DXNL 2440 - January 8, 2025 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 ============= 5Y,5Z, KENYA: Scott, WA5A, is currently on the air as 5Z4/WA5A from Ruaka on 40-10m, mostly on SSB. The duration of his stay is not known at present. QSL via homecall. 6V,6W, SENEGAL: Billy, F4GJE, operates as 6W1RD on the 11th and 12th. QRV on 80-10m (SSB, FT4/8). QSL via EA7FTR (d/B). TY, BENIN: Gerard, F5NVF, will be active holiday-style between Jan. 10 and April 2 as TY5C on 80-6m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via F5RAV (d), LoTW. ** Sailing Trip ** Mats, SM7PKK, and Peter, ON6TT, left the Canary Islands on Jan. 5 on a 15m sailing vessel. Their first stop will be Grenada (J3). Expect them to appear on the bands as SM8Z/mm with a QRP rig during their voyage. IOTA ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AN-016; Various, ANTARCTICA: Felix, DL5XL, returns to the German Neumayer III station (WAP DEU-08, WWFF DLFF-022) and will be active as DP1POL between Jan. 12 and Feb. 25. QRV mostly on CW on all bands, yet low bands will be difficult due to the Antarctic summer conditions. QSL via DL1ZBO. AS-153; VU, WEST BENGAL STATE group: Members of the West Bengal Radio Club operate around the Ganga Sagar Mele festival as AU2WBRC between the 10th and 18th. NA-001; C6, GREAT BAHAMA BANK group: Mark, AA1AC, signs VP9/AA1AC between Jan. 11 and 18 on 80-10m. QSL via homecall. NA-002; VP5, CAICOS ISLANDS: John, N0VOF, and his sons WD5JR and KJ5CMP will be active from Providenciales Isl. as VP5/homecalls until Jan. 16. QRV on 80-6m (CW, SSB, FT8), also from various POTA references. QSL via homecalls. NA-022; VP2E, ANGUILLA: NA-105; FS/PJ7, ST MARTIN (SINT MAARTEN): Matthew, WW5TX, plans to visit Anguilla (VP2ETX) and St. Martin (FS/WW5TX) during January. NA-102; FG, GUADELOUPE: Jeff, VA3QSL, activates Guadeloupe between the 9th and 26th as FG/VA3QSL on 40-6m (CW, SSB, digital modes). QSL via homecall, LoTW. NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Kim, K5TU, visits V47JA from Jan. 7 to 14 and operates as V4/K5TU on CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW. OC-009; T8, PALAU ISLANDS: JA6EGL and JE6KFN will be paying Koror Island a visit between the 10th and 16th and operate as T88SM and T88XK on 160-6m (CW, SSB, digital modes). QSL via JA6EGL (d); JE6KFN (d/B), LoTW. OC-027; FO, MARQUESAS ISLANDS: A first crew of the Marquesas DXpedition team is on its way now. They plan to put the island on the air from Jan. 12 to 27 with the callsign TX7N on HF and TX7MAS on 70cm satellite and 23cm EME; TX00REF during the REF Contest and TX7WW in the CQWW 160m CW contest. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. OC-097; 5W, SAMOA ISLANDS: OE3GEA operates as 5W0GE between the 9th and 12th from Apia on 30-10m (mostly CW). QSL via OE3GEA (d/B), LoTW, eQSL. SA-006; PJ4, BONAIRE ISLAND: Masumi/JA3AVO, Nakasako/JA3UJR, Jusei/JA3IVU, Kunio/JA1CJA, Shozo/JA3HJI, and Hiroko/JH3PBL, all of the JA3 DX Vacation Group, activate the PJ4G QTH between Jan. 13 and 20 with the callsign PJ4JA on 160-6m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and via satellites. Some group members may use their US callsigns individually: JA3AVO (PJ4/W7AVO), JA1CJA (PJ4/AE6XY), JA3IVU (PJ4/K1TAI), JA3HJI (PJ4/W3HJI), and JH3PBL (PJ4/W7PBL). For more information see: https://bccweb.bai.ne.jp/~asg99501/pj4ja.htm SA-099; PJ2, CURACAO: Thaire, W2APF, and his wife will be moving to Curacao from Montserrat, where he was operating as VP2MDX. He plans to get on the air as PJ2/W1APF from January 12 onwards until April 8. QRV on 80-10m on CW, SSB, and FT8 with 100W and various antennas. QSL via W2APF (d/B), LoTW. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 01.06. - 01.05.25 3E7D 2410 - 06/25 3X1A 2439 09.01. - 12.01. 5W0GE 2440* 23.12.24 - 5Z4/WA5A 2440* 11.01. - 12.01. 6W1RD 2440* - 06/25 7P8AB 2439 - 06/25 7P8NB 2439 05.01. - 13.01. 8Q7FX 2439 05.01. - 13.01. 8Q7XF 2439 20.11. - 8R1/AG6UT 2434 01.01. - 08.02. 8R1TM 2439 09.24 - 9J2FI 2426 29.12. - 14.01.25 9Y/WA3DX 2438 10.01. - 18.01. AU2WBRC 2440* 01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439 12.01. - 25.01. DP1POL 2440* - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413 09.01. - 26.01. FG/VA3QSL 2440* - 06/24 FH4VVK 2357 10/24 - 03/25 FY4YM 2427 05.01. - 12.01. HR9/K6VHF 2439 06.01. - 25.01. HR9/VE3VSM 2439 - II4RCDN 2428 15.11. - 01.03.25 JG8NQJ/JD1 2432 12.01. - 08.04. PJ2/W2APF 2440* 13.01. - 20.01. PJ4JA 2440* 09/24 - 10/24 PZ5JT 2425 29.12. - 08.01.25 R2025NY 2438 - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402 01.01. - 09.08. S60... 2439 18.12. - 28.02.25 TJ/TK1CX 2438 10.01. - 16.01. TM88SM 2440* 10.01. - 16.01. TM88XK 2440* 12.01. - 27.01. TX7MAS 2440* 12.01. - 27.01. TX7N 2440* 10.01. - 02.04. TY5C 2440* 07.01. - 14.01. V4/K5TU 2440* 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 - 16.01. VP5/N0VOF 2440* - 16.01. VP5/WD5JR 2440* - 16.01. VP5/KJ5CMP 2440* - 12/25 YB8QT 2330 - 02/25 ZS7ANF 2436 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3A/I1UWF via I1UWF 3E7D via HP1AVS (d), (e) 4K29COP via DC9RI 4X/OM2IB via OM2IB, (L) 4X8X via 4X6ZM 4X9X via 4X6ZM 4Y1A via UA3DX (O) 4Z8NER via 4Z5MU 5A21MB via EC6DX 5H8HZ via TA1UT (d), (L), (e) 5P1KZX via OZ1KZX (L) 5P9Z/P via DL7UZO 5Q2J via OZ2JBC (L) 5R8XB via ON8XB 5X4E via IQ3CO 7Q5MLV via M0URX (O), (L) 8S2X via SM2DIR 8Q7TR via OE1TRI (B), (e) 8R1/AG6UT via DJ9RR, (L) 9A/KK7UXY via KK7UXY (d) 9A70EZA via 9A1EZA 9A100RKZ via 9A1ADE 9G1SD via AB0GC (d), (L) 9J2FI via DL1RTL 9N1CA via EA5ZD (d) , (L) A41MI via M0OXO (O) A43WWA via EC6DX A61BG via EA7FTR, (L) A62A via EA7FTR, (L) A65HS via 9K2HS, (L) A91OMA