DXNL 2341 - February 15, 2023
DX Newsletter

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Editor: Andreas Salder, DK5ON
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translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO

DX Activities
=============

5V, TOGO:
Eric, F5LCX, operates holiday-style as 5V23LE until the 25th. QSL
via F5LCX (d/B).

7X, ALGERIA:
Henning, OZ2I, signs 7U7EE between Feb. 15 and 22 on 80-10m (CW).
QSL via OZ2I OQRS, LoTW.

HZ, SAUDI ARABIA:
Samir, HZ1SK, celebrates Saudi Arabia's Founding Day with the
callsign 8Z3FD until Feb. 22. QSL via IZ8CLM (d/B). Other callsigns
around the same event are 7Z3FD and HZ3FD. QSL for those via
HZ1SAR.

J5, GUINEA-BISSAU:
Livio, IZ3BUR, is currently back on the air as J52EC on 15m and 10m
(mostly SSB). The duration of his stay is uknown. QSL direct via
IZ3BUR.

LU, ANTARCTICA:
Juan, LU6DX, will be the new operator at the Esperanza base, where
he replaces Juan, LU8DBS. QRV as LU1ZV with a focus on CW. QSL via
LU4DXU.

OE, AUSTRIA:
Members of the 4U1A radio club are currently using the callsign
4UNR to mark the World Radio Day until the end of February. QSL via
UA3DX, OQRS.

TI, COSTA RICA:
Nathan, N4YDU, will be active as TI7W during the ARRL DX CW
Contest. QRV before and after as TI5/N4YDU. QSL for TI7W via M0URX;
TI5/N4YDU via OQRS, LoTW.

VK0, ANTARCTICA:
Allan, VK0AW, has arrived on Mawson base on Feb. 11, yet will be
busy with taking over his duties during the first two weeks. He is
due to stay for 12 months and plans to work on the HF bands during
his spare time, although he has no pileup experience. QSL via
EB7DX, LoTW.

XZ, MYANMAR:
Akio, JE2QIZ, has returned to Yangon and operates as XZ2B during
his spare time on 40-10m, mostly on CW. He recommends calling QRQ
to overcome fast QSB conditions. QSL via JH3SIF (d/B).


IOTA
====

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


AF-008; FT*4, CROZET ISLANDS: Thierry, F6CUK, is now continuing his
activation of Crozet as FT8WW on bands above 30m. He stays on the
island until March 3. QSL via F6EXV OQRS.

AF- 086; D4, WINDWARD ISLANDS: Tony, CT1FFU, pays a holiday visit
to Sal Island from the 15th to 22nd. QRV as D4T on 80-6m (CW, SSB,
FT8) and maybe also via QO-100. QSL via homecall, OQRS.

NA-018; OX, GREENLAND: Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX together
with OX7AKT, OX5DM, and OX7AM from the 14th to 21st. QSL for OX3LX
via OZ0J, others via OZ1ACB.

NA-023; VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Steve, AA7V, signs VP2V/AA7V
between Feb. 16 and 20 on 80-10m (CW). QSL via AA7V, LoTW.

NA-073; V3, COROZAL / BELIZE DISTRICT group: Paul, VE3AXT, is
currently active as V31AX with 100W and a vertical antenna until
March 5. QSL via M0URX.

NA-101; J7, DOMINICA: Yuri, VE3DZ, and Laurent, FM5BH, activate
Dominica from the 20th to 26th as J79BH. QSL via FM5BH (d), ClubLog
OQRS.

NA-102; FG, GUADELOUPE: Philippe, F1DUZ, operates as FG4KH until
March 8, including the REF SSB contest (Feb. 25-26). QSL via
homecall, LoTW, eQSL.

NA-107; FM, MARTINIQUE: Yuri, VE3DZ, signs FM/VE3DZ from the 14th
to 20th. For QSL information see qrz.com.

NA-249; KP, PUERTO RICO's COASTAL ISLANDS: A group of Puerto Rican
operators will be active as KP3RE from Culebra Island between Feb.
17 and 19. QSL direct via EA5GL. OC-003; VK9, COCOS (KEELING)
ISLANDS: Nobby, G0VJG, operates as VK9CVG from the 17th to 24th on
80-10m (SSB, maybe FT8). Until the 16th, he signs VK6/G0VJG from
Australia. QSL via M0OXO.

