DXNL 2181 - January 22, 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 4X, Israel: 4X4DZ, 4X6FR, 4Z5IW, 4Z5ML, 4Z5LA, 4Z4AK, UR5MID, and US7UX will be joining forces and operate the CQ WW 160m CW Contest together as 4X2M. QSL via 4X4DZ. C5, The Gambia: Beginning on Jan. 28, Russel/G5XW will be active holiday-style for 10 days as C5XW on 40 to 17m on SSB and CW. QSL via G5XW (d/B). CO, Cuba: Members of the DX Group of Cuba celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Mexican DXXE Group with the special event callsign T40DXXE until the end of January. QRV on HF (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via CO8ZZ (d). FR, Reunion Island: Roland/F8EN will be signing FR/F8EN from Reunion (AF-016) between Jan. 25 and March 19. QRV on HF, mostly on 30 and 20m, on CW. QSL via F6AJA (d/B). http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php HC, Ecuador: Rick/NE8Z returns to Ecuador from the 18th until Feb. 7. QRV on and off until Jan. 25 as HC1MD. Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 7 he operates as HC1MD/2 from Farallon Dillon Lighthouse (ARLHS ECU-017, WW Loc. EI97, Provincia de Santa Elena) on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via K8LJG (d/B), NE8Z (B), LoTW. LX, Luxembourg: Ron/DL3BPC will be active in the 160m contest with the callsign LX20I (20 years LX7I). QSL via LX2A. http://lx7i.com/lx20i/ OK, Czech Republic: OK4RQ, OK1VP, OK1AY, OK1DOL, OK6DJ, and OK1IWS will be active throughout 2020 with the special event callsign OL725PLZ to mark the founding of Plzen 725 years ago. An award is available as well. QSL via ClubLog OQRS or OK1DRQ (d). http://hamdiplomy.cz/plzen/ P4, Aruba: Lee/K3DMG is currently staying on Aruba until the end of February and signs P4/K3DMG on HF (CW, digital modes). QSL via LoTW. PJ2, Curacao: Jeff/K8ND operates as PJ2ND until Feb. 3. Jim/W8WTS joins him from Jan. 22 to 28 as PJ2/W8WTS. Together they will participate in the 160m contest as PJ2T. QSL for PJ2ND via K8ND, LoTW; PJ2T via W3HNK, LoTW; PJ2/W8WTS via W8WTS, LoTW. VP2M, Montserrat: Melvin/W8MV will be active as VP2MCV from Montserrat (WLOTA 1475, WW Loc. FK86) between Jan. 26 and Feb. 2. QRV mostly via satellites (FM), but also on HF (CW). QSL via W8MV (d). XE, Mexico: The DXXE group celebrates their 15th anniversary during 2020 with the special event callsign 4A15DXXE on HF. Members are also planning operations with special callsigns from other countries. QSL via LoTW. http://www.dxxe.org/4a15dxxe/ YB, Indonesia: The Grobex Team Contest Indonesia plans to participate in the 160m contest as 7A2A from zone 28. QSL via LoTW or direct. ZP, Paraguay: Watch out for Manu/ZP9MCE operating in the 160m contest. QSL via LoTW. ZS, South Africa: ZS95SARL celebrates the 95th anniversary of the South African Radio League, founded in May 1925 as South African Radio Relay League (renamed after WW II). QRV during the whole year on HF, VHF, UHF, and via satellites. QSL via bureau. Preview: ======== FO, French Polynesia: Will/AA4NC and Ron/AA4VK announce a visit to French Polynesia for February 11 to 17. QRV as TX4N and TX4VK, including the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL for TX4N via EA5GL, ClubLog; TX4VK via AA4VK (d). TI9, Cocos Island: A website with further information about the upcoming Coco Chatham Bay - DXpedition is now online. Jorge/TI2JV, Dmitry/RA9USU, Mats/RM2D, and Andrey/UA3AB have plans to set up 2 camps from Feb. 2 to 8 for operating CW/SSB and FT8 as TI9A. QSL via ClubLog OQRS or via UA3DX. http://ti9a.info/ 6W, Senegal: Willy/ON4AVT is bound to return to the country and operate as 6W7/ON4AVT from mid-February until some time in March. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System SARL South African Radio League WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 24.