DXNL 2184 - February 12, 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 3W, Vietnam: Wolfgang/DL5MAE returns to Vietnam from the 13th to 20th. He will be active during his spare time as 3W2MAE on 80 to 10m. QSL via DL5MAE (d/B). 5H, Tanzania: Chas/NK8O will be operating as 5H3DX between Feb. 16 and March 16 on 40-10m (CW, PSK31, FT8, maybe SSB). QSL via NK8O, LoTW, ClubLog. 6W, Senegal: Willy/ON4AVT will be back on the air as 6W7/ON4AVT, this time between Feb. 16 and March 27. QRV on 60, 40, 20, and 10m with a focus on FT8 and FT4. QSL via ON4AVT. DU, Philippines: North American operators may watch out for Pres/N6SS operating as DU6/N6SS on 80m during the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW. FM, Martinique: Yuri/VE3DZ operates the ARRL contest as TO4A from Martinique (NA-107) on all bands. QSL via VE3DZ and ClubLog OQRS. KP2, Virgin Islands: Brian/ND3F signs KP2/ND3F from St. Croix (NA-106) between the 12th and 18th, and during the ARRL contest. QSL via EA5GL. P4, Aruba: John/W2GD will be active as P44W from Aruba (SA-036) between the 11th and 17th, with a focus on the ARRL contest and the WARC bands and 160m before and after. QSL via N2MM (d). PA, Netherlands: The special event station PA75OV commemorates Operation Veritable (February and March 1945). QRV from Feb. 14 to 16 from Gennep. QSL via bureau. PJ2, Curacao: Thilo/DL9NBJ remains active as PJ2/DL9NBJ until the 19th on HF (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL only via ClubLog OQRS. TN, Congo: TN/UA9FGR (Konstantin) remains on the air until FEb. 29 from Brazzaville on 40-17m (maybe also 6m). QSL via UA9FGR. TZ, Mali: Ulmar/DK1CE is currently operating as TZ1CE from TZ4AM's location in Bamako on HF (CW, some FT8, SSB). He plans to stay until ca. Feb. 20. QSL via DK1CE (d/B). V3, Belize: Walt/W0CP and his wife Mary Kay/K0ZV will be signing V31DJ and V31DK respectively until Feb. 24 on 80 to 10m. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, or via their homecalls. V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: Laurence/K3VX and William/W3WH will be active as V4/homecalls from St. Kitts Island (NA-102). For the ARRL contest they use V4/K3VX. QSL via homecalls. V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: Andrew/N2NT operates as V47T between the 12th and 17th from St. Kitts (NA-104). His focus will be on the ARRL contest. QSL via W2RQ. V6, Micronesia: Sho/JA7HMZ has cancelled his trip (Feb. 14 - 21) to Pohnpei (V63DX, V6A). VP5, Turks and Caicos Islands: Bill/AC0W and Pat/K0PC will be signing VP5/AC0W and VP5/K0PC from Providenciales (NA-002, WW Loc. FL31vs) between the 12th and 17th on 160 to 10m, mostly on CW. During the ARRL contest they will use the callsign VP5K. QSL for VP5K via K0PC, others via homecalls, LoTW, ClubLog. ZL, New Zealand: Mark/ZL3AB, Geoff/ZL3GA, and Phil/ZL3PAH will be operating together as ZL3X in the ARRL contest. QSL via LoTW. ZP, Paraguay: Manu/ZP9MCE plans to join the ARRL contest from Paraguay. QSL via LoTW, EA5ZD. Preview: ======== JW, Svalbard/ Arktis: Martina/DF3TS and Thomas/DC8TM activate Svalbard as JW/homecalls from the 10th to 13th of April. The highlight of their stay is planned for April 14 to 17: operating as DP0LE, RA/DF3TS/p, and RA/DC8TM/p from WWFF reference RFF-0176, located 80 kilometers from the North Pole in a camp constructed on drifting ice. The exact schedule will depend very much on weather conditions. They will also try to advance to the geographical North Pole and operate for about 30 minutes. QRV on 40, 30, 20, and 17m on SSB and FT8, running 100W. https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM Wellington Island (SA-032) & Riesco Island (SA-091): Vasily/R7AL, Vlad/RK8A, Leo/RW9JZ, Igor/ UA3EDQ, and Slav/OK8AU are planning an activation of Wellington Island (SA-032) for March 12 to 16 as XR8RRC. QRV on 40, 30, 20, 17, and 15m on CW, SSB, and FT8 (f/h). Depending on local circumstances they are hoping to activate Riesco Island (SA-091) for 48 hours between March 19 and 21 as XR8RRC/p. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, EU7A. https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/patagonia2020 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: ================== 15./16.02. ARRL International DX 15./16.02. Russian WW PSK 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 AF-014; CT3, Madeira Archipelago: Henning/OZ2I operates holiday-style from Madeira Island (DIP MA-001, PIP MD001, WLOTA 0053, WW Loc. IM12ku) as CT9ABR between the 12th and 18th on 160-10m. During the ARRL DX CW Contest he uses the callsign CR3EE. QSL via OZ2I (B), LoTW. NA-015; CO/KG4, Cuba: The Punta Maya DX Group plans to operate from the lighthouse Punta Maya (ILLW CU0005, ARLHS CUB-032, WLOTA 0032, WW Loc. EL93cd) on Cuba as T45FM from Feb. 14 to 16 on 160-10m, mainly on SSB and FT8. QSL only via RW6HS (d/B). NA-016; ZF, Cayman Islands: Mike/DF8AN will be active as ZF2AN from Grand Cayman Island (WLOTA 1042) between the 14th and 23rd on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DF8AN (d/B). NA-141; W4, Florida State South East (Dade to Indian River County) group: Rick/N1DC operates holiday-style as N1DC/4 until the 25th from Hutchinson Island (WW Loc. EL97) on 40, 30, and 20m (CW, FT8, SSB). QSL via N1DC (d/B), LoTW. NA-146; FJ, St. Barthelemy Island: Operators Pat/N2IEN, Ray/W2RE, Rockwell/WW1X, and Lee/WW2DX will be signing FJ/homecalls from St. Barthelemy (DIFO FJ-001, WLOTA 0377) between Feb. 15 and 22. QRV holiday-style on 160 to 6m and via satellite on CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSL cards for all calls via NR6M (d). SA-018; CE7, Los Lagos Region South group: The Radio Club Melipulli (CE7RCM) operates from the lighthouse Punta Corona on Chiloe Island (WW Loc. FE38BF, ARLHS CHI-013, WLOTA 0750) as XR7FPC on Feb. 15 and 16. QRV on HF on SSB and digital modes. QSL via CE7RCM (d). Lighthouse Activities ====================== 12th American Lighthouse Activity Weekend: This event will take place on the weekend of Feb. 14 to 16. Operators activate lighhouses in South and Central America. For a list of participating stations see: https://www.grupodxbb.com.ar/ Faro Punta Gruesa - CHI-104: The Tarapaca DX Contest Group activates the lighthouse Punta Gruesa (CHI-104) from the 14th to 16th with the callsign 3G1T. QSL via CE1AT. WCA Activities =============== WCA QRGs: CW: 28031 24911 21031 18081 14031 10121 7031 3531 kHz SSB: 28551 24951 21251 18131 14251 7131 3731 kHz 5 Years of Castles in Serbia Awards (CISA): This award scheme celebrates its 5th anniversary on Feb. 15 and 16 with many participating stations from Serbia. An award is available as well. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 14.02. - 16.02. 3G1T 2184* 13.02. - 20.02. 3W2MAE 2184* 01.02. - 01.03. 3Z90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. 3Z95IARU 2182 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181 07.02. - 12.02. 4K6/TA7AOF 2183 25.10. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2180 24.10. - 31.08. 4U25B 2169 06.02. - 18.02. 5G4WZ 2183 16.02. - 16.03. 5H3DX 2184* 04.02. - 18.02. 5I4ZZ 2182 04.02. - 18.02. 5I5TT 2182 11.02. - 17.02. 6F3A 2183 16.02. - 27.03. 6W7/ON4AVT 2184* 04.02. - 17.02. 6Y/G0RNU 2182 01.01. - 31.12. 8N6SHURI 2179 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 01.02. - 26.02. 9G5GS 2182 06.10. - 06/2020 9J2MYT 2166 01.02. - 29.02. 9K59NLD 2182 03.12. - 27.02. 