DXNL 2218 - October 7, 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 5U, Niger: Adrien/F4IHM currently works as a missionary in Niamey and operates during his spare-time as 5U4IHM on FT8 with a FT-817 and wire antennas. QSL via F4IHM. DL, Germany: Contrary to earlier plans, DM30RSV remains active throughout the month until and including the Worked All Germany Contest (Oct. 17/18). Likewise, the time period for the award has been extended. QSL via bureau. F, France: TM82ALC honours the memory of the French explorer and discoverer Antoine Laument de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac (1658-1730) who did 290 years ago. QRV between the 9th and 27th (for exact days see qrz.com) on HF (SSB, CW, digital modes). QSL via F4ELR (d/B), LoTW, eQSL. https://tm82alc.blogspot.com/p/accueil.html F, France: Guillaume/F1IEH commemorates the flights of Wilbur and Orville Wright at Camp d'Auvours near Le Mans in 1908 with the callsign TM72WOW. QRV until Nov. 22. QSL via F1IEH. J8, St. Vincent: Mac/8P5AB signs J88/8P5AB from Oct. 10 until Dec. 3 on HF (FT8) and VHF (digital modes). QSL via 8P5AB (d), eQSL. JD1, Minami Torishima: Take/JG8NQJ will arrive on Minami Torishima (OC-073, WW Loc. QL64xg, JCG 10007) and stay on the island until mid-January. During his rare spare-time he will get on the air as JG8NQJ/JD1 on 40 and 30m (CW). QSL via JA8CJY, LoTW. OE, Austria: Members of the United Nations Contest DX Club (4U1A) celebrate the United Nation's 75th anniversary with the callsign 4U75A until the end of 2020. QSL via UA3DX. PJ2, Curacao: Angelo/PJ2AFM, Carlo/PJ2CF, and Sergio/PJ2SM plan to mark Curacao's acceptance as a separate DXCC entity 10 years with the callsign PJ2C on Oct. 10. QRV on 20 and 17m (SSB, FT8). QSL via EC5AHA. PZ, Suriname: Markus/DJ4EL has to postpone his visit to Suriname (PZ5GE) and to Papegaaien Island (PZ5G) into April next year due to Covid-19 restrictions. RA, Russia: The special event station R125SE celebrates the 125th birthday of the poet Sergej Alexandrowitsch Jesenin until Oct. 7. R925RZ celebrates the 925th anniversary of the city Ryazan during October. An award is available as well. QSL for both calls via RK3SWB. SM, Schweden: Palle/SA0BYP and Johan/SA3BYC will be active as SI9AM during the Scandinavian Activity SSB COntest on Oct. 10/11. QSL via SM3FJF (d/B). Z6, Republic of Kosovo: Watch out for Wolf/DM2AUJ, Guenter/DL2AWG, Peter/DL3APO, Rainer/DL2AMD, Werner/DJ9KH, and Franz/DL9GFB operating as Z66DX between Oct. 15 and 28. QRV on 160-10m (CW, SSB, FT8) with three rigs. Depending on condx, the group plans to focus on the low bands. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, DL2AWG (d/B). http://www.z66dx.de/ Other stuff: ============ ZF1A - new QSL Manager: On Sept. 15, Scott/K7ZO has taken over as the new QSL manager for ZF1A. He confirms via ClubLog OQRS or via K7ZO (d/B). Award for Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde (N1UL/DJ2LR): The IEEE Region 1 has chosen Rohde as the recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation Award, thereby recognising his contributions to research in signal processing. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society IOTA Islands on the Air JCG Japan Century Guns LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 07./08.10. DIG-Geburtstags-Contest 07.10. UKEICC 80m Contest 10./11.10. The Makrothen Contest 10.10. VFDB Contest 10./11.10. Oceania DX Contest 10.10. Komi-Ruhrgebiet QSO-Party 10./11.10. Scandinavian Activity Contest 11.10. ON Contest 11.10. 80m Waterkant-Kurzcontest 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 EU-026; JW, Spitsbergen Island: Halvard/LA7XK, Erling/LA6VM, and Just/LA9DL will be active from Svalbard as JW7XK, JW6VM, and JW9DL respectively between the 7th and 12th. QRV on CW, SSB, digital modes, and during the SAC SSB Contest as JW5X. QSL via homecalls, JW5X via LA5X (d/B). EU-026; JW, Spitsbergen Island: Bill/LA8FTA, Frederik/LB8IH, Mikhail/LB8CG, Peter/LA7WRA, Lauris/LB1RH, and Paal/LA6CSA from NRRL's Oslogruppen (LA4O) are guests at the JW5E club station from Oct. 8 to 12. QRV as JW4O on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m and during the SAC SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW. https://www.la4o.no/ EU-038; PA, Noord Holland/ Friesland/ Groningen Province group: Volker/DL1WH plans to operate holiday-style on Ameland between the 10th and 24th. QRV as PA/DL1WH/p on CW and SSB. He also plans to activate the WWFF reference Duinen-Ameland (PAFF-0073). QSL via DL1WH (d/B). EU-038; PA, Noord Holland/ Friesland/ Groningen Province group: Ben/DO1BEN will be active again from Texel Island (WLOTA 0043, WW Loc. JO23kd) as PD/DO1BEN between Oct. 12 and 22. QRV with a focus on 40 and 20m (SSB, digital modes). QSL via DO1BEN (d/B). http://www.do1ben.de/ EU-177, SM5, Sodermanland/ Ostergotland County group: Depending on Covid-19 restrictions, Waldi/SP7IDX plans to activate Stora Alo/Boko Island between Oct. 10 and 17 as SM/SP7IDX on 40-10m (SSB, FT8). QSL via homecall (d), LoTW. OC-009; T8, Palau Islands: Ichy/JH7IPR had to cancel his trip to Palau, scheduled for Oct. 7 to 15. WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz Get Your Park ON: Various 1x1 callsigns (e.g. N4G, N5G, N9G, W3G, K7G,...) will be active during the Get Your Park ON event (Oct. 10 to 18). Participants are encouraged to spend time outside and operate. The event coincides with Earth Science Week. For more information see: https://wwffkff.wordpress.com/get-your-park-on/ Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 01.10. - 31.12. 3Z40RY 2217 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181 01.09. - 31.12. 4A50CRH 2213 - 31.12. 4U75A 2218* 08/20 - 12/20 6E6E 2209 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 - 09/20 8P9QC 2209 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 24.11. - 11/2020 A35JP 2172 05.08. - 13.10. CB33M 2210 01.01. - 31.12. DA0DOM 2178 01.02. - 31.01.21 DA2025C 2183 01.01. - 31.12. DF70DARC 2178 01.09. - 31.12. DK70DARC 2214 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 - 21.09.21 DL70THW 2217 01.07. - 30.06.21 DL73TXL 2204 03.10. - 18.10. DM30RSV 2218* 01.01. - 31.12. DP70DARC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DQ100SL 2178 01.09. - 31.03.21 EN100LT 2217 28.06. - 31.10. GB100RS 2203 01.10. - 31.10. GX4BJC/a 2217 - 01.12. HA70MAV 2206 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 01.09. - 31.08.21 HF100HCH 2215 01.10. - 31.12. HF40RY 2217 - 12/2020 HK3JCL 2200/2212 01.07. - 31.12. II2EMCA 2204 