DXNL 2402 - April 17, 2024 DX Newsletter a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) Editor: Andreas Salder, DK5ON (e-mail: dxmb@darcdxhf.de) translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO DX Activities ============= A5, BUTHAN: Janusz, SP9FIH, and Leszek, SP6CIK, sign A52P and A52CI respectively between April 19 and May 4. QRV from ca 3000m asl on 40-6m (CW, SSB, digital modes). Janusz is still waiting for his luggage from the trip to PJ5 but hopes to receive it soon. For more information see: https://a5.dxpeditions.org/. QSL for A52P via OQRS; A52CI via SP6CIK, OQRS. A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: A60WARD marks the World Amateur Radio Day (April 18) until the 24th and also uses additional /1.../0 modifiers. For more information and QSL route see: https://www.qrz.com/db/A60WARD. A9, BAHRAIN: A91WARD will also be active until the 18th. QSL via EC6DX. CN, MOROCCO: CN99HR marks the World Amateur Radio Day and the 99th anniversary of IARU until April 21. QSL direct via CN8RAH. DL, GERMANY: DM60IOTA celebrates the 60th anniversary of the IARU programme and plans to operate from all German IOTA references (EU-042, EU-047, EU-127, EU-057, EU-128, and EU-129). Exact dates are not known yet. QSL via DL2VFR. F, FRANCE: The special event callsign TM83JO will be active on 15 individual days between April 16 and July 26, between the lighting of the Olympic torch in Greece and the beginning of the Games in Paris. QRV on 80-6m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and via QO-100. For details see: https://www.qrz.com/db/TM83JO. QSL via bureau, LoTW, eQSL. OE, AUSTRIA: OE150GM marks Marconi's 150th birthday (April 25) between the 19th and 28th. OZ, DENMARK: The special event callsigns 5P0WARD/xx mark the World Amateur Radio Day on the 18th. An award is also available. TT, TSCHAD: Silvano, I2YSB, and his team (I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA, IK2CKR, and IK2HKT) will be active as TT8RR (CW, SSB, RTTY), TT8XX (FT8), and TT8TT (via QO-100) from the 17th to 30th. They will set up 4 rigs for 80-6m and one for QO-100. For more information see: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ QSL direct via I2YSB. VU, INDIA: AT24JOS celebrates the World Amateur Radio Day until the 22nd. QSL via VU2JOS. V5, NAMIBIA: Gunter, DK2WH, continues to operate as V51WH and V55Y until the end of April from Omaruru. QSL via DK2WH. IOTA ==== 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 ISLAND: Ken, LA7GIA, has announced that 3Y0K currently no longer accepts donations as they still have not met their target budget and need to review their financial situation. EU-008; GM/MM, INNER HEBRIDES: A group of operators will be active between the 15th and 20th from the Isle of Coll as GB0SIC. QSL via G0AZE, OQRS. EU-026; JW, SPITSBERGEN ISLAND: Kaare, LA8EKA, activates the club station JW5E between April 18 and 21 with the callsign JW8EKA. QSL via homecall. EU-050; I*7, PUGLIA (FOGGIA) REGION group: Claudio, IU6RVC, and Marcello, IW6PLZ, operate as IL7/homecalls from San Domino Island / Tremiti Islands (IIA Q001) between the 19th and 21st. QSL for both calls via IU6RVC. NA-057; HR, BAHIA ISLANDS: K6VHF signs HR9/K6VHF from Roatan Isl. between April 23 and 30 on 160-6m, including 60m. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. OC-053; KH9, WAKE ISLAND: Tom, NL7RR, stays on Wake Island from April 15 until May 15 and tries to operate each day during sunset (ca 07z) on 14200 kHz as KH9/NL7RR. QSL via direct, OQRS, LoTW. OC-073; JD, MINAMI TORISHIMA: Koutarou, JP1IHD, is going to put Chichijima on the air as JD1BQP between April 22 and May 3. QSL via JD1BQP. SA-001; CE0, EASTER ISLAND: Ben, DL6FBL, Win, DK9IP, and Lutz, DM6EE, activate Easter Island between April 18 and May 18. They wanted to use the callsign CD0Y, which has been rescinded though, and they are now waiting for another callsign. The team plans to set up several antennas, including verticals for 80 and 160m and a beverage towards Europe. QSL via DJ4MX, OQRS. SA-036; P4, ARUBA ISLAND: Peter, K1AV, is currently active as P4/K1AV from Ariok National Park (AW-0001). He remains on the air until the 24th. QSL via homecall. AN-016; Various, ANTARCTICA: Igor, RQ8K, operates as RI1ANE from the base Progress during his spare time until May 2025. QSL via RN3RQ, OQRS. NA-244P; XE1, MARIAS ISLANDS: MARIA MADRE IS. The IOTA Executive Committee has decided to accept the recent 4A5D expedition from Maria Madre Island. They no longer require a first activation logging more than 1000 contacts. NA-097; 6Y, JAMAICA: Akira, JA7FYF, continues to operate as 6Y/AC6XT from Kingston until April 26. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 18.04. - 18.04. 5P0WARD.. 2402* - 01/24 6Y/AC6XT 2402* - 05/24 7Q6M 2401 - 05/24 7Q7WW 2401 - 11/24 8J1RL 2397 22.01. - A2NEW 2391 19.04. - 04.05. A52CI 2402* 19.04. - 04.05. A52P 2402* 15.04. - 24.04. A60WARD.. 2402* 12.04. - 18.04. A91WARD 2402* 18.04. - 22.04. AT24JOS 2402* 01/24 - 04/24 C6ABJ 2388 13.04. - 21.04. CN99HR 2402* 01.03. - 27.04. DA0RC 2396 01.01. - 31.05. DB100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DC100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DD100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DF100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DL100FK 2385 01.09.23 - 30.06. DL75BRD 2371 1.01. - 31.05. DM100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DM100MW 2385 - DM60IOTA 2402* 01.03. - 31.03. DM88YLF 2396 01.03. - 20.04. DP75AFUG 2396 1.01. - 31.05. DQ100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DR100FK 2385 01.01. - 31.05. DR100PE 2385 22.03. - 25.03. E28AM/p 2398 16.04. - 28.04. E6SP 2401 - 30.04. EM1/UW5EHR 2398 15.10.23 - 15.10.24 EI40FOTA 2375 10.01. - EK/RX3DPK 2388 - 06/2024 FH4VVK 2357 21.02.24 - 06.03.24 FS/KC9EE 2380 15.04. - 20.04. GB0SIC 2402* 10.02. - 29.04. H44MS 2391 20.03. - 29.04. HD8MD 2398 20.03. - 29.04. HD8MM 2398 27.03. - 30.04. HI180RD 2396 23.04. - 30.04. HR9/K6VHF 2402* 10.09. - 15.05.24 HK3JCL 2377 19.04. - 21.04. IL7/IU6RVC 2402* 19.04. - 21.04. IL7/IW6PLZ 2402* 28.01. - J52EC 2392 22.04. - 03.05. JD1BQP 2402* 18.04. - 21.04. JW5E 2402* 18.04. - 21.04. JW8EKA 2402* 15.04. - 15.05. KH9/NL7RR 2402* 01.03. - 30.04. LZ543BN 2390 01.05. - 30.06. LZ44IZ 2390 01.07. - 31.08. LZ302IT 2390 01.11. - 31.12. LZ311PA 2390 01.01. - 31.12. OE100RADIO 2386 19.04. - 27.04. OE150GM 2402* 01.01. - 30.06. OE24BI 2386 01.04. - 30.04. OL1WARD 2399 01.01. - 31.12. OR100LGE 2388 13.04. - 14.04. OV9R 2401 17.04. - 24.04. P4/K1AV 2402* 13.04. - 28.04. PJ4TB 2401 - 31/03 RI1ANC 2395 - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402* 01.01. - 31.12. SK100FRK 2390 01.01. - 31.12. SK50B 2390 01.04. - 30.04. TC3WRD 2400 01.01. - TG9AWS 2388 05.04. - 20.04. TI2/DL2AAZ 2400 16.04. - 26.07. TM83JO 2402* 20.04 - 21.04. TO60CSG 2400 17.04. - 30.04. TT8RR 2402* 18.01. - TX5S 2389 16.04. - 30.04. TX7W 2401 10.01. - TZ4AM 2388 12/22 - 03/23 