan/MM0OKG will
     be operating together from Iceland between Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 as
     TF/OJ0Y and TF/MM0OKG. QRV on 80-10m, maybe also 60 and 160m, on
     CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL for TF/OJ0Y via EB7DX, LOTW; TF/MM0OKG via
     LoTW.

SA-029; PY1, Rio de Janeiro State West group: The UBRO DX Team
     activates Rats Island (DIB RJ-026, WW Loc. GG76pt) from Dec. 26 to
     29 as ZZ1R on 80 to 10m (CW, SSB, FT8, FT4). QSL via PY2AE (d/B).


Calendar
========
start      - end        DX              DXNL
28.11.     - 05.01.20   3D2AG/p         2173
24.10.     - 31.08.20   4U25B           2169
26.12.     - 29.12.     4X20HNY         2177*
26.12.     - 29.12.     4X2XMAS         2177*
26.12.     - 29.12.     4X3XMAS         2177*
26.12.     - 29.12.     4X7XMAS         2177*
27.12.     - 28.12.     4X9R            2177*
26.12.     - 29.12.     4X9XMAS         2177*
01.10.     - 31.12.     8J130IV         2166
01.04.     - 31.12.     8J3ICOM         2160
01.04.     - 31.12.     8N3ICOM         2160
01.06.     - 31.10.20   8N7JAPAN        2148
10.11.     - 30.12.     8Q7XR           2170
26.11.     - 28.12.     9G5GS           2172
06.10.     - 06/2020    9J2MYT          2166
03.12.     - 27.02.20   9M2MRS          2173
24.11.     - 11/2020    A35JP           2172
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO1XMA          2176
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO2XMA          2176
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO3XMA          2176
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO4XMA          2176
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO5XMA          2176
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO7XMA          2176
10.12.     - 06.01.20   AO8XMA          2176
01.12.     - 31.12.     C4XMAS          2174
16.11.     - 03/2020    C5YK            2173
26.12.     - 31.12.     CE0Y/UR5BCP     2177*
01.01.     - 31.12.     DA200TF         2137
21.12.     - 31.12.     DL1WH/p         2176
16.12.     - 17.12.20   DL250BTHVN      2175
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
           - 31.12.     DM70GER         2127
01.01.     - 31.12.     DM775FLD        2127
15.12.     - 29.02.20   DP0GVN          2175
01.01.     - 31.12.     DQ1200ASP       2125
01.01.     - 31.12.     DQ600UNI        2126
01.08.     - 31.12.     DR30FKR         2158
01.01.     - 31.12.     DR50DIG         2129
01.12.     - 03/2020    EA8/HB9FIH      2175
15.04.     - 31.12.     EN185UNIV       2141
06.12.     - 27.12.     FK/DB1RUL       2175
29.08.     - 31.12.     FK8CJ           2160
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB0HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB1HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB2HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB4HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB5HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB6HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB8HNY          2177*
28.12.     - 24.01.     GB9HNY          2177*
01.12.     - 31.12.     GX4BJC/a        2173
21.12.     - 28.12.     HB0/DL2SBY      2176
02.12.     - 05.01.20   HC3AGT          2176
01.06.     -            HK3JCL          2147
12.12.     - 04.04.20   HR5/F2JD        2175
12.11.     - 05.04.20   HS0ZME          2170
14.12.     - 08.01.20   HS0ZNR          2175
01.12.     - 31.12.     II4TIB          2173
           - 31.12.     J28ND           2035
22.12.     - 03.01.20   JD1BMH          2176
01.12.     - 31.12.     LZ4408SPA       2173
01.12.     - 31.12.     MX1SWL/a        2173
01.01.     - 31.12.     OG60IPA         2128
01.12.     - 31.12.     OH9SCL          2174
07.12.     - 07.01.20   OP75USA         2175
25.10.     - 25.12.     OR0YAL          2168
25.10.     - 25.12.     OR18xxx         2168
01.01.     - 31.12.     OU0POLIO        1919
12.09.     - 03.03.20   PA75LIMBURG     2162
01.12.     - 31.12.     PC19MC          2175
01.10.     - 31.12.     PH100ADL        2166
           - 31.12.     PI60DWN         2142
20.12.     - 01.01.20   PY6/PP2RON      2176
15.12.     - 07.01.20   PZ/PA4ARI       2177*
12.12.     - 25.12.     R95WBZ          2176
12.12.     - 25.12.     R95WFT          2176
12.12.     - 25.12.     R95WGK          2176
12.12.     - 25.12.     R95WJV          2176
12.12.     - 25.12.     R95WURC         2176
12.12.     - 25.12.     RW95WJ          2176
12.12.     - 25.12.     RX95WN          2176
06.12.     - 05.01.20   S589PMC         2174
30.09.     - 06/2021    S79VU           2165
29.12      - 31.12.     T46W            2177*
01.09.     - 30.06.21   T6A             2160
01.09.     - 30.06.21   T6AA            2160
06.02.     - 31.12.     TC10GITRAD      2133
31.12.     - 02.01.     TF/MM0OKG       2177*
31.12.     - 02.01.     TF/OJ0Y         2177*
16.11.     - 05.01.20   TM30CDR         2171
18.09.     -            TR8CA           1902
           - 12/2023    TT8SN           2176
28.11.     - 06.01.20   XP1SC           2173
01.12.     - 01.02.20   YR2019REV       2174
05/17      - 05/2020    ZL7DX           2040
05/17      - 05/2020    ZL7QT           2040
26.12.     - 29.12.     ZZ1R            2177*

