DXNL 2244 - April 7, 2021 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 9A, Croatia: Members of the radio club Libertas (9A4J) will be active during April with the callsign 9A25RBM. It commemorates the US Secretary of Commerce Ronald Harmon Brown and 34 other victims of a fatal plane crash in 1996 in Croatia. C9, Mozambique: The A25RU team has now moved on the Mozambique where they operate as C92RU until April 12 on 160-10m on CW, SSB, and FT8 (Fox/Hound). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/mozambique2021 DL, Germany: The DARC club of Frankfurt (Oder) celebrates its 30th anniversary with the callsign DK30FFO (special DOK 30Y22) until the end of 2021. All QSOs will be confirmed automagically with a card and logs uploaded to LoTW. EA, Spain: The Radio Club Henares marks the World Radio Day with the callsign EH4WRD between the 12th and 18th on HF. QSL via EA4RCH. https://www.radioclubhenares.org/ F, France: Watch out for the special event station TM1PSL from the town Port Saint Louis du Rhone during the European FT8 DX Contest (April 10/11). QSL via eQSL. F, France: One of the oldest radio clubs in France, the Societe Havraise de Telegraphie Sans Fil (SHTSF), celebrates its 100th anniversary with the callsign TM100SHT until Sept. 9. An award is available as well. For detailed operating schedules see qrz.com. QSL via bureau. https://shtsf.fr/ I, Italy: The special event station II5LDV will be operated by members of the ARI section Vinci from their homes due to present Covid-19 restrictions during April. QRV on HF and via satellite. QSL via IQ5LV (B), IK5ZUB (d). JA, Japan: 8N1FT celebrates the 50th anniversary of Futtsu-City until the end of March 2022. All QSOs will be confirmed with a card automatically, logs will be uploaded to LoTW. JA, Japan: 8J100CB celebrates the 100th anniversary of Chiba-City until the end of March 2022. All QSOs will be confirmed with a card automatically. OM, Slovak Republic: Members of the radio club OM3KAP/OM7M operate the special event callsign OM77PA during 2021 to honour the memory of their long-time member and leader Peter Martiska/OM3PA, who passed away in January, aged 77. QSL via OM4MM (d/B), ClubLog OQRS. RA, Russia: Leonid/RA1WU remains active as R800ANP from Pskow (RDA PS-01) until April 10, commemorating the 800th birthday of Alexander Newski.QSL via RA1WU (d/B). RA, Russia: R1961AG and R1961GP commemorate the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first flight into space. QRV between the 7th and 12th; an award is available as well. QSL for R1961AG via RA4CEO, R1961GP via R4CR. RA, Russia: The Tambov Radio Club celebrates its 75th anniversary during April with the callsign R75RAA. An award is available for contacts on HF (CW, SSB, digital modes) with R75RAA and the club station RK3R. QSL for R75RAA via RN3RQ, RK3R via R3RK. http://r3r-srr.ru/diploma_rosrr/ UR, Ukraine: EM60LKG commemorates Gagarin's flight into space during April on HF (CW, SSB, digital modes). QSL via UT5LA. VE, Canada: Bill/VE3ES wants to support vaccination efforts with the callsign VC3VACCINE during April. Preview: ======== A3, Tonga: Masa/JA0RQV plans to operate as A35JP between May 30 and June 30 from Tongatapu Island (OC-049). QRV on 80-6m on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via ClubLog OQRS and LoTW. Exact dates may change due to Covid-19. https://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv Other