• DXNL 2347 (Mar 29, 2023)

    From DX Newsletter (DXNL)@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 29 16:40:14 2023

    DXNL 2347 - March 29, 2023
    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
    =============

    3A, MONACO:
    During April, the special event station 3A8AB commemorates the
    100th anniversary of the first transatlantic contact between F8AB
    (Leon Deloy in Nice, France) and U1MO (Fred Schnell in Hartford) on
    Nov. 27 in 1923. Deloy later resided in Monaco, where he died in
    1969. QSL via LoTW.

    CN, MOROCCO:
    Miguel, CT1EBM, is currently active as CN2EBM until April 9. QRV on
    40-10m (SSB, FT8) and via QO-100 from various camps along a
    5000km-long offroad tour.

    HP, PANAMA:
    Josep EA3BT and Nuria EA3WL will be active from Contadora Island
    between April 3 and 8 as H31W and H31B on 40-6m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL
    via ClubLog OQRS.


    IOTA
    ====

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


    AF-027; FH, MAYOTTE ISLAND: Dom, F4IFF, will be active as FH/F4IFF
    from April 1 to 9 on SSB and FT8. QSL via EB7DX, LoTW.

    AF- 086; D4, WINDWARD ISLANDS: Timo, OH1NOA, operates holiday-style
    from Sal Island between March 30 and April 6 on 40-10m (CW, SSB) as
    D4NA. QSL via ClubLog OQRS.

    NA-003; VP5, TURKS ISLANDS: Watch out for VP5/W0UV between April 4
    and 11 on 40-10m (FT8). QSL via W0UV (d), LoTW.

    NA-105; PJ7/FS, SINT MAARTEN / SAINT MARTIN: Ken, KJ9B, will be
    active holiday-style as PJ7/KJ9B from April 1 to 8 on 20m (SSB,
    FT8). QSL via homecall (d/B).

    NA-200; XE3, QUINTANA ROO STATE SOUTH group: Enrique, XE2AA,
    activates Tamalcab Island from April 2 to 7 as XF3A. QSL via
    IT9EJW.

    AF-024; S7, INNER ISLANDS: Ravi, S79VU, operates around World
    Autism Week with the callsign S76A. QRV from March 25 until April
    2. QSL direct via W2MTR, LoTW. Other callsigns around the world for
    the same event include: 4X0AAW, 8A0RARI, GB0AAW, GB0AA, GB2AAW,
    W2A, PA23WARD, AM5WAD.

    List of "rarest" IOTA references:
    =================================
    Go here for the most recent lists of least activated / confirmed IOTA
    references: https://www.iota-world.org/info/IOTA_MWL_prefix.pdf
    (sorted by DXCC prefix)
    https://www.iota-world.org/info/IOTA_MWL.pdf
    (sorted by IOTA reference number)


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

    OC-017; T30, GILBERT ISLANDS:
    Dominik, 3Z9DX (3D2USU), has postponed the plans for T30UN from
    Tarawa to the beginning of April.


    WWFF Activities
    ================

    WWFF QRGs:
    CW: 28044 24894 21044 18084 14044 10124 7024 3544 kHz
    SSB: 28444 24944 21244 18144 14244 7144 3744 kHz

    VK, AUSTRALIA:
    VI10VKFF celebrates the 10th anniversary of the WWFF programme from
    various Australian locations until the end of 2023. For a list see:
    https://www.wwffaustralia.com/vi10vkff-activations.html. QSL via
    VK5PAS.


    Parks On The Air (POTA)
    =======================

    K-0970, White Sands National Park:
    W6KC activates this park on the 27th on 20m.

    K-2121, Pinnacle State Park:
    Joel, KC2VAW, and Donna, KD2CZY, operate from there on the 28th on
    40 and 20m.

    K-4546, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument:
    Mark, KG6LI, activates this reference on the 28th on 40-10m (CW,
    SSB). QSL via bureau or direct.

    K-7442, Blanchard Springs State Recreation Area:
    Lawrence, WB9TNZ, puts this area on the air from March 29 until
    April 11. QSL via bureau or direct.

    K-5687, Cutright State Recreation Area, K-4483, Hoosier National Forest:
    KB9JMU and WC9G activate these two references on the 29th on 40 and
    20m. QSL via bureau or direct.

    K-6460, Fort Toulouse National Historical Park:
    Tim, K4TK, operates from there between March 30 and April 2 on CW
    and SSB. QSL via bureau or direct.

    VK-0992, Bandon Conservation Park:
    Andy, VK5LA, activates this park on the 31st on CW, SSB, and FT8.
    QSL via bureau or direct.


