DXNL 2204 - July 1, 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 3A, Monaco: Ennio/IW1RBI signs 3A/IW1RBI from Monaco on July 6 on 30-6m (SSB, FT8). QSL via IW1RBI. DL, Germany: The special event station DL0SOP will be active throughout July to support the annual SOP - Sea of Peace award. QSL via bureau, ClubLog OQRS, eQSL. http://www.dl0sop.darc.de/ DL, Germany: Members of the DARC club D13 "Maerkisches Viertel in Berlin" operate as DL73TXL (special DOK BYETXL) between July and the end of June next year to mark the closing of Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL). QSL via bureau. G, England: The Durham District and Amateur Radio Society (DADARS) will be active in the 13 Colonial Special Event (July 1 to 8) with the callsign GB13COL. QSL via G0VLF (d), eQSL. G, England: Larry/G4HLN will operate as GB100GKU between July 1 and 28 to draw attention to the 100th anniversary of the long-range maritime radio service in the UK. GKU used to be the service's first callsign. QRV on HF on CW. QSL via bureau. https://portisheadradio.godaddysites.com/ HB9, Switzerland: The special event station HB15SOTA marks the 15th anniversary of SOTA activities in Switzerland. QRV until the 8th of May 2021. An award is available in three categories for summit chasers and summit-to-summit activators: * Alpenrose (6 cantons) * Enzian (14 cantons) * Edelweiss (all cantons containing summits, i.e. 24) For more information see: https://hb9sota.ch/hb15sota-diplom/ I, Italy: Michele/IZ2FME will be active until the end of September with the callsign II2EMCA. It honours the memory of Emilio Caimi (1876-1963), a manufacturer for morse keys, used, among others, by the Italian Royal Air Force. QRV on HF on CW; QSL via LoTW and via direct via IZ2FME (d). 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 July, II4NBL refers to Marconi's receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1909. An award will be available as well. QSL via IQ4FE. http://www.arifidenza.it JA, Japan: The special event station 8N1Y celebrates the construction of Yokohama's new town hall until the end of 2020. QSL via bureau. JA, Japan: 8N1ABIKO celebrates the founding of Abiko-City (AS-007, JCC 1222, WLOTA 2376) 50 years ago. QRV until the end of the year; QSL via bureau. K, United States of America: The 13 Colonies Special Event will run for the 12th time this year from July 1 to 8. The following callsigns will be active: K2A (New York), K2B (Virginia), K2C (Rhode Island), K2D (Connecticut), K2E (Delaware), K2F (Maryland), K2G (Georgia), K2H (Massachusetts), K2I (New Jersey), K2J (North Carolina), K2K (New Hampshire), K2L (South Carolina), and K2M (Pennsylvania). WM3PEN from Philadelphia will be a bonus station. For information about the award see: http://www.13colonies.us/ LZ, Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) continues to honour the memory of Orthodox saints during July with the callsign LZ551MS. QSOs count towards the All Saints - 2020 award. QSL via bureau, LZ1KCP (d). http://www.lz1kcp.com/ OZ, Denmark: Carsten/OZ4CG supports the annual SOP - Sea of Peace award during July with the callsign OZ4SOP from Bornholm (EU-030). QRV on HF (CW) and during the IARU HF Contest (July 11/12). QSL via bureau, CLubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. RA, Russia: The special event stations R100RT and R100TSSR celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Tatarstan between June 10 and July 10. An award is also available: https://r4p.srr.ru/ VU, India: Until Sept. 23, Taheruddin/VU2TUO operates as AT2ARA to support present STAY HOME campaigns. QSL via VU2TUO. YJ, Vanuatu: YJ8CW, YJ8ED, and YJ8RN will operate together as YJ40IND throughout July to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vanuatu's independence. QRV on 40, 20, and 15m on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via eQSL and direct. ISWL Activities: During July, Herbie/G6XOU operates as GX4BJC/a (WAB TM22) and John/G8XTJ as MX1SWL/a (WAB SP80). QSL via M5DIK (d/B), eQSL. http://www.iswl.org.uk/ Other stuff: ============ FT8DMC Activity Days 2020: The club