stuff: ============ Awards around the Greek Revolution 200 years ago: Many special event stations and callsigns have already marked this historic event and continue to do so. The following list provides links to some awards connected with these special callsigns: * 200 Years of Greek Independence Award: https://sv2rck.gr/200YEARS/ * Special Event Station (SX9A - SX1A): https://sv2rck.gr/SX9_1A/ * Hellenic War of Independence (SZ1812R, SZ21TK, SZ21PF, SZ21AD, SZ21GK, SZ21LB): https://sv2rck.gr/ERDYP_1821/ Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARI Associazione Radioamatori Italiani ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society DOK Distrikts-Ortsverbands-Kenner IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System RDA Russian District Award SHTSF Societe Havraise de Telegraphie Sans Fil WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 07./08.04. CWT Mini Contest 07.04. RSGB FT4 Contest 07.04. UKEICC 80m Contest 10./11.04. Japan International DX 10./11.04. DIG QSO Party 10./11.04. OK-OM DX SSB Contest 10./11.04. FT8 DX Contest 10./11.04. IG-RY WW RTTY Contest 10./11.04. Yuri Gagarin International DX 12.04. OK1WC Memorial Contest 12.04. RSGB 80m Club 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-145; CT, Algarve Province group: Markus/DJ4EL is currently active from Culatra Island, signing CT7/DJ4EL until the 10th on 40-10m (SSB). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. NA-018; OX, Greenland: Bo/OZ1DJJ returns to Greenland for a work assignment and hopes to operate during his spare time between April 8 and May 1. QRV as OX3LX from locators GP47ta and GP44de. He also plans to visit IOTA NA-151. QSL via OZ0J or ClubLog OQRS. For more information see qrz.com. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 20.01. - 20.01.22 3Z90DZC 2235 01/21 - 05/21 5Z4/LA9PF 2230 01.01. - 31.12. 7S60BQ 2230 01.04. - 31.03.22 8J100CB 2244* 23.04. - 22.04. 8J17CALL 2198 30.01. - 30.04.22 8N0J 2235 01.04. - 31.03.22 8N1FT 2244* 28.03. - 10.04. 8Q7MS 2242 01.01. - 31.12. 9A10FF 2236 01.04. - 30.04. 9A25RBM 2244* - 02/22 9J2BG 2240 04.04. - 12.04. C92RU 2244* 22.03. - 27.04. CP1XRM 2243 01.01. - 31.12. CQ750RSI 2230 02.04. - 10.04. CT7/DJ4EL 2244* 01.03. - 31.05. DA0FFR 2238 01.04. - 30.06. DA21WARD 2243 01.03. - 31.05. DB0FFR 2238 01.01. - 31.12. DB100AVUS 2230 01.01. - 31.12. DB59FIRAC 2230 01.02. - 30.04. DC220GERKE 2235 01.03. - 31.05. DF0FFR 2238 01.03. - 31.05. DK0FFR 2238 - 31.12. DK0HSC 2238 01.04. - 31.12. DK30FFO 2244* 01.03. - 11.07. DL21EURO 2239 - 21.09. DL70THW 2217 01.01. - 31.12. DL70TRS 2230 01.07. - 30.06. DL73TXL 2204 01.01. - 31.12. DP70HSC 2243 01.03. - 31.05. DQ100JL 2238 - 17.04. DQ11WCA 2239 01.03. - 31.05. DR100JL 2238 01.01. - 31.12. DR165TESLA 2230 01.01. - 31.12. DR50AGCW 2231 01.11. - 30.09. DR5THBT 2222 01.01. - 31.12. DR60SZL 2230 01.02. - 31.01.22 DS4DRE/4 2235 01.03. - 17.10. D90EXPO 2238 12.04. - 18.04. EH4WRD 2244* 01.04. - 30.04. EM60LKG 2244* 01.01. - 31.12. EN150PLU 2233 01.01. - 31.12. EO150PLU 2233 01.01. - 31.12. EO50FF 2231 16.03. - 01.04. FG4KH 2240 27.03. - 28.03. FM5BH 2242 01.01. - 31.12. GB0LMR 2234 01.01. - 31.12. GB100RSM 2241 01.01. - 31.12. GB1OOH 2234 25.03. - 08.04. GB4FTS 2242 01.01. - 31.12. GB75ISWL 2234 05.02. - 04.02.22 GB80ATC 2235 09.05. - 08.05. HB15SOTA 2198/2204 01.01. - 31.12. HB40POLICE 2230 01.09. - 31.08. HF100HCH 2215 01.01. - 31.12. HF100LEM 2234 01.01. - 31.12. HF30ZIR 