DXNL 2499 - February 25, 2026 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 ============= 5N, NIGERIA: Bodo, DF8DX, is due to perform service tasks at the Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting site from March 1 to 10. QRV as 5N7QBR with 100W and possibly the large bc transmit antennas. Bodo also uses the QO-100 satellite. QSL via DF8DX, OQRS, LoTW. 9G, GHANA: Arno, DL1CW, planned to continue operating as 9G5ZZ until March 3 but is now off the air due to a broken transceiver. His operating permit is good until 2031 and he hopes to return to Ghana eventually for more QSOs. DL, GERMANY: The special event station DD2026WPG operates during March and April around the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Italy (Milano, Cortina). QSL automagically via bureau, DCL, LoTW. ET, ETHIOPIA: Ken, K4ZW, is expected on the air as ET3AA (CW exclusively) until March 2 during his spare time. QSL via N2OO. F, FRANCE: The radio club Rambouillet F6KKR celebrates its 50th anniversary with the callsign TM50KKR from March until June (Saturdays only). J5, GUINEA BISSAU: Livio, IZ3BUR, remains active as J52EC until Feb. 28 with 100W and 3 element yagi for 20, 15, and 10m. QSL via IZ3BUR. OZ, DENMARK: OZ100OZ commemorates the first licensed Danish amateur radio activity 100 years ago. QRV March 1 to 8; QSL via OZ1ACB. For more information see: https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ100OZ TZ, MALI: Ulmar, DK1CE, remains on the air as TZ1CE until March, mostly on SSB and FT8, with a focus on 160, 80, and 6m. XU, CAMBODIA: The radio club XU7AMO plans to introduce a group of students to amateur radio between Feb. 27 and March 2. QRV with a focus on QO-100 and the LEOs RS-44, SO-50, and FO-29. Club operators plan to demonstrate CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSL via N0MMA. YU. SERBIA: YT170TESLA celebrates Nikola Tesla's 170th birthday until the end of the year. IOTA ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-004; EA8, CANARY ISLANDS: Jeff, VA3QSL, is active at the moment as EA8/VA3QSL until March 8. QSL via homecall (B), LoTW. AF-005; D4, LEEWARD ISLANDS (aka SOTAVENTO): Frank, DL1IL, plans a holiday-style activation of two Cape Verde islands for the end of March to mid-April as D41IL. QRV with 10W on CW. QSL via DL1IL (B), eQSL, e-mail. AS-013; 8Q, MALDIVE ISLANDS: Lubo, OM5ZW, and Laco, OM4WM, are going to put Thulusdhoo Island on the air between Feb. 28 and March 12 on 160-10m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8) with a 500W rig, a spider beam and vertical antennas. QSL via ClubLog, LoTW. EU-123; GM/MM, SCOTTISH COASTAL ISLANDS: Rob, VE3JR, remains active from Arran until Feb. 28 as MM7RXH. NA-022; VP2E, ANGUILLA: Adrian, SQ2RAD, Janusz, SP9FIH, and Jack, M0PLX, sign VP2EAD, VP2EWE, and VP2ELX respectively between March 3 and 20 on 160-6m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT4/8). Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL von - bis DX DXMB 23.01. - 3B8/DL5PT 2496 02.02. - 23.02. 3B8/OE6MBG 2496 06.01. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2494 13.02. - 4UNR 2498 01.03. - 10.03. 5N7QBR 2499* - 2027 7Q5C 2493 21.02. - 28.02. 8P9XB 2498 28.02. - 12.03. 8Q7ZW 2499* 15.01. - 23.02. 8R1TM 2494 19.02. - 27.02. 8R1WA 2498 - 23.02. 9G5ZZ 2499* - 01/26 AT44I 2491 01.01.26 - 31.12.26 AX120AAC 2491 31.01. - C21TS 2490 16.01. - 15.03. C5MB 2494 16.01. - 15.03. C5SP 2494 16.02. - 30.04. DA0ANT 2498 01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491 01.01. - 31.12. DA100TV 2491 15.01. - 15.02. DA2026SKI 2493 01.01. - 31.12. DB100FT 2491 01.02. - 01.03. DD2026OWG 2495 01.03. - 01. 01.04. DD2026WPG 01.01. - 31.12. DK100LH 2491 01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442 01.01. - 31.12. DL100LH 2491 01,01, - 31.12. DL100TV 2491 01.01. - 31.03. DL25WIKI 2491 16.02.2026 - 30.04. DM50ANT 2498 01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439 - 12/26 DP0GVN 2486 16.02.2026 - 30.04. DP50ANT 2498 - 01.03. DU9/KB7TX 2499* 15.02. - 08.03. EA8/VA3QSL 2499* 01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30KCC 01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30KY 01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30LV 01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30UA 01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30VER 25.02. - 01. 