DXNL 2416 - July 24, 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 ============= 4O, MONTENEGRO: Borut, S50B, currently signs 4O/S50B on 40-10m, maybe also on 6 and 4m until July 29. QSL via S50B. CN, MOROCCO: Moroccan hams may use the prefix 5C25 to mark their country's National Day between July 25 and Aug. 5. ES, ESTIONIA: OH, FINLAND: SP7VC and SQ7OYL and will be active as ES/ and OH/ during a camper trip between July 29 and Aug. 16. F, FRANCE: Numerous special event stations will be active around the Olympic Games: - TM83JO, July 26, dpt 83 (Var) - TM00JO until July 26, and July 28 until Aug. 11, dpt 84 (Vaucluse) - TM24JOL on July 26, and July 29 until Aug. 11, dpt 71 (Saone et Loire), op. Michel F8GGZ - TM63JO July 26 to 28, and Aug. 8 to 11, dpt 63 (Puy de Dome) - TM88JO July 26 to 30, Aug. 1 to 6, and Aug. 8 to 11, dpt 88 (Vosges), op. Franck F4ISZ - TM2024JOP July 26 to Aug. 9 - TM51OG and TM51JO July 26 until Aug. 9, dpt 51 (Marne) - TM67JO July 26 until Aug. 11, dpt 67 (Bas-Rhin), ops F1LFL, F5PZT, F5TFW - TM2024OG July 26 until Aug. 11 - TK2AJO and TK2BJO July 26 until Aug. 11 - TM67OG until July 27, dpt 67 (Bas-Rhin), ops F1LFL, F5PZT, F5TFW - TM74JO July 27 to 29, and Aug. 8 to 11, Dpt 74 (Haute-Savoie) - TM49GO July 27 to Aug. 10, Dpt. 49 (Maine et Loire) - TM2024JO July 27 to Aug. 10, dpt 62 (Pas de Calais) - TM36JO July 29 to Aug. 11, dpt 36 (Indre) I, ITALY: The special event callsign IR2GMCL remains active until the 27th. OE, AUSTRIA: OE40LCR marks the 40th anniversary of the Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society until the end of July. QSL via bureau, direct, LoTW, eQSL. UN, KAZAKHSTAN: Darek, SP9DLM, and his son Greg, SN9GM, Poland's youngest radio amateur aged 11, will be active as UN/SP9DLM and UN/SN9GM between July 25 and Aug. 12. QSL via homecalls. YN, NICARAGUA: Rafael, NN3RP, will be active from the cities Granada, Rivas, and Somoto as YN2RP between July 24 and Aug. 20 on 40-10m (CW, SSB, FT4/8). QSL via NN3RP, LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com. IOTA ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz RSGB IOTA CONTEST Numerous stations will be active from islands for this contest. Among them: France: EU-048; F, BRETAGNE (MORBIHAN) REGION group: F4GYM/P (Belle-Ile IOTA EU-048) EU-032; F, POITOU-CHARENTES REGION group: TM5OL (Oleron IOTA EU-032) EU-065; F. BRETAGNE (FINISTERE NORTH WEST) REGION group: TM5K (Molene IOTA EU-065) Italy: EU-028; I*5, TOSCANA (TUSCANY) REGION group: IA5/IU2EBO (Elba IOTA EU-028) EU-083; I*1, LIGURIA REGION group: IP1X (Gallinara IOTA EU-083) EU-131; I*3, VENETO REGION group: IR3M (Pellestrina IOTA EU-131) EU-054; I*9, EGADI ISLANDS: IF9/IT9PPG (Favignana IOTA EU-054) EU-028; I*5, TOSCANA (TUSCANY) REGION group: IR5G (Giannutri) EU-091; I*7, PUGLIA (LECCE/BRINDISI/ BARI) REGION group: II7P (Pedagne) EU-031; I*8, CAMPANIA REGION group: IC8WIC (Capri IOTA EU-031) Sardinia: