DXNL 2290 - February 23, 2022 DX Newsletter a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG (e-mail: dxmb@darcdxhf.de) translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO F, France: Members of the Radioamateurs de Lot-et-Garonne (REF 47) honour the memory of their silent key Pierre Marge (F6CXJ) with the callsign TM6CXJ from Feb. 26 until March 6 and from June 1 to 6 on HF (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT4/8). QSL via F2FZ and LoTW. FG, Guadeloupe: Philippe/F1DUZ will be back on the air as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between Feb. 25 and March 15, including the REF SSB and ARRL SSB contests. QSL via F1DUZ (d/B), LoTW, eQSL. FG, Guadeloupe: Gildas/F6HMQ and Michel/F6GWV pay a visit to Guadeloupe from Feb. 25 until March 27. Their main focus will be on the ARRL SSB and CQ WPX SSB contests with the callsign TO3Z. Before and after they sign FG/homecalls. QSL for all calls via F6HMQ. HP, Panama: Jose/HP2AT celebrates his 32 years in ham radio with the callsign H32AT during 2022. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog; there will be no paper cards. J6, St. Lucia: Radio amateurs from St. Lucia (NA-108) may use the prefix J643 (e.g. J69SJ turns into J643SJ) to mark St. Lucia's 43rd anniversary of independence from the 20th to 26th. J6, St. Lucia: Frans/J69DS, Bill/K9HZ (J68HZ), Mike/KA4RRU, Kyle/WA4PGM, and Daniel/W0CN will be active as J68HZ from March 1 to 7 on 160-10m and with focus on the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via K9HZ (d). LZ, Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) continues to honour the memory of orthodox saints during March with the callsign LZ475GJ. QSOs count towards the All Saints - 2022 award. QSL via bureau, LZ1KCP (d). http://www.lz1kcp.com/ ON, Belgium: The Radio Club Belge de l'Est, the first ham radio club in Belgium, was founded in 1922. The anniversary is celebrated with the callsign OR100RCBE until the end of 2022. QSL via ON4GDV (d/B). PJ7, St. Maarten: Thomas/AA9A operates as PJ7AA from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between Feb. 26 and March 26. QRV on 80-10m on CW, SSB, FT8 (fox/hound) and FT4. QSL via AA9A (d), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. PY, Brazil: During March, the special event station ZZ165IBI draws attention to the founding of the city Ibiuna 165 years ago. QSL via PU2SWB, eQSL. ZF, Cayman Islands: By a translation mistake DXNL 2289 reported Bob's/K4UEE, Bill's/W5SJ und Stan's/K5GO callsign as ZF1T. The correct callsign for their ARRL DX CW Contest operation was ZF5T. QSL via K5GO. ISWL Activity: During March, Herbie/G6XOU (WAB TM22) operates as MX1SWL/a. QSL via M5DIK (d/B), eQSL. http://www.iswl.org.uk/clubcalls.htm Other stuff: ============ 90th anniversary of JU52/3m maiden flight: The German club for aviation and amateur radio Flieger-Funk-Runde, the DARC clubs Dessau (W18), ZAB Dessau (W22), Koenigs Wusterhausen (Y07), Ludwigslust (V28), Mittweida (S44), and the Swiss special event station HB90JU commemorate the first official flight of the JU52/3m aircraft on March 7 in 1932. From March until the end of June the following special event stations will be active with the special DOK 90TJU: DF90TJU, DK90TJU, DL90TJU, DM90TJU, DR90TJU, DQ90TJU, and DP90TJU. An award is also available. https://90tju.de/ SpaceX Crew-4 receive amateur radio callsigns: Three of the four SpaceX Crew-4 members, due to launch on April 15 for a 6-month mission on the ISS have obtained amateur radio callsigns: Robert Hines/KI5RQT, Kjell Lindgren/KO5MOS, and Samantha Cristoforetti/IZ0UDF. Preview: ======== HS, Thailand: Members of the Radio Amateur Association of Phetchaburi (HS7AP) are planning an activation of Chang Island (AS-125) for July 29 until Aug. 1 with the callsign HS7AP/p. QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m (CW, SSB, FT8), including the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via E21IZC. Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society DOK Distrikts-Ortsverbands-Kenner IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System REF Reseau des Emetteurs Francais RODE Radio Operadores del Este RRA Russian Robinson Award WAB Worked All Britain WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship Upcoming Contests: ================== 23./24.02. CWT Mini Contest 23.02. UKEICC 80 CW Contest 24.02. RSGB CC CW Contest 24.02. Swiss Activity Contest 26./27.02. REF SSB Contest 26./27.02. UBA DX CW Contest 25.-27.02. CQ WW 160m SSB Contest 27.02. HSC CW Contest IOTA Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON (dk5on@darc.de) ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AS-104; R0B, Kara Sea Coast East group: A team of the RT9K club station plans an activation of Rykacheva (RRA RR-06-100, WW Loc. NQ65it) for a few days between March 1 and April 30. Currently, they are scheduled to set off on March 3. QRV as R150WS, to mark the 150th anniversary of the Russian Weather Service. QSL via ClubLog OQRS. NA-025; J8, The Grenadines: Brian/GW4DVB will be active as J88PI from Bequia Island between Feb. 24 and March 8 on 40-6m (SSB, SSTV, FT8). QSL via GW4DVB (d). NA-249; KP3/4, Puerto Rico's Coastal Islands: Members of the Radio Operadores del Este (RODE) activate Vieques Island from the 25th to 27th as KP3RE on HF and via satellite. Prefered frequencies are: o CW: 3675, 7025, 10105, 14025, 18085, 21025, 24890, and 28025 kHz o SSB: 3795, 7190, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, and 28490 kHz o FT8: 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911, and 28091 kHz QSL via EA5GL. https://sites.google.com/view/kp4rv/p%C3%A1gina-principal SA-092; PZ, Suriname group: Markus/DJ4EL and Joerg/DJ1JB activate Papegaaien Island from the 23rd to 26th as PZ5G on 40-10m. Before and after their trip to the island they will also be active as PZ5GE and PZ5GL. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. SA-099; PJ2, Curacao: Andreas/DK5ON signs PJ2/DK5ON between March 1 and 17 on 160-6m (CW, SSB, FT4/8, other digital modes). He is also going to participate in the ARRL DX SSB and Russian DX contests. QSL via DK5ON (d/B), LoTW, ClubLog. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 05.02. - 25.02. 3B8GY 2287 20.01. - 3B8HH 2285 01.01. - 31.03. 4A90xxx 2282 01.02. - 28.02. 4U13FEB 2288 27.01. - 27.07. 5B4AQC 2287 10.02. - 24.02. 5H3BV 2288 01.01. - 31.12. 6F6F 2284 06.02. - 02.04. 6W7/ON4AVT 2287 13.01. - 13.03. 6Y5FS 2285 01.12. - 31.10. 7B2C 2280 01.12. - 31.10. 7B2E 2280 01.12. - 31.10. 7B2H 2280 01.12. - 31.10. 7B2O 2280 01.12. - 31.10. 7B2T 2280 21.02. - 27.02. 7T22ANT 2289 01.04. - 31.03. 8J100CB 2244 01.04. - 28.02. 8J2I 2250 30.01. - 30.04. 8N0J 2235 01.04. - 31.03. 8N1FT 2244 12.04. - 28.02. 8N1MORSE 2246 - 30.06. 8N1TAMA 2272 12.02. - 08.03. 8Q7WM 2288 12.02. - 08.03. 8Q7WX 2288 - 02/2022 9J2BG 2240 - 06/2022 9J2MYT 2279 01.02. - 28.02. 9K9NLD 2287 11/21 - 9N7AA 2275 19.02. - 25.02. A60SFD/x 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42AL 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42AND 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42CA 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42CO 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42GR 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42HU 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42JA 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42MA 2289 22.02. - 28.02. AM42SE 2289 13.02. - 25.02. D44AO 2288 19.02. - 02.03. D44DX 2289 19.02. - 02.03. D4CW 2289 01.01. - 31.12. DB50AFZ 2283 01.11. - 31.10. DF22LGS 2275 01.01. - 31.12. DF40BGK 2283 01.03. - 30.06. DF90TJU 2290* 01.02. - 31.07. DK0FWS 2289 20.02. - 19.02.23 DK0HN 2285 01.01. - 31.12. DK050BN 2283 01.01. - 31.12. DK65DEL 2285 01.03. - 30.06. DK90TJU 2290* 01.01. - 31.12. DL0HO 2284 26.01. - 25.01.23 DL0OF 2288 15.09. - 14.09. DL24EURO 2268 01.11. - 31.10. DL35EUDXF 2273 01.01. - 31.12. DL60LINDAU 2283 01.01. - 31.12. DL70WOB 2283 01.01. - 31.12. DL73AFUG 2283 01.01. - 31.12. DL75DRG 2283 01.01. - 31.12. DL75HIL 2282 01.01. - 31.12. DL75OBY 2285 01.01. - 31.12. DL75RLP 2288 01.03. - 30.06. DL90TJU 2290* 01.01. - 31.07. DM60CSJ 2282 01.03. - 30.06. DM90TJU 2290* 01.01. - 31.12. DP44N44T 2284 18.04. - 17.04. DP44WCA 2253 01.12. - 30.11. DR125MB 2278 01.01. - 31.12. DR50BAWA 2282 01.03. - 30.06. DR90TJU 2290* 01.03. - 30.06. DQ90TJU 2290* 01.03. - 30.06. DP90TJU 2290* 19.02. - 27.02. EG485FIM 2289 18.02. - 27.02. EH5AAW 2289 01.01. - 31.12. EI90IRTS 2282 25.02. - 27.03. FG/F6GWV 2290* 25.02. - 27.03. FG/F6HMQ 2290* 25.02. - 15.03. FG4KH 2290* - 15.03. FM/F6BWJ 2288 - 02/22 FT4YM 2274 - 02/2024 FW1JG 2287 01.01. - 31.12. GB100BBC 2282 14.01. - 23.12. GB1900HA 2285 14.01. - 23.12. GB1900HW 2285 01.01. - 31.12. H32AT 2290* 01.01. - 31.12. HB50SH 2283 01.03. - 30.06. HB90JU 2290* 01.01. - 14.12. HF9FIELD 2282 01.09. - HK3JCL 2265 08.12. - 05.04. HR5/F2JD 2279 12.02. - 26.02. HR9/AD8J 2288 09.11. - 