DXNL 2229 - December 23, 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 DXNL wishes all readers and their families a happy Christmas. 4X, Israel: Members of the Holyland DX Group operate from the UNESCO World Heritage site Tel Beersheba (4XFF-0035, Holyland F23BS) on the 25th and 26th. QRV as 4X7T on 80-10m (CW, SSB, FT8). Operators are Jan/4X1VF, Mark/4Z4KX, Hilik/4X6YA, Arthur/4X1MM, Ruben/4Z5FI, Vlad/4Z5IW, Alex/4Z4AK, Ros/4Z5LA, and Yuli/4X6HP. QSL via 4Z5LA (d/B). 4X, Israel: The correct QSL route for the Chanukah special event stations (see DXNL 2227) 4X0NER, 4X1C, 4X2H, 4X4N, 4X5U, 4X6K, 4X8H, 4Z3A, and 4Z7A is via 4Z5MU (not 4Z5UM) and via LoTW. G, England: Keith/G6NHY celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Royal Corps of Signals with the callsign GB2RSA between Dec. 26 and Jan. 22. QSL via G6NHY (d/B). G, England: The special event station GB0NY (op. Paul/M0XZT) wishes everyone a happy new year between Dec. 26 and Jan. 7. QSL only via eQSL. JA, Japan: 8N1IZA is currently active and continues until March 31 next year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city Niiza. QSLs will be sent automagically via the bureau. PA, Netherlands: Cor/PD5CZB celebrates Christmas with the callsign PD20XMAS until the end of 2020 on 40, 20, and 10m. QSL via bureau. RA, Russia: The Miller DX Club invites everyone to the radio marathon Russian New Year - 2021: Between Dec. 25 and Jan. 14 the following special event stations will be active: R2021NY, RA21NY, RC21NY, RD21NY, RG21NY, RJ21NY, RK21NY, RL21NY, and RM21NY. An award is also available. QSL via RQ7L (d/B). SV, Greece: The special event station SX8A will be active around the commemoration of the Hellenic War of Independence in 1821 (see DXNL 2228) between Dec. 26 and Jan. 4. QSL via SV2GWY (d), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. Preview: ======== ZD, Ascension Island: Tevik/TA1HZ is due to arrive on Ascension Island (AF-003) in mid-January for a job assignment. He hopes to get on the air during his spare time throughout 2021 as ZD8HZ on 80-10m (SSB, FT8), for which he brings a Yaesu FT-991 rig and a Windom antenna. Tevik asks everyone to not send direct cards before 2022. He will try to upload QSO data monthly to LoTW, eQSL, and ClubLog. QSL via TA1HZ (d). 5H, Tanzania: Sergey/UT8UU plans a trip to Tanzania for August 2021, where his callsign will be 5H3UU. 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 WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 23./24.12 CWT Mini Contest 26.12. DARC Weihnachtswettbewerb 26./27.12 Stew Perry Topband Distance 27.12. RAEM International HF 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-117; JA3/4/9, Honshu's Coastal Islands West: Kenji/JA4GXS activates Otsu Island on the 25th and 26th as JA4GXS/4 on 40, 30, and 20m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via JA4GXS (d/B). OC-236; YB8, Celebes's Coastal Islands: Members of the ORARI Polewali Mandar club and the Tipalavo DX Club operate from the island Gusung Toraja between Dec. 26 and 30 as 7C8M. QSL via YB8BRI (d). WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz Parks in the Americas Week: WWFF Brasil organises a Parks in the Americas Week for April 7 to 11 next year. WCA Activities =============== WCA QRGs: CW: 28031 24911 21031 18081 14031 10121 7031 3531 kHz SSB: 28551 24951 21251 18131 14251 7131 3731 kHz WCA-Happy Birthday 2021: The World Castle Award Programme celebrates its anniversary with the WCA Happy BirthDay (WCA HBD) - Event on January 16 and 17. http://wcagroup.org/?p=13766 Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 12.12. - 01/2021 3D2AG/p 2227 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 25.12. - 26.12. 4X7T 2229* 08/20 - 12/20 6E6E 2209 15.11. - 15.01. 6O1OO 2224 26.12. - 30.12. 