DXNL 2185 - February 19, 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 5H, Tanzania: Charles/NK8O and Fred/N8AX operate holiday-style as 5H3DX and 5H3AX respectively between Feb. 24 and March 21 on 160 to 10m (CW, FT8, PSK31). QSL via NK8O (d). 6W, Senegal: Daniel/EA4ATI remains active until the 26th as 6W1/EA4ATI on 40, 20, 15, and 10m. QSL via EA4R. 8Q, Maldives: Hiro/JG1SXP pays the Maldives (AS-013) a visit from the 19th to 24th. He operates as 8Q7HK on 80 to 15m (FT8, CW, some SSB), maybe also 160m. QSL via JG1SXP (d), LoTW, ClubLog, eQSL. C6, Bahamas: Gerhard/OE3GEA will be active as C6AGE between Feb. 25 and 28 on HF. QSL via OE3GEA. C6, Bahamas: Michael/DF8AN plans a holiday-style operation as C6AAN from Feb. 23 until March 1. QRV on HF on CW and FT8. QSL via DF8AN (d/B). FG, Guadeloupe: Gildas/F6HMQ and Michel/F6GWV put Guadeloupe (NA-102) on the air from Feb. 21 until March 8, signing FG/homecalls or TO3Z. They will also take part in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL for TO3Z via F6HMQ. HR, Honduras: Dennis/W1UE remains active from Roatan Island (NA-057) until the 28th as W1UE/HR9. QSL via KQ1F. OE, Austria: The special event station 4UNR operates until the end of February in the context of the World Radio Day. QSL via UA3DX, ClubLog OQRS. TI, Costa Rica: Mike/W1USN and Bob/AA1M will be operating as TI5/homecalls from Feb. 20 until March 4 on 160 to 10m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via h/c (d/B), LoTW. TU, Ivory Coast: Petr/OK1BOA, Petr/OK1FCJ, and David/OK6DJ begin their DXpedition as TU5PCT on Feb. 21. QRV on on 160 to 10m on SSB, CW, RTTY, and FT8 until March 1 (main window Feb. 24 to 29). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, OK6DJ. https://www.cdxp.cz/ V3, Belize: Gerd/DJ4KW and Gisela/DK9GG remain on the air (160 to 10m) as V31YN and V31GW until the end of February. QSL via homecalls. V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: John/W5JON will be back as V47JA from Calypso Bay/St. Kitts (NA-104) between Feb. 21 and March 5. QRV on 160-6m (including 60m) on SSB and FT8. QSL via W5JON (d), LoTW. VP8, South Orkney Islands: The Perseverance DX Group is off to its next DXpedition. Operators Dave/K3EL, Les/W2LK, Gene/K5GS, Arliss/W7XU, Heye/DJ9RR, Laci/HA0NAR, Vadym/UT6UD, Walt/N6XG, Rob/N7QT, Steve/W1RSD, Mike/WA6O, Ken/NG2H, Hans-Peter/HB9BXE, and Alan/VK6CQ activate Signy Island (AN-008, WW Loc. GC79eh) from Feb. 21 until March 5 on 160-10m (SSB, CW, RTTY, FT8) with the callsign VP8PJ. During the voyage to the island they are signing ZL1NA/mm from aboard the Braveheart. QSL via M0URX OQRS, LoTW. https://sorkney.com/ Preview: ======== 9J, Zambia: An international team (LA7THA, LB2HG, OE5CWO, OE7PGI, LA7WCA, LA7RRA, LA3BO, LA9KKA, LA9VPA, LB8DC, LA3MHA, LA8OM, DK6SP, LA7THA, and SM6CPY) will be operating from Zambia. QRV as 9J2LA from March 5 to 15 on 160-6m on CW, SSB, digital modes. QSL via M0OXO. PY0S, St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks: The PQ0S team plans an activation of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (SA-014) for March 14 to 16. QSL via PP5BZ. More information to follow. Chukchi Sea Coast Centre group (AS-207): Alexander/RA3AV, Yuri/UA0KBG, and Victor/UA3AKO are announcing a trip to Kosa Dvukh Pilotov (AS-207, WW Loc. AP18gg, RRA RR-11-05) for April 3 to 10 as R207RRC. They operate with two rigs on 40, 30, 20, 17, and 15m. QSL via UA3AKO, ClubLog OQRS. http://r207rrc.ru/en/ HH, Haiti: Paul/G4PVM, Col/MM0NDX, and Jonathan/MM0OKG plan to operate from Haiti as 4V5H between May 9 and 15 on 80-15m (CW, SSB, FT8). They also want to activate NA-149. More information to follow. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System RRA Russian Robinson Award USi United States Islands Awards WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 19.02. AGCW-DL Schlackertasten- 21.