DXNL 2192 - April 08, 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 9G, Ghana: Matteo/IZ4YGS will be back on the air as 9G5GS from Sanzule between April 14 and May 15. QRV during his spare time (ca. 21z-00z) on 160-15m (FT8, SSB). QSL via IZ4YGS (d), LoTW, eQSL. A6, United Arab Emirates: The Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) operates the following special event station to propagate the worldwide stay-at-home measures: A60SH/1 OP: A61M QSL via A61BK A60SH/2 OP: A61Q QSL via EA7FTR A60SH/3 OP: A61NN QSL via A61NN A60SH/4 OP: A61BK QSL via A61BK A60SH/5 OP: A61DD QSL via A92AA A60SH/6 OP: A61QQ QSL via A61BK A60SH/7 OP: A61FJ QSL via LZ1YE A60SH/8 OP: A61K QSL via A61BK A60SH/9 OP: A61AY QSL via A61AY A60SH/10 OP: A61FK QSL via A61BK DL, Germany: The DARC club Suedhard (DOK X13) celebrates its 30th anniversary until the end of the year with the callsign DL30SHZ (special DOK 30SHZ) on HF, and VHF (SSB, CW, FM, digital modes). QSL via bureau, LoTW. EA, Spain: During April, EE1MGY commemorates the Titanic's inaugural voyage and sinking. QRV on 160m on CW, FT8, and WSPR. QSL via EB1LO (d/B). F, France: Nicolas/F4HZS plans to operate as TM20PAQ around Easter from Berlancout. QRV from the 11th to 20th; QSL via F4HZS (d/B). H4, Solomon Islands: Bernhard/DL2GAC, active since Feb. 7 as H44MS, has to extend his stay beyond his initially scheduled departure (April 23). His flights were cancelled and, on top of all, a cyclone is forming in the region. He is in good spirits, however, and continues to operate on 40 and 17m (SSB, FT8). HR, Honduras: Gerard/F2JD has to remain in Honduras until suitable flights to France will be available again. He continues to operate as HR5/F2JD. QSL via F6AJA. JA, Japan: The special event station 8J3ITAMI marks the 80th anniversary of the Hyogo prefecture. QRV until the end of 2020 on HF (CW, SSB). QSL via bureau. JA, Japan: 8J4ROSE operates around the Fukuyama Roses Festival until May 17. QSL via bureau. JA, Japan: Yoichi/JN7GLC commemorates the reconstruction of Tsurugajo Castle 55 years ago. QRV until March 31 in 2021. QSL via JN7GLC. LY, Lithuania: LY300GAON and 4Z0GAON (from Israel) celebrate the 300th birthday of Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, known as Vilna Gaon. An award is also available for working these two stations. QSL for both calls via LY2QT. OE, Austria: The Austrian section of the International Police Association (IPA) marks its 60th anniversary with the callsign OE60IPA until the end of 2020. Operator is Alex/OE3DMA. QSL via OE3DMA (d/B). OH, Finland: The special event stations OH[1-9]PYSYKOTONA emphasise the stay-at-home campaign. PY, Brazil: Gustavo/PT2ADM is currently operating as ZW75FEB, commemorating the end of World War II and honouring the memory of his father, who fought in Italy as part of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB). QRV until the end of May; QSL via PT2ADM (d/B). STAY AT HOME Special Event Stations: In addition to those already named above, the following special event stations are also active: A60SH, AX2020STAYHOME, GB0NHS, GB5NHS, VC2STAYHOM, XM2STAYHOM, and HZ1STAYHOME. For more information see qrz.com. TA, Turkey: Members of the YM3KB team mark Turkey's National Sovereignty and Children's Day (April 23) throughout the month with the callsign TC100KIDS on HF (SSB, CW, FT8). QSL via YM3KB. TA, Turkey: Metin/TA2BZ currently operates as TC19MED to pay tribute to workers in the medical sectors. QRV until May 29. QSL via TA2BZ. ZL, New Zealand: The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) has decided that New Zealand amateurs may substitute the ZM prefix for ZL for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic. Preview: ======== E6, Niue: Stan/LZ1GC and Ivan/LZ1PM plan to activate Niue as E6AM from Sept. 28 until Oct. 17 on 160-10m on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. QSL via LZ1GC (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. Other stuff: ============ V3, Belize: A devastating fire has destroyed the club and contest station V31HQ. Andre (V31DL/DL1AS) will be grateful for any help and assistance in rebuilding. See: https://barc.bz/ (vy 73 Erwin, DK4BX/V31BX) RSGB Hope QSO Party: The RSGB sponsors a series of 90-minute short contests during the coming weeks to mitigate isolation. QSL bureau operations: Due to present circumstances, QSL bureaus in Italy, Portugal, and Greece are currently not operating. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society BARC Belize Amateur Radio Club EARS Emirates Amateur Radio Society IOTA Islands on the Air IPA International Police Association LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System NZART New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters RSGB Radio Society of Great Britain WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 11.04. Baden-Wuerttemberg Aktivitaet 11./12.04. Japan International DX 11./12.04. DIG QSO Party 11./12.04. OK-OM DX SSB-Contest 11./12.04. Yuri Gagarin International DX 13.04. DTC Deutschland-Contest 13.04. DARC-Ostercontest 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 Information: There are currently to news on upcoming IOTA activations due to restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic. NA-008; VY0, Nunavut (Ellesmere Island) group: Pierre/VE3KTB and Alex/VE1RUS departed Eureka on March 28 and will return home after a 2-week quarantine. They have already sent their complete log to M0OXO, who will handle all QSL requests. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60A 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60C 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60E 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60F 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60I 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60N 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60M 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60O 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60S 2191 27.03. - 25.07. 4A60X 2191 24.10. - 31.08. 4U25B 2169 01.04. - 30.04. 4Z0GAON 2192* 01.04. - 31.12. 8J3ITAMI 2192* 01.04. - 17.05. 8J4ROSE 2192* 01.04. - 31.03.21 8J755T 2192* 01.01. - 31.12. 8N6SHURI 2179 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 08.03. - 09.04. 8P6DR 2187 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 14.04. - 15.05. 9G5GS 2192* 06.10. - 06/2020 9J2MYT 2166 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 01.04. - 15.04. AO5DXX 2191 01.04. - 15.04. AO5DXX/8 2191 - 04.08. BV120SU 2186 01.01. - 31.12. DA0DOM 2178 01.02. - 31.01.21 DA2025C 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 01.03. - 31.12. DL30SHZ 2192* 01.01. - 31.12. DL35SDR 2180 01.01. - 31.12. DL40PUL 2180 01.07. - 30.06. DL50NFA 2152 24.03. - 02.10. DM30RSV 2189 01.01. - 31.12. DP70DARC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DQ100SL 2178 01.04. - 30.04. EE1MGY 2192* 22.01. - 31.05. EM30UCC 2182 01.04. - 30.04. GX4BJC 2191 05.02. - 20.04. H44MS 2183 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HTC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HE2JOJ 2178 - 04/2020 HK3JCL 2180 01.04. - 30.04. II4FTX 2191 01.04. - 30.04. II5MPI 2191 14.02. - 31.05. IO3AF 2186 14.02. - 31.05. IO3RT 2186 01.04. - 30.04. LY300GAON 2192* 01.04. - 30.04. LZ603IL 2191 01.04. - 30.04. MX1SWL/a 2191 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.04. - 31.12. OE60IPA 2192* 01.03. - 31.12. OL30DXC 2190 04.03. - 31.12. OL700CO 2190 04.03. - 31.12. OL700DKA 2190 04.03. - 31.12. OL700LTV 2190 01.01. - 31.12. OL725PLZ 2181 01.04. - 07.05. PA75ASN 2191 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 03.04. - 10.04. R207RRC 2191 01.04. - 30.04. S50EARTH 2191 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 01.04. - 30.04. TC100KIDS 2192* 27.03. - 25.05. TC1STAYHOME 2191 30.03. - 29.05. TC19MED 2192* 11.04. - 20.04. TM20PAQ 2192* 