V31TX 2333 16.11. - 30.04. V51WH 2402* 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 - 02/24 VK0AW 2387 12.23 - 11.24 VK0DS 2386 09.04. - 17.04. VP2MMN 2400 - 06/24 XW4KV 2384 - 12/25 YB8QT 2330 - 30.04. Z68BB 2398 12.04. - 21.04. ZS6/PB5X 2401 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3A/DL2COM via DL2COM, (L) 3A/I1YRL via I1YRL (d) 3B9/HB9FHV/p via HB9FHV 3B9AT via IV3JVJ and LoTW 3Z0YL via SP9SX 3Z0RVG via SP1EG 3Z1K via SP1KRF 3Z8GSC via SP8GSC 4A7L via XE1L (L) 4K50DHC via 4K4K (d) 4K6MAR via DC9RI 4L/K6VHF via K6VHF, (L) 4O/DL2JRM via DL2JRM 4O/E77DX via E73Y 4S7KKG via DC0KK, (L) 4X03I via 4X6ZM 4X04I via 4X6ZM 5B4/DL5CW via DL5CW, (L) 5J3L via HK3LRB, (L) 5K6RM via HK6RM (B), (L) 5P1OT via SP1OT 5X4E via IQ3CO (B), IZ3ZLG (d) 5X7O via DJ6TF 6D2SOL via XE2M 6M23VGC via HL4CAF 7O73T via UA3DX 7O8AE via M0OXO (O) 7S2A via SA2SAA, (L) 8N3N via JA-Bureau, (L) 8Q7HZ via TA1HZ (L), (e) 8R7X via M0OXO (O) 8Z3FD via HZ1SAR (d) 8Z93ND via HZ1SAR (direct) 9A0DIG via 9A3SM 9A24WAW via only (O) A41NN via A61BK (O), (L) A44A via EC6DX, (L) A60WAAD via EA7FTR (d) A60WAAD/0 via EA7FTR (d) A60WAAD/1 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60WAAD/2 via EA7FTR (d) A60WAAD/3 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60WAAD/4 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60WAAD/5 via EA7FTR (d) A60WAAD/6 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60WAAD/7 via A61AY (d) A60WAAD/8 via A65GC (d) A60WAAD/09 via IZ8CLM (L), (e) A60WAAD/10 via A65BR (d) A60WAAD/11 via EA7FTR (d) A60WAAD/12 via A65GD (d) A60WAAD/13 via A65GJ (d) A60WAAD/14 via LZ1YE (d) A60WAAD/15 via EA7FTR (d) A60WAAD/16 via EA5ZD (B) request A60WAAD/17 via A65AA (d) A60WAAD/18 via A65KA (d) A60WAAD/19 via K3YR (d), (e) A60WAAD/20 via EA7FTR (d) A65/OE5RTP/P via OE5RTP A65HS via 9K2HS, (L) A8OK via OK6DJ (B), (L), (e) AO75URE via EA4URE (O) ATM2024 via VU2UUU, (L), (e) AT2G20 via VU2UUU, (L) AT25KVD via VU2LOC AT3K via VU2XE (d), (L) AT3MOON via VU2UUU AT3SM via VU2XE (B), (L) AU2HT via VU2ZMK (d) AU2JCB via VU2DSI (d), (e) AU2RS via M0OXO (O) AX37EUDXF via SP7WT (L), (e) AX3HAG via VK3HAG (L), (e) AX3JL via VK3JL (B), (L), (e) AX3JRP via VK3JRP BA7LOK via BG7SDV (d) C21TS via M0OXO (d), (L) C37UN via C37URA C6A/DK7PE via DK7PE C91CCY via K3IRV CB0ZEW via N2OO (O), (d) CB0ZW via N2OO (O), (L) CN3A via IK2OHG CT8/DL6ED via DL6ED, (L) CT9/DJ0IF via CT9/DJ0IF DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L) DA0CW/p via DF6EX DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B) DA0LCC via DH4HAN (B) DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L) DA3T via DL8DXL DB100FK via DB100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DB100RDF via DO2PZ DB23SOWG via DL2VFR DC100FK via DC100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DD100FK via DD100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DD2D via DK8ZB, (L) DF0FDN via DG6SDY DF0RE via DK2YCT (B) DF0SX via DL1CW, (L) DF0WH via DL2YDX (B), (e) DF100FK via DF100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DK0A via DH8IAT, (L) DK0FY via DK8ZB DK100DDSR via DL2BJW (B) DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DL/HA8PG via HA8PG DL0E35Y via DL5HAS (B) DL0EUF via DJ8NK (B) DL0EW via DK9VA DL0NOT via DL1ZAV (B) DL0PPC via DL6UIP DL100ANA via DH7WW (L) DL100FK via DL100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DL2024EM via DL3EBB (B) DL60RRDXA via DJ5BWD DL75BRD via DL2VFR only(d), Auto QSL, no QSL RX DM100FK via