02.03. ET3AA - 23.03. FM/F6BWJ 2497 11/25 - 02/26 FT4YM/p 2486 18.01.. - 15.03. H44MS 2493 01.02. - 28.02. HG80BAY 2495 01.02. - 28.02. HG80EARTH 2495 01.02. - 28.02. HG80EME 2495 01.02. - 28.02. HG80LUNA 2495 01.02. - 28.02. HG80MOON 2495 01.02. - 28.02. HG80RADAR 2495 03.09. - 15.05.26 HK3JCL 2471 - 12.03. HR5/F2JD 2484 06.02. - 22.03. II2WOG 2496 06.02. - 22.03. II3BIA 2496 06.02. - 22.03. II3COR 2496 06.02. - 22.03. II3WOG 2496 24.01. - 28.02. J52EC 2499* - 31.03.27 J79H 2499* 26.02. - 26.05. JG8NQJ/JD1 2499* 19.04. - 21.02. JO1CRA/JR6 2498 01.02. - 28.02. MM7RXH 2499* 19.02. - 25.02. N4T 2498 29.12. - 25.02. OX3MC 2490 01.03. - 08.03. OZ100OZ 2499* 16.02. - 23.02. P44W 2497 10.01. - 31.03. PJ2/W2APF 2492 21.02. - 22.02. PJ4K 2498 03.02. - S0S 2496 05.02. - 20.02. S9BV 2496 20.02. - 22.02. T45FM 2498 25.02. - 05.03. T88CZ 2499* 25.02. - 05.03. T88DK 2499* 14.02. - 22.02. T88DN 2497 25.02. - 05.03. T88MB 2499* 03.03. - 19.03. T8OK 2499* 19.02. - 22.02. TI7W 2498 21.02. - 22.02. TM13X 2494 16.02. - 02.03. TM23AAW 2497 02.12. - 15.06.26 TO2FY 2489 06.01. - 06.04. TY5GG 2491 10.02. - 01.03. TZ1CE 2499* 09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474 21.02. - 22.02. V3T 2498 01.02. - 27.02. V31DK 2497 01.02. - 27.02. V31DJ 2497 19.02. - 26.02. V31KO 2498 04.02. - 09.03. V4/K0YA 2496 04.02. - 09.03. V4/W5RCX 2496 21.02. - 07.03. V4/WA7RAR 2498 30.01. - 03.02. V47JA 2495 20.11. - 24.03. V51WH 2485 20.11. - 24.03. V55Y 2485 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 03.03. - 20.03. VP2EAD 2499* 03.03. - 20.03. VP2ELX 2499* 03.03. - 20.03. VP2EWE 2499* QRT - VP2MCV 2499* 07.02. - 14.02. VP8TDX 2496 14.02. - 28.02. VP8TM 2497 17.02. - 24.02. VP9/AB2E 2497 17.02. - 24.02. VP9/K3TEJ 2497 21.02. - 22.02. VP9I 2498 17.02. - 24.02. VP9I 2497 27.02. - 02.03. XU7AMO 2499* 07.02. - 21.02. XU7O 2497 12.01. - 15.02. XQ7IR 2479 - 31.03. YR1600VT 2474 - 31.12. YT170TESLA 2499* 27.02. - 02.03. Z66BCC 2494 - 22.02. ZL60PAH 2498 01.02. - 28.02. ZV1.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV2.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV3.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV4.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV5.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV6.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV7.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV8.. 2495 01.02. - 28.02. ZV9.. 2495 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3Z0SYBIR via SP8SW 3Z100A via SP2PGD 4L/S53EL via 4L/S53EL 4U13FEB via 9A2AA, (L) 4UNR via 4U1A (d) 5Z4/OZ7X via OZ7X 5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L) 6Y/AI5IN via AI5IN, (L) 8A1A via N2OO (B), (d), (L) 9A/IV3NGF via IV3NGF 9A69AA via 9A2AA 9K5/DO1THG via DO1THG A43WWA via EC6DX A60HF/26 via A65D (d) A65HS via 9K2HS, (L) AM65KZ via EA7KZ (e) AO4WRD via EA3RKF (d), (e) AU7RS via M0OXO, (O), (L) C4E via LZ3SM CT9/DL7CD via DL7CD CT100RE via CT1REP (B) DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e) DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L) DA0CW/p via DF6EX DA0DIG via DH1PAL DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B) DA2026SKI via DK5ON, (d), (B), (L), (O) DH2026EM via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DA0LCC via DH4HAN (B) DA0LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (O), (L) DA0M via DD5DD DA0OIE via DL4NWD DA0RR via DJ5BWD (L) DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L) DA0UDS via DH1OL DA0UT via DJ5NF DA0WCA via DF6EX DA100LH via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O) DA1000ROD via DK1BU (B) DA1250HAS via DL7PIA DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e) DA3T via DL8DXL DB125OEB via DL8ARJ (B), (L)/(e) DB60FIR via DL8DWL (L) DD2D via DK8ZB, (L) DF0AN via