DXNL 2076 - January 17, 2018 DX Newsletter a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG (e-mail: dxnl@dxhf.darc.de) translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO 3Y, Bouvet Island: The DXpedition team has started its journey on Jan. 13. Due to present weather conditions the passage to Bouvet will take ca. 14 days, so that the start and end dates for the operation have to be pushed back about 24 to 36 hours. For more information see the website; also watch out for 3G9A/mm. QSL via N2OO. http://www.bouvetdx.org/ CU, Azores: Hermann/HB9CRV will be operating from Flores Island (EU-089, WW Loc. HM49jn) between Jan. 22 and Feb. 16 using Antonio'S (CU8AS) QTH. QRV on 160-10m on FT8 with the call CU8FN. Hermann and Antonio will be participating in the CQ WW 160m CW Contest together as CR2W. QSL for CR2W and CU8FN via HB9CRV (d/B), LoTW. DL, Germany: DA200FWR (special DOK FWR200) draws attention to the 200th birthday of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, a German pioneer of forms of cooperative economy in the 19th century. A trophy for QSOs with this call and stations from the participating DARC clubs K01 (Ahrweiler), K08 (Neuwied), K18 (Westerwald), K41 (Sieg-Hellertal), K47 (Mayen), and K50 (Altenkirchen). For more information see: https://www.darc.de/k50 EI, Ireland: EI50AOM commemorates the crash of an Aer Lingus Vickers Viscount 803 on 24 March 1968 which killed 61 passengers. QRV between Feb. 22 and March 23. QSL via EI2KA (d/B), LoTW. I, Italy: In 2018, The ARI Fidenza Club (IQ4FE) is going to draw attention to milestones in radio history. During January II4MXW honours the memory of James Clerk Maxwell. QSL via IQ4FE. J8, St. Vincent: Brian/GW4DVB will be active holiday-style as J88PI between the 21st and 27th from Palm Island (NA-025, WW Loc. FK92ho) on 40-6m. QSL via GW4DVB (d), LoTW. JA, Japan: 8N0400N celebrates the founding of the city Nagaoka 400 years ago during 2018. QSL via bureau. LA, Norway: The Norsk Radio Relae Liga (NRRL) celebrates its 90th anniversary during the whole year with the special calls LM90C, LM90HQ, and LM90NRRL. QSL via bureau. https://www.nrrl.no/ OH, Finland: The radio club Pori celebrates its 60th anniversary with the special event call OG60F and with an OH1AF/OH1AB/OH1F 60th Anniversary Award. QSL via OH1NOA, LoTW, ClubLog. http://teljanradioamatoorit.dy.fi/?OG60F SM, Sweden: The Vaesteraas Radioklubb (SK5AA) turns 75 this year and celebrates the occasion with the call 7S75AA. QSL via SK5AA (B), SM5FUG (d). http://www.sk5aa.se/ V3, Belize: Paul/VE3AXT returns to Consejo Shores and will be active until April 4 as V31AX on HF. QSL via M0URX, LoTW. YS, El Salvador: Markus/HB9KNA continues to sign as YS1/HB9KNA from Libertad until May on 160-6m (SSB). He is currently waiting for a native YS callsign. No QSL information is known at present. Other stuff: ============ David/K3LP silent key: The well known DXer and DXpeditioner David Collingham/K3LP lost his life in a tragic death on the 5th of January. He was 59 years old and a licensed radio amateur since 1975. Among others his DX activations