-23.02. CQ WW 160m Contest (SSB) 22./23.02. REF Contest 22./23.02. Bayerischer Bergtag 22./23.02. UK/EI DX Contest 23.02. HSC-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-031; JD, Chichi/ Haha/ Muko Islands: Take/JA1UII and Kami/JH1HHC operate as JD1BON and JD1BPH from Chichijima Island between Feb. 25 and March 5 on 160 to 6m on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. QSL for JD1BON via JA1UII (d/B), JD1BPH via JH1HHC (d/B), LoTW. NA-069; W4, Florida State South West (Charlotte/ Lee County) group: W1JXN/4 operates from Gasparilla Island (USi FL-034S, WW Loc. EL86) between Feb. 25 and March 4 on HF. Activations of the WWFF reference KFF-1874 and the lighthouses USA-066 and USA-910 are possible. QSL via bureau, LoTW. NA-249; KP3/4, Puerto Rico's Coastal Islands: KP4RV, KP4RD, KP3H, WP4U, WP4N, KP4VP, NP3V, WP4PBS, KP3S, NP3OT, and NP4D activate Culebra Island from the 21st to 23rd as KP3RE. QRV on 80 to 10m on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via EA5GL (d/B). NA-249, KP3/4, Puerto Rico's Coastal Islands: The Vieques Island Amateur Radio Club operates with the callsign NP3VI from the Fortin Conde de Mirasol Museum on Vieques Island between Feb. 21 and 23. QRV on 80 to 10m on SSB, FT8, and CW. QSL via EA5GL. OC-005; VK9, Norfolk Island: Will/AA4NC and Ron/AA4VK operate holiday-style from Norfolk Island as VK9NR and VK9NN from the 20th to 25th on 160-10m. QSL for VK9NR via EA5GL, VK9NN via AA4VK (d). OC-145; YB8, Halmahera group: YB8RW, YE8XBN, YE8XW, and YF8XAT activate Mayu Island as 7I8X from the 21st to 29th on HF. QSL via YB8RW. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 13.02. - 20.02. 3W2MAE 2184 01.02. - 01.03. 3Z90PZK 2182 01.02. - 01.03. 3Z95IARU 2182 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181 25.10. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2180 24.10. - 31.08. 4U25B 2169 13.02. - 29.02. 4UNR 2185* 24.02. - 21.03. 5H3AX 2185* 24.02. - 21.03. 5H3DX 2185* - 26.02. 6W1/EA4ATI 2185* 16.02. - 27.03. 6W7/ON4AVT 2184 21.02. - 29.02. 7I8X 2185* 01.01. - 31.12. 8N6SHURI 2179 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 19.02. - 24.02. 8Q7HK 2185* 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 23.01. - 01.03. C6AAN 2185* 25.02. - 28.02. C6AGE 2185* 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 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 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 01.02. - 29.02. II3BIA 2182 01.02. - 29.02. II4MLB 2182 09.02. - 20.02. J8/WJ2O 2183 25.02. - 05.03. JD1BON 2185* 25.02. - 05.03. JD1BPH 2185* 21.02. - 23.02. KP3RE 2185* 01.02. - 29.02. LZ34WGI 2182 - 25.02. N1DC/4 2184 21.02. - 23.02. NP3VI 2185* 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 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 02.02. - 19.02. PJ2/DL9NBJ 2184 08.02. - 22.02. PJ4/NE9U 2183 04.02. - 21.02. PJ5/KG9N 2182 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 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 20.02. - 04.03. TI5/AA1M 2185* 20.02. - 04.03. TI5/W1USN 2185* 09.02. - 29.02. TN/UA9FGR 2184 21.02. - 08.03. TO3Z 2185* 15.02. - 16.02. TO4A 2184 13.01. - 09.03. TO7D 2180 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 21.02. - 01.03. TU5PCT 2185* - 20.02. TZ1CE 2184 01.02. - 22.02. V31CO 2182 10.02. - 24.02. V31DJ 2184 10.02. - 24.02. V31DK 2184 - 02/20 V31GW 2185* 11.02. - 20.02. V31KO 2183 - 02/20 V31YN 2185* 21.02. - 05.03. V47JA 2185* 11.02. - 23.02. VE3VSM/HR9 2183 12.01. - 12.04. VK9NK 2179 20.02. - 25.02. VK9NN 2185* 20.02. - 25.02. VK9NR 2185* 21.02. - 05.03. VP8PJ 2185* 01.02. - 28.03. VY0ERC 2182 25.02. - 04.03. W1JXN/4 2185* 12.02. - 28.02. W1UE/HR9 2185* 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 14.02. - 23.02. ZF2AN 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 =============== 3D2MP (d) 3V8SS via LX1NO, (L) 3W2MAE via DL5MAE (B) 3Z90PZK via SP7PGK 3Z95IARU via SP3KWA (d/B) 4A15DXXE (L) 4A2L via XE1SY (d/B) 4K6/TA7AOF via TA7AOF (d), (L), (e) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L), (C) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 4UNR via UA3DX 5H3AX via NK8O, (L), (C) 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) 6W1/EA4ATI via EA4R 6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT 6Y/G0RNU (e) 7I8X via YB8RW 