12.05. - 31.12. II3STAY 2198 01.10. - 31.10. II4LGH 2217 10.10. - 03.12. J88/8P5AB 2218* 14.10. - 01/2021 JG8NQJ/JD1 2218* - 31.12. JU85UIA 2199 08.10. - 12.04. JW4O 2218* 10.10. - 11.10. JW5X 2218* 07.10. - 12.10. JW6VM 2218* 07.10. - 12.10. JW7XK 2218* 07.10. - 12.10. JW9DL 2218* 10/20 - 03/21 JX2US 2217 04.10. - 10.10. KF2IRE 2217 06/20 - 05/21 KG4MA 2200 - 30.09. LY784A 2213 01.10. - 31.10. LZ1891AO 2217 26.04. - 31.12. LZ50BFRA 2195 04.10. - 10.10. N0F..N9F 2217 01.10. - 31.10. MX1SWL/a 2217 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.10. - 31.10. OE1990SGU 2217 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 19.09. - 18.10. OT5ABI 2215 - 31.12. OZ200EM 2210 11.10. - 23.10.. PA/DL1WH/p 2218* 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 12.10. - 22.12. PD/DO1BEN 2218* 28.08. - 30.09. PD538RNI 2213 - 04.04.21 PE75BORNE 2195 01.08. - 31.12. PI75VERON 2208 10.10. - PJ2C 2218* 01.10. - 31.10. PJ4TEN 2217 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 10.09. - 20.10. R500LWTK 2214 - 01/2021 RI1ANM 2193 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 10.10. - 11.10. SI9AM 2218* 10.10. - 17.10. SM/SP7IDX 2218* 01.10. - 31.12. SN40RY 2217 01.04. - 31.12. SO13Z 2191 01.10. - 31.12. SO40RY 2217 01.10. - 31.12. SP40RY 2217 01.10. - 31.12. SQ40RY 2217 24.09. - 14.10. SV5/DL3DRN 2217 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 21.08. - 18.10. TF/DJ7JC 2212 21.08. - 12/20 TM100LY 2211 05.08. - 26.10. TM17FFF 2209 21.08. - 12/20 TM1LY 2211 03.10. - 22.11. TM72WOW 2218* 09.10. - 27.10. TM82ALC 2218* 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 04.10. - 10.10. VE3FIRE 2217 01.06. - 31.12. VI110WIA 2201 01.09. - 11.11. VI75WW2 2214 01.06. - 31.12. VK20HOME 2201 01.10. - 31.10. XR500M 2217 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 15.10. - 28.10. Z66DX 2218* - 31.12. ZS1820S 2198 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3Z40RY via SP1DOZ 4A15DXXE (L) 4A50CRH via XE2AU, (L), (e), (C) 4U75A via UA3DX 6E6E (L) 8A100GB (d), (L), (C) 8J17CALL (B), (e) 8J3ITAMI (B) 8J755T via JN7GLC 8N1ABIKO (B) 8N1Y (B) 8N6SHURI (B) 8N7JAPAN (B) 8P9QC (L) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9V1SH (L), (e) 9Z4S (d), (L) A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) AP2HA (d), (L) CB33M (Q) CB6Q via CE6TRA (d) CB6P via CE6TRA (d) CB6T via CE6TRA (d) CB6TEB via CE6TRA (d) CN8ATM (d) CO2AME (d) D44PM via IZ4DPV, (L) DA0DOM via (B), DL8CWA (d), (L) DA20025C (B), (e) DF70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DK70DARC via (B), DK5ON (d), (C), DL100BKW (d/B), (C), (O) DL250BEETH via DJ6SI (d/B) DL250BTHVN (B) DL30GER (C), (O), (e) DL30SHZ (B), (L) DL35SDR (B) DL40PUL (B) DL70IPA (B) DL70THW (B) DL73TXL (B) DM30RSV via (B), DK5ON (d), (L), DP0GVN via DL5EBE DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) E20WXA (d) EA8B (d/B), (L) EA8TR (d/B), (L), (e) EJ5GM via M0OXO EJ9FBB via EI9FBB EN100LT via UT5LU FK4RD (d) GB100RS (B) GB5BOB (B), (e) GS5DX via EB7DX, (L) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HA70MAV (L), (e) HB0/DL5YL via DL5YL (d/B) HB0/DL5YM via DL5YM (d/B) HB15SOTA via HB9DPR (B) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HC1DX (d), (L) HC3RJ via EA5GL HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HF40RY