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 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), 4X1VF, 9Q6BB, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, DL7VOA, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, UR5BCP, VE3FU, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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