DXNL 2446 - February 19, 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 ============= 5H, TANZANIA: Charles, NK8O, operates during his spare time as 5H3DX between Feb. 20 and March 6. QSL via NK8O (d), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. 5N, NIGERIA: Dominik, 3D2USU, and his team have now begun operating as 5N9DTG. Their focus is on FT4/8 contacts with Superfox and MSHV modes on 20-10m and MSHV only on 160-30m and 6m. QSL via OQRS. 9A, CROATIA: Watch out for Charlie, signing 9A/NF4A between Feb. 25 and March 3. For the ARRL DX SSB Contest he joins the 9A1A team. QSL via NF4A. F, FRANCE: The radio club Lanester F6KPQ celebrates its 50th anniversary during the REF SSB Cup (Feb. 22/23) with the callsign TM50KPQ. TJ, CAMEROON: Thierry, TJ/TK1CX, remains active until Feb. 28. QSL via EA5ZD, LoTW. VU, INDIA: Datta, VU2DSI, Ajay, VU3LPQ, and SWL Suhas operate from Lonar Meteor Lake between the 20th and 25th as AU6LON. QSL direct via VU2DSI. IOTA ==== IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-024; S7, INNER ISLANDS: SEYCHELLES, S7. IOTA AF-024. Bruno, S79/VE3BRU, remains active until Feb. 20 from Eden Island. AN-016; Various, ANTARCTICA: Felix, DL5XL, continues to operate from the Neumayer III base as DP1POL until Feb. 25. QSL via DL1ZBO. AS-013; 8Q, MALDIVE ISLANDS: Brad, KA9JDE, plans to operate as 8Q7BG from a diving vessel between Feb. 22 and March 8. EU-095; F, PROVENCE-COTE D'AZUR (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) REGION group: TM13X puts Ratonneau Isl. on the air for the REF SSB Cup (Feb. 22/23). NA-079; W4, FLORIDA STATE (DRY TORTUGAS ISLANDS) group: N4T will be active from the Dry Tortugas Nation Park, Garden Key (KFF-0023, USi FL013S, Monroe County) between the 21st and 24th. QSL via W3NY (d), LoTW. ---DF8AN in the Caribbean --- NA-105; FS/PJ7, ST MARTIN (SINT MAARTEN): NA-100; V2, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: NA-103; VP2M, MONTSERRAT: Mike, DF8AN, operates: Feb. 19 to 27: as FS/DF8AN; TO8AN during contests. Feb. 28 to March 1, and March 9/10: as V26MN. March 1 to 9: VP2MMN. QSL via DF8AN. NA-109; J8, ST. VINCENT: Mats, J38/SM0FPR, plans to activate St. Vincent at the beginning of March; exact dates are not known yet. QSL via LoTW. NA-191; TI7, GUANACASTE PROVINCE group: The Russian Robinson Club is going to pay a visit to Cano Island (CR-0018). QRV from Feb. 19 to 25 as TI1RRC. Ops are N3QQ, R1BIG, W8HC, NL8F, OK8AU, RW3RN, R9LR, K5MSK. QSL via M0OXO OQRS or LoTW. OC-005; VK9, NORFOLK ISLAND: Members of the Caboolture Radio Club activate the special event callsigns VK9QD, VK9YB, and VK9AB between Feb. 22 and March 1. OC-073; JD, MINAMI TORISHIMA: Take, JD1/JG8NQJ, is on Marcus Isl. and operates until the beginning of March as JD1/JG8NQJ, mostly on 17 and 15m. QSL via JA8CJY, LoTW. SA-088; PP5, SANTA CATARINA STATE SOUTH group: PP5BZ puts the island Santana de Fora on the air as ZW5W from the 21st to 23rd. Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 01.06. - 01.05. 3E7D 2410 - 06/25 3X1A 2439 20.02. - 06.03. 5H3DX 2446* 02/2025 - 5N9DTG 2446 06.02. - 14.02. 