DXNL 2433 - November 20, 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 ============= 4U_ITU, ITU HQ: The refurbishment of the UN buidling that hosts 4U1ITU has been postponed to 2028. Expect the station to get on the air between November 19 and 29. QSL via bureau, LoTW, 4U_UN, UNITED NATIONS HQ: On the building that hosts 4U1UN in New York, an antenna for 80 and 160m has been installed recently for members' use. The location in Manhattan suffers from constant (S5-S7) QRM though. DU, PHILLIPINES: Tim 4F1GN (N4GN) has been assigned the callsign DU0A for DX contests. A team is forming for setting up a competitive location. QSL via KU9C (d), LoTW. OM, SLOVAKIA: OM25ISS marks the anniversary of the first Slovak astronaut, Ivan Bella, in space 25 years ago. QRV until the end of September 2025 on all bands. An award is also available: https://www.qrz.com/db/OM25ISS. QSL via OM8ATE. IOTA ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-016; FR, REUNION ISLAND: Jean-Marie, F4JCF, signs FR/F4JCF between Nov. 24 and Dec. 15. AF-017; 3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND: Kazu, M0CFW, will be back on the air as 3B9/M0CFW between the 17th and 27th, and as 3B9KW during the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via OQRS, LoTW. AF-049; 3B8, MAURITIUS (MAURICE) ISLAND: A large international team will be active as 3B8M in the CQWW contest. QRV before and after also as 3B8/homecalls. QSL for 3B8M via M0OXO OQRS. AF-060; C5, THE GAMBIA group: EA3NT, EI5GM, EI9FBB, MM0NDX, and MM0OKG operate from the mainland (as C5T) and possibly also from Bijol Island (as C5I) between Nov. 25 and 29. QSL via EA5GL. NA-001; C6, GREAT BAHAMA BANK group: Watch out for Brian, ND3F, operating as C6AQQ between Nov. 21 and 28, including the CQWW contest. QSL via ND3F. NA-005; VP9, BERMUDA ISLANDS: Darrel, AB2E, and John, K3TEJ, sign AB2E/VP9 and K3TEj/VP9 respectively between Nov. 20 and 26. QRV during the contest as VP9I. QSL via homecalls, VP9I via WW3S. NA-107; FM, MARTINIQUE: Yuri, VE3DZ, uses the callsign TO4A from Martinique between the 20th and 27th. QSL via VE3DZ. OC-009; T8, PALAU ISLANDS: Nobu, JA0JHQ, operates from Koror Island as T88PB from Nov. 22 until 26. QRV on 160-6m (CW, SSB). QSL via JA0JHQ. OC-027; FO, MARQUESAS ISLANDS: Paula, NX1P, plans to arrive on Hiva Oa on Nov. 20 and hopes to get on the air on 40, 20, 15, 12, and 10m the following the on CW as FO/NX1P. She also plans to participate in the CQWW contest on 10m. QSL via LoTW. OC-049; A3, TONGATAPU GROUP: LZ1GC and LZ5QZ activate Tonga as A35GC between Nov. 25 and Dec. 6. QSL via LZ1GC, ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. SA-006; PJ4, BONAIRE ISLAND: A group of American ops (K4BAI, KU8E, N4RR, N8VW) visits Bonaire from Nov. 20 until 27, operating as PJ4/homecalls and as PJ4A during the contest. QSL for PJ4A, PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI; others via homecalls. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL von - bis DX DXMB 08.11. - 12.12. 