9M2MRS 2173 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 16.11. - 03/2020 C5YK 2173 15.02. - 16.02. CR3EE 2184* 12.02. - 18.02. CT9ABR 2184* 01.01. - 31.12. DA0DOM 2178 01.02. - 31.01.21 DA20025C 2183 01.01. - 31.12. DF70DARC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DL100BKW 2178 08.02. - 31.12. DL250BEETH 2183 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 15.02. - 16.02. DU6/N6SS 2184* 05.02. - 17.02. E44CC 2183 02.02. - 14.02. E51DDG 2182 01.12. - 03/2020 EA8/HB9FIH 2175 22.01. - 31.05. EM30UCC 2182 13.01. - 09.03. FG/F6ITD 2180 15.02. - 22.02. FJ/N2IEN 2184* 15.02. - 22.02. FJ/W2RE 2184* 15.02. - 22.02. FJ/WW1X 2184* 15.02. - 22.02. FJ/WW2DX 2184* 25.01. - 19.03. FR/F8EN 2181 09.02. - 16.02. FS/RW0CN 2183 09.02. - 16.02. FS/VE7ACN 2183 05.02. - 20.04. H44MS 2183 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HTC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HE2JOJ 2178 01.02. - 01.03. HF2020PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. HF90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. HF95IARU 2182 - 04/2020 HK3JCL 2180 12.12. - 04.04. HR5/F2JD 2175 09.01. - 02/20 HS0ZKE 2183 12.11. - 05.04. HS0ZME 2170 30.01. - 13.02. HU1DL 2182 01.02. - 29.02. II3BIA 2182 01.02. - 29.02. II4MLB 2182 09.02. - 20.02. J8/WJ2O 2183 12.02. - 18.02. KP2/ND3F 2184* 01.02. - 29.02. LZ34WGI 2182 - 25.02. N1DC/4 2184* 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.01. - 31.12. OL725PLZ 2181 17.01. - 02/20 P4/K3DMG 2181 11.02. - 17.02. P44W 2184* 12.09. - 03.03. PA75LIMBURG 2162 14.02. - 16.02. PA75OV 2184* 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 02.02. - 19.02. PJ2/DL9NBJ 2184* 08.02. - 22.02. PJ4/NE9U 2183 15.02. - 16.02. PJ4A 2183 04.02. - 21.02. PJ5/KG9N 2182 05.02. - 18.02. PY0FF 2183 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 01.02. - 01.03. SN2020PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SN90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SN95IARU 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SO90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SO95IARU 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SP90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SP95IARU 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SQ90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. SQ95IARU 2182 14.02. - 16.02. T45FM 2184* 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 10.02. - 17.02. TI7/G3WPH 2183 10.02. - 17.02. TI7/G4IRN 2183 10.02. - 17.02. TI7/KY7M 2183 15.02. - 16.02. TI7W 2183 03.02. - 17.02. TM17AAW 2182 09.02. - 29.02. TN/UA9FGR 2184* 15.02. - 16.02. TO4A 2184* 13.01. - 09.03. TO7D 2180 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 11.02. - 17.02. TX4N 2183 11.02. - 17.02. TX4VK 2183 - 20.02. TZ1CE 2184* 01.02. - 22.02. V31CO 2182 10.02. - 24.02. V31DJ 2184* 10.02. - 24.02. V31DK 2184* 11.02. - 20.02. V31KO 2183 15.02. - 16.02. V3O 2183 15.02. - 16.02. V4/K3VX 2184* 12.02. - 17.02. V47T 2184* 11.02. - 23.02. VE3VSM/HR9 2183 12.01. - 12.04. VK9NK 2179 11.02. - 17.02. VP2MEP 2183 12.02. - 17.02. VP5/AC0W 2184* 12.02. - 17.02. VP5/K0PC 2184* 15.02. - 16.02. VP5K 2184* 01.02. - 28.03. VY0ERC 2182 15.02. - 16.02. XR7FPC 2184* 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 04.02. - 13.02. ZC4RH 2183 14.02. - 23.02. ZF2AN 2184* 15.02. - 16.02. ZL3X 2184* 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 15.02. - 16.02. ZP9MCE 2184* 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181 01.02. - 31.03. ZW86LABRE 2182 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3W2MAE via DL5MAE (B) 4A15DXXE (L) 4K6/TA7AOF via TA7AOF (d), (L), (e) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 5H3DX via NK8O, (L), (C) 