5V0DX 2444 23.12.24 - 5Z4/WA5A 2440 02.02. - 10.04. 6W/ON4AVT 2443 - 06/25 7P8AB 2439 - 06/25 7P8NB 2439 22.02. - 08.03. 8Q7BG 2446* 26.02. - 05.05 8Q7VA 2442 20.11. - 8R1/AG6UT 2434 25.02. - 03.03. 9A/NF4A 2446* 09.24 - 9J2FI 2426 27.01. - 15.02. 9X2AW 2442 01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2443 06.xx - 10.xx A975IARU 2444 07.02. - 16.02. AO..WRD 2445 20.02. - 25.02. AU6LON 2446* 14.02. - 21.02. C5DX 2445 12.02. - 16.02. C6ADA 2444 05.02. - 18.02. D44OA 2444 01.01. - 31.12. DA0LH 2442 01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442 18.01. - 31.03. DL2025B 2441 18.01. - 31.03. DL2025C 2441 18.01. - 31.03. DL2025E 2441 18.01. - 31.03. DL2025S 2441 18.01. - 31.03. DL2025W 2441 01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439 - 01/26 DP0GVN 2445 - 25.02. DP1POL 2446* - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413 - 06/24 FH4VVK 2357 13.02. - 18.02. FM/VE3DZ 2445 16.02. - 25.02. FP/F4HWC 2445 10/24 - 03/25 FY4YM 2427 09.02. - 07.05. H44MS 2444 01.02. - 17.02. HP1TT 2443 - II4RCDN 2428 26.01. - 01.03. J52EC 2442 - 01.03. JG8NQJ/JD1 2446* - 31.01. K3Y/0 ... 01.01. - 31.12. LA100A 2442 21.02. - 24.02. N4T 2446* 07.02. - 20.02. OH73ELK 2444 07.02. - 11.03. P4/KE4TT 2444 13.02. - 28.02. PA80OV 2443 11.02. - 18.02. PJ2/NF9V 2444 12.01. - 08.04. PJ2/W2APF 2440 09/24 - 10/24 PZ5JT 2425 - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402 01.01. - 09.08. S60... 2439 19.02. - 25.02. TI1RRC 2446* 18.12. - 28.02. TJ/TK1CX 2446* 22.02. - 23.02. TM13X 2446* 08.02. - 20.02. TM22AAW 2443 22.02. - 23.02. TM50KPQ 2446* 10.01. - 02.04. TY5C 2440 12.02. - 04.03. TZ1CE 2445 06.02. - 12.03. V4/K0YA 2444 10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374 11.02. - 23.02. V73WW 2444 11.02. - 18.02. VK9/W5EIT 2444 22.02. - 01.03. VK9AB 2446* 22.02. - 01.03. VK9QD 2446* 18.02. - 04.03. VK9XU 2445 22.02. - 01.03. VK9YB 2446* 14.02. - 16.02. XR2P 2445 - 12/25 YB8QT 2330 - 06.02. YB9/ON6HX 2444 12.02. - 19.02. YS1/WJ2O 2445 08.02. - 15.02. ZD7KYD 2444 01.01. - 31.12. ZS100SARL 2442 01.01. - 31.12. ZS6SRL 2442 - 02/25 ZS7ANF 2442 01.01. - 31.12. ZS9HQ 2442 21.02. - 23.02. ZW5W 2446* * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information =============== 3A/I1UWF via I1UWF 3G2AID via LZ1JZ (L) 3Z6I via SP6JIU 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 5Z4/WA5A via WA5A 5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L) 6Y/AI5IN via AI5IN (L) 7Q5MLV via M0URX (O), (L) 7Q6M via K6ZO (O), (d),(L) 7Q7CT via EA7FTR, (L) 8S2X via SM2DIR 8Q7TR via OE1TRI (B), (e) 8R1/AG6UT via DJ9RR, (L) 9A/KO4FX via KO4FX (d) 9A70EZA via 9A1EZA 9A100RKZ via 9A1ADE 9G1SD via AB0GC (d), (L) 9J2FI via DL1RTL 9K9NLD via EC6DX 9N1CA via EA5ZD (d) , (L) A2NEW via EA7FTR A41MI via M0OXO (O) A43WWA via EC6DX A60HF/5 via EA7FTR A60MBZ/5 via EA7FTR A61BG via EA7FTR, (L) A62A via EA7FTR, (L) A65PX via K3YR (d), (L) A9100IARU via EC6DX A91OMA via EC6DX (L) AB4GX/HI3 via AB4GX AM100RAYO via EA4SG, (L) AO3MMM via EA3EYO AO38EUDXF via PA1AW, (L) AP2MKB via EB7DX AT44I via VU2DGR AU2V via M0OXO (O)) AX1FOC