EU-041; I*0, MADDALENA ARCHIPELAGO: IS0/DL1KVN (IOTA EU-041) England: EU-120; G/M, ENGLISH COASTAL ISLANDS: G5XV (Wight IOTA EU-120) Isle of Man: EU-116; GD/MD, ISLE OF MAN: MD7C, GD6EFW Guernsey: MU5E (Herm IOTA EU-114) Ireland: EU-115; EI/GI/MI. IRELAND (IRELAND / NORTHERN IRELAND): EI7M EU-121; EI/EJ, IRISH COASTAL ISLANDS: EJ9MV (Bear IOTA EU-121) Scotland: EU-008; GM/MM, INNER HEBRIDES: GM7A (Lismore) GM2T (Tiree) GM7M (Raasay) EU-010; GM/MM, OUTER HEBRIDES (aka WESTERN ISLES): GM7V (Benbecula) EU-012; GM/MM, SHETLAND: MM3S (Shetland) GM3VYI (Yell) Anguilla: NA-022; VP2E, ANGUILLA: VP2EGM Indonesia: OC-144; YB4, BANGKA AND BELITUNG ISLANDS: 7E4C (Ketawai) South Korea: AS-148; HL4, CHOLLA-BUKTO PROVINCE group: DT0IP (Munyo IOTA AS-148) South Cook: OC-013; E5, RAROTONGA ISLAND: E51KEE, E51CZZ Brasil: SA-071; PY2, SAO PAULO STATE CENTRE group: PV2IC (Das Couves) China: AS-150; BY4, SHANDONG PROVINCE SOUTH group: BY4JN (LingShan) AS-135; BY4, JIANGSU PROVINCE group: BI4SSB (Cheniu Shan) Japan: AS-147; JA8, HOKKAIDO'S COASTAL ISLANDS: JA8COE/8 (Yagishiri), JI3DST/1, 8N1HQ, 8N6HQ Denmark: EU-172; OZ, JYLLAND EAST AND FYN group: OV3W (Hjarnoe) 5P60IOTA/2 (Aro) Iceland: EU-021; TF; ICELAND: TF3W The Netherlands: EU-146; PA, ZUID HOLLAND / ZEELAND PROVINCE group: PA2G, PE146U (Schouwen-Duiveland) Sweden: EU-138; SM7, BLEKINGE COUNTY group: SM/OV2E (Senoren) Greece: EU-067; SV, KYKLADES (CYCLADES): J48FT (Tinos) EU-052; SV, IPEIROS / DYTIKI ELLAS REGION group: J48K (Kastos) Philippines: OC-235; DU8-9, MINDANAO'S COASTAL ISLANDS DX7EVM/9 (Camiguin) Lord Howe Island: OC-004; VK2; LORD HOWE ISLAND: VK2/W7BRS Vietnam: AS-157; 3W, SOUTH CHINA SEA COAST CENTRE group: XV9G (Fukui Long Hai) USA: NA-083; W4, VIRGINIA STATE group: K3Y, KM4WSK (Tangier) St. Kitts: NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: V4/G5RDX (IOTA NA-104) Chile: SA-018; CE7, LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH group: CB7A (Chiloe IOTA SA-018) Canada: NA-127 VE1 e. NOVA SCOTIA PROVINCE WEST group: VE1YDX (Brier IOTA NA-127) NA-008; VY0, NUNAVUT (ELLESMERE ISLAND) group: VY0ERC (Ellesmere) Germany: EU-129; DL/SP1, USEDOM ISLAND: DK1A (Usedom IOTA EU-129) Croatia: EU-016; 9A, DALMATIA SOUTH group: 9A/DL2JRM (Mljet IOTA EU-016) More IOTA news ============== AS-008; JA1, NORTH IZU ISLANDS: Take (JI3DST/1, JS6RR/1, JJ5RBH/1, and JR8YLY/1) will be active from SHikine Island between the 25th and 29th. QSL via JI3DST OQRS, LoTW. AS-135; BY4, JIANGSU PROVINCE group: A group of ops activates Cheniushan Island between July 25 and 28 as BI4SSB. QSL via BA4TB. AS-148; HL4, CHOLLA-BUKTO PROVINCE group: A Korean team (6K2CFI, 6K2GRX, 6K5ZMN, DS1TUW, DS1UDN, DS3QIE) is going to operate the contest from Munyo Isl. as DT0IP (WWFF HLFF-0219). QSL via 6K2CFI OQRS, LoTW. AS-150; BY4, SHANDONG PROVINCE SOUTH group: A large group of hams will be active as BY4JN from Lingshan Island. QSL via