01.04. - 31.05. SN100KW 2191 01.04. - 31.12. SO13Z 2191 - 04/20 SU9TH 2190 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 01.04. - 15.04. TM15DXXE 2191 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 01.03. - 31.08. VI50AWS 2191 12.01. - 12.04. VK9NK 2179 10.03. - XV9DXB 2187 30.03. - 12.04. XW4XR 2190 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181 01.04. - 30.04. ZW60DF 2191 01.04. - 31.05. ZW75FEB 2192* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3Z0WARD via SP6IEQ (d/B) 3Z0X via SP5MXZ 4A15DXXE (L) 4A60O via XE2KJ 4L1BR (d) 4L1R via W3HNK 4S7VG (d), (e) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 4X6HU (d/B) 4Z0GAON via LY2QT 4Z5NN (d/B) 5B60ALJ (d), (L), (C) 5B60AMR (L) 7X5NZ via EA7FTR 7Z1OO (d), (L), (C) 8J3ITAMI (B) 8J4ROSE (B) 8J755T via JN7GLC 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8P6DR via G3RWL (d/B), (L), (C) 8Q7PR (d) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9G5GS via IZ4YGS (d), (L), (e) 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) AN100L via EB5R AO5DXX (L) AO5DXX/8 (L) AP2AJM via IK2DUW BV120SU via BU2EQ (d), (e) BX2AK (d/B) CO7YS via IK2DUW, (L) CT9/DL3KWF via DL3KWF (d/B), (L), (e) CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR (d/B), (L), (e) CX2AQ (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) DL30SHZ (B), (L) DL35SDR (B) DL40PUL (B) DL50NFA (d/B) DM30RSV via (B), DK5ON (d), (L), DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) DU1KG via 9V1KG EA8AP (d/B) EE1MGY via EB1LO d/B) EG1SSV via EA1URV EM30UCC (d/B), (L) EM65LR via UR2LM EO50LW via UT7LW EX8ABC (e) FG8OJ (d/B), (L) FK8GX via W3HNK FR5CB (d) FR5FC via EA7FTR FR5GS (d) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B) HB2K via HB9OCR HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HF50FIY (d/B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HL2IDT (B) HL3EIL (B), (L), (e) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HS0ZME via SM6NT HS1OLQ (d/B) HS2AQG (d/B) HS5XWY (d/B), (L) HZ1SK via IZ8CLM II4FTX via IQ4FE II5MPI (L) IO3AF via IQ3BM (d/B) IO3RT via IQ3BM (d/B) JT1BV (d), (L), (C) JT1CO (d) KL7HRN (d) LX20I via LX2A LY300GAON via LY2QT LZ1958GU (d/B) LZ603IL via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ75ZZ via LZ1ZF MX1SWL/a via M5DIK (d/B), (e) NP4G via NP3O (d), (L) OD5VB via EA5GL OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OE15DMT (B) OE50RGB via OE3RGB OE60IPA via OE3DMA (d/B) OL1941FP via OK2CME OL30DXC via OK2PXJ OL700CO (C) OL700DKA (C) OL700LTV (C) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OZ2SPACE via OZ1ACB PA75ASN via (B), PA0VCC (d) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PZ5JG via EA5GL R125RM via R1AU R200ANT via RZ3EC R2014RK via RX7K R207RRC via UA3AKO, (C), (O) R50VAZ via R4IT S50EARTH (e) SN100KW via SP3PGS (B) SO13Z (L), (C), (e) SU9TH via DL2RMC (d/B), (C), (L) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TC100KIDS via YM3KB TC19MED via TA2BZ TM15DXXE (L) TM20PAQ via F5HZS (d/B) TM29X via F5MUX TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) UK8IF via RW6HS UK8OM (d) UN2G (d/B), (L) UN7QF (d) V31MA via M0OXO V51MA via PA3249 (d) VI50AWS (B) VK9NK via SP9FIH VU2DED (L), (e) VU2EOJ (L), (e) VU2IBI (d/B), (L), (e) VU2UUU (d/B), (L) XW4XR via E21EIC, (L) YE0TUR (d), (L). (e) YJ0CA via VK2YUS (d) YO70IPA via YO3AS YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZS1SBW via PA2PGU (d), (L) ZS95SARL (B) ZW60DF via PT2GTI, (L) ZW75FEB via PT2ADM (d/B) ZY5F via PS8RV (d/B), (L) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: A50BOC * QSL via LoTW: 5H3UA, 9K2HM, 9N7AM, A65DR, BA3MM, BG0BBB, BH2RMF, BH4TYL, CU3ED, EA6BE, EA6VQ, EA9ACD, HK2AQ, HL2ZN, SV5DKL, SV9FBG, T6A, TA0LKJ, TA2NC, TA3OER, TA7OYG, TA7SO, TZ4AM, YB4VX, YB5QZ, YF9FCO, ZS95SARL 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, DK4BX, 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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