2235 - 04/21 HK3JCL 2212/2228 01.01. - 31.12. II0MMI 2230 28.02. - 30.06. II0QSE 2238 01.12. - 31.12. II1DCC 2226 01.01. - 31.12. II1MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. II2MMI 2230 15.03. - 30.11. II3VE 2241 01.04. - 30.04. II4DNZ 2243 01.04. - 30.04. II5LDV 2244* 01.01. - 31.12. II7MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. II9MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IO0MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IO9MMI 2230 15.03. - 30.11. IQ3VE 2241 01.01. - 31.12. IR0MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR5MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR7MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR8MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR9MMI 2230 10.03. - 06/21 JG8NQJ/JD1 2240 08.01. - 01.06. JW/LB2PG 2232 06/20 - 05/21 KG4MA 2200 26.02. - 02.04. KH9/NL7RR 2238 25.02. - 03.04. KT3Q/2 2238 01.01. - 31.12. L21RCA 2235 01.09. - 31.12. LX40DA 2235 01.04. - 30.04. LZ1612EN 2243 04.01. - 31.12. LZ190FT 2233 01.04. - 30.04. LZ200GSR 2243 01.02. - 31.10. OC200E 2234 01.01. - 30.09. OC200P 2234 01.03. - 30.11. OC200R 2234 01.04. - 31.12. OC200U 2234 01.01. - 31.12. OE100BL 2230 01.03. - 01.03.22 OF60RR 2240 01.01. - 31.12. OH100SRAL 2230 01.04. - 31.12. OL75KCR 2243 01.01. - 31.12. OM7PA 2244* 08.04. - 01.05. OX3LX 2244* 01.02. - 31.12. OZ50SOUND 2236 01.04. - 11.04. OZ75BO 2243 01.04. - 11.04. OZ75MAY 2243 15.03. - 15.04. P45A 2242 01.04. - 30.04. PG96WARD 2243 01.03. - 30.04. R108M 2240 01.03. - 30.04. R1934G 2240 07.04. - 12.04. R1961AG 2244* 01.03. - 30.04. R1961G 2240 07.04. - 12.04. R1961GP 2244* 01.04. - 30.04. R75RAA 2244* 01.04. - 10.04. R800ANP 2244* 01.03. - 30.04. RG61PP 2240 25.12. - 30.05. RI01ANT 2227 30.09. - 06/21 S79VU 2165 01.01. - 31.12. SD400SU 2233 01.01. - 31.12. SF400B 2230 12.02. - 31.12. SK75AT 2237 04.04. - 09.09. TM100SHT 2244* 19.02. - 05.02.22 SN0ZOSP 2239 19.02. - 05.02.22 SN100ZOSP 2239 01.01. - 30.04. SQ0MORSE 2230 01.09. - 30.06. T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06. T6AA 2160 20.03. - 16.05. TM150PAR 2241 10.04. - 11.04. TM1PSL 2244* 01.01. - 30.06. TM8AA 2230 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 29.12. - 07.12. UP21HNY 2231 01.04. - 30.04. VC3VACCINE 2244* 01.03. - 29.05. VI100AF 2238 19.02. - 30.06. VI2021PRIDE 2237 - 11/21 VK0PD 2243 01.03. - 31.08. VK100AF 2238 12.02. - 31.01.22 VR2BLEE 2240 27.03. - 26.05. VX2Z 2243 01.01. - 31.12. YT165TESLA 2236 - 06/2021 ZS6JSI/TY 2239 01.04. - 30.04. ZW61DF 2243 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3DA0AQ via EA5GL, (L), (e) 3D2TS via M0OXO 3Z90DZC (B) 4L0G via EA7FTR (d), (L) 4M8E via YV8ER (B), (L) 4S7VK via DJ9ZB 5W1SA via JA1DXA (d), (L), (C) 5Z4/LA9PF (e), (Q) 7S60BQ via SM7BHM (d), (L), (C) 7Z1AL via EC6DX (d), (L) 8J100CB (B) 8J1RL via (B), JG2MLI (d) 8J17CALL (B), (e) 8J755T via JN7GLC 8N0J via (B), JJ0AWX (d), (e) 8N1FT (B), (L) 8N1IZA (B) 8P6BC (d) 8P6ET via KU9C 8P6PE (L), (e) 8P6RY (B) 8Q7MS via EA5GL, (L), (C) 9A10FF via 9A2MF, (L) 9A165T via 9A1ZDR (B) 9J2BG via HB9EWU 9V1KB via EA5GL A25RU (C) AZ7H via EA5KB C44C via M0URX C7A via UA3DX (d/B), (C) C92RU (L), (C), (O) CB6I via CE6TRA (d) CP1XRM via EA5RM, (L) CQ750RSI via CT7AQD (d/B) CR5OIDH (B), (L), (e) CT7/DJ4EL (L), (C), (O) CT9/DF7EE (L), (C), (O) D90EXPO via DS3BBC, (L), (C) DA0FFR (B) DA21WARD via (B), DK5ON (d) DB0FFR (B) DB100AVUS via (B), DO2PZ (d) DB59FIRAC (B), (L), (C) DC220GERKE