included 3D2DC, T33C, K3LP/KP5, ET3AA, ST0R, N8S, 7O6T, VP8STI, VP8SGI, and 5U5R. In 2014 David was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame. E31A Update: The DXpedition E31A will be conducted in memory of David/K3LP. He was a good friend of the team. Preview: ======== VK5CE/6-IOTA-Expedition: Craig/VK5CE plans to activate the following IOTA references during June 2018 as VK5CE/6: OC-170 Woody Island OC-199 East Lewis Island OC-140 Direction Island. V31JZ/p - NA-180: Art/NN7A plans to operate from South Water Caye (NA-180) between Feb. 8 and 14 as V31JZ/p. QRV on 160-10m (mostly CW9 with 100W and wire antennas. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, NN7A (d/B). Benin 2018 DXpedition: The F6KOP team is going on a DXpedition to Benin from March 7 to 18. QRV on HF on CW, SSB, and digital modes. More information to follow. https://ty2018dx.wordpress.com/ Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World NRRL Norsk Radio Relae Liga OQRS Online QSL Request System WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 19.01. LZ Open Contest 20./21.01. HA DX Contest 20./21.01. North American QSO Party IOTA Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON (iota@dxhf.darc.de) ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz NA-062; W4, Florida State (Florida Keys) group: Howie/K1VSJ will be active between Jan. 15 and Feb. 15 from Key Colony Beach on 40-10m (CW, SSB). QSL via K1VSJ (d/B). SA-099; PJ2, Curacao Island: Joeke/PA0VDV is going to sign PJ2/PA0VDV between Jan. 16 and Feb 8. QRV mainly on CW and with a focus on 80m. QSL via PA0VDV (d/B). WWFF Activities ================ WWFF QRGs: CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz New DLFF Awards (Hunters and Activators): The DARC has approved the DLFF annual awards for hunters and activators. The award manager will be Klaus/DL2YBG. For the rules see: http://dlfflogsearch.cotagroup.org/index.php Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 01/18 - 03/18 3D2JS 2074 01/18 - 02/18 3W9FB 2073 01.11. - 25.03. 4S7KKG 2065 01.01. - 31.01. 4T18PAX 2075 - 02/2018 5T2AI 1977 01.01. - 31.12. 5W20SAMOA 2075 01.10. - 30.09.19 5Z4/DL2RMC 2008 - 12/2018 6W1SU 2012 11.01. - 22.01. 6Y6J 2075 01.01. - 31.12. 7S75AA 2076* 01.01. - 20.01. 8J1RL 2021 01.04. - 31.03. 8J1YAC 2035 01.06. - 31.05. 8J1ZIU 2055 01.06. - 31.03. 8J2Y 2047 01.01. - 20.01. 8J60JARE 2021 01.01. - 31.05. 8J7HCB 2073 05.01. - 12.02. 8J8SSF 2074 01.01. - 31.12. 8N0400N 2076* 04.06. - 28.02. 8N0IIDA 2045 01.04. - 31.03. 8N3H70Y 2041 01.04. - 31.03. 8N60JLRS 2036 01.12. - 31.01. 9M2MRS 2069 - 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012 01.01. - 31.03. AU2WBR 2073 17.11. - 30.01. C5YK 2069 26.01. - 28.01. CR2W 2076* 22.01. - 16.02. CU8FN 2076* 01.01. - 31.12. DA200FWR 2073/2076* 01.01. - 31.12. DB50EFAPB 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DF1000ZEIL 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DJ70WAE 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DK200MARX 2073 01.01. - 31.12. DK60BIB 2074 01.01. - 31.12. DL60BIB 2074 01.05. - 30.04. DL60TELF 2038 