DXNL 2178 - January 01, 2020 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 DXNL wishes all readers a happy and successful new year 2020. 5B, Cyprus: Amateur radio operators in Cyprus celebrate the 60th anniversary of their Cyprus Amateur Radio Society (CARS) during 2020 with the prefix 5B60 (e.g. 5B4AIX turns into 5B60AIX). For QSL information see qrz.com. https://www.cyhams.org/wp/ DL, Germany: The special event callsigns DF70DARC and DP70DARC (special DOK 70DARC for both) celebrate DARC's 70th anniversary throughout 2020. An award is available as well. QSL via DK5DC (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. http://www.70darc.club/ DL, Germany: DL100BKW (special DOK 100BKW) marks the centennial of the first German public broadcasting transmission from Koenigs Wusterhausen during 2020. An award is also available. QSL via ClubLog OQRS. https://100jahrerundfunk.de/ DL, Germany: DA0DOM (special DOK 500DOM) draws attention to the completion of the cathedral in Magdeburg in 1520. QRV in 2020 on 160m to 13cm on CW, SSB, digital modes and FM. QSL via bureau, DL8CWA (d), LoTW. DL, Germany: DL30GER celebrates the 30th anniversary of Germany's re-unification throughout 2020. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, eQSL. DL, Germany: The special event station DQ100SL (special DOK 100SL) draws attention to the Treaty of Versailles, which instituted the Saargebiet or Saarland as a geographical and political entity. QRV from Jan. 1 until March 31. QSL via bureau. E4, Palestine: Vasily/R7AL, Vasily/RA1ZZ, Leo/ RW9JZ, and Nick/R5EC, all members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC), will be active from a location near Jericho (WW Loc. KM71fm) as E44RU. QRV between Jan. 6 to 12 with 4 rigs on HF (focus on the low bands) on CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, R7AL (d/B), LoTW. https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/e44ru EX, Kyrgyzstan: Andrea/HB9DUR remains active as EX0DX from Bishkek until the 11th of January on HF. QSL via HB9DUR, ClubLog OQRS. HB9, Switzerland: Members of the Association des Radioamateurs de la Cote (HB9HI) operate as HE2JOJ during January and draw attention to the 3rd Youth Olympic Games, which are hosted in Lausanne. An award is also available. QSL via HB9HI (d/B). http://www.hb9hi.ch/he2joj HB9, Switzerland: The Helvetia Telegraphy Club (HTC) celebrates its 40th anniversary during 2020 with the callsigns HB40HTC and HB40HC on HF (CW only). The club also offers an award. QSL via bureau. https://hb-ocwa.ch/ HK, Colombia: Members of the Liga Radioaficionados Manizales operate the special event station 5K6RM between Jan. 3 and 14 to draw attention to the Manizales Fair. QRV on HF on SSB, CW, and digital modes. QSL via HK6RM (d/B), LoTW, eQSL. I, Italy: The ARI Fidenza Club (IQ4FE) puts a number of special event callsigns on the air during 2020 to commemorate the life and achievements of Guglielmo Marconi. During January, II4BRN refers to Marconi's birth 1874 in Bologna. An award will be available as well. QSL via IQ4FE. http://www.arifidenza.it/ OE, Austria: Wolfgang/OE1WWL celebrates his 50 years in amateur radio with the callsign OE1970WWL in 2020. During the WPX contest he will be signing OE0WWL. QSL via bureau, LoTW, eQSL. https://www.qsl.net/oe1wwl/oe1970wwl/ PA, Netherlands: PA75VERON celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland (VERON) during 2020. QRV on 40 to 10m on FT8 and on 2m/70cm on FM and SSB. QSL via LoTW, eQSL. RA, Russia: The Russian Robinson Club (RRC) operates the special event station R200ANT between Jan. 1 and March 31 to commemorate the discovery of Antarctica 200 years ago. QSL via RZ3EC. RA, Russia: The Miller DX Club operates the following special event stations until Jan. 14 to celebrate the new year: RA20NY, RC20NY, RG20NY, RK20NY, RL20NY, RM20NY, RN20NY, RO20NY, RT20NY, RU20NY, RW20NY, RX20NY, and RZ20NY. The club also offers an award. QSL via ClubLog OQRS. T8, Palau: Kazuyoshi/JH6WDG pays the VIP Guest Hotel on Koror Island (OC-009, WW Loc. PJ77fi) a visit from Jan. 7 to 13. QRV as T88AQ on 160-6m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via JH6WDG (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: Fred/WB4M operates as V4/WB4M from St. Kitts (NA-104) between Jan. 5 and 11 on HF. QSL via WB4M (d), LoTW. Other