DXNL 2428 - October 16, 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 ============= C9 MOZAMBIQUE: Members of the Uruguay DX Group will be active holiday-style as C91BV between the 17th and 24th on 40-6m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8). QSL via EB7DX (d). I, ITALY: II4RCDN celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Northern Cross Radio Telescope, one of the largest such installations in Europe. An award is also available. QSL via IZ4FUE (d/B). HS, THAILAND: HS19IARU operates around the IARU Region 3 conference (Nov 4 to 8) until Nov. 10. QSL via OQRS, LoTW. K, USA: The Radio Club of Tacoma invites everyone to watch out for the elusive Bigfoot, whose presence on the bands are the special event stations W7B, W7I, W7G, W7F, W7O, and W7T, between Oct. 17 and 20. Awards are available as well, beginning with just one contact with one of these stations, a Big Stomp endorsement for repeated contacts on different days, and a Full Stomp endorsement for working all stations. VU, INDIA: Jos, VU2JOS, marks the independence of India 78 years ago with the callsign AT78I until Nov. 13. QSL via VU2JOS. VU, INDIA: Ajay, VU3FYK, uses the callsign AU2JOTA with a group of scouts between the 18th and 20th. TA, TURKEY: TC101TC marks the founding of the Turkish republic 101 years ago from Oct. 18 to 29. An award is also available: https://tadx.org/awards. QSL via LoTW. IOTA ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-017; 3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND: Watch out for Kazu, M0CFW, activating Rodrigues between Oct. 17 and Nov. 27 as 3B9/M0CFW and as 3B9KW during the CQ WW DX SSB and CW Contests. QSL via LoTW. AS-031; JD, CHICHI / HAHA / MUKO ISLANDS (aka BONIN ISLANDS): Koutarou, JP1IHD, operates from Chichijima Isl. as JD1BQP between Oct. 21 and Nov. 3, including the CQ WW SSB contest. EU-015; SV9, CRETE ISLAND: Christian, OE3DEC, signs SV9/OE3DEC from near Heraklion between the 18th and 26th. NA-012; TI9, COCO'S ISLAND: Sources report that Jose, TI2JJP, is currently active from Cocos Isl. and TI9/TI2JJP. During a first batch of FT8 operating he erroneously signed TI9/I2JJP and works on correcting that mistake. So far, he has been active on 10m. NA-016; ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS: Christopher, AE6Z, plans to operate with a QRP rig as ZF2XX, mostly on CW, between the 20th and 25th. QSL via AE6Z. NA-102; FG, GUADELOUPE: Philippe, F1DUZ, will be active as FG4KH between Oct. 22 and Nov. 6. For the CQWW DX SSB Contest he will be joined by M5RIC, GW4XUM, K1XX, and W1MD. The group then uses the contest callsign TO2X. NA-105; FS/PJ7, ST MARTIN (SINT MAARTEN): Ed, N2HX, plans to put Sint Maarten on the air between Oct. 20 and Dec. 27 as PJ7PL, including the CQ WW and ARRL 10m contests. QSL via N2HX. NA-108; J6, SAINT LUCIA: Between Oct. 21 and 27, J68HZ (K9HZ), J68CN (W0CN), J68KC (WA4PGM), J68SS (NY3B), J69DS, and J62K will operate from Saint Lucia. OC-035; YJ, NEW HEBRIDES: Van, N4VGE (YJ0VV), K4QQG / YJ0JS, K1NZ / YJ0NZ, and K2SAV / YJ0SA will be active together until Oct. 30 on all HF bands and during the CQ WW contest. OC-035; YJ, NEW HEBRIDES: Chris, VK2YUS, will be back on the air from Efate Isl. as YJ0CA between Oct. 23 and Nov. 4. QRV on 40-10m (SSB) and also during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest, mostly between 21z and 10z. with vertical antennas and a small 400W amplifier. QSL via VK2YUS (d). OC-040; E6, NIUE ISLAND: Jacek, SP5EAQ, signs E6AQ between Oct. 22 and Nov. 9, including the CQWW contest. QSL via SP7DQR. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 22.10. - 30.10. 3B9/M0CFW 2428* 01.06. - 01.05.25 3E7D 2410 16.09.2024 - 20.10. 4V1SAVANNAH 2424 20.08. - 5H2MUH 2419 10.10. - 11.11. 5H3MB 2427 10/24 - 5V0DX 2427 14.10. - 17.10. 7K1EAS/JR6 2427 12.10. - 24.11. 8R1TM 2427 09.24 - 9J2FI 2426 - 9M1Z 2421 10.10. - 22.10. 9X2AW 2427 20.08. - AF2F/2 2421 18.10. - 20.10. AU2JOTA 2428* - 13.11. AT78I 2428* 10.10. - 29.10. C21MM 2427 - 31.12. C5GM 2412 17.10. - 24.10. C91BV 2428* - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413 22.10. - 09.11. E6AQ 2428* 15.09. - 28.10. EG3AMCUP 2424 22.10. - 06.11. FG4KH 2428* - 06/24 FH4VVK 2357 11.10. - 18.10. FO/DH5FS 2427 09.10. - 28.10. FR/F5UOW 2427 10/24 - 03/25 FY4YM 2427 09/24 - 10/24 HB0/DL2COM 2424 09/24 - 10/24 HB0/DL3TU 2424 12.10. - 10.11. HS19IARU 2428* - II4RCDN 2428* 21.10. - 03.11. JD1BQP 2428* 01.11. - 31.12. LZ311PA 2390 01.01. - 31.12. OE100RADIO 2386 01.05. - 31.10. OE20SOTA 2404 01.09. - 30.11. OE45NO 2421 01.01. - 31.12. OR100LGE 2388 12.10. - 26.10. PA/DL1WH 2427 20.10. - 27.12. PJ7PL 2428* 05.10. - 21.10. PX0FF 2427 09/24 - 10/24 PZ5JT 2425 - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402 05.10. - RI42SP 2427 01.01. - 31.12. SK100FRK 2390 01.01. - 31.12. SK50B 2390 18.10. - 26.10. SV9/OE3DEC 2428* 18.10. - 29.10. TC101TC 2428* 26.10. - 27.10. TO2X 2428* 09.24 - 11.24 TM80LW 2422 19.09. - 12.11. V51WH 2424 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 12/23 - 11/24 VK0DS 2386 16.10. - 20.10. W7B 2428* 16.10. - 20.10. W7F 2428* 16.10. - 20.10. W7G 2428* 16.10. - 20.10. W7I 2428* 16.10. - 20.10. W7O 2428* 16.10. - 20.10. W7T 2428* 11.10. - 20.10. WH0RU 2427 - 12/25 YB8QT 2330 20.10. - 25.10. ZF2XX 2428* 15.10. - 31.10. ZL7DX 2427 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3W9A via KU1CW, (L) 3Z600WOL via SP3ZHP 4A7L via XE1L (L) 4D2B via 4F2KWT, (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 4V1SAVANNAH via N2OO 4X7M via 4Z4AK nur (e) 5A21MB via EC6DX 5B/G4OJH via G4OJH nur (L) 5B/LY4Q via LY4Q 5B/S55DX via S55DX 5B4AGN via M0URX (O), (L) 5H1WX via I8KHC and LoTW 5Q7DX via PA7JWC, (L) 6D2SOL via XE2M 6M23VGC via HL4CAF 7E4K via YE4FNN, (L) 7E4M via (d), (L) 7O73T via UA3DX 7O8AE via M0OXO (O) 7S2A via SA2SAA, (L) 7X2ET via EA5GL 7X2RF via EA7FTR 7Z94ND via (d), (L) 8E1YB via N2OO (O) 8N3N via JA-Bureau, (L) 8Q7UX via IK0FUX, (L) 8R7X via M0OXO (O) 8Z3FD via HZ1SAR (d) 8Z93ND via HZ1SAR (direct) 8Z94ND via (d), (L) 9A/DL2JRM via DL2JRM 9A/KA4JAM via KA4JAM (d), (L) 9A/S55G/p via S55G 9A/S55G/p via S55G 9A70EZA via 9A1EZA 9J2AO via HA5AO (OQRS), (L) 9K9WWA via EC6DX 9M1Z via 9W8ZZK, (L) 9M4IOTA via 9W2FOR (d) 9M4VM via 9M2HUS (d) 9M67MJ via 9M2CDX (O), (d), (L) 9V1YC via W5UE, (L) A2NEW via EA7FTR A41NN via A61BK (O), (L) A43S via A47RS A44A via EC6DX, (L) A52CI via SP6CIK (O) A52P via SP9FIH (O) A60ARS via EA7FTR (d) A60ARS/0 via (d) A60ARS/1 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/2 via