• DXNL 2445 (Feb 12, 2025)

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    DXNL 2445 - February 12, 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
    =============

    C5, GAMBIA:
    G4DJX signs C5DX between the 14th and 21st on HF (CW).

    CE, CHILE:
    A team activates the lighthouse Punta Panull (ARLHS CHI-077) from
    Feb. 14 to 16. QRV as XR2P on 40, 20, 15, and 10m (CW, SSB, FT8).
    QSL via CE2LK.

    EA, SPAIN:
    EU-004; EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS: AF-004; EA8, CANARY ISLANDS: EA9,
    CEUTA & MELILLA: The following special event stations will
    celebrate the World Radio Day on Feb. 13: AO1WRD, AO2WRD, AO3WRD,
    AO4WRD, AO5WRD, and AO7WRD from the Spanish mainland, AO6WRD from
    the Baleares, AO8WRD from the Canary Islands, and AO9WRD from Ceuta
    and Melilla. QSL via EA3RKF.

    TZ, MALI:
    DK1CE operates as TZ1CE until March 4 on 160-6m (SSB, FT8) with
    100W. QSL via DK1CE (d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW.

    YS, EL SALVADOR:
    Dave, WJ2O, pays a visit to El Salvador from the 12th to 19th,
    operating a YS1/EJ2O on 80-10m (CW). QSL via N2ZN.


    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: Alex, DL2ALY, currently works on the
    Neumayer III base and operates as DP0GVN during his spare time. He
    stays until January 2026. QSL via DL5EBE.

    EU-021; TF; ICELAND: OZ2I plans to participate in teh ARRL DX CW
    Contest as TF2R from Iceland.

    NA-032; FP, ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON ISLANDS: Frederic (Freddy),
    F4HEC, puts St Pierre Island on the air from the 16th to 25th as
    FP/F4HEC. QRV on 80-6m (CW, SSB) and during the REF SSB Contest
    (Feb 22/23). QSL via F4HEC (d) or LoTW.

    NA-101; J7, DOMINICA: J75A will be active during the ARRL DX CW
    Contest (Feb. 15/16). QSL via W6NV (d), LoTW.

    NA-105; FS/PJ7, ST MARTIN (SINT MAARTEN): VA3QSL activates Sint
    Maarten from Feb. 16 until March 4 as PJ7/VA3SQL and St. Martin as
    FS/VA3SQL. QRV on 40-6m (CW, SSB, digital modes) with 100W. QSL via
    LoTW.

    NA-107; FM, MARTINIQUE: Yuri, VE3DZ, signs FM/VE3DZ between the
    13th and 18th, and TO4A during the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via
    homecall or OQRS.

    OC-002; VK9, CHRISTMAS ISLAND: Watch out for DF4GV, DJ9RR, DL2AMD,
    VK6SJ, and DL2AWG activating Christmas Island as VK9XU from Feb. 18
    until March 4. QSL via DL2AWG (d/B), LoTW.


    Calendar
    ========
    start - end DX DXNL
    01.06. - 01.05. 3E7D 2410
    - 06/25 3X1A 2439
    delay - 5N9DTG 2444
    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
    26.02. - 05.05 8Q7VA 2442
    20.11. - 8R1/AG6UT 2434
    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*
    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*
    - 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
    15.11. - 01.03. JG8NQJ/JD1 2432
    - 31.01. K3Y/0 ...
    01.01. - 31.12. LA100A 2442
    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
    18.12. - 28.02. TJ/TK1CX 2438
    08.02. - 20.02. TM22AAW 2443
    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
    18.02. - 04.03. VK9XU 2445*
    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