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8Q7HK via JG1SXP (d), (L), (C) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9G5GS via IZ4YGS (d), (L), (C) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9K59NLD via 9K2RA 9M2MRS via PA0RRS, (L), (e), (C) 9V1YC via W5UE, (C) A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) A71QSD (d/B) C5YK via ON7YK, (L), (e) C6AAN via DF8AN (d/B) C6AGE via OE3GEA CO2QU (d), (L) CO3WMF (d), (L) CO7EPP (d), (L), (e) CO7YMC via IK2DUW, (L), (e), (C) CO8RCP (d), (L) CO8RTC (d/B) CR3EE via OZ2I, (L) CT9/DK7YY via DK7YY (B) CT9ABR via OZ2I, (L) CV7S via CX7SS (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) ED8URT via EA8URT EE5O via EA5HOX (B) EM30UCC (d/B), (L) EO50LW via UT7LW FG/F6ITD via F6ITD (d), (L), (C) FJ/N2IEN via NR6M (d) FJ/W2RE via NR6M (d) FJ/WW1X via NR6M (d) FJ/WW2DX via NR6M (d) FM4RU via F1LNS (d) FR/F8EN via F6AJA (d/B) FS/RW0CN via VE7ACN (d/B), (C) FS/VE7ACN via VE7ACN (d/B), (C) FS5GL (d) GX4BJC/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HC5/N4CW via N4CW (d), (L) HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HF2020PZK via SP9MDY HF90PZK via SP7PGK HF95IARU via SP7PKI (d/B), (L) HI3AA via NK4DX, (L) HI6LT via W2CCW (B), (L) HI8JSG via RW6HS, (L), (e) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HS0ZKE via HB9DUS (d/B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HU1DL via DL4SVA, (C), (O), (L) II2ANT via IK2QPO II3BIA via IN3ZWF (d/B), (e) II4MLB via IQ4FE II8WAP via (d), 9A8MDC (B) J8/WJ2O via N2ZN JD1BON via JA1UII (d/B) JD1BPH via JH1HHC (d/B), (L) K4C (d) KD7WPJ/6 via KD7WPJ KH6/G4KHG (L) KL0R via N4GNR (d) KP2/ND3F via EA5GL KP3RE via EA5GL LX20I via LX2A LZ34WGI via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) N1DC/4 via N1DC, (L) NP3VI via EA5GL NP4DX via W3HNK OE17AAW via OE3DMA OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OE88WAP (d/B) OE89ANT (d/B) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OR75USA via (B), ON4GDV (d) OY1R (d) P4/K3DMG (L) P44W via N2MM (d) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (d/B), (C), (O) PA75OV (B) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PF88ANT (d/B) 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 R2020LS via RN3RQ SN2020PZK via SP9PNB (d/B) SN90PZK via SP7PLO SN95IARU via SP9YGD, (d/B), (L) SP90PZK via SP0PZK, (L) SP95IARU (B), (L), (C) SQ90PZK via SP4Z SU0ERA SU1SK (d), (L) T45FM via RW6HS (d) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) T88US via JF1OCQ TI5/AA1M via AA1M (d/B), (L) TI5/W1USN via W1USN (d/B), (L) TI7/G3WPH (L) TI7/G4IRN (L) TI7/KY7M (L) TI7W via W4FS TM17AAW via F8DVD (d/B), (L) TN/UA9FGR via UA9FGR TO3Z via F6HMQ TO4A via VE3DZ, (C), (O) TO7D via F6ITD (d), (L), (C) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) TU5PCT via OK6DJ, (L), (C), (O) TX4N via EA5GL TX4VK via AA4VK (d) TZ1CE via DK1CE (d/B) V26M via W3HNK V31CO via W0YBS (d/B), (L) V31DJ via W0CP, (L), (C) V31DK via K0ZV, (L), (C) V31GW via DK9GG V31KO via DL8UD (d/B), (C) V31YN via DJ4KW V3O via DL8UD (d/B), (C) V3T via WC0W V4/K3VX via K3VX V47JA via W5JON (d), (L) V47UM via W3UL (d), (L) V47T via W2RQ V51WH via DK2WH (d/B) V85RH (L) VE3VSM/HR9 via VE3VSM, (L) VK9NK via SP9FIH VK9NN via AA4VK (d) VK9NR via EA5GL VP2MEP via K1EP (d), (L) VP5/AC0W via AC0W, (L), (C) VP5/K0PC via K0PC, (L), (C) VP5K via K0PC, (L), (C) VP8PJ via M0URX, (L) VU2MV (d) VY0ERC via M0OXO, (L) W1JXN/4 (B), (L) W1UE/HR9 via KQ1F XR7FPC via CE7RCM (d) YS1RS via EB7DX YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZC4RH via G4WXJ ZF2AN via DF8AN (d/B) ZF2EZ via W5SJ (d) ZF2MJ via N6MJ ZL3X (L) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZP6/KC2RG via KC2RG ZP9MCE via EA5ZD, (L) ZS95SARL (B) ZW86LABRE via PY2KP ZZ2DC via PY2CGE (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: C56BR, J68HZ * QSL via LoTW: 4S6RYD, BD7BS, BG6RI, HS7WMU, HZ1SK, OY/RC5A 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, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, 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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