DXNL 2228 - December 16, 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 4S, Sri Lanka: The Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL), formerly the Radio Society of Ceylon, celebrates its 70th anniversary. Operators in Sri Lanka may add /70 to their callsign, e.g. 4S7VK/70, to mark the occasion. http://www.rssl.lk/ 5B, Cyprus: Alex/5B4ALX operates as C4XMAS during December. QSL via IZ4AMS. 5T, Mauritania: Tom/DL7BO will be active as 5T7OO between the 10th and 20th. QSL via DJ6TF. HK, Colombia: Lothar/DK8LRF/HK3JCL continues to stay in the country due to Covid-19 restrictions and plans to return to Germany at the end of April 2021. HZ, Saudi Arabia: Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society (SARS), commemorate the start of the Saudi satellite "1C SO-50" 18 years ago with the callsign HZ18SAT between Dec. 17 and 27. I, Italy: The ARI section of Grosseto honours the memory of Chernobyl heroes with the callsign IO5CNPP until Dec. 20. An award is available as well. QSL via IZ5RHU (d/B). PA, Netherlands: PH20XMAS will be active until Jan. 3 and PH21HNY until Jan. 31. QSL via bureau. S5, Slovenia: Members of the Radio Club Elektron Brezice (S59ACP) remain on the air with the callsign S520SAFE until Jan. 31 next year to support the STAY SAFE campaign and express gratitude to medical staff and care workers. QSL via S56IPS (d), LoTW, eQSL. SP, Poland: The team of SP2PBM will be active as HF2021HNY between Dec. 19 and Jan. 10, wishing all radio amateurs, their families and friends a happy new year. QSL via SP2PBM (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. SV, Greece: Nine multi-op special event stations (SX1A, SX2A, SX3A, SX4A, SX5A (Dodecanese), SX6A, SX7A, SX8A, and SX9A (Crete)) operate in a countdown towards celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Hellenic War of Independence in 1821. The countdown begins from Dec. 16 to 25 with SX9A/99 - SX9A/90, followed by SX8A/89 - SX8A/80 from Dec. 26 to Jan. 4. For further time periods see qrz.com. Awards will be available as well. QSL via SV2GWY (d), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. Other stuff: ============ 2021 IOTA Honour Roll & Annual Listing: The IOTA administration asks all IOTA "hunters" to update their standings for the 2021 IOTA Honour Roll & Annual Listing until the end of January 2021. This includes participants who did not update their scores since 2016 but wish to remain in the list. (Roger/G3KMA) Preview: ======== V4, St. Kitts and Nevis: John/W5JON plans to return to Calypso Bay next year from Oct. 16 to Nov. 12 and operate as V47JA on 160-6m (SSB, FT8). QSL via W5JON (d), LoTW. PJ5, Saba and St. Eustatius: While on St. Kitts, John also plans a visit to Saint Eustatius for Oct. 25 until Nov. 1 for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as PJ5/W5JON. QSL via W5JON (d), LoTW. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARI Associazione Radioamatori Italiani ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System RSSL Radio Society of Sri Lanka SARS Saudi Amateur Radio Society WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 16./17.12. CWT Mini Contest 18.12. AGB-Party-Contest 18.12. Russian 160m DX Contest 19.12. RAC Canada Winter Contest 19.12. OK DX RTTY Contest 16./17.12. Croatian CW 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-045, 6W, Senegal North group: The activation of Gore Island, scheduled for Dec. 18 to 20 with the callsign 6V1A, has now been postponed due to present Covid-19 restrictions. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 12.12. - 01/2021 3D2AG/p 2227 13.11. - 21.12. 3Z20ARISS 2224 01.10. - 31.12. 3Z40RY 2217 20.01. - 31.12. 4A15DXXE 2181 01.09. - 31.12. 4A50CRH 2213 - 31.12. 4U75A 2218 08.10. - 31.12. 4U75B 2219 - 31.12. 4U75UN 2222 10.12. - 19.12. 