stuff: ============ 10 Years CW Operators Club - CWOPS: The CWOPS Club celebrates its 10th anniversary during January with the following special event calls: EG4CWO, EM10CWO, IR9CWO, LZ10CWO, OL10CWO, PA10CWO, PG10CWO, SD10CWO, SF10CWO, SM10CWO, SN10CWO, TM10CWO, TM5CWO, TM6CWO, TO10CWO (Guadeloupe), VA1CWO, and VC3CWO. DQ10CWO and DR10CWO (special DOK 10CWO) will be active from Germany. For QSL information see qrz.com; the award programme is detailed on the website: https://cwops.org/cwops-10th-anniversary-celebration/ 5th RST Special Event: Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, members of the North Country DX Association (NCDXA) from various regions (USA, Alaska, Canada, Greenland) will be active with callsigns containing RST: KL7RST, VY1RST, VE8RST, VY0RST, OX7RST. For more information see qrz.com. Preview: ======== E5, South Cook Islands: Don/VE7DS plans to visit Rarotonga Island (OC-013) and operate as E51DDG between Feb. 2 and 14 on 40-17m (CW). QSL via VE7DS, LoTW. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society CARS Cyprus Amateur Radio Society DOK Distrikts-Ortsverbands-Kenner HTC Helvetia Telegraphy Club Helvetia Telegraphy Club IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World NCDXA North Country DX Association OQRS Online QSL Request System RRC Russian Robinson Club VERON Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland WAP Worldwide Antarctic Program WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 01.-07.01. Aktivitaetswoche Rheinland- 01.01. SARTG New Year RTTY 01.01. AGCW-DL Happy New Year 01.01. AGCW-DL VHF/UHF Contest 01.01. UKEICC 80m Contest 04.01. 070 Club PSK-Fest 04.01. Schwaben Contest 04./05.01. ARRL RTTY Roundup 04./05.01. EUCW 160m Contest 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, Antarctica: Felix/DL5XL operates as DP1POL during January and February from the German Neumayer III Station (WAP DEU-08, DLFF-0022) on HF and QO-100 (CW). QSL via DL1ZBO (d/B), LoTW. http://www.waponline.it AS-004; 5B/ZC, Cyprus Island: Members of the Cambridge University Wireless Society (G3ZAY, M0BLF, M0VFC, G7VJR, M0ZXA, G7SOZ, M0WUT, and M0BBB) operate as ZC4UW between the 2nd and 7th of January on HF (CW, SSB). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. https://zc4uw.com/ AS-013; 8Q, Maldive Islands: Sergey/RX3AMY operates holiday-style from Mahibadhoo Island (WW Loc. MJ63ls) and Maafushi Island (WW Loc. MJ63rw) between Jan. 3 and 23 as 8Q7BS on 40 and 20m (SSB, some CW). QSL via RX3AMY (d/B). NA-108; J6, St. Lucia: John/AI6LY will be active from St. Lucia as J6/AI6LY between Jan. 4 and 11 on HF (SSB, digital modes). QSL via homecall (d/B). Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 28.11. - 05.01. 3D2AG/p 2173 24.10. - 31.08. 4U25B 2169 03.01. - 14.01. 5K6RM 2178* 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 03.01. - 23.01. 8Q7BS 2178* 06.10. - 06/2020 9J2MYT 2166 03.12. - 27.02. 9M2MRS 2173 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 10.12. - 06.01. AO1XMA 2176 10.12. - 06.01. AO2XMA 2176 10.12. - 06.01. AO3XMA 2176 10.12. - 06.01. AO4XMA 2176 10.12. - 06.01. AO5XMA 2176 10.12. - 06.01. AO7XMA 2176 10.12. - 06.01. AO8XMA 2176 16.11. - 03/2020 C5YK 2173 01.01. - 31.12. DA0DOM 2178* 01.01. - 31.12. DF70DARC 2178* 01.01. - 31.12. DL100BKW 2178* 16.12. - 17.12. DL250BTHVN 2175 01.01. - 31.12. DL30GER 2178* 01.07. - 30.06. DL50NFA 2152 15.12. - 29.02. DP0GVN 2175 01.01. - 29.02. DP1POL 2178* 01.01. - 31.12. DP70DARC 2178* 01.01. - 31.12. DQ100SL 2178* 01.01. - 31.01. DQ10CWO 2178* 01.01. - 31.01. DR10CWO 2178* 06.01. - 12.01. E44RU 2178* 01.12. - 03/2020 EA8/HB9FIH 2175 27.12. - 11.01. EX0DX 2178* 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 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HC 2178* 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HTC 2178* 02.12. - 05.01. HC3AGT 2176 01.01. - 31.12. HE2JOJ 2178* 12.12. - 04.04. HR5/F2JD 2175 12.11. - 05.04. HS0ZME 2170 14.12. - 08.01.20 HS0ZNR 2175 01.01. - 31.12. II4BRN 2178* 04.01. - 11.01. J6/AI6LY 2178* 22.12. - 03.01. JD1BMH 2176 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178* 07.12. - 07.01. OP75USA 2175 12.09. - 03.03. PA75LIMBURG 2162 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178* 20.12. - 01.01. PY6/PP2RON 2176 15.12. - 07.01. PZ/PA4ARI 2177 