BA4MY, OQRS. EU-024; I*0, SARDINIA ISLAND: Ennio IS0/IW1RBI operates from Arbus until July 25. QSL via bureau, direct or LoTW. EU-033; LA, VESTERALEN ISLANDS / TROMSO COUNTY SOUTH group: LA9PJA/p is currently active from Vesteralen Isl. until July 26. QSL via eQSL. EU-048; F, BRETAGNE (MORBIHAN) REGION group: Fabien, F4GYM, signs /p from Belle Island during the contest. QSL via homecall, LoTW. EU-067; SV, KYKLADES (CYCLADES): Members of the Deep Blue DX Team activate Tinos Island from July 26 until Aug. 9 as J48FT. QSL via LoTW or eQSL. EU-091; I*7, PUGLIA (LECCE/BRINDISI/ BARI) REGION group: The radio club Brindisi is going to take part in the contest as II7P from Pedagne Island. QSL via IK7RWE. EU-116; GD/MD, ISLE OF MAN: M5RIC will be active as MD7C during the contest. EU-138; SM7, BLEKINGE COUNTY group: OZ3ACB and OZ9U operate as SM/OV2E from Senoren Isl. between the 25th and 29th. QSL via OZ0J, OQRS. NA-008; VY0, NUNAVUT (ELLESMERE ISLAND) group: VE3KTB is currently on the air again as VY0ERC from Ellesmere Island. QRV until Aug. 7 during his spare time. QSL via M0OXO. NA-022; VP2E, ANGUILLA: NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Eric, G5RDX, operates from Anguilla as VP2EGM between the 24th and 28th. From the 29th to 31st, he will then be active as V4/G5RDX from St Kitts. QSL via G5RDX (B), ClubLog, LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com. NA-151; OX, GREENLAND'S COASTAL ISLANDS SOUTH EAST: Watch out for Emil, DL8JJ, signing OX/DL8JJ during his spare time between July 26 and Aug. 15 from various locations. QRV on HF (CW). QSL via homecall, LoTW. OC-004; VK2; LORD HOWE ISLAND: Jeff, W7BRS, reports that his QSO rates are below expectations, which he attributes to the recently changed prefix VK2 for Lord Howe. He stays on the island until Aug. 1 and hopes that the recognition rate will improve. QSL via M0OXO. OC-019; KH6, 7, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS: Sean, KX9X, operates as KX9X/KH6 between July 27 and Aug. 2 on HF and via FM satellites. OC-144; YB4, BANGKA AND BELITUNG ISLANDS: 7E4K (ops YE4FNN, YE4KIE, YD0NXX, YB0GIN, YB0NSI, YB0ANV, YB0SHR, YB0MWM, YB1TIA, YB1TJ, YB1JYL, YD2UWF, YD5NTP, and YE4LWU) puts Palau Ketawai Island on the air from the 25th to 29th. QRV during the contest as 7E4C. QSL via YE4FNN. OC-160; VK4, QUEENSLAND STATE (SOUTH COAST) NORTH group: VK4/W1EAT pays Hamilton Isl. a visit from July 25 until Aug. 5. QSL via homecall, LoTW. OC-235; DU8-9, MINDANAO'S COASTAL ISLANDS: A team of operators will be active during the contest with the callsign DX7EVM/9 from Camiguin Island. QSL via LoTW. SA-071; PY2, SAO PAULO STATE CENTRE group: PY4YY, PU4MDO, and PU2LJH join the contest from Ilha Das Couves with the callsign PV2IC. QSL via EA7FTR, OQRS. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 01.06. - 01.05.25 3E7D 2410 22.07. - 29.07. 4O/S50B 2416* 01.07. - 31.08. 5P60IOTA/0 2413 01.07. - 31.08. 