EA7FTR (d) A60ARS/3 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/4 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/5 via EA7FTR (d) A60ARS/6 via A61BK (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/7 via A61AY (d) A60ARS/8 via A65GC (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/9 via IZ8CLM (B), (L), (e) A60ARS/10 via A65BR (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/11 via EA7FTR (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/12 via A65GD (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/13 via A65GJ (d), (e) A60ARS/14 via LZ1YE (d), (L), (e) A60ARS/15 via EA7FTR (d) A60ARS/16 via EA5ZD (d) A60ARS/17 via A65AA (d), L), (e) A60ARS/18 via A65KA (d) A60ARS/19 via K3YR (d), (e) A60ARS/20 via EA7FTR (d) A61DQ via EA7FTR and (L) A61Q via EA7FTR A61QQ via A61BK, (L) A65HS via 9K2HS, (L) A71VV via M0OXO (O), (L) A71WW via EA7FTR (d) A8OK via OK6DJ (B), (L), (e) A91ARS via EC6DX, (L) AM1000MM via EA3EYO AM24SF via EA1CW AO200CNP via EA7DA AO50MRG via EA8TK, (L) BA7LOK via BG7SDV (d) C49C via 5B4KH C7A via UA3DX oder 4U1A (d) CB3A via XQ3SK, (L) CP6CL via M0OXO (L) CQ7Z via CT7AOV, (L) CR3W via DL5AXX, (L) CR6B via CT1EHX CS5POTA via CT1REP CT9/DF7EE via DF7EE (O), (L) CT9ABO via OM3GI (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 DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L) DA0WCA via DF6EX DA24WARD via DL2VFR (B), (d) DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e) DA3T via DL8DXL 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 (Bureau) DL100ANA via DH7WW (L) DL250CDF via (B), (L), (e) DL25EUT via DD7GU (B) DL4M via DM2RH DM24EHF via DL2VFR (B) 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) DU6/ON3CCC via ON3CCC nur (e) E51KEE via IK2DUW (d), (L) E7DX via E73Y (direct and (L) EA6/HB9FXL via HB9FXL EA8/DC4VK via DC4VK EA8/DL2MDU via DL2MDU, (L) EA8/DL3HD via DL3HD ED5R via ED5R ED8M via EA8DIG, (L) EE4M via EA4HPY (L), (e) EF10WD via EB7R (L), (e) EG3AMCUP via EA3MM, (L) EG3RGC via EA3ACA EG8DP via EA8URE, (L) EH5FAB via EC5RAB EH8FVP via EA8BM, (e) EI2WRC/p via EI2HZB (d) EJ7NET via EI6FR (d) EP4HR via IK2RZQ (B), (L), (e) ER/UR7FM via UR7FM (L), (e) F/I2GPT via I2GPT (d), (L) FO/G0VDE via M0URX (B - O), (L) FP/DC8TM/p via DC8TM FP/DF3TS/p via DF3TS FP/N4AKV via N4AKV (L) FR8TZ via F4FTV (d), (L) G3P via G3WPH, (L) GB150GM via G7VOH, (e) GB2NZ via M0OXO (O) GB80OMG via G3WZP GB9NWC via G8NNL, (e) GD5BDX via GM5BDX, (L) GJ/SP8TN via SP8TN GM7V via N3SL, (L) GU3HFN via GU8ITE, (L) GU3TXF via G3TXF H33IP via HP1MRA (d) HB0/DL2COM via DL2COM (O), (L) HB0/DL3TU via DL3TU HB9/YU7MO via YU7MO HB9SPACE via HB9ACA HZ9WSW via HZ1SAR (d) II4RCDN via IZ4FUE IR0ROLB via IS0JHX nur (e) IR0ROMA via IK0LZR (e) J88IH via VP2EIH (L) J88PI via GW4DVB (d) K4A via NF7D (d) - 9/2024 K6M via N7LE, (L), (d) KL7SB via N4GNR (d), (L) N4F via KF2IRE (d) OL0M via OK1CDJ, (L) OL5GMA/p via OK3EQ, (L), (e) OL90ABU via OK2ZAW (keine QSL) OT6V/p via ON6VI OX3AH via EA5GL, (L) PA1VS via DE7VSH (B) PE75NATO via PD1SLF SN120ABPAB via SP3PGR SV8/F1RAF via F1RAF, (L) TG9AJR via M0URX (O), (L) TO2DX via OM2DX, (L), (e) W6R via KA0SPM ZD9GJ via W7GJ (d) (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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