4X0NER 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4X1C 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4X2H 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4X4N 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4X5U 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4X6K 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4X8H 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4Z3A 2227 10.12. - 19.12. 4Z7A 2227 10.12. - 20.12. 5T7OO 2228* 08/20 - 12/20 6E6E 2209 15.11. - 15.01. 6O1OO 2224 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 01.01. - 31.12. 9A63AA 2180 - 12/20 9M4DXX 2219 15.12. - 30.12. AO50UPC 2227 01.12. - 31.12. C4XMAS 2228* 28.11. - 28.12. CJ3T 2225 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 01.01. - 31.12. DP70DARC 2178 01.01. - 31.12. DQ100SL 2178 01.11. - 30.09.21 DR5THBT 2222 14.12. - 28.12. EG5DSI 2227 01.09. - 31.03.21 EN100LT 2217 01.12. - 31.12. GB1XMS 2226 05.12. - 31.12. GB2XMS 2226 01.12. - 31.12. GB5XMS 2226 01.12. - 31.12. GB9XMS 2226 01.12. - 31.12. GN4BJC/a 2225 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 19.12. - 10.01. HF2021HNY 2228* 13.11. - 21.12. HF20ISS 2224 01.10. - 31.12. HF40RY 2217 13.11. - 21.12. HF7ISS 2224 13.11. - 21.12. HF8ISS 2224 13.11. - 21.12. HF9ISS 2224 - 04/2021 HK3JCL 2212/2228* 17.12. - 27.12. HZ18SAT 2228* 01.12. - 31.12.21 II1DCC 2226 01.07. - 31.12. II2EMCA 2204 12.05. - 31.12. II3STAY 2198 01.12. - 31.12. II4MDY 2225 06.12. - 20.12. IO5CNPP 2228* 10.10. - 03.12. J88/8P5AB 2218 14.12. - 09.01.21 JD1BMH 2227 14.10. - 01/2021 JG8NQJ/JD1 2218 - 31.12. JU85UIA 2199 10/20 - 03/21 JX2US 2217 06/20 - 05/21 KG4MA 2200 01.12. - 23.12. KT3Q/2 2226 01.12. - 31.12. LZ1263AN 2225 01.12. - 31.12. LZ1XMAS 2225 01.12. - 01.01. LZ2020XMAS 2226 26.04. - 31.12. LZ50BFRA 2195 01.12. - 31.12. MX1SWL/a 2225 - 31.12. OA90O 2227 01.01. - 31.12. OE1970WWL 2178 01.04. - 31.12. OE60IPA 2192 - 31.12. OE65VIE 2219 29.11. - 26.12. OG1XMAS 2225 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 - 31.12. OZ200EM 2210 01.12. - 31.12. PA20XMAS 2225 28.10. - 31.01.21 PA5150EVH 2221 01.01. - 31.12. PA75VERON 2178 01.01. - 31.12. PA800D 2182 01.12. - 31.12. PB20CLAUS 2225 12.10. - 22.12. PD/DO1BEN 2218 01.12. - 31.12. PD20SANTA 2225 - 04.04.21 PE75BORNE 2195 06.12. - 03.01.21 PH20XMAS 2228* 10.12. - 31.01.21. PH21HNY 2228* 01.08. - 31.12. PI75VERON 2208 01.01. - 31.12. R200ANT 2178 27.11. - 27.12. R30EMER 2226 27.11. - 27.12. R30MCHS 2226 25.12. - 30.05.21 RI01ANT 2227 - 01/2021 RI1ANM 2193 01.11. - 31.12. RM65LP 2223 07.12. - 25.12. RX6A/mm 2227 08.12. - 31.01.21 S520SAFE 2228* 04.12. - 03.01. S521PMC 2226 30.09. - 06/2021 S79VU 2165 13.11. - 21.12. SN20ISS 2224 13.11. - 21.12. SN3ISS 2224 01.10. - 31.12. SN40RY 2217 01.04. - 31.12. SO13Z 2191 13.11. - 21.12. SO1SS 2224 01.10. - 31.12. SO40RY 2217 01.10. - 31.12. SP40RY 2217 01.10. - 31.12. SP60PRT 2221 01.10. - 31.12. SQ40RY 2217 01.12. - 31.12. SX2500S 2227 05.12. - 20.12. SX40ARES 2227 16.12. - 25.12. SX9A 2228* 26.12. - 04.01. SX8A 2228* 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06.21 T6AA 2160 21.08. - 12/20 TM100LY 2211 21.08. - 12/20 TM1LY 2211 11.12. - 25.12. TM20XMAS 2227 01.01. - 15.01.21 TM21HNY 2227 30.11. - 30.12. TM63SC 2226 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 01.06. - 31.12. VI110WIA 2201 01.06. - 31.12. VK20HOME 2201 26.11. - 06.01. XP1SC 2225 - 20.01.21 YI9/IU5HWS 2222 01.01. - 31.12. YT50SCWC 2179 - 31.12. ZS1820S 2198 01.01. - 31.12. ZS95SARL 2181 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3B8BAP via N4GNR, (L), (e) 3D2AG/p via 3D2AG (d), (C) 3D2TS via M0OXO, (L) 3Z40RY via SP1DOZ 4A15DXXE (L) 4A50CRH via XE2AU, (L), (e), (C) 4U75B via 9A2AA 4U75UN via HB9BOU (d/B), (C) 4X0NER via 4Z5UM, (L) 4X1C via 4Z5UM, (L) 4X2H via 4Z5UM, (L) 4X4N via 4Z5UM, (L) 4X5U via 4Z5UM, (L) 4X6K via 4Z5UM, (L) 