5P60IOTA/1 2413 01.07. - 31.08. 5P60IOTA/2 2413 01.07. - 31.08. 5P60IOTA/5 2413 01.07. - 31.08. 5P60IOTA/8 2413 01.07. - 31.08. 5P60IOTA/9 2413 23.07. - 28.07. 7E4K 2408 - 7Q5MLV 2412 - 05/24 7Q6M 2401 - 05/24 7Q7WW 2401 - 11/24 8J1RL 2397 23.07. - 01.08. 9H/LA8FTA 2415 - 9N2NK 2408 - 31.12. C5GM 2412 01.07. - 31.07. DL0SOP 2413 - DM60IOTA 2402 - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413 20.07. - 02.08. E51KEE 2401 15.10.23 - 15.10.24 EI40FOTA 2375 10.01. - EK/RX3DPK 2388 - ET3AA 2406 - 06/2024 FH4VVK 2357 26.06. - 07.09. K8K 2410 10.07. - 25.07. K8R 2412 01.07. - 31.08. LZ302IT 2390 01.11. - 31.12. LZ311PA 2390 01.01. - 31.12. OE100RADIO 2386 01.05. - 31.10. OE20SOTA 2404 01.01. - 31.12. OR100LGE 2388 20.07. - 04.08. OX/K0MOS/p 2415 01.07. - 31.08. OZ60IOTA 2413 15.07. - 30.07. PJ7/GM5RDX 2414 20.07. - 27.07. RI1K 2415 04/24 - 05/24 RI0POL 2403 - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402 01.01. - 31.12. SK100FRK 2390 01.01. - 31.12. SK50B 2390 - 26.07. TM13JO 2415 26.07. - 11.08. TM67JO 2412 15.06. - 27.07. TM67OG 2412 16.04. - 26.07. TM83JO 2402 15.07. - 30.07. V4/GM5RDX 2414 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 12/23 - 11/24 VK0DS 2386 10.07. - 01.08. VK2/W7BRS 2414 29.04 - XU7AGA 2405 - 06/24 XW4KV 2404 - 12/25 YB8QT 2330 - 08/24 YI9WPZ 2405 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 4A7L via XE1L (L) 4J6D via DC9RI, (L) 4K50DHC via 4K4K (d) 4K6MAR via DC9RI 4L5P via IK7JTF 4L7T via K6VHF (d) 4O/HA8KM via HA8KM (L), (e) 4O/W2ARX via W2ARX 4S7KKG via DC0KK, (L) 4U1UN via HB9BOU (L), (d), (B) 4U29MAY via 9A2AA 5B4/DL5CW via DL5CW, (L) 5J3L via HK3LRB, (L) 5K0LR via HK3B 5K6RM via HK6RM (B), (L) 5P1OT via SP1OT 5P7F via OZ7FOC 5Q60IOTA/1 via OZ1ACB (OQRS) 5Q60IOTA/9 via OZ1ACB (O), (L) 5U5K via IK2DUW (d) 5W0RS via IT9YVO (d) 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) 7X2ET via EA5GL 7X2RF via EA7FTR 8E1YB via N2OO (O) 8N3N via JA-Bureau, (L) 8Q7AM via IW0HBY 8Q7HZ via TA1HZ (L), (e) 8R7X via M0OXO (O) 8Z3FD via HZ1SAR (d) 8Z93ND via HZ1SAR (direct) 9A/OK1LI/P via OK1LI (L), (e) 9A/VK3EGN via VK3EGN 9K9WWA via EC6DX 9M1Z via 9W8ZZK, (L) 9M4IOTA via 9W2FOR (d) 9M4VM via 9M2HUS (d) 9V1YC via W5UE, (L) A2NEW via EA7FTR A41NN via A61BK (O), (L) A44A via EC6DX, (L) A52CI via SP6CIK (O) A52P via SP9FIH (O) A61DQ via EA7FTR and (L) A61Q via EA7FTR A61QQ via A61BK, (L) A65HS via 9K2HS, (L) A71VV via M0OXO (O), (L) A71WW via EA7FTR A8OK via OK6DJ (B), (L), (e) A92EE via EC6DX, (L) AM575BUH via EC5BUH AN42CA via EA8URU (O), (L) AN775DX via EB7DX BA7LOK via BG7SDV (d) CP6CL via M0OXO (L) CR6B via CT1EHX CS5POTA via CT1REP CT9/OM3RG via OM2FY D4L via IK2NCJ, (L) DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L) DA0CW/p via DF6EX DA0WCA via DF6EX DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B) DA0LCC via DH4HAN (B) DA0M via DD5DD DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L) DA24WARD via DL2VFR (B), (d) DA3T via