-26.01. CQ WW 160m Contest 25./26.01. REF Contest 25./26.01. BARTG RTTY Sprint 25./26.01. UBA DX 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 AS-092; 9M2, Perak State group: Safri/9M2SAF activates Pulau Lalang Perak Island from the 21st to 27th as 9M2SAF/p on 160 to 10m (CW, SSB, digital modes). This will be Safri's first IOTA activation. QSL via 9M2SAF (d). AS-099; TA, Canakkale/Balokesir/Izmir Province group: UZ5DX, US2YW, UW8SM, UT5EL, UT5ECZ, UA9CDC, UR0MC, TA3A, TA3AER, TA3EL, and TA3LHH operate the 160m contest together from Bozcaada Island as TC0X. QSL via HG5DX (d/B), ClubLog. NA-016; ZF, Cayman Islands: Stan/K5GO participates in the 160m contest from Brac Island as ZF5T. QSL via K5GO (d) or LoTW. NA-080; C6, Little Bahama Bank group: Harmon/WB4OMG is going to take part in the 160m contest as C6AEI from Grand Bahama Island. QSL via WB4OMG. NA-092; W5, Texas State West (Cameron to Calshoun County) group: Rich/WA5LFD is currently active from North Padre Island (WW Loc. EL17) as WA5LFD/p on CW, SSB, and RTTY. He remains on the island until Feb. 8. QSL via WA5LFD, LoTW. SA-005; PJ4, Bonaire Island: John/K4BAI operates the 160m contest as PJ4A (remote via PJ4G). QSL via K4BAI. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181* 25.10. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2180 24.10. - 31.08. 4U25B 2169 24.10. - 26.01. 4X2M 2181* 24.01. - 26.01. 7A2A 2181* 01.01. - 31.12. 8N6SHURI 2179 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 03.01. - 23.01. 8Q7BS 2178 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 06.10. - 06/2020 9J2MYT 2166 03.12. - 27.02. 9M2MRS 2173 21.01. - 27.01. 9M2SAF/p 2181* 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 28.01. - 06.02. C5XW 2181* 16.11. - 03/2020 C5YK 2173 24.01. - 26.01. C6AEI 2181* 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 01.01. - 31.12. DL35SDR 2180 01.01. - 31.12. DL40PUL 2180 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 01.12. - 03/2020 EA8/HB9FIH 2175 13.01. - 09.03. FG/F6ITD 2180 25.01. - 19.03. FR/F8EN 2181* 28.12. - 24.01. GB0HNY 2177 28.12. - 24.01. GB1HNY 2177 28.12. - 24.01. GB2HNY 2177 07.01. - 03.02. GB200FN 2179 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 18.01. - 24.01. HC1MD 2181* 25.01. - 07.02. HC1MD/2 2181* 10.01. - 30.01. HC2JKT 2179 01.01. - 31.12. HE2JOJ 2178 - 04/2020 HK3JCL 2180 12.12. - 04.04. HR5/F2JD 2175 12.11. - 05.04. HS0ZME 2170 14.12. - 08.01.20 HS0ZNR 2175 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S50X 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S51V 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S52P 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S54W 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S56DX 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S56N 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S57DX 2180 21.01. - 27.01. IG9/S59A 2180 01.01. - 31.12. II4BRN 2178 18.01. - 26.01. LU7AA 2180 24.01. - 26.01. LX20I 2181* 01.01. - 31.01. LZ1908IK 2179 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.01. - 31.12. OL725PLZ 2181* 17.01. - 02/20 P4/K3DMG 2181* 12.09. - 03.03. PA75LIMBURG 2162 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 22.01. - 28.01. PJ2/W8WTS 2181* 18.01. - 03.02. PJ2ND 2181* 24.01. - 26.01. PJ2T 2181* 24.01. - 26.01. PJ4A 2181* 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 20.01. - 31.01. T40DXXE 2181* 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 15.01. - 23.01. T88CZ 2179 15.01. - 23.01. T88DK 2179 15.01. - 23.01. T88DN 2179 15.01. - 23.01. T88ED 2179 15.01. - 23.01. T88EF 2179 15.01. - 23.01. T88MB 2179 24.01. - 26.01. TC0X 2181* 14.01. - 04.02. TI5/W4GKR 2180 12.01. - 26.01. TM70TAAF 2179 17.01. - 31.01. TO10CWO 2180 13.01. - 09.03. TO7D 2180 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 