via VK1FOC (L) only AX3DQS via VK3DQS (d) AX38EUDXF via VK2WN nur (e) BV400 via BX6ABC, (L) C37AC via EA3QS, (L) C37N via C37URA (L) C40C via S50B, (L) C5SP via SP3PS, (L) CN2HK via HB9FUX nur (L) CN3A via IK2OHG (L) CO2OQ via E73Y, (L) CO7HH via EA7FTR, (L) CQ35MD via CT3MD CQ7WWA via CT1GFK CR5WWA via CS5DX CR6WWA via CT1ILT CT7/DJ7PR via DJ7PR CT9ABN via OM2VL D2ACE via EA7FTR, (L) D4UM via SQ9UM D44OA via HB9OAU (L), (e) DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L) DA0CW/p via DF6EX DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B) DA0IARU via DL2VFR no RX QSL, QSLs auto via (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 DK0LWL via DL2SWU, eQSL DK100DDSR via DL2BJW (B) DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O) DK50FFW via DK2BK (B) DL0ABT via DL7URB (B), (e) DL0BFA via DK5OZ 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) DL0YY via DL3FCG (B), (L) DL100ANA via DH7WW (L) DL2025B via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL DL2025C via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL DL2025E via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL DL2025S via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL DL2025W via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL DL250CDF via (B), (L), (e) DL25EUT via DD7GU (B) DL4DBM via PA3CLP (d), (L) DL4M via DM2RH DL75DARC via DL3EBB (B) DM24EHF via DL2VFR (B) DM3F/p via DH5FS (L) only DM3M via DM3XRF DM500FR via DF1AMB DM50LOW via DL8TG (B), (e) DL60AZBL via DL5SFC DM60IOTA via DL2VFR (B), (d) DM70LSC via DL8UIL (B), (d) DM800KM via DL8DSL (B) DN1CUR via DL2JUR DP0POL via DL5EBE DP44WCA via DF6EX DP6Z via DF7DR (B) DP9X via DG7AC 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 E7W via E73Y, (L) EA6/DK1XAM via DK1XAM (B), (d) EA/OH2NOS/p via OH2NOS ED5U via EA5DF ED7O via EA7EU (d) EG6WWA via EC6DX EI4POTA via EI4JVB, (L) EP2MRK via RW6HS nur (d) F/ON8DX/p via ON8DX, (L) FJ/DK6AS via DK6AS FR8TZ via F4FTV (d), (L) FR8UA via F4FTV (d), (L) FW7AA via W7YAQ (O), (L) GB2ZL via M0OXO (O), (L) GS5FFF via GM2Z (O), (d) HA/OM3CGN/p via OM3CGN HG3IPA via HA3JB IP4M via I4IFL (d), (B), (L) JW2T via EA5GL, (L) J6/N9RD via N9RD (d), (L) J88IH via VP2EIH (L) KH7A via JA5DQH (d), (L) LA100A via LA9JFA (B) LZ73TRC via LZ1YE (d) ME5W via M0HMJ, (L) OE/K7MK/p via K7MK OE/SQ5AM via SQ5AM (L), (e) OF60AP via OH2AP OG0R via OH2PM OP5K via ON6FT OT8P via ON8PH OV1MF via OZ1MFP P49X via W0YK (d), (L) PC6A via PA0ABM (L) PF88ANT via PA0RDY PG6G via PA4M PI4FL via PA3HEB (L) PI4SRN via PA3DHR PI4YLC via PD3GVQ PJ2/W2APF via W2APF (d) PJ7/VA3QSL via VA3QSL (L) R1941MB via R2DX, (L) R2025NY via RQ7L RW1F via RW3RN S590AA via S59AA, (L) SM7/DM5RC/p via DM5RC (e) TG9ADQ via VE7BV, (L) TJ/TK1CX via EA5ZD, (L)/eQSL TM210CN via F4GFE TM22AAW via F8DVD V73WW via DJ4MX (O), (L) VC3X via VA3XDX (d), (L) VX3B via VE3NE XR2AID via LZ1JZ, (L) YB0AR via EB7DX (d), (L) YQ6A via YO6BHN (L) ZP6/N3BNA via KA2AEV (L) ZV8H via PT8DX (L), (e) (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. 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