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RA20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RC20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RG20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RK20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RL20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RM20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RN20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RO20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RT20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RU20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RW20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RX20NY 2178* 30.12. - 1401. RZ20NY 2178* 06.12. - 05.01. S589PMC 2174 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 07.01. - 13.01. T88AQ 2178* 31.12. - 02.01. TF/MM0OKG 2177 31.12. - 02.01. TF/OJ0Y 2177 16.11. - 05.01. TM30CDR 2171 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 05.01. - 11.01. V4/WB4M 2178* 28.11. - 06.01. XP1SC 2173 01.12. - 01.02. YR2019REV 2174 02.01. - 07.01. ZC4UW 2178* 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3D2AG/p via 3D2AG 3W3B via E21EIC, (L) 4E1FNS (d) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 4X20HNY (L), (e) 4X2XMAS (L), (e) 4X3XMAS (L), (e) 4X7XMAS (L), (e) 4X9R via 4Z5LA 4X9XMAS (L), (e) 5K6RM via HK6RM (d/B), (L), (e) 5P8VW via DJ8VW, (L), (C) 8J130IV (B), (e) 8J3ICOM (B), (C) 8N3ICOM (B), (C) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8Q7BS via RX3AMY (d/B) 8Q7XR via ZL1BQD 9G5GS via IZ4YGS (d), (L), (C) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9M2MRS via PA0RRS, (L), (e), (C) A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) AO2XMA via EA3RKF AO8XMA via EA3RKF C4XMAS via IZ4AMS C5YK via ON7YK, (L), (e) CE0Y/UR5BCP via KD7WPJ DA0DOM via (B), DL8CWA (d), (L) DA0FONTANE via DK6AN DA200TF (B), (L), (e) DF70DARC via DK5DC (d/B), (L), (C) DL100BKW (d/B), (C), (O) DL1WH/p via DL1WH (d/B) DL250BTHVN (B) DL30GER (C), (O), (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) DP1POL via DL1ZBO (d/B), (L) DP70DARC via DK5DC (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) DQ10CWO (d/B), (L), (C) DQ1200ASP via (B), DK1AX (d), (L) DQ600UNI via (B), DL5KVV (d) DR10CWO (d/B), (L), (C) DR30FKR (B) DR50DIG via (B), DH1PAL (d) E44RU via R7AL (d/B), (L), (C) EA8/HB9FIH via HB9FIH (B), (L), (e) EN185UNIV via UT8UF EX0DX via HZB9DUR, (C) FK/DB1RUL via DB1RUL, (L) FK8CJ via F6EYB, (L), (e) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HB0/DL2SBY via DL2SBY (d), (L), (C) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HC3AGT via EA5RM HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HH2MK via EB7DX HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HL5FEI (d/B), (L) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HS0ZNR via VK2BY (d), (L), (C) II4BRN via IQ4FE II4TIB via IQ4FE J28ND via S57DX J6/AI6LY via AI6LY (d/B) JD1BMH via (B), JG7PSJ (d) LZ4408SPA via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) 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) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (d/B), (C), (O) PA75VERON (L), (e) PC19MC via PA0FAW, (e) PI60DWN via PA8DWN PJ2MAN via EC5AHA PY6/PP2RON via PP2RON (d/B), (C) PZ/PA4ARI via PA4ARI (d/B), (L) R200ANT via RZ3EC R95WJV via RA9WJV R95WURC via RV9WB RA20NY (C), (O) RC20NY (C), (O) RG20NY (C), (O) RK20NY (C), (O) RL20NY (C), (O) RM20NY (C), (O) RN20NY (C), (O) RO20NY (C), (O) RT20NY (C), (O) RU20NY (C), (O) RW20NY (C), (O) RX20NY (C), (O) RZ20NY (C), (O) S589PMC (B) T46W (L) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) T88AQ via JH6WDG (d/B), (L), TC10GITRAD via TA7AZC (d), (B), (L) TF/MM0OKG (L) TF/OJ0Y via EB7DX, (L) TM30CDR via F6KUQ (d/B) TO2O (L), (C), (O) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) V4/WB4M via WB4M (d), (L) VP9GE (d) VR2XYL (d), (L), (C), (O) W2HRU via N2MUN (d/B), (L), (e) XP1SC via OZ2CBA ZC4UW (L), (C), (O) 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: 8Q7AM, PJ5/SP6EQZ, TO80SP * QSL via LoTW: 9M8YY, C6AGU, EA8/OL1A, JW7QIA, OJ0C, YE1AR 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, DK5KK, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7JOM, 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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