7C8M 2229* 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 01.10. - 31.03.21 8N1IZA 2229* 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 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 26.12. - 07.01. GB0NY 2229* 01.12. - 31.12. GB1XMS 2226 26.12. - 22.01.21 GB2RSA 2229* 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 01.10. - 31.12. HF40RY 2217 - 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 25.12. - 26.12. JA4GXS/4 2229* 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 01.12. - 31.12. PD20SANTA 2225 18.12. - 31.12. PD20XMAS 2229* - 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 25.12. - 14.01.21 R2021NY 2229* 27.11. - 27.12. R30EMER 2226 27.11. - 27.12. R30MCHS 2226 25.12. - 14.01.21 RA21NY 2229* 25.12. - 14.01.21 RC21NY 2229* 25.12. - 14.01.21 RD21NY 2229* 25.12. - 14.01.21 RG21NY 2229* 25.12. - 30.05.21 RI01ANT 2227 - 01/2021 RI1ANM 2193 25.12. - 14.01.21 RJ21NY 2229* 25.12. - 14.01.21 RK21NY 2229* 25.12. - 14.01.21 RL21NY 2229* 25.12. - 14.01.21 RM21NY 2229* 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 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. SP60PRT 2221 01.10. - 31.12. SQ40RY 2217 01.12. - 31.12. SX2500S 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 =============== 3B8FV (d) 3D2AG/p via 3D2AG (d), (C) 3Z40RY via SP1DOZ 4A15DXXE (L) 4A50CRH via XE2AU, (L), (e), (C) 4U75B via 9A2AA 4U75UN via HB9BOU (d/B), (C) 4X0NER via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X1C via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X2H via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X4N via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X5U via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X6K via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X8H via 4Z5MU, (L) 4X7T via 4Z5LA (d/B) 4Z3A via 4Z5MU, (L) 4Z7A via 4Z5MU, (L) 5T7OO via DJ6TF 6E6E (L) 6M0MM (d/B) 6O1OO (d) 7C8M via YB8BRI (d) 8J17CALL (B), (e) 8J3ITAMI (B) 8J755T via JN7GLC 8N1ABIKO (B) 8N1IZA (B) 8N1Y (B) 8N6SHURI (B) 9A63AA via 9A2AA (d/B) 9M4DXX via JA0DMV (d) A75GT via N4GNR (d), (L), (C) BD6RN (d/B), (e) C4XMAS via IZ4AMS CJ3T via VE3AT CN0S via CN8YZ (d), (L) CX5A via CX2ABC (d), (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) DP70DARC via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C) DQ100SL (B) DR5THBT (B), (e) EA9QD (d) EG4RAM via EB4AVN (d), (L) EG5DSI (L), (e) EN100LT via UT5LU FS5GL (d) GB0NY (e) GB1XMS (e) GB2RSA via G6NHY 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) HF40RY via SP1O (B) HF7ISS via SP7POS (B) HF8ISS via SP8YAY (B) HF9ISS via SP9PKS (B) HI8MDQ (d) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) II1DCC via IK1RAE II2EMCA via IZ2FME (d), (L) II3STAY via IN3ZWF (d/B) II4MDY via IQ4FE IO5CNPP via IZ5RHU (d/B) J73CC via EA5GL JA4GXS/4 via JA4GXS (d/B) JD1BMH via (B), JG7PSJ (d) JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY, (L) JU85UIA via JT1CH (d) JX2US (L), (C), (O) KT3Q/2 via DF8DX (d/B) LZ1263AN via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ1XMAS via LZ1KAK LZ2020XMAS via LZ1VKI LZ50BFRA via LZ1BJ (B) MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) 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) 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) OZ200EM via OZ1ACB PA5150EVH via PF1SCT (B) PA75VERON (L), (e) PA800D via PI4DEC, (C) PD/DO1BEN via DO1BEN (d/B) PD20XMAS (B) PE75BORNE via PE2V PH20XMAS (B) PH21HNY (B) PI75VERON via PA1AW R200ANT via RZ3EC R2021NY via RQ7L (d/B) R30EMER via RW9QA R30MCHS via R4CR RA21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RC21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RD21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RG21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RI01ANT via RX6A RI1ANM via RX3ABI RJ21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RK21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RL21NY via RQ7L (d/B) RM21NY via RQ7L (d/B) 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) SX2500S (d/B), (L), (C) SX40ARES (d/B), (L), (e), (C) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TM100LY via F6KUQ TM1LY via F5KAY 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) W4F (d/B), (L) XP1SC via OZ2CBA XU7AEY via BD4HF (d), (L) YI9/IU5HWS via IU5HWS (d) YT50SCWC via YU1MM (d/B), (L), (C) ZF5T via K5GO (B), (L) ZS1820S via ZS2EC (d/B), (L) ZS95SARL (B) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 4J75DJ, GT3PYE/p * QSL via LoTW: B7C, BG7PHA, CX1AA, EA8DFQ, KP3Z, KX6DS, TA2JU 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), 4X1VF, AD1C, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, 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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