OC-005; VK9, NORFOLK ISLAND: Dom, VK2HJ, stays on Norfolk for a
work assignment from Feb. 17 to 20 and operates as VK9/VK2HJ during
his spare time on 40-10m (SSB) with 100W. QSL only via eQSL.

OC-078; V6, ULITHI ATOLL: John, V63JB, a staff member at a local
school has returned to amateur radio after a prolonged hiatus.
Right now, he operates FT8 on 30m but there are plans to expand to
20m and also to SSB. His school's headmaster is V63YWR. The IOTA
reference was last activated in 2012; no QSL route known at
present.

OC-150; YB9, TENGGARA BARAT ISLANDS: Jozef, ON6HX, operates
holiday-style from Lombok as YB9/ON6HX since Feb. 3. QRV so far on
40-10m (FT8), yet CW is in preparation. He stays until March 8. QSL
via homecall, LoTW, eQSL.

SA-006; PJ4, BONAIRE ISLAND: Justin, N9TTK, signs PJ4/N9TTK from
Washing Slagbaai Provincial Park (PA-0133) between Feb. 16 and 21.
QSL via homecall, LoTW.

SA-071; PY, SAO PAULO STATE CENTRE group: Marcos, PY2MAM, Marcio,
PY2TTN, and Fernando, PY2SDN, are going to take part in the
American Ham Weekend (Feb. 17-19) with the callsign ZZ2MI on 80,
40, 20, 15, and 10m (SSB, FT8).

SA-099; PJ2, CURACAO: Mike, W1USN, Robert, AA1M, and Steven, W1SR,
sign PJ2/homecalls from Feb. 20 to March 3. QSL via h/c (d/B),
LoTW.


Other IOTA news
===============

AN-002; 3Y, BOUVET ISLAND:
3Y0J ceased operation during the early morning hours of Tuesday.
The team now dismantles their setup and transports it back to their
vessel. A further update of their online log is expected once they
have all returned to the Marama.


POTA
====

K-8148 - Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve Wildlife Management Area:
Steven, KC5F, operates from this area on the 15th on 40, 30, and
20m. QSL via bureau or direct.

K-3499 - Enchanted Rock Natural State Conservation Area:
Roger, K0YY, activates this reference on the 15th on 40-10m. QSL
via bureau or direct.

K-3017 - Guadalupe River State Park:
Matt, K5NON, will be active from this park between the 17th and
19th on 40, 20, 17, and 15m (SSB, FT8/4).

K-0806 - Charles Pinckney National Historic Site:
Steven, KC5F, activates this site on Feb. 17 on 40, 30, and 20m.

K-4546 - Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument:
Mark, KG6LI, activates this reference on the 17th on 20, 17, and
15m (CW, maybe SSB). QSL via bureau or direct.

K-4569 - El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail;
K-0770 - Chamizal National Memorial: Randall, N5RLH, operates from
these areas on the 18th on 30, 20, and 15m (CW).

PY-0491 - Cidade do Distrito Federal Park:
Lucas, PP2LA, activates this park on the 18th on 40-20m (CW, SSB).

K-2170 - Crooked River State Park:
Robert, KD4YDC, will be active from this location between the 18th
and 23rd on 20 and 40m (SSB, FT8).

K-0679 - Fire Island National Seashore:
Salli, K2RYD, operates from Fire Island Lighthouse (US-0019, US
Island NY013S, IOTA NA-026) on the 20th on 40 and 20m.



Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
01.02. - 27.02. 3E30PCARA 2339
01.02. - 28.02. 4U13FEB 2340
12.02. - 28.02. 4UNR 2341*
21.01. - 03.03. 4W/JH2EUV 2339
13.02. - 25.02. 5V23LE 2341*
01.02. - 28.02. 5W0DX 2339
06.02. - 31.03. 6W7/ON4AVT 2339
- 13.02. 6Y5/DJ7CF 2340
18.12.22 - 6Y/N0GJW 2336
- 30.04. 6Y5FS 2340
26.01. - 04.02. 7P8WW 2339
13.01. - 04.02. 7U7C 2336
15.02. - 22.02. 7U7EE 2341*
- 31.03. 8J1H90T 2330
02.02. - 22.02. 8Z3FD 2341*
01.02. - 28.02. 9K9NLD 2340
01.01.23 - 29.03. 9M2MRS 2334
26.01. - 9N7AA 2339
04.02. - 27.02. 9U4WX 2339
04.02. - 27.02. 9U5R 2339
15.12. - 12/23 AT42I 2332
14.02. - 14.03. C5C 2340
28.11. - 24.02. C5YK 2331
01.05. - C83YT 2301
- C91CCY 2322
15.02. - 22.02. D4T 2341*
- DA0WB 2334
01.01.23 - 31.12. DB100RDF 2335
20.02. - 19.02. DK0HN 2285
07.05. - 06.05. DL1640Y 2312
01.10. - 30.09. DR45HAAN 2330
01.01.23 - 30.05. DR100XRAY 2335
- EX0ET 2335
19.01. - 02.02. FG/F5HRY 2337
01.09. - 01.04.24 FH4VVK 2317
15.10.22 - 15.08.23 FJ4WEB 2336
11.01. - 10.03. FM/F6BWJ 2336
07.22 - FO5QS 2312
31.01. - 09.02. FS/VA3ZC 2339
- 03.23 FT4YM 2324
- 02.24 FW1JG 2287
01.01. - 28.02. GB2KW 2336
01.01. - 28.02. GB5KW 2336
01.01. - 28.02. GB8KW 2336
01.01. - 28.02. GW0KWD 2336
01.01. - 28.02. GW5KWD 2336
14.01. - 05.02. HF7SIEMA 2337
15.03. - 15.03. HG200AN 2293
15.03. - 15.03. HG200DO 2293
15.03. - 15.03. HG200EF 2293
15.03. - 15.03. HG200IR 2293
15.03. - 15.03. HG200OT 2293
15.03. - 15.03. HG200PS 2293
10.02. - 08.05. H44MS 2340
01.01.23 - 01.05. HH75RCH 2334
- HK3/F4AHV 2332
25.07. - 15.05. HK3JCL 2307
23.11. - 13.03. HR5/F2JD 2329
08.02. - 15.02. HR9/K6VHF 2340
01.01. - HS0ZIB 2336
06.11. - 02.04. HS0ZME 2326
17.01. - 06.02. HS0ZPU 2337
- 06.23 J28HJ 2311
08.22 - J28RC 2315
01.10. - J5JUA 2323
06.02. - J52EC 2341*
11.02. - 21.02. J8/AJ4YX 2340
07.02. - 13.02. JD1BQB 2340
07.02. - 13.02. JD1YCC 2340
14.05. - K4RC 2301
12/22 - 12/23 KC4AAC 2332
12.02. - 28.02. LU1ZV 2341*
10.01. - 10.02. LY1923KK 2335
23.04. - OE22M 2298
01/23 - 06/23 OE40XTU 2332
14.02. - 21.02. OX5DM 2340
14.02. - 21.02. OX7AKT 2340
18.01. - 02.02. P4/DL4MM 2337
10.01. - 08.02. P4/VA3QSL 2335
09.01. - 06.02. PJ2ND 2336
11.02. - 26.02. PJ4/NE9U 2340
02.02. - 05.02. PT6D 2339
- RI1ANC 2335
24.10. - 24.03.23 RI1ANU 2324
01.01. - 31.03. RI30ANT 2335
- RI41POL 2321
01.05. - S035S 2301
01.01. - 21.02. S79/G4HSO 2339
18.02. - 19.02. TI5/N4YDU 2341*
18.02. - 19.02. TI7W 2341*
- TI8/F4AHV 2332
28.01. - 28.02. TI7/W2BEE 2339
09.01.2023 - 12.01. TK/DL2JRM 2336
06.01.23 - 21.01. TN8K 2335
- TO5Z 2328
29.12. - 15.03.23 TR8CR 2334
- 06/23 TT8SN 2320
- TZ4AM 2311
09.02. - 16.02. V26DX 2340
12/22 - 03/23 V31TX 2333
18.10. - V55WH 2324
06.2022 - V73MS 2306
31.10. - V85NPV 2329
07.02. - 09.02. VK5TIL 2339
- 04/23 VK9WX 2331
2.1.23 - 31.03. VP2MDX 2334
14.02. - 20.02. VP5/AC0W 2340
14.02. - 20.02. VP5/AC0W 2340
14.02. - 20.02. VP5K 2340
- VP5MA 2302
- VP8AAE 2320
12/22 - 01/23 VP8RAF 2332
12/22 - 01/23 VP8TAA 2332
14.05. - W1M 2301
21.08. - XZ2A 2316
03.02 - XZ2B 2341*
- 12/25 YB8QT 2330
15.05. - 21.05. YE3BYE 2337
09.02. - 23.02. YJ0A 2340
01.12.22 - 30.06.23 YR1200VT 2333
01.09. - Z6/KN4PRE 2317
28.08. - ZA/DG7PX 2317
23.08. - ZA/Z35M 2315
12/22 - ZA15K 2333
- ZC4GR 2336
11.02. - 25.02. ZD7MG 2340
25.08. - ZL4/VE6TC 2318
15.07. - ZL7/ZL1VV 2311
01.02. - 15.02. ZX89L 2340