05.04. HS0ZME 2274 01.01. - 10.07. II0WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II1WRTC 2282 21.02. - 27.02. II2WAP 2289 01.01. - 10.07. II2WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II3WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II4WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II5WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II6WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II7WRTC 2282 22.01. - 30.06. II8CAP 2286 01.01. - 10.07. II8WRTC 2282 01.01. - 10.07. II9WRTC 2282 01.03. - 07.03. J68HZ 2290* 24.02. - 08.03. J88PI 2290* 18.02. - 05.03. KT3Q/4 2289 01.01. - 31.12. LA100B 2283 26.09. - 26.03. LX5MF 2268 - 31.12. LZ01MLN 2277 01.01. - 31.12. LZ1GLASS 2285 01.02. - 28.02. LZ251MA 2286 01.03. - 31.03. LZ475GJ 2290* 01.02. - 28.02. MX1SWL/a 2286 21.02. - 27.02. OE19AAW 2289 01.03. - 01.03. OF60RR 2240 09.06. - 09.06. OH0100AX 2254 01.01. - 28.02. ON75xxx 2282 01.03. - 31.12. OR100RCBE 2290* 01.01. - 31.12. OZ50DDXG 2282 01.01. - 24.04. PA22L 2283 29.01. - 06.03. PA6ANT 2287 03.02. - 02.08. PA75DXCC 2287 18.02. - 28.02. PB22BP 2289 01.01. - 31.12. PI75LIM 2287 01.03. - 17.03. PJ2/DK5ON 2290* 26.02. - 26.03. PJ7AA 2290* 01.09. - 30.09. PX200BR 2282 01.01. - 31.12. PX2022BR 2282 01.04. - 30.04. PX522BR 2282 23.02. - 26.02. PZ5G 2290* 19.02. - 01.03. PZ5GE 2289 19.02. - 01.03. PZ5GL 2289 01.01. - 28.02. R075F 2282 10.01. - 27.02. R250SM 2285 13.01. - 02/22 RI1ANC 2285 01.01. - 31.12. SK50EI 2284 01.01. - 28.02. SN30WOSP 2284 01.01. - 14.12. SN9FIELD 2282 01.01. - 14.12. SP9FIELD 2282 15.01. - 31.12. TM0CR 2286 20.01. - 20.04. TM30BUS 2286 26.02. - 06.03. TM6CXJ 2290* 01.06. - 06.06. TM6CXJ 2290* 05.02. - 20.03. TM9AP 2288 19.02. - 27.03. TO3Z 2290* 19.02. - 24.02. TO4A 2288 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 08.02. - 04.03. V31DJ 2289 08.02. - 04.03. V31DK 2289 08.02. - 01.03. V4/KG9N 2287 01.01. - 31.12. VK90ABC 2287 10.02. - 10.03. VX2X 2288 05/21 - 04/2022 ZL25NZ 2252 01.03. - 31.03. ZZ165IBI 2290* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3B8GY via SP2JMB, (C), (O) 3B8HH (d/B), (C) 4U13FEB via 9A2AA 4X6HU (d/B) 5B4AQC (L), (C), (O) 5H3BV via S53BV (d) 6F6F via EA5GL, (L) 6W7/F6HMJ via F6HMJ 6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT (d) 6Y5FS via G4BWP, (L), (C) 7B2C (e) 7B2E (e) 7B2H (e) 7B2O (e) 7B2T (e) 7T22ANT via IK2DUW 7Z3FD (C) 8J100CB (B) 8J2I (B) 8N0J via (B), JJ0AWX (d), (e) 8N1FT (B), (L) 8N1MORSE (B), (C), (O) 8N1TAMA (B) 8Q7WM via OK2WM 8Q7WX via OK2WX 8Z3FD (C) 9J2BG via HB9EWU 9J2MYT via IZ3KVD (d) 9M2MAD (d) 9N7AA via S57DX, (L), (C) A60SFD/x (Q) AM42AL (d/B) AM42AND (d/B) AM42CA (d/B) AM42CO (d/B) AM42GR (d/B) AM42HU (d/B) AM42JA (d/B) AM42MA (d/B) AM42SE (d/B) CQ8EE via OZ2I (d/B), (C), (O) CT8/OZ2I via OZ2I (d/B), (C), (O) D44AO via DM4AO (d/B) D44DX via DJ5QW (B) D4DX via DJ5QW (B) DB50AFZ via (B), DL2VFR (d) DF22LGS (B) DF40BGK (B) DK0FWS via (B), DH7AMF DK0HN via (B), DJ5QE (d), (C), DK050BN via (B), DK5PD (d), (L), (e) DK65DEL