3D2TP 2431 15.11. - 04.12. 3D2Y 2432* 01.06. - 01.05.25 3E7D 2410 15.11. - 30.11. 3G7X 2432* 20.08. - 5H2MUH 2419 10/24 - 5V0DX 2427 13.11. - 27.11. 5X1DF 2432* 13.11. - 27.11. 5X1XA 2432* 1.11. - 21.11. 7P8EA 2432* 12.10. - 24.11. 8R1TM 2427 09.24 - 9J2FI 2426 - 9M1Z 2421 23.10. - 25.11. 9M6NA 2429 20.08. - AF2F/2 2421 - 13.11. AT78I 2428 - 31.12. C5GM 2412 09.11. - 17.11. DM60IOTA 2431 - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413 06.11. - 24.11. E51SGC 2431 10.11. - 25.11. E7BOSNIA 2432* - 06/24 FH4VVK 2357 07.11. - 18.11. FR/F5SGI 2431 19.11. - 29.11. FS/KC9EE 2432* 11.11. - 16.11. FO/N5LCP 2432* 15.11. - 23.11. FY/WE9G 2432* 10/24 - 03/25 FY4YM 2427 - II4RCDN 2428 15.11. - 01.03.25 JG8NQJ/JD1 2432* 06.11. - 13.11. KH2/N2OEF 2431 01.11. - 31.12. LZ311PA 2390 01.01. - 31.12. OE100RADIO 2386 01.09. - 30.11. OE45NO 2421 01.01. - 31.12. OR100LGE 2388 18:11: - 02:12: OX5DM 2432* 18:11: - 02:12: OX7AM 2432* 20.10. - 27.12. PJ7PL 2428 09/24 - 10/24 PZ5JT 2425 - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402 11.11. - 30.11. S9Z 2431 01.01. - 31.12. SK100FRK 2390 01.01. - 31.12. SK50B 2390 14.11. - 20.11. T88DT 2432* 14..11. - 20.11. T88RC 2432* 09.24 - 11.24 TM80LW 2422 06.11. - 15.11. V47JA 2431 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 12/23 - 11/24 VK0DS 2386 15.11. - 25.11. VP8G 2432* - 12/25 YB8QT 2330 19.11. - 28.11. YN2CC 2432* 23.11. - 24.11. Z66BCC 2431 09.11. - 10.11. Z68XX 2431 16:11: - 30:11: ZD7VJ 2432* 07.11. - 12.11. ZF2KM 2431 19.11. - 26.11. ZL7IO 2432* 19.11. - 26.11. ZL7YL 2432* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3E7D via HP1AVS (d), (e) 4K29COP via DC9RI 4L1AN via N4GNR (d) 4Z4DX via EB7DX, (L) 5H8HZ via TA1UT (d), (L), (e) 5P1KZX via OZ1KZX (L) 5Q2J via OZ2JBC (L) 7Q5MLV via M0URX (O), (L) 7S2A via SA2SAA, (L) 7V70ND via 7X3DL 8S2X via SM2DIR 8Q7TR via OE1TRI (B), (e) A61BG via EA7FTR, (L) A91OMA via EC6DX (L) AP2MKB via EB7DX AX38EUDXF via VK2WN nur (e) C21MM via DL4SVA (O), (L), no QSL RX C49C via 5B4KH C7A via UA3DX oder 4U1A (d) CB3A via XQ3SK, (L) CN49MS via CN8WW (d), (L), (e) CP6CL via M0OXO (L) CQ3W via DF7EE (O), (L), no RX QSL CQ7Z via CT7AOV, (L) CR3W via DL5AXX, (L) CR6A via CT1IUA, (L) CR6B via CT1EHX CS5POTA via CT1REP CT7/HB9HZC via HB9HZC, (L) CT9/DF7EE via DF7EE (O), (L) CT9ABO via OM3GI (d), (L) CX7CO via EA5GL (d), (L) D4L via IK2NCJ, (L) D4UM via SQ9UM DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L) DA0CW/p via DF6EX DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B) DA0LCC via DH4HAN (B) DA0LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L) DA0M via DD5DD DA0RR via DJ5BWD (L) DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L) DA0WCA via DF6EX DA24WARD via DL2VFR (B), (d) DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e) DA2X via DL3DXX (L) DA3T via DL8DXL DB60FIR via DL8DWL (L) DD2024EM via DK7TX (B), (L) DD2D via DK8ZB, (L) DF0FDN via DG6SDY DF0G via DL9RAR DF0RE via DK2YCT (B) DF0SX via DL1CW, (L) DF0WF via DL2BWH (B) 