via SP1O (B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) II2EMCA via IZ2FME (d), (L) II3STAY via IN3ZWF (d/B) II4LGH via IQ4FE II4PTN via IQ4FE IP1DCI via IK1QFM IQ0XV via 9A8SST (B) IY0CG (d/B), (L) IY0GA via (B), IS0JMA (d) IY0IMD via IZ0QPO IY0ORP (d/B) IY0TC (B) IY1MR (d/B), (e) IY1SM (d), (C) IY1SP via I1ANP IY4FGM via I4KMW (d/B) IY5PIS via IW5AOT (d/B) IY6GM via IK6VXO IY7M via IZ7XNB IY8MD via IK8YFU J88/8P5AB via 8P5AB (d), (e) JD1BLY via JI5RPT (d/B), (C) JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY, (L) JU85UIA via JT1CH (d) JW4O (L) JW5X via LA5X (d/B) JW6VM via LA6VM (d/B) JW7XK via LA7XK (d/B) JW9DL via LA9DL (d/B) JX2US (L), (C), (O) LY784A via LY5A LZ1891AO via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ50BFRA via LZ1BJ (B) LZ595IP via (B), LZ1KCP (d) M0VDL/p (e) MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OD5OJ (d) OD5UI via IZ8CLM OD5YA via IZ8CLM, (L), (e) OD5ZZ via N4GNR OE1970WWL (B), (L), (e) OE1990SGU 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 OE25SGU (L), (e) 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) OE60IPA via OE3DMA (d/B) OL30DXC via OK2PXJ OL700CO (C) OL700DKA (C) OL700LTV (C) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OT5ABI via ON6LC (d/B) OZ200EM via OZ1ACB PA/DL1WH/p via DL1WH (d/B) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PD/DO1BEN via DO1BEN (d/B) PD538RNI via PD0ARI (d/B) PE75BORNE via PE2V PI75VERON via PA1AW PJ2C via EC5AHA PJ4TEN via M0URX R125SE via RK3SWB R200ANT via RZ3EC R450AKSU via RM6LW, (C) R450STAR via RM6LW, (C) R500LWTK via R2PT R925RZ via RK3SWB RI1ANM via RX3ABI SI9AM via SM3FJF (d/B) SM/SP7IDX via SP7IDX (d), (L) SN40RY via SP1EG (B) SO13Z (L), (C), (e) SO40RY (d/B) SV5/DL3DRN via DL3DRN (d/B), (L) SX1AFM (L), (e), (C) SX300ML via SV2GWY (d), (L), (e), T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TC6EKM (e) TF/DJ7JC via DJ5BWD TM100LY via F6KUQ TM17FFF via F4GFE (d/B) TM1LY via F5KAY TM7R via ON4ZD (d/B), (C), (O) TM72WOW via F1IEH TM82ALC via F4ELR (d/B), (L), (e) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) V85A via EB7DX, (L) V85AHV (d) V85T (d) VI110WIA (L), (e) VK20HOME (L), (e) VK7AC (d/B) VU2MSA (d), (L) VU3WEW (d), (L), (e) WH6EY (d), (L), (e) WH6S (L), (e) XR210CHI via XQ7UP (d/B), (L), (e) XR500M via XQ7UP, (L), (C), (O) XV1X (d) XX9EU (d) YG9WKB via EB7DX, (L), (C) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) Z66DX via DL2AWG (d/B), (C), ZF1A via K7ZO (d/B), (C), (O) ZF2CH via VO1IDX, (L), (C) ZP4KFX via IK2DUW ZS1820S via ZS2EC (d/B), (L) ZS1LS (d/B), (L) ZS1PZ (d) ZS6NL (B) ZS95SARL (B) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 5T5PA * QSL cards received via bureau: 4S7KKG, 5B4AMX, AP2TM, BW/DF8DX, BY8AC, E44WE, EG9TOR, HK3TK, OG1MM * QSL via LoTW: 5H1FF, 5Z4VJ, 9J2BS, A45XR, A61BK, A61FJ, AP2NK, BH4TYL, BY1CY, CU8FN, HK1AC, SX1AFM, SX300ML, TM100LY, VR2ZRE, ZS6NL Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DX World, DXNews.com, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL1WH, DL3FF, DL7MAE, DL9GFB, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, K7ZO, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OM3JW & IDXP, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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