    Calendar
    ========
    start - end DX DXNL
    01.04. - 30.04. 3A8AB 2347*
    - 31.03. 3B8HE 2346
    - 3D2UN 2343
    - 31.06. 4B0T 2345
    25.03. - 02.04. 4X0AA 2346
    - 5J0EA 2342
    - 5K0TV 2342
    06.02. - 31.03. 6W7/ON4AVT 2339
    18.12.22 - 6Y/N0GJW 2336
    - 30.04. 6Y5FS 2340
    - 31.03. 8J1H90T 2330
    22.03. - 30.03. 9G4X 2346
    01.01.23 - 29.03. 9M2MRS 2334
    26.01. - 9N7AA 2339
    23.03. - 9X2AW 2346
    26.02. - 9X3SE/p 2344
    22.03. - 07.04. 9X5RU 2346
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/0 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/1 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/2 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/3 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/4 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/5 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/6 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/7 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/8 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/9 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/10 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/11 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/12 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/13 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/14 2345
    02.03. - 31.08. A60AP/15 2345
    - 30.09. A65CW 2343
    01.03. - 31.03. AO25AH 2345
    03.03. - 02.07. AT2G20 2345
    15.12. - 12/23 AT42I 2332
    01.05. - C83YT 2301
    - C91CCY 2322
    26.03. - 09.04. CN2EBM 2347*
    08.03. - 05.04. D44KIT 2344
    22.03. - 31.03. D4DX 2346
    30.03. - 06.04. D4NA 2347*
    - DA0WB 2334
    01.01.23 - 31.12. DB100RDF 2335
    07.05. - 06.05. DL1640Y 2312
    - DM775NB 2345
    01.10. - 30.09. DR45HAAN 2330
    01.01.23 - 30.05. DR100XRAY 2335
    01.04. - 09.04. FH/F4IFF 2347*
    01.09. - 01.04.24 FH4VVK 2317
    15.10.22 - 15.08.23 FJ4WEB 2336
    07.22 - FO5QS 2312
    13.02. - 03.23 FT4YM 2342
    - 02.24 FW1JG 2287
    01.03. - 28.03. GB75MM 2345
    03.04. - 08.04. H31B 2347*
    03.04. - 08.04. H31W 2347*
    10.02. - 08.05. H44MS 2340
    01.01.23 - 01.05. HH75RCH 2334
    - HK3/F4AHV 2332
    25.07. - 15.05. HK3JCL 2307
    01.01. - HS0ZIB 2336
    06.11. - 02.04. HS0ZME 2326
    - 06.23 J28HJ 2311
    08.22 - J28RC 2315
    01.10. - J5JUA 2323
    06.02. - J52EC 2341
    01.03. - 30.03. J8/AG7JQ 2344
    15.03. - 15.05. JD1/JG8NQJ 2346
    14.05. - K4RC 2301
    12/22 - 12/23 KC4AAC 2332
    23.04. - OE22M 2298
    01/23 - 06/23 OE40XTU 2332
    28.03. - 04.04. PJ5/W5JON 2346
    01.04. - 08.04. PJ7/KJ9B 2347*
    03.03. - 01.04. PJ7AA 2343
    - RI1ANC 2335
    01.01. - 31.03. RI30ANT 2335
    - RI41POL 2321
    01.05. - S035S 2301
    25.03. - 02.04. S76A 2347*
    - SU9GA 2345
    25.03. - TC3J 2346
    17.02. - T33BA 2342
    17.02. - T33BB 2342
    - TI8/F4AHV 2332
    20.03. - 03.04. TO1Q 2346
    - TO5Z 2328
    - 06/23 TT8SN 2320
    27.03. - 31.03. TX5L 2346
    - TZ4AM 2311
    24.03. - 02.04. V26EI 2346
    - V31DJ 2342
    - V31DK 2342
    12/22 - 03/23 V31TX 2333
    18.10. - V55WH 2324
    06.2022 - V73MS 2306
    31.10. - V85NPV 2329
    17.03. - 31.03. VK9NT 2346
    - 04/23 VK9WX 2331
    2.1.23 - 31.03. VP2MDX 2334
    22.03. - 29.03. VP5/AF3K 2346
    22.03. - 29.03. VP5/KA3FCE 2346
    04.04. - 11.04. VP5/W0UV 2347*
    22.03. - 29.03. VP5/W2TT 2346
    - VP5MA 2302
    - VP8AAE 2320
    12/22 - 01/23 VP8RAF 2332
    12/22 - 01/23 VP8TAA 2332
    16.03. - 13.04. VY0ERC 2345
    14.05. - W1M 2301
    24.03. - 31.03. XC2C 2346
    02.04. - 07.04. XF3A 2347*
    21.08. - XZ2A 2316
    03.02 - XZ2B 2341
    - 12/25 YB8QT 2330
    01.12.22 - 30.06.23 YR1200VT 2333
    01.09. - Z6/KN4PRE 2317
    - 22.04. Z81D 2346
    28.08. - ZA/DG7PX 2317
    23.08. - ZA/Z35M 2315
    12/22 - ZA15K 2333
    - ZC4GR 2336
    25.08. - ZL4/VE6TC 2318
    15.07. - ZL7/ZL1VV 2311