via DJ6SI (d/B) DF0FFR (B) DK0FFR (B) DK0HSC (B) DK30FFO (B), (L) DL21EURO via DK5ON (d), (B) DL70THW (B) DL70TRS (B) DL73TXL (B) DP70HSC (B) DQ100JL (B) DR100JL (B) DR165TESLA via DK8ZZ, (L), (C) DR50AGCW (B) DR5THBT (B), (e) DR60SZL via (B), DJ9PH (d) DS4DRE/4 via DS4DRE (d/B) DT8A via DS5TOS (d) E7EGG via E71EZC EG5WRD (L), (e) EH3DWN (L), (e) EH4WRD via EA4RCH EM60LKG via UT5LA EN100LT via UT5LU EO50FF via UX0FF (d/B), (L), (e) FM5BH via W3HNK, (L) GB0LMR via (B), 2E1HQY (d) GB100RSM (B) GB1OOH (d/B), (e) GB4FTS via MW1CFN (d), (L) GB4GCT via M0OXO GB75ISWL (B) GB9EQP (L) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H7/KN6GHM via KN6GHM (d), (L), (e) HB15SOTA via HB9DPR (B) HB40POLICE (B), (e) HC7AE/1 via EA5GL HF100LEM via SP9PKZ HF30ZIR (B) HJ6SDO (L), (e) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HL1IWD/5 via EA5GL HS0ZOA via EB7DX HS1XX (B) HZ1SM (d) II0MMI via IZ0EGC II0QSE via IS0AGY (d/B) II1DCC via IK1RAE II1MMI via IK1YRA II2MMI via I2QIL II3VE via IQ3VE (B) II4CPC via IQ4DJ (B) II4DNZ via IQ4FE II4RDF via IQ4FE II5LDV via IQ5LV (B), IK5ZUB (d) II7MMI via IZ7AUH II9MMI via IT9GHW IO0MMI via IM0SDX IO9MMI via IT9MRM IQ3VE (B) IR0MMI via IZ0XZD IR5MMI via IK5AEQ IR7MMI via IZ7LOW IR8MMI via IU8OJZ IR9MMI via IT9YBL JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY (d), JG8NQJ (B) KH9/NL7RR via AL7JX (d) KT3Q/2 via DF8DX (d/B) L21RCA via LU4AA (d/B), (L) LX40DA via LX1DA, (C), (L) LY11LY via LY2QT LZ1612EN via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ190FT via LZ2VP LZ200GSR via LZ1XM (d/B) LZ250KG via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MM0MOL/p via M0MOL MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OA4DTU via EA5GL, (L) OA4DX (d/B), (L) OC200E via OA4O OC200P via OA4O OC200R via OA4O OC200U via OA4O OE100BL via OE4JHW OE100LCR (B) OE100HLF (e) OF60RR via (B), OH8DR (d) OH100SRAL (B), (L) OL75KCR (C), (O) OM77PA via OM4MM (d/B), (C) OV0JUTLANDIA via OZ1ACB, (C), (O) OV70JUT via OZ1ACB, (C), (O) OX3LX via OZ0J, (C), (O), (L) OZ75BO via OZ1ACB, (L), (e), (C) OZ75MAY via OZ1ACB, (L), (e), (C) P45A via P43A PE75BORNE via PE2V PG96WARD via PG1R (d/B), (L), (C) R125PR via R1AU R108M via RK3LC R1934G via R3LC R1961AG via RA4CEO R1961G via R3LA R1961GP via R4CR R75RAA via RN3RQ R800ANP via RA1WU (d/B) RG61PP via RZ3LC RI01ANT via RX6A RK3R via R3RK RW0A via RA0ALM (d), (L) S79KW via N4GNR SD400SU via SM3NXS (d/B), (C) SF400B (B), (L) SK75AT (L), (C) SN0ZOSP via SP9ODM SN100ZOSP via SP9SPJ SP21DKS via SP3POB (d/B) SQ0MORSE via SP1EG (d/B) SZ1821R (L), (e) SZ200ERS via SZ8ERS (d), (L) SZ21AD (L), (e) SZ21GK (L), (e) SZ21LB (L), (e) SZ21PF (L), (e) SZ21TK (L), (e) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TI7W via M0URX TM100SHT (B) TM150PAR via F4HZS (d/B) TM1PSL (e) TM6BZF via F6KTM TM8AA via F5SLD (d), (e) TO1K via SP9FIH, (C), (O) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) V31CO via W0YBS (B), (L) VB3E via VE3AT (B) VI100AF via M0URX, (L) VI2021PRIDE via VK3FUR (d) VK0PD via EB7DX VK100AF via M0URX, (L) VR2BLEE (Q) VX2Z (L) WH7T (d), (L), (C) YT165TESLA via (B), YU1MM (d), (L), ZS6JSI/TY via EC6DX, (L) ZW61DF via PT2GTI (d/B) QSL via LoTW: 9K2HS, 9K2YD, A65DR, HL3GOB, VE9LOV (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM 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, 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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