celebrates its 3rd anniversary with a number of special event callsigns during July, QSOs count towards a jubilee award which is available in three categories. So far, the following callsigns are scheduled to participate: 9K8FTDMC, A60FTDMC, A91FTDMC, DQ8FTDMC, HZ8FTDMC, II8FTDM, LR8FTDMC, LX8FTDM, OD5FTDMC, OE20FTDMC, RO3FTDM, SU8FTDMC, TK8FTDM, TM8FTDM, TO8FTDM, YP8FTDMC, YQ6FTDMC, ZL6FTDMC, and ZW8FTDMC. https://www.ft8dmc.eu/ SAQ on Alexanderson Day July 5: The annual transmission from the Alexanderson Alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz, using the callsign SAQ, will take place on July 5. Start-up and initial tuning will begin on 0830z, followed by a first transmission on 0900z. A second start-up and tuning follows on 1130z, with a second transmission on 1200z. The station SK6SAQ will be active on 7035 kHz (CW), or 14035 kHz (CW), or 3755 kHz (SSB). Due to present Covid-19 restrictions, no visitors are allowed at the site. https://alexander.n.se/ Preview: ======== TI, Costa Rica: David/KM3A and Scott/N0OI are planning a SOTA DXpedition to Costa Rica for January 3 to 9 next year. Since March 2018, ca. 400 references in 7 different regions are listed. Dave and Scott plan to activate 15 summits as TI2/AB3G, TI3/AB3G, and TI5/AB3G on 40-15m (CW, SSB, maybe digital modes). QSL via LoTW, ClubLog OQRS, or direct via KM3A. https://ab3g.weebly.com/ 8Q, Maldives: Yosuke/JJ1DQR plans to operate as 8Q7QR between Sept. 4 and 8 on HF on SSB and FT8. He will also participate in the All Asian DX Contest. QSL via JJ1DQR (d/B). Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society DADARS Durham District and Amateur Radio Society DOK Distrikts-Ortsverbands-Kenner IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System OV Ortsverband SOP Sea of Peace WAB Worked All Britain WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 04./05.07. DL DX RTTY Contest 04./05.07. DARC VHF-, UHF-, 04./05.07. Marconi Memorial HF Contest 04./05.07. Original QRP 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-002; 3Y, Bouvet: The Rebel DX Group has announced plans for a new attempt to reach Bouvet in 2021. https://rebeldxgroup.com/ AN-016; Various, Antarctica: Alexander/RX3ABI currently works on Mirny Base. He will stay until early 2021 and plans to operate as RI1ANM during his spare time. QRV on 40 and 20m on FT8 between 0200z and 1530z. QSL via RX3ABI. EU-004; EA6, Balearic Islands: Andy/DK5ON will be active again from Mallorca (ARLHS BAL-010 (Cap de Pera Light), WLOTA 1902) between July 1 and 11 as EA6/DK5ON. QRV on 40 to 6m on SSB, CW, and digital modes. QSL via DK5ON (d/B), LoTW, ClubLog OQRS. WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz Parc national des Monts-Valin - VEFF-0510: Jean-Pierre/VA2SG activates this reference on July 2 (18z to 20z) on 14044 kHz (CW). Kladske Raseliny - OKFF-0086: Gunter/DH6ARM will be active from this reference between July 5 and 17 as OK/DH6ARM/p. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 06.07. - 3A/IW1RBI 2204* 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 23.04. - 22.04.21 8J17CALL 2198 01.04. - 31.12. 8J3ITAMI 2192 01.04. - 31.03.21 8J755T 2192 01.07. - 31.12. 8N1ABIKO 2204* 01.07. - 31.12. 8N1Y 2204* 01.01. - 31.12. 8N6SHURI 2179 01.06. - 31.10. 8N7JAPAN 2148 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 01.07. - 31.07. 9K8FTDMC 2204* 15.05. - 15.08. 9M4COVID 2197 15.05. - 15.08. 9M4DUDUKRUMAH 2197 15.05. - 15.08. 9M4STAYHOME 2197 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 01.07. - 31.07. A60FTDMC 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. A91FTDMC 2204* - 23.09. AT2ARA 2204* 04.05. - 01.08. AT2THC 2197 29.04. - 28.07. AT9SS 2198 05.06. - 20.08. AU9VV 2201 - 04.08. BV120SU 2186 01.01. - 31.12. DA0DOM 2178 01.02. - 31.01.21 DA2025C 2183 01.01. - 31.12. DF70DARC 2178 01.07. - 31.07. DL0SOP 2204* 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 02.04. - 31.12. DL70IPA 2196 01.07. - 30.06.21 DL73TXL 2204* 24.03. - 02.10. DM30RSV 2189 01.01. - 31.12. DP70DARC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DQ100SL 2178 01.07. - 