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


QSL information
===============
3E30PCARA via (d - QRZ.com), eQSL
3V8SF via LX1NO (B), (L)
4L2M via EA7FTR (d)
4U1A via UA3DX (L)
4W/JH2EUV via JH2EUV (B), (L)
5H6PJ via VU2BGC (d)
5W0DX via HA5AO (B - OQRS), (L)
5Z4/M0LEP via M0LEP (O), (L), (e)
6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT (B), eQSL
7P8WW via YL2GN (B - OQRS), (L)
7T22ANT via IK2DUW (d)
8J6HAM via JARL-Bureau, (L), eQSL
9A0BB via 9A3JB (B), (L)
9K2NO via EC6DX (d), (L)
C5C via F5RAV (d), (L), eQSL
CB12F via CE2RDL (d), eQSL
CB3CHILE via CE3ETR (d)
D44PM via IZ4DPV (B), (L)
E7/Z35M via Z35M (d), (L), eQSL)
EA8/DF4UE via DF4UE
EI9E via EI2FG (B), (L)
F6REF via F4KLW (B), (L), eQSL
FR8UA via F4FTV (d), (L)
FS/VA3ZC via VA3ZC (B), (L)
G3Q via G3RXQ (nur LoTW)
HB0/DL1MGB via DL1MGB (B), (L)
HF9D via SP9UXB (B), (L), eQSL
HG5D via HA8QZ (B)
IB2WAP via eQSL
II2YLSP via IZ2ELV (d)
II4TRN via IQ4FE (B)
II5ANT via IZ5BTC (B)
IN3/OK1DOY/p via OK1DOY (B), (L)
IR1ANT via I1HYW (B)
IR2A via IK2JYT (B), (L), eQSL
LA7GIA/mm via LA7GIA (d), (L)
LX/PA4O via PA4O (d), eQSL
MJ5E via GU4YOX (B), (L)
OE40XTU via OE1XTU (B), (L), eQSL
OP4W via ON4BWT (L)
OP6Y via ON6YP (B), eQSL
OU2I via OZ1BII (B), (L)
OV1CDX via OZ1GML (d)
OV3X via OZ8AE (B), eQSL
OX3XR via PA3249 (d), (L), eQSL
P4/KB1EHE via KB1EHE
PA6ANT via PA3FOE (B), (L), eQSL
PA70FDN via PD9HIX
PI4CC via PC2A (d), (L)
PI4ZUT via PD0JMH (B)
PJ2ND via K8ND (d), (L)
R100GA via RZ5D (B)
R150SF via UA4Q
RI30AN via RZ3EC (B)
TM25PVJ via F8GGZ (B)
TZ4AM via KX4R (d), (L)
VK5TIL via M0OXO (L), eQSL
VO2AAA via VE3KG (d), (L)
VO2AC via VE3FU (B), (L)
VR25XMT via (L)
XQ5BRC via EA7FTR (d), (L), eQSL
YQ6A via YO6BHN (L)
YS3CW via I2JIN (d), (L)

(d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS
(C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM



Abbreviations in this DXNL:
===========================
ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
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
POTA Parks On The Air
RDA Russian District's Award Program
RLHA Russian Lighthouse Award
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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