01.01. - 31.12. DL70PADER 2073 - 28.02. DM200LFS 2035 01.01. - 31.12. DM900ZWI 2074 01.01. - 30.06. DM90AIW 2073 - 02/2018 DP0GVN 2015 01.01. - 31.12. DQ2018KTMS 2074 01.01. - 31.12. DQ800HRO 2074 01.12. - 28.02. DT23WOP 2070 14.01. - 23.01. E31A 2075 - 01/2018 EA8/DF9AE 2072 01.01. - 31.12. EI100MCV 2074 22.01. - 23.03. EI50AOM 2076* 14.10. - 20.10. FG/DD0VR 2075 28.12. - 24.01. GB0HNY 2073 28.12. - 24.01. GB1HNY 2073 28.12. - 24.01. GB2HNY 2073 01.01. - 28.01. GB2KW 2073 28.12. - 24.01. GB4HNY 2073 28.12. - 24.01. GB5HNY 2073 28.12. - 24.01. GB6HNY 2073 28.12. - 24.01. GB8HNY 2073 01.01. - 31.01. GX4BJC/a 2074 - 01/18 H44DA 2073 01.07. - 30.06. HA60FMV 2048 01.12. - 31.01. HF2018HNY 2072 15.08. - 08/18 HF700LUB 2054 - 06/18 HK3JCL 2060 01.01. - 03.06. HH70A 2074 15.09. - 25.02. HL0WOP 2069 10.01. - 24.01. HP/AA4NC 2075 01.12. - 31.01. II0PGP 2069 10.10. - 27.01. II4GV 2061 01.01. - 31.12. II4MXW 2076* - 31.12.19 J28ND 2035 - 01.09.19 J28PJ 2004 21.01. - 27.01. J88PI 2076* 04.12. - 03.06. JW2US 2069 - 01.06. JW4JSA 2071 15.01. - 15.02. K1VSJ 2076* 18.01. - 19.01. KM1CC 2075 01.01. - 31.12. LM90C 2076* 01.01. - 31.12. LM90HQ 2076* 01.01. - 31.12. LM90NRRL 2076* 01.01. - 31.07. LZ115RF 2075 01.01. - 31.03. LZ140LO 2075 01.01. - 31.01. LZ1833PSS 2074 01.01. - 31.01. MX1SWL/a 2074 01.01. - 31.12. OG60F 2076* 01.01. - 31.12.19 OU0POLIO 1919 01.12. - 31.01. PF44FF 2072 16.01. - 08.02. PJ2/PA0VDV 2075 - 02/18 RI1ANA 2075 04/17 - 03/18 RI1ANO 2034 01.01. - 31.03. RI50ANO 2073 01.01. - 31.12. SN20UM 2073 01.06. - 30.04. SN5PSK 2044 12.01. - 16.06. TM390SR 2075 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 2018 TY2CD 1914 - 10/2018 TY2SN 1957 03.01. - 04.04. V31AX 2076* 01.02. - V31YB 2026 - 01/18 V5/DK7PE 2075 15.01. - 18.01. V63AKB 2075 15.01. - 18.01. V63AKB48 2075 19.12. - 28.02. VI70HI 2073 - 04/2018 VP8DPJ 2014 01.07. - 30.06. VR20.... 2047 01.01. - 31.01. W2D 2073 01.01. - 31.01. W8D 2073 01.10. - 2018 XV9JM 2061 09.01. - 23.01. XW4FB 2074 12/17 - 05/18 YS1/HB9KNA 2076* 09.01. - 17.01. YJ0CA 2074 13.01. - 21.01. ZF2PG 2075 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7DX 2040 05/17 - 05/2020 ZL7QT 2040 05/2018 - ZS8Z 2017 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3B9FR via M0OXO 3D2JS via WB2JTO (d) 3W9FB (L) 3Z18HNY via SP6IEQ (d/B), (L) 4S7KKG via DC0KK (d/B), (L) 4T18PAX via OA4O (d/B) 5P90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), (C), (e) 5T2AI via NI5DX 5W20SAMOA (C), (L), (e) 5X2S via JA1PBV 5Z4/DL2RMC via DL1RTL (d/B) 5Z4/M0LEP via M0LEP (d/B), (L), (e) 6O6O via M0OXO, (L), (O) 6W1/WA3DX via WA3DX (d) 6W1SU via M0URX 6W6/WA3DX via WA3DX (d) 6W7/F6HMJ via F6HMJ 6W7/WA3DX via WA3DX (d) 6Y6J via JA3AVO, (C), (L) 7S75AA via SK5AA (B), SM5FUG (d) 7Q7JW via N6JW 8J1RL via (B), JG2MLI (d), (L) 8J1YAC via (B), JE1XUZ (d) 8J1ZIU (B) 8J2Y (B) 8J60JARE via (B), JG2MLI (d), (L) 8J7HCB via (B), JK7LXU (d) 8J8SSF (B) 8N0400N (B) 8N0IIDA (B) 8N3H70Y (B) 8N60JLRS via (B), JQ6FQI (d) 9M2MRS via PA0RRS (d/B), (C) 9Q6BB via W3HNK A52PD via NR6M (d) A61CP (d), (e), (L) A7/F6BFH via F6BFH A71DLH via DL0LH (d/B) AU2WBR via VU2NRO C5YK