via EC6DX (L) AM100RAYO via EA4SG, (L) AO38EUDXF via PA1AW, (L) AP2MKB via EB7DX AX38EUDXF via VK2WN nur (e) BV400 via BX6ABC, (L) C37AC via EA3QS, (L) CQ7WWA via CT1GFK CR5WWA via CS5DX CR6WWA via CT1ILT 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 DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L) 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) DN1CUR via DL2JUR DP6Z via DF7DR (B) DQ100SRC via DK8VR DQ2C via DL2CC, (L) - No RX QSL DQ4W via DK9TN DQ650SG via DD3JN (B) DR2B via DG4NBI (B), (d) DR30RRC via RZ3EC (O) DR5T via DK7DR DR5Z via DJ5RE (L) DR7T via DF1DN DU38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) EG110HL via EA7KOK EH2EUS via EA2TP (O), (L) EH5CC via EA5K, (L) EH5HNY via EA5ZD FM4TI via EA5GL FR8TZ via F4FTV (d), (L) FS/WW5TX via WW5TX, (L) FT4YM via F5PFP (L), (e) FW7AA via W7YAQ (O), (L) G2E via M0ORD and (L) G3L via G3LHJ, (L) GB2ZL via M0OXO (O), (L) GS0PYM via GM0PYM (d), (L), (e) GS5FFF via GM2Z (O), (d) HA100T via HA9MDP HA38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L) HF33WOSP via SP6ZHP, (L) HH2JR via N2OO HR5/F2JD via F6AJA, (L) HR9/K6VHF via K6VHF (B), (L), (e) HS0ZLV via DL8TV (d), (L) II4BTFU via IQ4FE, (L) II7RALE via IQ7AF IQ3GA via IZ3DVU IQ5PJ via IU5RTR, (L) IR1RVDB via IQ1II IR8RCAM via IQ8AY IR9RDIO via IT9AGZ (B), (d) IR9RPAL via IT9TQH JT/BG0AUB via BG0AUB J75K via IV3JVJ (d), (L) KB5VBQ/KH6 via KB5VBQ KD0VUY/HR5 via KD0VUY KH0/4Z5LA via 4Z5LA, (L) KH0/WH2JA via JR3RIU (d), (L) LA/F5VMJ/P via F5VMJ (d) LX/PA3A via PA3A LX4RTTY via LX1DA (L) LY24XMAS via LY2QT LZ8E via LZ2BE, (L) OC200A via OA4O OH1O via OH1TV OH8SSAB via OH8DR (d) OK3C via OK2ZC (d), (L) OL40QRP via OK1DMP P3C via 5B4AOF (d), (L) P3X via 5B4AMM, (L) PI4DX via PD1DX, (L) PI4IPA via PA9LUC PJ4/DK7PE via DK7PE (B), (L) PJ4/K4BAI via K4BAI PJ7/UR5BCP via KD7WPJ (B), (d), (L) R1941MB via R2DX, (L) R2025NY via RQ7L S01WS via EA2JG (O), (d) S570EOP via S53EOP, (L) SE80TG via SM-Bureau, (L) SJ2W via SM2LIY (d), (L) SP0CLAUS via SP3PDO SV0XAF via HB9EBC TG9AJR via M0URX (O), (L) TI7W via M0URX (O), (L) TI8/N7ZG via EA5GL, (L) TK0C via S50C (d), (B), (L); (e) TM00B via F4WBU (B) TM2025HNY via F4WBU TM210CN via F4GFE TM80LSA via F4KIP TM80NIED via F4KIY, (e) TO4A via VE3DZ (d), (L) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TR8CR via F6AJA (B) UZ2M via US0LW V26K via AA3B (O), (L) V73WE via SP9FIH V55LA via M0OXO (O), (L) VK9CV via OK6DJ (B), (L), eQSL VK9DX via VK2DX (d), (L) VP2MCW via DK7PE (B), (L) XO2LMM via VY2DS (d), (e) XT2MD via IK2VUC (B), (L) YR0XMAS via YO9RIJ (d) ZD7G via JM1GDA (B), (L), (e) ZF2PE via DK7PE (B), (L) ZF2MJ via N6MJ, (L) ZF2OO via WB2REM (O), (L) ZM100DX via M0OXO (O), (L) ZS7ANF via DL5EBE or RK1PWA, (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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