DL8DXL DB100RDF via DO2PZ DB23SOWG via DL2VFR DD2024EM via DK7TX (B), (L) DD2D via DK8ZB, (L) DF0FDN via DG6SDY DF0G via DL9RAR DF0RE via DK2YCT (B) DF0SX via DL1CW, (L) DF0WH via DL2YDX (B), (e) DK0A via DH8IAT, (L) DK0FY via DK8ZB DK100DDSR via DL2BJW (B) DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DK50FFW via DK2BK (B) DL/TA1MAZ via TA1MAZ DL/SQ8NOD via SQ8NOD (e) DL0E35Y via DL5HAS (B) DL0EUF via DJ8NK (B) DL0EW via DK9VA DL0NOT via DL1ZAV (B) DL0PPC via DL6UIP DL0TXL via DM4EAX (B) DL100ANA via DH7WW (L) DL25EUT via DD7GU (B) DL4M via DM2RH DL60RRDXA via DJ5BWD DM24EHF via DL2VFR (B) DM88YLF via DJ5YL, (L) DP75AFUG via DL2VFR (B), (d) DQ100SRC via DK8VR DQ4W via DK9TN DQ650SG via DD3JN (B) DR5Z via DJ5RE (L) DR60WUNDER via DL0RL, (L) DR7T via DF1DN E7DX via E73Y (direct and (L) ED5R via ED5R EG24FDC via EA1URG (L), (e) ES8/DL2VFR via DL2VFR F/DL7BC/p via DL7BC and (L) F/EA4DOS/p via EA4DOS GB150GM via G7VOH (eQSL) H33IP via HP1MRA (d) HB0/DL2SBY via DL2SBY (O), (d), (L) HB40OK via HB9OCR HB9/YU1CA/P via YU1CA HF9MUZEUM via SP9KAG HB0/I2YBC via I2YBC HB9SOTA via HB9HBV (B) HF0LOK via SP9KAG (d), (e) HF1CHO via SP1KZE HF65X via SQ9S (L) HF73CLR via SP3ESU HG3IPA via HA3JB HI6M via EB7DX, (L) HK1MW via N2OO, (L) HV0A via IK0FVC (d), (L) IQ5PJ via IU5RTR (L) IQ6KX via IW6ATQ (d), (e) J88IH via VP2EIH (L) JW/DK6AS via DK6AS M3D via G3PIA, (L) MM/F5DBT via F5DBT (d), (L) MP7DX via G4DIY (d), (L) N0K via AF0S (d) N1S via K3LBD, (L) N7F via K7ID (d) KH0/WB6Z via JF1OCQ and LoTW KH0W via KC0W (direct) LZ/SQ1GU/P via SQ1GU (eQSL only) OH1/DL2VFR via DL2VFR OZ/II5SF via IZ5GST (direct) PI4CC via PC2A (d), (L) PI4S via PD5CW PJ7/KC4BPD via KC4BPD PJ2/DK5ON via DK5ON, (d), (B), (L), (O) R8LA via RW6HS (d) only RI41POL via RN3RQ RL3A via W3HNK SN100RPO via SP9KKA SN4X via SP5OXJ SP13JWGC via SQ5AM SV2/YT3EWW via YT3EWW T88PB via JA0JHQ (d), (L) TA4Q via EA7FTR, (L) TF/DJ7GS via DJ7GS, (L) TG9AOR via EC6DX, (L) TK/F6GLS via F6GLS (e) TM0QSM via F5BNJ (O), (L) TM111TDF via F8GGZ (d), (e) TM13COL via F5OGL, (L) TM17FFF via F4GFE TM24CEFA via F8GGZ TM25FO via F5KMY TM2FLO via F6KPQ, (L) TM40FLO via F6DZU, (L) TM42JO via TM42JO TM5R via F5KAY TM5OON via F6KGL TM53JO via F6KSU, (e) TM55A via DL1GI TM6DDAY via F6KCZ TM67OG via F1LFL TM80BON via F5PYI (d), (L), (e) TM80DD via F5JYD TM80DDAY via PA3EFR TM80OSG via F4FCE, (e) UN9L via LZ1YE (d), (L) VE1YOTA via KC3UII, (L) VP5/AC6ZM via AC6ZM (O), (L) W1M via WS1SM W5D via KC5NX (d) YB0AR via EB7DX (d), (L) YI9WPZ via IK2DUW (d), (L) YR9F via YO9FNP, (L) YT100RB via YU1EA YT7A via YU7GMN YU1924RB via YU1ANO YU7POTA/p via YU7SRV YU7YOTA via YU7SRV Z21ML via N4GNR (d), (L) ZY250CPS via PY2CER Z30GOCE via Z37RSM, (L) ZC4GW via MW0BRO (d), (L), (e) ZC4RH via DK6SP, (L) ZF2OO via WB2REM (O), (L) ZL100AC via ZL2CAZ ZS1PZ/V51 via ZS1PZ (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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