DM100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DM100MW via DM100MW (e), (L), (C), (D) DM24EHF via DL2VFR (B) DM88YLF via DJ5YL, (L) DP75AFUG via DL2VFR (B), (d) DQ100FK via DQ100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DQ100SRC via DK8VR DQ650SG via DD3JN (B) DR100FK via DR100FK (e), (L), (C), (D) DR100PE via DR100PE (e), (L), (C), (D) DR30RRC via RZ3EC (O) DR5T via DK7DR DR5Z via DJ5RE (L) DR60WUNDER via DL0RL, (L) DR7T via DF1DN DU7/PA0HIP via PA0HIP E51TLM via K7TLM (B), (L) EA6/DK1XAM via DK1XAM (B), (d) EA7/SM0KAK via SM0KAK (d) EA8/DL4FO/P via DL4FO EE5FALLAS via EA5URV EF5DGC via EA5WP (d), (L) EG7SSM via EA7DK EI/PA9CW/P via PA9CW FG/F6ASS via F6ASS FJ4WEB via K2LIO (d), (e) FK8HA via K3IRV FK8HM via F5MFV, (B), (d), (L) FM/EA1BP via EA1BP (d), (L) G2E via M0ORD, (L) G2L via G8ATD GB0RTM via G1UGH, (e) GX1FCW via G1FCW (e) H25A via LZ3SM HB0/HB9HOC via HB9HOC HB0/OH2YL via OH2YL (B) HB9/IW1PRT via IW1PRT (L), (e) HF0ROSA via SP7X and (e), (L) HF5WOSP via SQ5ABG HF80LUFT via SP3PGX HG150BP via HA5OW (e) HI8/VA2VKG via VA2VKG (d) HV5PUL via IW0DJB (d), (L) II2C via IK2FTB, (L), (e) II3TNXC via IQ3TN (B) II5IDK via IQ5LI II8ICN via IQ8XS II9IGJ via IT9MRM (d) IM0/DL2JRM via DL2JRM IM0/I5JVA via IK2WAD (B), (d) IO5O via IK5RLP (L) IR1GM via IK1XPK, (L), (e) IY9MM via IT9MRM (d), (L) J62K via K9HZ (d), (L) K3S via K3LU (direct) KH0/KC0W via KC0W only(d) KP2B via EB7DX, (L) LU4DJB via EC6DX (d), (L) LZ74IPA via LZ3HI MP7DX via G4DIY (d), (L) NE1C via KX1X NL8F via N7RO, (L) NP4G via NP3O (d), (L) OT1A via ON4CCP, (L) OL50DLA via OK1DLA, (e) OX/OZ1LTQ via OZ1LTQ, (e) only OZ/DO9MDI via DO9MDI (O), (d), (L) P3D via VE3DZ (O) P3X via 5B4AMM, (L) P40AA via DL4MM, (O), (L) P40L via WA3FRP, (L) PA6A via PI4EDE PA6D via PA3DAT, (L) PA6DX via PA5DX PA6ORB via PF1SCT PA6Y via PI4RCK, (L) PB24BP via PA3EFR PB31EASTER via PC1K, (L) PB37EUDXF via PA1AW PC100II via PA1AW PD50VOP via PD0ARI PE00T via PA2TMS PF23MAX via PF1B PF37EUDXF via PA1AW PG37EUDXF via PA1AW PH37EUDXF via PA2TMS PI30KAR via PI4KAR PI37EUDXF via PA1AW PI4CG via PD2GSP PI4DX via PD1DX, (L) PI4COM via PA1AW, (L) PJ2/DK5ON via DK5ON, (d), (B), (L), (O) PJ2/ND8L via ND8L (d), (L) PJ5/DK7PE/P via DK7PE PJ5/SP9FIH via SP9FIH (O), (L) PJ7PF via DM2PF (O) PJ7PH via DM7HB (O) PZ5DX via UA2FM (d), (L) R8LA via RW6HS (d) only RI41POL via RN3RQ RL3A via W3HNK SB7S via SM7PXS (L) only SN80ULMA via SP9KKA SP/DL5DRM/P via DL5DRM SP73VOT via SP5PBE, (L) SP80ZUM via SP3PDO SX100D via SV2GWY (d), (L) T44DX via RW6HS (d), (L) TC3WRD via only (L) TI2/DL2AAZ via DL2AAZ (B) TI8/N7ZG via N7ZG (L) TM80TSF via F8GGZ (B) TM99WARD via only (B) TO4VV via FH4VVK (d), (L) TO60CSG via (d), (L) UN3M via M0OXO (O), (L) UN7LAN via RN3RQ, (L), (e) UP1G via UN5G (d) V26MN via DF8AN (B) V3O via DL8UD, (L) V3T via WC0W, (L) V31XX via K4XS (d) V31CQ via K5PS (O), (L) V51WH via DK2WH V55Y via DK2WH VI60IOTA via M0OXO (O) VJ3A via VK3JA, (L) VK9DX via VK2DX (d), (L) VP2ETE via W3HNK, (L) VP2MMN via DF8AN (B) VP6G via M0OXO (B-OQRS), (L) XF3AB via EA5GL (B) XL3A via VE3AT XP3A via PA3249 (d), (L), (e) XU7AKU via JA1DXA, (L) XW4DX via F4BKV YB0AR via EB7DX (d), (L) YQ75MSCC via YO2KBQ YS1/F4IXC via F4IXC Z21NRT via EA5GL, (L) Z30HQ via Z37RSM (B) Z36T via DJ0LZ only(d) Z66BCC via DL2JRM (B) Z68BB via S53BB Z68XX via DL2JRM (B) ZA/OE8NDR via DE1QSL (B) ZZ4A via PX4DX (d) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society DCI D.C.I. 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