via (B), DB1BAC (d) DL0HO (B) DL0OF (B) DL24EURO (B) DL35EUDXF (L), (e), (C), (O) DL60LINDAU via (B), DL1CBQ (d) DL70WOB (B) DL73AFUG (B) DL75DRG (B) DL75HIL (B), (L), (e) DL75OBY via (B), DF2NU (d), (L) DL75RLP (B) DM60CSJ via (B), DL2VM (d), (e) DP44N44T (B) DP44WCA (B) DR125MB via (B), DD3JN (d), (L) DR50BAWA (B) DS5WQR (B), (e) EG485FIM via EA7URF (d/B), (L), (e) EH5AAW via EA5N, (L), (C) EI90IRTS via (B), EI6AL (d), (C) FG/F6GWV via F6HMQ FG/F6HMQ via F6HMQ FG4KH via F1DUZ (d/B), (L), (e) FM/F6BWJ via F6BWJ FM/VE3DZ via VE3DZ FS/VA3QSL via VA3QSL (d/B), (L) FT4YM via F5PFP FW1JG (d), (C) GB100BBC (B), (L), (e) GB1900HA (L), (C), (O) GB1900HW (L), (C), (O) GB9EQP (L) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) H32AT (L), (e), (C) HB50SH (L), (e) HC2EP via EA7FTR, (L), (e), (C) HF80AK via SP9CJM HF9FIELD (e) HK3JCL via DK9LRF (B) HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B) HR9/AD8J via AD8J (d), (L) HS0ZME via SM6NT (d/B) HZ3FD (C) II2WAP (e) II8CAP via IC8ATA, (C) IY1TO via IW1FGZ J68HZ via K9HZ (d) J88PI via GW4DVB (d) KH7M via KH6ZM (d), (L) KP2B via EB7DX KP4AA (d), (L) KT3Q/4 via DF8DX (d/B), (L), (C), LA100B (L) LX5MF via LX1KQ (d/B), (L) LZ01MLN via LZ1PM LZ1GLASS via LZ1KAK (B) LZ251MA via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ475GJ via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) NP3X via EB7DX OE19AAW via OE3DMA OF60RR via (B), OH8DR (d) ON75xxx via ON9TT (d/B), (C), (O) OR100RCBE via ON4GDV (d/B) OX7AKT via OZ1ACB, (L) OX7AM via OZ1ACB, (L) OZ50DDXG via OZ1ACB P44W via N2MM (d) PA22L via PI4LDN (B) PA6ANT via (B), PA3FOE (d), (L), PA75DXCC (L), (e), (C), (O) PB22BP via PA3EFR PI75LIM (B) PJ2/DK5ON via DK5ON (d/B), (L), (C), PJ7AA via AA9A (d), (L), (C),(O) PX200BR (L), (C) PX2022BR (L), (C) PX522BR (L), (C) PZ5G via DJ4EL, (L), (C), (O) PZ5GE via DJ4EL PZ5GL via DJ1JB R075F via RN3RQ, (L), (C) R150WS (C), (O) R250SM via RK3VWA R80IAS via RZ5D (d/B) RI1ANC via RN1ON (d/B), (C), (O) SK50EI (B), (L) SN30WOSP via SP2UUU SN9FIELD (e) SP80AK via SP9CJM SP9FIELD (e) T45FM via RW6HS (d) TM0CR via F6FMT, (e) TM19AAW via F8DVD (d/B), (L) TM30BUS via F1LFL (d/B) TM6CXJ via F2FZ, (L) TM9AP via F5KTR TO4A via VE3DZ TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) V31DJ via W0CP, (L), (C) V31DK via K0ZV, (L), (C) V3T via WC0W V3X via K4XS (d) V3XX via K4XS (d) V4/KG9N via KG9N (d/B), (L) VK90ABC (L), (e) VP2MDX via W2APF, (L) VX2X (L) W3V (d) W4A (d) W7A via NF7E (d) W8O (d) Z21A via DJ6TF Z22O via DJ6TF ZF1A (L), (C), (O) ZF2SS (L) ZF5T via K5GO ZL25NZ via ZL3CW (d), (L) ZT1T via ZS1AFS ZZ165IBI via PU2SWB, (e) (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DX World, DXNews.com, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7MAE, DM7MA, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, K4XS, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OM3JW & IDXP, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX u.a. 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