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/SQ8NOD via SQ8NOD, (e) DL0ABT via DL7URB (B), (e) DL0EUF via DJ8NK (B) DL0EW via DK9VA DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L) DL0NOT via DL1ZAV (B) DL0PPC via DL6UIP DL0TXL via DM4EAX (B) DL0WCA via DF6QE (B) DL100ANA via DH7WW (L) DL250CDF via (B), (L), (e) DL25EUT via DD7GU (B) DL4M via DM2RH DM24EHF via DL2VFR (B) DM3M via DM3XRF DM50LOW via DL8TG (B), (e) DM60IOTA via DL2VFR (B), (d) DM70LSC via DL8UIL (B), (d) DQ100SRC via DK8VR DQ4W via DK9TN DQ650SG via DD3JN (B) DR2B via DG4NBI (B), (d) DR30RRC via RZ3EC (O) DR5T via DK7DR DR5Z via DJ5RE (L) DR60WUNDER via DL0RL, (L) DR7T via DF1DN DU1/NF0O via K8CW, (L), (e) DU38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) EA6/DL6TK via DL6TK (L) EA8/DL2DXA/p via DL2DXA F/HB9HCS/P via HB9HCS FJ/EA8DBM via EA8DBM (d); LY5CA (L) FJ/K4HGF via K4HGF (L), (e) FJ/W6HGF via W6HGF, (L) FM4TI via EA5GL FR8TZ via F4FTV (d), (L) FS/EA8DBM via EA8DBM (d); LY5CA (L) FT4YM via F5PFP (L), (e) GB2ZL via M0OXO (O), (L) GS0PYM via GM0PYM (d), (L), (e) HA38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) HG3IPA via HA3JB HR9/K6VHF via K6VHF (B), (L), (e) II4BTFU via IQ4FE, (L) II7RALE via IQ7AF IQ5PJ via IU5RTR, (L) IR1RVDB via IQ1II IR8RCAM via IQ8AY IR9RDIO via IT9AGZ (B), (d) IR9RPAL via IT9TQH JT/BG0AUB via BG0AUB KP4/EA8DBM via EA8DBM (d); LY5CA (L) LX4RTTY via LX1DA (L) ON38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) OO60FIR via OR4K OT1C via ON5KPS (nur E-Mail) PA38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PB38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PC38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PD38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PE38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PF16F via PD8RW (B) PF38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PG38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PH38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PI38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) PI4DX via PD1DX, (L) PI4IPA via PA9LUC PJ4/DK7PE via DK7PE (B), (L) PJ5/EA8DBM via EA8DBM (d); LY5CA (L) PJ7/EA8DBM via EA8DBM (d); LY5CA (L) S01WS via EA2JG (O), (d) SE80TG via SM-Bureau, (L) TG9AJR via M0URX (O), (L) TM00B via F4WBU (B) TR8CR via F6AJA (B) V2/EA8DBM via EA8DBM (d); LY5CA (L) V31MF via DJ8NU V4/DK7PE via DK7PE (B), (L) V55LA via M0OXO (O), (L) VK9CV via OK6DJ (B), (L), eQSL VP2MCW via DK7PE (B), (L) XO2LMM via VY2DS (d), (e) XT2MD via IK2VUC (B), (L) ZD7G via JM1GDA (B), (L), (e) ZD7SFU via JM3SFU (O), (d), (L) ZD7SFU via JF3SFU (L) ZF2PE via DK7PE (B), (L) ZL4AA via M0OXO (O), (L) ZM100DX via M0OXO (O), (L) ZV2RB via PT2AA (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARC Amateur Radio Club ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society AUTO QSL Versand automatisch an alle QSO's, meist wird keine QSL Karte benoetigt BOTA Beaches On The Air DCI D.C.I. 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