5H4WZ via OM3PA (d/B), (L), (C) 5I4ZZ via I2YSB, (L) 5I5TT via I2YSB, (L) 6F3A via XE1SY (d/B) 6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT 6Y/G0RNU (e) 7S6WRD via SK6SAQ (d/B) 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9G5GS via IZ4YGS (d), (L), (C) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9K59NLD via 9K2RA 9M2MRS via PA0RRS, (L), (e), (C) 9N7AM via YL2GN (d), (C), (O), A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) C21AA via JH3QFL C21GW via JH3GWZ C21MB via JH3AZC (d) C21PF via JA1PFP (d) C21VA via JH3VAA C5XW via G5XW (B) C5YK via ON7YK, (L), (e) CB0Z via IT9YRE, (C), (O) CR3DX via OM2VL (B), (L) CR3EE via OZ2I, (L) CT9ABR via OZ2I, (L) DA0DOM via (B), DL8CWA (d), (L) DA20025C (B), (e) DF70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DL100BKW (d/B), (C), (O) DL250BEETH via DJ6SI (d/B) 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) DU6/N6SS (L) E44CC via F5GSJ (d/B), (L), (C) E51DDG via VE7DS (d/B), (L) EA8/HB9FIH via HB9FIH (B), (L), (e) EG7FAC via EA7RCM (B) EM30UCC (d/B), (L) FG/F6ITD via F6ITD (d), (L), (C) FJ/PB2T via PB2T (B), (L) FJ/N2IEN via NR6M (d) FJ/W2RE via NR6M (d) FJ/WW1X via NR6M (d) FJ/WW2DX via NR6M (d) FR/F8EN via F6AJA (d/B) FS/RW0CN via VE7ACN (d/B), (C) FS/VE7ACN via VE7ACN (d/B), (C) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H33K via HP1DAV (d) H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HC1MD/2 via K8LJG (d/B), (L) HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HI8SMX via EA5GL (B), (L) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HS0ZKE via HB9DUS (d/B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HU1DL via DL4SVA, (C), (O), (L) II3BIA via IN3ZWF (d/B), (e) II4MLB via IQ4FE J8/WJ2O via N2ZN KP2/ND3F via EA5GL KP4/AA7CH via VE7ACN (d), (C), (O) LZ34WGI via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) N1DC/4 via N1DC, (L) OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OR75USA via (B), ON4GDV (d) P4/K3DMG (L) P40W via N2MM (d) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (d/B), (C), (O) PA75OV (B) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PJ2/DL9NBJ (C), (O) PJ4/NE9U via NE9U (d/B), (L) PJ4A via K4BAI, (L) PJ5/KG9N via KG9N (d/B) PY0FF via W9VA, (L) R200ANT via RZ3EC RI1ANC via RN1ON (d/B), (C) SZ3PC200 (L), (e) T45FM via RW6HS (d) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TI7/G3WPH (L) TI7/G4IRN (L) TI7/KY7M (L) TI7W via W4FS TI9A via UA3DX, (L), (C) TI9C via XE1B (d), (L), (C) TM17AAW via F8DVD (d/B), (L) TN/UA9FGR via UA9FGR TO3FM via JJ2RCJ (d), (L), (C) TO4A via VE3DZ, (C), (O) TO7D via F6ITD (d), (L), (C) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) TX4N via EA5GL TX4VK via AA4VK (d) TZ1CE via DK1CE (d/B) V31CO via W0YBS (d/B), (L) V31DJ via W0CP, (L), (C) V31DK via K0ZV, (L), (C) V31KO via DL8UD (d/B), (C) V31VP via WB0TEV (d/B) V3O via DL8UD (d/B), (C) V4/K3VX via K3VX V4/W3WH via W3WH V47T via W2RQ VE3VSM/HR9 via VE3VSM, (L) VK9NK via SP9FIH VP2MEP via K1EP (d), (L) VP5/AC0W via AC0W, (L), (C) VP5/K0PC via K0PC, (L), (C) VP5K via K0PC, (L), (C) VY0ERC via M0OXO, (L) WA4DT/HR9 via WA4DT (d) WA5LFD/p via WA5LFD, (L) XR7FPC via CE7RCM (d) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZC4RH via G4WXJ ZF2AN via DF8AN (d/B) ZL3X (L) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZP9MCE via EA5ZD, (L) ZS95SARL (B) ZW86LABRE via PY2KP (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: PZ5K, PZ5W * QSL via LoTW: 4X1AJ, CO2QM, EI9IB, SU8X 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), DC8TM, DF3TS, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA2P, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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