    * = new or updated
    ... = and other calls


    QSL information
    ===============
    3A/I1UWF via I1UWF
    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)
    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)
    A65HS via 9K2HS, (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
    AX1FOC via VK1FOC (L) only
    AX3DQS via VK3DQS (d)
    AX38EUDXF via VK2WN nur (e)
    BV400 via BX6ABC, (L)
    C37AC via EA3QS, (L)
    C40C via S50B, (L)
    C5SP via SP3PS, (L)
    CN2HK via HB9FUX nur (L)
    CO2OQ via E73Y, (L)
    CO7HH via EA7FTR, (L)
    CQ7WWA via CT1GFK
    CR5WWA via CS5DX
    CR6WWA via CT1ILT
    CT9/HA2KMR via HA2KMR (B), (e)
    CT9/OE6JOZ via OE6JOZ
    D2ACE via EA7FTR, (L)
    D4UM via SQ9UM
    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)
    DL/SQ8NOD via SQ8NOD, (e)
    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)
    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
    DU38EUDXF via PA1AW (B), (L)
    E7W via E73Y, (L)
    EA6/DK1XAM via DK1XAM (B), (d)
    EA/OH2NOS/p via OH2NOS
    EG6WWA via EC6DX
    EP2MRK via RW6HS nur (d)
    F/ON8DX/p via ON8DX, (L)
    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)
    HC5DX via N4GNR (d), (L)
    HG5D via HA8QZ
    HH2AA via EB7DX (L), (d)
    HQ9Y via E73Y
    IG9/S59A via S59A, (L)
    IN3/OK1DOY/p via OK1DOY, (L)
    II0LOVE via IQ0TE
    JW2T via EA5GL, (L)
    J88IH via VP2EIH (L)
    KB5VBQ/KH6 via KB5VBQ
    KD0VUY/HR5 via KD0VUY
    KH7A via JA5DQH (d), (L)
    LA/F5VMJ/P via F5VMJ (d)
    LX/PA3A via PA3A
    LX4RTTY via LX1DA (L)
    LY24XMAS via LY2QT
    LZ403ES via LZ1KCP
    LZ8E via LZ2BE, (L)
    ME5W via M0HMJ, (L)
    OC200A via OA4O
    OC490L via OA4O
    OH1O via OH1TV
    OH8SSAB via OH8DR (d)
    OJ1ABOA via OH2FFP
    OK3C via OK2ZC (d), (L)
    OL40QRP via OK1DMP
    OL800CO via OK1CO
    ON/PD0RWL/p via PD0RWL (d), (e)
    OO7Z/P via ON6KZ (e)
    OQ8T via ON8AK, (L)
    OS8D/p via ON8DN
    OT4A via ON4AEK, (L), (e)
    P49X via W0YK (d), (L)
    PF88ANT via PA0RDY
    PV91L via PT2AA nur (L)
    R1941MB via R2DX, (L)
    R2025NY via RQ7L
    RW1F via RW3RN
    S5701DX via S56DX
    SC90SM via SK5SM
    SN2WOSP via SP2UUU, (L)
    SP/EB4GSN via EB4GSN
    SP80AB via SP3PDO
    TG9ADQ via VE7BV, (L)
    TJ/TK1CX via EA5ZD, (L)/eQSL
    TM210CN via F4GFE
    TM22AAW via F8DVD
    V26K via AA3B (O), (L)
    VK0/FT4YM via F5PFP
    VP2ECV via KG9N, (L)
    VP2ETE via W3HNK, (L)
    YB9/F5LIT via F5LIT (d), (L)
    YP1P via YO5KDV
    YQ8T via YO8KGA
    VK9DX via VK2DX (d), (L)
    XT2MD via IK2VUC (B), (L)
    ZS7ANF via DL5EBE or RK1PWA, (L)

    (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. (Diploma Castelli Italia) http://www.dcia.it/dci/
    DCPC D.C.P.C. (Diploma Castelli Provincia Cuneo)
    DFCF Diplome des Forts et Chateaux de France
    DIFM Diplome des Iles de la France Metropolitaine
    H/c Homecall
    ILLW International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
    IOCA Islands Of Croatia Award
    IOTA Islands on the Air
    IRC International Reply Coupon
    LoTW Logbook of the World
    OQRS Online QSL Request System
    POTA Parks On The Air
    RDA Russian District's Award Program
    RIB Radio in a Box (Remote Operation)
    RLHA Russian Lighthouse Award
    S.A.S.E Self addressed stamped envelope
    SES Special Event Station
    SNSM Societe Nationale des Sauveteurs en Mer
    URE Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles
    WCA World Castles Award
    WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award
    WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship
    WWFF World Wide Flora & Fauna




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