*  = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3D2AG/p           via    3D2AG
3D2MP                                 (d)
3V8SF             via    LX1NO
4L/TA1HZ          via    TA1HZ        (d), (L)
4U25B             via    9A2AA        (d/B)
4X20HNY                               (L), (e)
4X2XMAS                               (L), (e)
4X3XMAS                               (L), (e)
4X7XMAS                               (L), (e)
4X9R              via    4Z5LA
4X9XMAS                               (L), (e)
P8VW              via    DJ8VW,       (L), (C)
6O1OO             via    EP3CQ        (d)
8J130IV                               (B), (e)
8J3ICOM                               (B), (C)
8N3ICOM                               (B), (C)
8N7JAPAN                              (B)
8Q7MA             via    LY5W         (d)
8Q7XR             via    ZL1BQD
8Q7XY             via    DF3XY        (d/B)
9G5GS             via    IZ4YGS       (d), (L), (C)
9G5RV                                 (L)
9J2MYT            via    IK1MYT,      (C)
9M2MRS            via    PA0RRS,      (L), (e), (C)
A25SL             via    N4GNR
A35JP             via    JA0RQV       (B), (L), (C)
A50BOC            via    JH1AJT,      (C), (O)
A50BPC            via    JH1AJT,      (C), (O)
A5B               via    JH1AJT,      (C), (O)
AL7JK                                 (d/B), (L), (e)
AO2XMA            via    EA3RKF
AO8XMA            via    EA3RKF
C4XMAS            via    IZ4AMS
C5YK              via    ON7YK,       (L), (e)
CE0Y/UR5BCP       via    KD7WPJ
CN8AM                                 (d), (L), (e)
CN19JIM           via    RW6HS
CO3LT                                 (d), (L)
CQ0ODX                                (d), (L)
DA0FONTANE        via    DK6AN
DA200TF                               (B), (L), (e)
DL1WH/p           via    DL1WH        (d/B)
DL250BTHVN                            (B)
DL50AMSAT                             (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)
DM70GER           via    M0SDV        (d), (C)
DM775FLD                              (B)
DP0GVN            via    DL5EBE       (d/B), (L)
DQ1200ASP         via    (B),         DK1AX (d), (L)
DQ600UNI          via    (B),         DL5KVV (d)
DR30FKR                               (B)
DR50DIG           via    (B),         DH1PAL (d)
EA8/HB9FIH        via    HB9FIH       (B), (L), (e)
EN185UNIV         via    UT8UF
FK/DB1RUL         via    DB1RUL,      (L)
FK8CJ             via    F6EYB,       (L), (e)
FK8GX             via    W3HNK
FK8HA                                 (d)
GX4BJC/a          via    M5DIK        (d/B), (e)
HB0/DL2SBY        via    DL2SBY       (d), (L), (C)
HC3AGT            via    EA5RM
HC5EG             via    EA5GL        (d)
HC5JLT            via    W9HT         (d/B)
HK3JCL            via    DK8LRF       (d/B)
HR5/F2JD          via    F6AJA        (d/B)
HS0ZME            via    SM6NT
HS0ZNR            via    VK2BY        (d), (L), (C)
II4TIB            via    IQ4FE
II8FT                                 (e)
II8PAN                                (e)
J28ND             via    S57DX
JD1BMH            via    (B),         JG7PSJ (d)
KC4USV            via    K7MT,        (L)
KH6U                                  (d), (L)
KL7J              via    N3SL,        (L), (C)
KL7KK                                 (d/B), (L)
