From: "DX Newsletter (DXNL)" <dxmb@darcdxhf.de>


DXNL 2444 - February 5, 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
=============

5N, NIGERIA:
The 5N9DTG DXpedition is still on hold due to air travel problems.

5V, TOGO:
Antonio, IK7WUL, operates as 5V0DX during his spare time between
Feb. 6 and 14 on 10m (SSB). QSL via I8KHC, LoTW.

8R, GUYANA:
Aldir, PY1SAD, remains on the air until the 8th as 8R1TM. QSL via
PY1SAD.

AS-002; A9, BAHRAIN ISLAND:
A975IARU marks the 75th anniversary of IARU Region 1 between Feb. 6
and 10 and on each 6th day of the following months for 5 days. QSL
via EC6DX.

DL, GERMANY:
DA0IARU (special DOK IARU00) celebrates the IARU centenary until
April 27. QSL will be sent automagically via the bureau; direct via
DL2VFR.

OH, FINLAND:
Ric, DL2VFR, and Georg, DL4SVA, are going to put OH73ELK on the air
between Feb. 7 and 20. DJ9BX joins them on the 12th. For contests
they will use the callsign OG7Z. OH/DL2VFR also hopes to activate
OHFF references, depending on local snow conditions.

YN, NICARAGUA:
NA-212; YN, PACIFIC OCEAN COAST group:
NA-117; TI8, PUNTARENAS PROVINCE EAST group:
HP, PANAMA:
Between Feb. 11 and 16, N3QQ, W8HC, K5MSK, NL8F, OK8AU,
RW3RN, R1BIG, and R9LR will operate as YN6RRC from Complejo
Volcanico San Cristobal (Ref. POTA NI-055), as H7RRC from Isla Del
Cardon (IOTA NA-212), and as YN8/KL7RRC from POTA NI-011.
Then they move on to Costa Rica, where they activate
Isla Cano (NA-117) and POTA CR-0018 as TI1RRC between Feb. 19 and
25. Finally, they will operate as 3F3RRC from PA-0033 in Panama. At
present, all callsigns still need approval from the relevant
authorities.


IOTA
====

IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz


AF-005; D4, LEEWARD ISLANDS (aka SOTAVENTO): Claudio, HB9OAU, signs
D44OA from Sal Island between the 5th and 18th on 40-6m (CW, SSB).
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com; no paper cards.

AF-022; ZD7, ST HELENA ISLAND: Gan, KY8D, operates from Richard's
Travel Lodge (Jamestown, St. Helena) between Feb. 8 and 15 as
ZD7KYD on 17-10m (CW). QSL via KY8D.

EU-026; JW, SPITSBERGEN ISLAND: Andreas, LA8AJA, puts the club
station JW5E on the air from the 5th to 7th as JW8AJA. QRV mostly
on CW on 40-10m. QSL via homecall, LoTW. For more information see:
http://la8aja.com.

NA-001; C6, GREAT BAHAMA BANK group: Chip, K2KJD, and John, K4SGR,
sign C6ADA between the 12th and 16th trying to activate new parks
and lighthouses.

NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Tom, K0YA, and his wife Antoinette,
W5RCX, sign V4/homecalls between Feb. 6 and March 4. During the
ARRL International DX CW Contest (Feb. 15/16) Tom uses V47Y. QSL
via LoTW.

OC-003; VK9, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS: Larry, W5EIT, operates
holiday-style between the 11th and 18th as VK9/W5EIT from Cocos Isl
on CW and FT8; RTTY and SSB depending on condx. For more
information see: https://w5eit.org/vk9c/.

OC-029; V7, RATAK CHAIN: DK6SP, DJ4MX, HA8RT, M0SDV, E77DX, and
DK1YH put the Marshall Isl. on the air between Feb. 11 and 23. QRV
as V73WW on 160-6m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT4/8) with 4 rigs. QSL via
DJ4MX, LoTW.