via ON7YK (d/B), (L), (e) CN8KD via EA5XX (d), (L) CR2W via HB9CRV (d/B), (L) CU8FN via HB9CRV (d/B), (L) DA200FWR via (B), DK2PU (d) DB50EFAPB (B) DF0AGC (d/B) DF1000ZEIL (B) DJ70WAE (B) DK200MARX via (B), DK5PZ (d), (C) DL60TELF (B), (L), (e) DL70PADER (B) DM200LFS (B), (L), (e) DM900ZWI via DM5JBN (d/B) DM90AIW (B), (C) DP0GVN via DL5EBE (d/B) DQ2018KTMS (B), (e) DQ800HRO via DL5KVV (d/B) DT23WOP via HL1IWD (B), (L) DU0DM via DU1DM (d) DU3/W6QT via W6QT (d), (L), (e) E31A via JH1AJT, (C), (O) E51DXX via AG1LE EA8/DF9AE via DF9AE (d/B), (e) EA8BWL (d/B) EA9ACF (d/B) EG5ERC (d/B), (e), (L) EA9ACD (d) EI100MCV (B) EI50AOM via EI2KA (d/B), (L) ET3AA via N2OO EY7AD (d) FG/DD0VR via DD0VR (d/B) FM/DD0VR via DD0VR (d/B) FR5GS (d) GB2KW (L), (e) GB8KW via G0UKN GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) H44DA via VK4KHZ HA60FMV (B) HF2018HNY via SP2PBM (d/B) HF700LUB via SP8AB HH70A via W3HNK HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HL0WOP via HL4CCM (d/B), (C), (e) HL23CEL via HL4CEL HP/AA4NC via AA4NC (d) HZ1TT via A61BK (d) HQ2DDL (B), (L), (e) II0PGP via I0KQB (d) II4GV (B) II4MXW via IQ4FE J28ND via S57DX J28PJ via F1TMY J70VR via DD0VR (d/B) J88PI via GW4DVB (d), (L) JW2US (C), (L) JW4JSA via LA4JSA K1VSJ (d/B) KH6TY (d) KM1CC (d/B), (L) LM90C (B) LM90HQ (B) LM90NRRL (B) LZ11C via LZ2DB (d/B) LZ115RF via LZ1YE LZ140LO via LZ1ZF LZ1833PSS via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e) N4EE via W4BFZ N5PHT (d), (L) OD5/EA1CYK via EA7LS OD5ZZ via NI5DX (d) OG60F via OH1NOA, (L), (C) OS0X via ON4JM OS8D via ON8DN OT6V/p via OT6V (d/B) OU5U via OZ3FD OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B) OV1CDX via OZ1GML (d) PF44FF (C), (O) PJ2/PA0VDV via PA0VDV (d/B) PJ7/UT6UD via UT6UD (d), (L) PX2A via PY2VM RI1ANA via RN1ON (d/B),(C), (L) RI1ANO via RN1ON (d/B), (L), (C) RI50ANO via RN1ON (d/B), (L), (C) SN100ZHP via SP1ZZW SN1WOSP via SP1PMY (d/B) SN20UM via SQ9UM SN5PSK via SP9MZX (d/B) TC630MECCA via TA3X (d/B) TM390SR via F4DTO (d/B) TR8CA via F6CBC TY2CD via N4GNR (d), (L) UN2G (d/B), (L) V31AX via M0URX, (L) V31YB (L) V5/DK7PE via DK7PE V63AKB via JI1MDM (d/B) V63AKB48 via JI1MDM (d/B) V73NS via W3HNK, (L) VI70HI via M0OXO VP8DPJ (e) VQ920JC via NF9M VU2CPL (d), (L) VU2GSM (d) VU2JXL (e), (L) VU2SMS (d) VU3UPZ (d) W2D via KB2FMH (d), (C), (L) W8D via KB2FMH (d) XV9JM via F6ITD (d/B), (L) XW3DT via RK3DT XW4FB (L) YJ0CA via VK2YUS (d) YP2018HNY via YO3KPA (d/B), (C) ZD7FT (d) ZF2PG via K8PGJ (d), (L) ZL7DX via M0OXO ZL7QT (d) ZS6CCY via K3IRV (d) ZS8Z via ZS1LS (d) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM * QSLs received direct: 9Y4/VE3EY, BX4AL * QSL via LoTW: 9N1AA, A92AA, CO8LY, GB1LBC, WP4U Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DxCoffee, DX World, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK2PU, DK8JB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HB9CRV, M0MDR, M0OXO, NG3K & ADXO, NN7A, OE2IKN, OH1NOA, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Homepage, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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