12.01. - 12.04. VK9NK 2179 20.01. - 26.01. VO1HO/VO2 2180 20.01. - 26.01. VO2AAA 2180 20.01. - 26.01. VO2AC 2180 26.01. - 02.02. VP2MCV 2181* 18.01. - 02.02. WA4DT/HR9 2180 - 08.02. WA5LFD/p 2181* 01.12. - 01.02. YR2019REV 2174 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 24.01. - 26.01. ZF5T 2181* 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 24.01. - 26.01. ZP9MCE 2181* 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3D2DJ via VK4MAP (d) 3W2MAE via DL5MAE 4A15DXXE (L) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 4X2M via 4X4DZ 7A2A (d), (L) 8J130IV (B), (e) 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8Q7BS via RX3AMY (d/B) 8T2G via VU2NRO 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9M2MRS via PA0RRS, (L), (e), (C) 9M2SAF/p via 9M2SAF (d) 9Q1C via IK7UXW A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) AE4JP/KH2 via JE4PJW (d/B), (C), (L) AP2HA (d), (L) BD2VAA (d) C5GCJ via SP2GCJ C5XW via G5XW (B) C5YK via ON7YK, (L), (e) C6AEI via WB4OMG D90LB (d), (L) DA0DOM via (B), DL8CWA (d), (L) DF70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DL100BKW (d/B), (C), (O) DL250BTHVN (B) DL30GER (C), (O), (e) DL35SDR (B) DL40PUL (B) DL50NFA (d/B) DP0GVN via DL5EBE (d/B), (L) DP1POL via DL1ZBO (d/B), (L) DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) DQ10CWO (d/B), (L), (C) DR10CWO (d/B), (L), (C) E44RU via R7AL (d/B), (L), (C) EA8/HB9FIH via HB9FIH (B), (L), (e) EG4CWO (L) EM10CWO (B) EP4HR via IK2RZQ FG/F6ITD via F6ITD (d), (L), (C) FK8HA (d) FM5FJ via KU9C, (L), (C) FO5QB (d) FR/F8EN via F6AJA (d/B) FR5CB (d) G2CWO (L) GB1LBC via K2KS (d), (C) GB200FN via M0XIG (d) GB2GM (B) GB5CWO (L) GW2CWO (L) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HB0WR (d/ ), (L), (e) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HC1MD via K8LJG (d/B), (L) HC1MD/2 via K8LJG (d/B), (L) HC2JKT via EA1VE HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HS0ZNR via VK2BY (d), (L), (C) HZ1TT via A61BK II4BRN via IQ4FE J69DS (d) JT1CO (d) KH7XS (d) KP4TF (d) LU7AA (d) LX20I via LX2A LZ10CWO via LZ1HW LZ1908IK via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OA4DX (d/B), (L) OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OL10CWO via OK1TN OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) P4/K3DMG (L) P4/S57AV via S57AV (d/B), (C), (L) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (d/B), (C), (O) PA75VERON (L), (e) PG10CWO via PG4I PJ2/W8WTS via W8WTS, (L) PJ2ND via K8ND, (L) PJ2T via W3HNK, (L) PJ4A via K4BAI R200ANT via RZ3EC SF10CWO via SM6CUK (B), (L) SN100BY via SP2PBM (d/B), (C) T40DXXE via CO8ZZ (d) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) T88CZ via JI3DNN (d/B) T88DK via JH3LSS (d/B) T88DN via JA3HJI (d/B) T88ED via JA3IVU (d/B) T88EF via JA3ARJ (d/B) T88MB via JA3AVO (d/B) TC0X via HG5DX, (C) TI5/W4GKR via W4GKR TM6CWO via F6CEL, (L), (e) TM70TAAF via F8DVD (d/B), (L) TO10CWO via FG8NY (d/B) TO7D via F6ITD (d), (L), (C) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) UE77ML (C) VK9NK via SP9FIH VO1HP/VO2 via VO1HP, (L) VO2AAA via VE9CB, (L) VO2AC via VE3FU (d/B), (L) VP2MCV via W8MV (d) VP2MDT via WV2B (d) WA4DT/HR9 via WA4DT (d) WA5LFD/p via WA5LFD, (L) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZF2PG via K8PGJ (d), (L) ZF5T via K5GO, (L) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZP9MCE (L) ZS95SARL (B) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: BX4AL, D68CCC (IK2VUC), PJ4K, S79CI * QSL via LoTW: 7X7X, NP4BM, OJ0Z, PE33EUDXF 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), DH7TS, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, DL7VRG, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NE8Z, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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