OC-047; H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS: Bernhard, DL2GAC, will be back on the
air as H44MS from Honiara between Feb. 9 and May 7. QSL via DL2GAC
(d).

OC-150; YB9, TENGGARA BARATISLANDS: YB9/ON6HX (Jozef) remains
active from Lombok Isl. until Feb. 6. QSL via ON6HX, LoTW.

SA-036; P4, ARUBA ISLAND: Marty, KE4TT, operates as P4/KE4TT from
Feb. 7 until March 11 on HF (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8). QSL via KE4TT
(d/B), LoTW.

SA-099; PJ2, CURACAO: Rudolph, NF9V, will be back on the bands as
PJ2/NF9V between Feb. 11 and 18. QRV on 160-10m and as part of the
PJ2T team for the ARRL contest. QSL for PJ2/NF9V via NF9V (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
01.01. - 08.02. 8R1TM 2444*
09.24 - 9J2FI 2426
27.01. - 15.02. 9X2AW 2442
01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2443
06.xx - 10.xx A975IARU 2444*
01.02. - 06.02. C5PL 2443
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
- 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413
- 06/24 FH4VVK 2357
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
05.02. - 07.02. JW8AJA 2444*
- 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
28.01. - 20.02. TZ1CE 2443
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*
- 12/25 YB8QT 2330
- 06.02. YB9/ON6HX 2444*
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
7Q5MLV via M0URX (O), (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
9N1CA via EA5ZD (d) , (L)
A41MI via M0OXO (O)
A43WWA via EC6DX
A60MBZ/5 via EA7FTR
A61BG via EA7FTR, (L)
A62A via EA7FTR, (L)
A65HS via 9K2HS, (L)
A91OMA via EC6DX (L)
AB4GX/HI3 via AB4GX
AM100RAYO via EA4SG, (L)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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)
EG6WWA via EC6DX
FR8TZ via F4FTV (d), (L)
FR8UA via F4FTV (d), (L)
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)
HG5D via HA8QZ
HQ9Y via E73Y
IG9/S59A via S59A, (L)
IN3/OK1DOY/p via OK1DOY, (L)
JW2T via EA5GL, (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)
OK3C via OK2ZC (d), (L)
OL40QRP via OK1DMP
OQ8T via ON8AK, (L)
OS8D/p via ON8DN
OT4A via ON4AEK, (L), (e)
PA25MC via PI4VBD (d)
P3C via 5B4AOF (d), (L)
P3X via 5B4AMM, (L)
P40AA via DL4MM (O) (L)
PI4DX via PD1DX, (L)
PI4IPA via PA9LUC
PI9TP via PE5ENJ
PJ4/DK7PE via DK7PE (B), (L)
PJ4/K4BAI via K4BAI
PJ4JA via JA3AVO (d), (O), (L)
PJ7/UR5BCP via KD7WPJ (B), (d), (L)
PT2/PS8RV via PS8RV, (L)
R1941MB via R2DX, (L)
R2025NY via RQ7L
RW1F via RW3RN
SC90SM via SK5SM
SN2WOSP via SP2UUU, (L)
SP/EB4GSN via EB4GSN
SP80AB via SP3PDO
TG9AJR via M0URX (O), (L)
TI7W via M0URX (O), (L)
TI8/N7ZG via EA5GL, (L)
TK0C via S50C (d), (B), (L); (e)
TM50KPQ via F6KPQ
TO4A via VE3DZ (d), (L)
TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L)
TR8CR via F6AJA (B)
TX100REF via F6KJS (O), (L), (e)
TX7N via F6KJS (O), (L), (e)
UP7WWA via LZ1YE
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)
VP5/K2NV via K2NV (d), (L)
VP9NR via K1EFI, (L)
XO2LMM via VY2DS (d), (e)
XT2MD via IK2VUC (B), (L)
ZD7DPX via HE9ERA(B);IK2DUW(d)
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
ZW5B via PY5EG (d), (L)

(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. (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
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