LZ4408SPA         via    (B),         LZ1KCP (d)
LZ50ZF            via    LZ1ZF
MX1SWL/a          via    M5DIK        (d/B), (e)
N9EAW/HR9         via    N9EAW
OD5ZF             via    IZ8CLM
OE50NOE           via    OE6XMF       (B)
OG60IPA           via    OH4MDY
OH9SCL            via    OH9AB        (d), (L), (e)
OP75USA           via    ON4JM        (d/B), (C)
OR0YAL                                (d/B)
OR18AAA           via    ON7RT
OR18BDX                               (B)
OR18BTS           via    ON6GMT
OR18BXE           via    ON5AV        (d)
ON18CRD                               (B)
OR18DIG           via    ON4DIG
OR18DST           via    ON4DST
OR18ERA           via    ON7ERA
OR18GTM           via    ON6UJ        (B)
OR18HCC                               (d/B)
OR18KTK                               (B)
OR18LLV                               (B)
OR18LUS           via    ON7LU
OR18LVN           via    (B),         ON3AR (d), (L)
OR18MCL           via    ON4CAS
OR18MLB                               (B)
OR18NBT           via    ON4ANN       (B)
OR18NOK                               (B), (e), (C)
OR18NOL           via    ON6CC
OR18ONZ           via    ON6HC
OR18OSA           via    ON6EF        (d/B), (e)
OR18OSB           via    ON6BR
OR18OST                               (B)
OR18PHI                               (B)
ON18RSX                               (B)
OR18SNW           via    ON7KO
OR18TLS                               (B)
OR18TRA                               (B)
OR18TWS           via    ON4TWS
OR18UBA           via    ON4CAS
OR18WLD           via    ON6WL
OR18WRA           via    ON4WRA
OR18ZTM                               (B)
OU0POLIO          via    OZ1ACB       (d/B)
OX3HI                                 (d), (L)
PA75LIMBURG       via    PC9DB        (d/B), (C), (O)
PC19MC            via    PA0FAW,      (e)
PI60DWN           via    PA8DWN
PY6/PP2RON        via    PP2RON       (d/B), (C)
PZ/PA4ARI         via    PA4ARI       (d/B), (L)
R95WJV            via    RA9WJV
R95WURC           via    RV9WB
S589PMC                               (B)
T46W                                  (L)
T6A               via    S53R,        (L)
T6AA              via    S53R,        (L)
TC10GITRAD        via    TA7AZC       (d), (B), (L)
TF/MM0OKG          (L)
TF/OJ0Y           via    EB7DX,       (L)
TM30CDR           via    F6KUQ        (d/B)
TR8CA             via    F6CBC        (d), (L)
TT8SN             via    DL9USA,      (L)
V47JA             via    W5JON        (d), (L)
V73NS             via    W3HNK,       (L)
VR2GP                                 (B)
VU3WBB                                (B), (L)
WL7CG                                 (d), (L), (e), (C)
WL7SJ                                 (d)
XP1SC             via    OZ2CBA
XT2AW             via    M0OXO,       (L)
Z68MA             via    Z32ZM,       (C), (O)
Z81D              via    OM3JW
ZL7DX             via    M0OXO
ZL7QT                                 (d)
ZZ1R              via    PY2AE        (d/B)

(d) = direct   (B) = bureau ok  (L) = LoTW           (O) = OQRS
(C) = ClubLog  (e) = eQSL       (*) = new manager    (Q) = QRZ.COM


* QSLs received direct:  J28PJ
* QSL via LoTW:
  5B4AMX, 7X2JV, AY7D, C56XA, HL5KY, L99D, PJ4K, SV9OFS, V55A


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