DJ9AT DF0FDN via DG6SDY DF0G via DL9RAR DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L) DF100KWTJ via DJ9AO (B) DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L) DK0MM via DF5FW (B) DK0SL/P via DG1LS DK100LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DL/OE6BVG via OE6BVG DL0AG via DK8QY (B) DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L) DL0PAF via DL4RDM (B) DL0SOP via DL4SVA (O), (L), No QSL RX! DL0SX via DL5LBQ DL0SY/P via DK8OL DL100DM via DL8FA DL100LH via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O) DL200KIT via DF0UK DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e) DL25WIKI via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DL2L via DL4RCE, (L) DL35MDXC via RQ7L DL39EUDXF via PA1AW DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L) DL70IPASD via DC2WF DM800KM via DL8DSL (B) DN2SAX via DL2SAX (L) DP4E via DK9KW EA3/DL1FUG/p via DL1FUG, (e) EA7/DM3XRF via DM3XRF (L). (e) EA8/DC6ST via DC6ST EA8/DK1AX via DK1AX, (L) EA8/EA5UJ via EA5UJ ED7K via EA7LOC ED8L via EA8DHH, (L) EE7R via EA7FTR EG1MDA via EA1AUM EG30URW via EA5URW EG7BOB via EA7IXM (E-Mail) EG7DA via EA7RCS EH175FCM via EA3URM (e) EK/DL2JRM via DL2JRM EX8MCD via EA5GL, (L) F/ON4AEO via ON4AEO FG/F6HMQ via F6HMQ (L), (e) FM/F6BWJ via F6BWJ, (L) FR/G3JUN via JL8AQH (d), (L) FR/UR9IDX via UR9IDX (d) via CT3 G8X via G4FJK (d), (L) GB50PUNK via G3SKA, (e) GE0KUC via G0KUC, (e) H44MS via DL2GAC, (L) HF100I via SP2PGD HG1G via HA1YI HH2AA via EB7DX, (L), (d) HI9/F8AAN via F8AAN, (d) HS0ZJB via GM8NMM (L), (e) HS0ZJF via ON4AFU HS0ZMY via EA5GL, (L) HS0ZOA via EB7DX II0LOVE via IQ0TE II3COR via IQ3DD II3JUMP via IN3ANF IO6T via IK6VXO, (L) J52EC via IZ3BUR (d) J88IH via VP2EIH, (L) LA/DL8JJ/M via DL8JJ, (L) LX7I via LX2A, (L) LZ23ANT via LZ3SM OH/DO8BW via DO8BW, (e) OK8CX/p via DL7CX, (L) OO5A via ON5AI OP9T via ON5CT, (L) OT1X via ON4DXL, (L) OX7AKT via OZ1ACB (O), (L) OY/4X6TT via N4GNR (d), (L) OZ/UT0NT via UT0NT, (L) PA05NTC via PG4I (B) PA6A via PI4EDE PA6D via PA3DAT, (L) PG6G via PA4M PI4DX via PD1DX, (L) PI4FL via PA3HEB, (L) PI4TS via DG1DGT PI4YLC via PD3GVQ PJ4/NQ1R via NQ1R, (L) R103ME via RQ7L S5702DX via S56DX SC6O via SM6OEF, (L) SE2P via SM2MTR, (L) SF1Z via SM0HEV, (L) SM5/UY5OO via UY5OO SM6/DL1HTW via DL1HTW (O) SN100N via SP2PGD SP100G via SP2PGD SP0ANT via SP3PDO SQ100D via SP2PGD T88MH via JI1IRE TM26JMC via F8GGZ, (e) TM26JMR via F8GGZ (e) TM6C via F6KMB (e) UP0L via DL8KAC, (L) VP2MAA via IK2DUW (d), (L) VP5/W6NYC via W6NYC (d), (L) VP8TDX via NE8Z (O) VP8TM/P via DC8TM, (L) VP9/SP5T via SP5XVY WP2/G4TRA via G4TRA XU7O via DL4WK, (L), (e) ZF/N5EE via N5EE, (L) ZF2/WA4TVN via WA4TVN, (L) ZF9CW via K5GO (d), (L) ZL/YU1FW via YU1FW (d) = direct (B) = Buereau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS-B (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (D) = downloadable QSL (M) = E-Mail QSL (Q) = QRZ.COM (A) = QSL automatic H/c = Homecall (*) = new manager 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. (Diploma Castelli Italia) http://www.dcia.it/dci/ DCPC D.C.P.C. (Diploma Castelli Provincia Cuneo) DFCF Diplome des Forts et Chateaux de France DIFM Diplome des Iles de la France Metropolitaine H/c Homecall ILLW International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend IOCA Islands Of Croatia Award IOTA Islands on the Air IRC International Reply Coupon JOTA Jamboree On The Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System POTA Parks On The Air RDA Russian District's Award Program RIB Radio in a Box (Remote Operation) RLHA Russian Lighthouse Award S.A.S.E Self addressed stamped envelope SES Special Event Station SNSM Societe Nationale des Sauveteurs en Mer URE Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship WWFF World Wide Flora & Fauna Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DX World, DXNews.com, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7MAE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OM3JW & IDXP, W3UR & The Daily DX ...u.a. 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