31.07. DQ8FTDMC 2204* 02.05. - 15.07. E2STAYHOME 2197 01.07. - 11.07. EA6/DK5ON 2204* 19.06. - 17.07. GB0WMZ 2203 01.07. - 28.07. GB100GKU 2204* 28.06. - 31.10. GB100RS 2203 01.07. - 08.07. GB13COL 2204* 01.08. - 31.08. GB1945PE 2195 01.08. - 31.08. GB1945PJ 2195 01.08. - 31.08. GB75PEACE 2195 01.07. - 31.07. GX4BJC/a 2204* 09.05. - 08.05.21 HB15SOTA 2198/2204* 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HB40HTC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. HE2JOJ 2178 - 08/2020 HK3JCL 2194/2200 01.07. - 31.07. HZ8FTDMC 2204* 01.07. - 31.12. II2EMCA 2204* 12.05. - 31.12. II3STAY 2198 01.07. - 31.07. II4NBL 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. II8FTDMC 2204* 22.04. - 20.07. IO6STAY 2195 01.06. - 30.09. IP1DCI 2203 - 31.12. JU85UIA 2199 27.06. - 04.07. JW7QIA 2203 01.07. - 08.07. K2A 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2B 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2C 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2D 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2E 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2F 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2G 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2H 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2I 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2J 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2K 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2L 2204* 01.07. - 08.07. K2M 2204* 06/20 - 05/21 KG4MA 2200 01.07. - 31.07. LR8FTDMC 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. LX8FTDM 2204* 26.04. - 31.12. LZ50BFRA 2195 01.07. - 31.07. LZ551MS 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. MX1SWL/a 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. OD5FTDMC 2204* 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.07. - 31.07. OE20FTDMC 2204* 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 01.07. - 31.07. OZ4SOP 2204* 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 - 04.04.21 PE75BORNE 2195 10.06. - 10.07. R100RT 2204* 10.06. - 10.07. R100TSSR 2204* 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 11.06. - 31.08. R300WORF 2202 - 01/2021 RI1ANM 2193 01.07. - 31.07. RO3FTDM 2204* 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 01.04. - 31.12. SO13Z 2191 01.07. - 31.07. SU9FTDMC 2204* 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 01.07. - 31.07. TK9FTDM 2204* 03.06. - 28.07. TM50PSG 2200 05.06. - 19.08. TM5ISY 2200 01.07. - 31.07. TM8FTDM 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. TO8FTDM 2204* 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 01.06. - 31.12. VI110WIA 2201 01.05. - 31.08. VI250COOK 2195 01.03. - 31.08. VI50AWS 2191 01.06. - 31.12. VK20HOME 2201 01.07. - 08.07. WM3PEN 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. YJ40IND 2204* 15.04. - 15.09. YO1STAYHOME 2198 15.04. - 15.09. YO19STAYHOME 2198 01.07. - 31.07. YP8FTDMC 2204* 01.07. - 31.07. YQ6FTDMC 2204* 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 01.07. - 31.07. ZL8FTDMC 2204* - 31.12. ZS1820S 2198 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181 01.07. - 31.07. ZW8FTDMC 2204* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3A/IW1RBI via IW1RBI 4A15DXXE (L) 4U25B via 9A2AA (d/B) 5B60AIF (d), (C), (O) 5Q0X via OZ1TJ (B) 8J17CALL (B), (e) 8J3ITAMI (B) 8J755T via JN7GLC 8N1ABIKO (B) 8N1Y (B) 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8P2K via KU9C 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9K2YM via EA5KB 9K8FTDMC via 9K2RA 9J2MYT via IK1MYT, (C) 9M4COVID via (B), 9W2PD (d) 9M4DUDUKRUMAH via (B), 9W2PD (d) 9M4STAHOME via (B), 9W2PD (d) 9V1HY (d/B), (L) 9V1STAYHOME (L) A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) A60FTDMC via OE6VIE A91FTDMC via A92AA AM500ISJ via EA7URF (d/B), (L), (e) AT2ARA via VU2TUO AT2THC via VU2LJB AT2TNX (d), (L), (C) AT9SS via VU2NSL (d), (L) BA5AD (d) BV120SU via BU2EQ (d), (e) BV5OQ (d) BY5EA via BD4HF (d) CE2SQE via W3HNK (d) CE2SV via N7RO CO200SMP via CO2AME CO3VT (d/B), (L), (e) CO8EL (d), (L) CU2DX (d), (L) CU5AAC via EA5KB, (L) DA0DOM via (B), DL8CWA (d), (L) DA20025C (B), (e) DF70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DL0SOP (B), (e), (C), (O) DL100BKW (d/B), (C), (O) DL20LAGA (B), (L), (e) DL250BEETH via DJ6SI (d/B) DL250BTHVN (B) DL30GER (C), (O), (e) DL30SHZ (B), (L) DL35SDR (B) DL40PUL (B) DL50NFA (d/B) DL70IPA (B) DM19ERZ via DL3VU (B) DM30RSV via (B), DK5ON (d), (L), DL73TXL (B) DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) DQ8FTDMC via DM2RM E2STAYHOME via E21EIC (d/B), (L) EA6/DK5ON via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) EB5F via EA5FIV (B), (L) ED1D via EC1D (B), (L) ED3C (L) EE5O via EA5ITJ (B) EF0F via EA4URE (B) EF7AT (L), (e) FR4OM (d) FS5GL (d) GB0WMZ via MW0JWP (B) GB100GKU (B) GB100RCS (B) GB100RS (B) GB125NT (e) GB13COL via G0VLF (d), (e) GB1945PE (L), (e) GB1945PJ (L), (e) GB5AFD (d) GB75PEACE (L), (e) GB75VEC (e) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HB15SOTA via HB9DPR (B) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HC1HC via NE8Z HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HP3BSM (d), (L), (e) HZ8FTDMC (L), EUR II2EMCA via IZ2FME (d), (L) II3STAY via IN3ZWF (d/B) II4NBL via IQ4FE II4REP via IQ4FE IK8FTDM via IK8YFU, (L), (e) II8G via IZ8NWA (d/B) IO6STAY via IK6QON (d) IP1DCI via IK1QFM JT1BV (d), (L) JU85UIA via JT1CH (d) JW7QIA via LA7QIA K2A via N2SQW (d) K2B via W0MAN K2C via W1KMA (d), (L), (e) K2D (d) K2E via NY3C K2F via KB3FIH K2G (d) K2H via W1AST (d), (L) K2I via KA2FIR K2J via N4ATJ K2K (d/B), (L), (C) K2L via W4JRV K2M (Q) KL2S (L), (e) KL7XD (d) KP2M via NZ4DX (d) LR8FTDMC via F1ULQ LX8FTDM via LX1TI LZ50BFRA via LZ1BJ (B) LZ551MS via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ734PA via (B), LZ1KCP (d) M1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) NP2Q (d), (L), (e) OD5FTDMC via K3IRV OD5ET via EB7DX OD5KU via EB7DX, (L), (e), (C) OD5OJ (d) OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OE20FTDMC via OE1SGU (d/B), (L), (e) OE25AVD via OE6AVD (d/B), (L) OE25BKC via OE3BKC (B) OE25CQB via OE3CQB (B) OE25EU (B) OE25HTL via OE5HTL OE25JWC via OE3JWC OE25JWD via OE6JWD (d/B), (L), (C) OE25LAL (e) OE25LHP via OE1LHP OE25LRO via OE2LRO OE25MXL via OE5MXL (B) OE25PEN via OE5PEN (B) OE25RBO via OE5RBO OE25SRG via OE5SRG OE25TWA via OE3TWA (d/B) OE25URQ (B) OE25VSW (d/B), (e) OE25XFG via OE6WIG OE25XGM via OE5XGM (d) OE25XWI via OE7XWI (B), (e), (C) OE25XXW via OE3JWC OE25YSC (d/B), (e) OE30MAGICBAND (L), (e) OE50MHZ (B), (L), (e) OE60IPA via OE3DMA (d/B) OL30DXC via OK2PXJ OL700CO (C) OL700DKA (C) OL700LTV (C) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OZ/DG5LAC via DG5LAC (d/B), (C) OZ4SOP (L), (e), (C), (O) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PE75BORNE via PE2V PJ2LS (L), (C) PJ4NX via M0URX PT6N via PP6EW, (L), (e), (C) R100RK via R1NU R200ANT via RZ3EC RI1ANM via RX3ABI SO13Z (L), (C), (e) SU8FTDMC via A92AA, (C) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TI2CC (d), (L), (C) TI2JS (d) TM18JUIN via F4AHN TM50PSG via F8GGZ (B) TM5ISY via F1EOY (d/B) TM8FTDM via F1ULQ TO8FTDM via F1ULQ TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) VE2SPEED via VE2JCW (d) VI110WIA (L), (e) VI250COOK (Q) VI50AWS (B) VK20HOME (L), (e) VU2PTT (d), (L) VU3DJQ (L) VX3X via VE3IKV (d) W8Y via WWB9VPG WH6GJU via N7ON WL4DX (d), (e) WM3PEN (d/B), (L), (e) WP3R via W3HNK WP4J (L), (e), (C) YJ40IND (d), (e) YP8FTDMC (L), (e), (C) YQ6FTDMC (L), (e) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZF1EJ via K6AM (d/B) ZL6FTDMC via F1ULQ ZS1820S via ZS2EC (d/B), (L) ZS6ELI (B), (L) ZS95QO via DK3ZL (d/B), (L) ZS95SARL (B) ZW8FTDMC via PP2CS (d/B), (L), (C) ZZ60CRASMO via PP5DZ (d), PP5AA (B) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: DP0POL/mm (DL5EBE) * QSL via LoTW: EA9AK, PJ4G, TO7DL, XX9AS, YF9FCO 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, DK5JI, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7AHF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HB9BIN, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE1SGU, OE2IKN, OZ4CG, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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