4X8H via 4Z5UM, (L) 4Z3A via 4Z5UM, (L) 4Z7A via 4Z5UM, (L) 5H1FF (L), (e) 5T3WW via UA3DX, (C) 5T7OO via DJ6TF 6E6E (L) 6M0MM (d/B) 6O1OO (d) 6Y5MS via EA5GL 7C9B via DL3KZA 8J17CALL (B), (e) 8J3ITAMI (B) 8J755T via JN7GLC 8N1ABIKO (B) 8N1Y (B) 8N6SHURI (B) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9M4DXX via JA0DMV (d) A35JP via JA0RQV (B), (L), (C) AU2JCB via VU2DSI (d) C4XMAS via IZ4AMS CJ3T via VE3AT CN8RAH via RW6HS CO7OJ via IK2DUW (d), (L) CR6A via CT1IUA CX7CO via EA5GL D2FJZ via CT1FJZ (d) 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) DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) DR5THBT (B), (e) EF42C via EB5R (d/B), (L), (e) EG40URF via EA7URF EG5DSI (L), (e) EM90RTF (d), (L) EN100LT via UT5LU GB1XMS (e) GB2XMS (e) GB5XMS (e), (L) GB9XMS (e) GN4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HB15SOTA via HB9DPR (B) HB40HC (B) HB40HTC (B) HE2JOJ via HB9HI (d/B) HF2021HNY via SP2PBM (B), (C), (L) HF20ISS via SP5PMD (B) HF3015O (B) HF40RY via SP1O (B) HF7ISS via SP7POS (B) HF8ISS via SP8YAY (B) HF9ISS via SP9PKS (B) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HP1IBF (d/B), (L) II1DCC via IK1RAE II2EMCA via IZ2FME (d), (L) II3STAY via IN3ZWF (d/B) II4MDY via IQ4FE IM0HIQ via 9A5URI (d/B) IO5CNPP via IZ5RHU (d/B) IQ5GR via IZ5RHU (B) J88/8P5AB via 8P5AB (d), (e) JD1BMH via (B), JG7PSJ (d) JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY, (L) JU85UIA via JT1CH (d) JX2US (L), (C), (O) KT3Q/2 via DF8DX (d/B) L50FV via LU3FV (d), (L), (e) LU1ETR via EA7FTR, (e) LZ1263AN via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ1XMAS via LZ1KAK LZ180SK via LZ2VP LZ2020XMAS via LZ1VKI LZ50BFRA via LZ1BJ (B) LZ73TRC via LZ1YE (d) MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) NP2AR via EB7DX OA90O via OA4O OD5ZZ via N4GNR OE1970WWL (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), 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) OE50ADXB via (B), OE1XBC (d) OE60IPA via OE3DMA (d/B) OE65VIE via DE1QSL, OE6VIE (d), OG1XMAS (L), (C) OL30DXC via OK2PXJ OL700CO (C) OL700DKA (C) OL700LTV (C) OL725PLZ via OK1DRQ (d), (C), (O) OO5CARE (B) OR1LIFE (L), (e), (C) OT2CARE via (B), ON6YX (d) OZ100MILL via OZ1ACB, (L), (e), (C) OZ200EM via OZ1ACB PA5150EVH via PF1SCT (B) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PD/DO1BEN via DO1BEN (d/B) PE75BORNE via PE2V PH20XMAS (B) PH21HNY (B) PI75VERON via PA1AW PJ4/PA5X via PA5X (d/B), (L), (C) R200ANT via RZ3EC R30EMER via RW9QA R30MCHS via R4CR RI01ANT via RX6A RI1ANM via RX3ABI RM41MB via R2DX RM65LP via R1MJ RX6A/mm via RX6A S520SAFE via S56IPS (d), (L), (e) S521PMC (B) SN20ISS via SP2ZIE SN3ISS via SP3POW (B) SN40RY via SP1EG (B) SO13Z (L), (C), (e) SO1SS (B) SO40RY (d/B) SP60PRT via SP6PRT SQ40RY via SP1PMY (d/B) ST2NH via EA7FTR SX2500S (d/B), (L), (C) SX40ARES (d/B), (L), (e), (C) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TI2JS (d) TM100LY via F6KUQ TM100P via F6KEH TM1GC via F8DFO, (L) TM1LY via F5KAY TM20ISS via F1UJT TM20XMAS via F4GPB TM21HNY via F4GPB TM63SC via F8DZU (d/B) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) VI110WIA (L), (e) VK20HOME (L), (e) W2W via K3NEM (d) XE1MYO (d), (L), (e) XE2B via EA5OL XP1SC via OZ2CBA YI9/IU5HWS via IU5HWS (d) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) Z81S via IT9YVO (d) ZS1820S via ZS2EC (d/B), (L) ZS6MGM via EA7FTR ZS95SARL (B) ZY8D (d/B), (L) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: HK3W, R207RRC, TK1KJ * QSL via LoTW: 5Z4VJ, 8Q7ZO, C4W, EA8RM, P3C, RU18WC, SI9AM, TT8M, YC1AWT 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), DH7TS, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DK8LRF, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OM3JW & IDXP, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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