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


    QSL information
    ===============
    3E30PCARA via (d-QRZ.com), eQSL
    3V8SF via LX1NO (B), (L)
    3X1A via F1TMY (O)
    3Z8GSC via SP8GSC
    4B0T via XE1KK ((L)
    4L2M via EA7FTR (d)
    4S7KKG via DC0KK (B), (L)
    4U1A via UA3DX (L)
    4U13FEB via 9A2AA (B)
    4UNR via UA3DX (d), (L), (e)
    4W/JH2EUV via JH2EUV (B), (L)
    5H100TC via M0OXO (O), (L
    5H6PJ via VU2BGC (d)
    5K0VT via W4GDV (d), (L), (e)
    5V23LE via F5LCX (B), (L)
    5W0DX via HA5AO (O), (L)
    5Z4/M0LEP via M0LEP (O), (L), (e)
    5Z4PA via M0URX (O), (L)
    5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L)
    6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT (B), (e)
    6Y5FS via G3RFS (B), (L)
    6Y5/DJ7CF via DJ7CF (B)
    7P8WW via YL2GN (O), (L)
    7T22ANT via IK2DUW (d)
    7Z3FD via HZ1SAR
    8J6HAM via JARL-Bureau, (L), (e)
    8P5GL via EA7FTR (d)
    8S80AA via SK5AA (O) und (L)
    8Z3FD via HZ1SAR (d)
    9A0BB via 9A3JB (B), (L)
    9K2NO via EC6DX (d), (L)
    9K5LX via ON7LX (B)
    9K9NLD via EC6DX (d)
    9U4WX via IZ8CCW (B), (L)
    9U5R via IK2DUW (d)
    A61FJ via LZ1YE (d), (L)
    A62A via EA7FTR und (L)
    A71XX via EC6DX
    AU6HTP via VU2DSI (d), (e)
    AT2G20 via VU2UUU und (L)
    C5C via F5RAV (d), (L), (e)
    CB12F via CE2RDL (d), (e)
    CB3CHILE via CE3ETR (d)
    CQ8M via EA5GL (B)
    CR3W via DL5AXX (B-OQRS), (L)
    CR6K via CT1ILT (d), (L)
    CT9/UR9IDX via EA5EL (d)
    D44PM via IZ4DPV (B), (L)
    DA0T via DL7AT (B), (L)
    DF100TA via DL4CQ
    DK0FOC via DJ6SI (B), (L)
    DL/SQ8NO via SQ8NOD
    DL0HAM via DM2FDO (B), (L)
    DM775NB via DM6RAC
    DO/HB3XXX/P via HB3XXX
    DR100XRAY via DJ6SI (Bureau)
    DR4W via DL4NAC (L)
    E7/Z35M via Z35M (d), (L), eQSL)
    EA7/EI8KJ via EI8KJ (B), eQSL
    EA8/DF4UE via DF4UE
    EA8/M0NGZ via M0NGZ
    EA8/ON4ROB via ON4ROB
    ED8W via EA5GL(B), (L)
    EF1A via EA1X (B), (L)
    EF8BBM via EA4BQ (B), (L)
    EG1GURU via EA3CX L) & (e)
    EG2GURU via EA3CX (L) & (e)
    EG3GURU via EA3CX (L) & (e)
    EG4GURU via EA3CX (L) & (e)
    EG4IF via EA3CX (L) & (e)
    EG5FV via EC5AJU (direct)
    EG5GURU via EA3CX (L) & (e)
    EG7GURU via EA3CX (L) & (e)
    EG8GCC via EA8URU (B)
    EG8M via EA5URE
    EH3DWN via EA3HKY (L) und (e)
    EI0W via EI2JD (B), eQSL
    EI9E via EI2FG (B), (L)
    F/DG9YFE via DG9YFE (B)
    F/LB7PC/P via LB7PC
    F6REF via F4KLW (B), (L), (e)
    FG4KH via F1DUZ, (B), (L), (e)
    FM/F6BWJ via F6BWJ (B), (L)
    FM/F8AAN via F8AAN (d), (L)
    FR8UA via F4FTV (d), (L)
    FR8TZ via F4FTV (d), (L)
    FS/VA3ZC via VA3ZC (B), (L)
    G3Q via G3RXQ (nur LoTW)
    G4A via G4TSH, (L)
    H44MS via DL2GAC (B)
    HB0/DL1MGB via DL1MGB (B), (L)
    HB0/HB9LCW via HB9LCW (d), (L)
    HB0A via HB0FL (d), (L)
    HF9D via SP9UXB (B), (L), (e)
    HG5D via HA8QZ (B)
    HH75RCH via N2OO
    HS0ZJF via ON4AFU
    HZ1SFD via HZ1SAR (d)
    HZ3FD via HZ1SAR
    IB2WAP via eQSL
    II0LOVE via IQ0TE (B), (e)
    II1CAI via IQ1NO
    II2ANT via IK2QPO (B), (L), (e)
    II2BGBS via IW2NNZ (B), (e)
    II2YLSP via IZ2ELV (d)
    II4ANC via IQ4FE
    II4STL via IQ4FE (B)
    II4TRN via IQ4FE (B)
    II5ANT via IZ5BTC (B)
    II9ICF via IT9MRM
    IN3/OK1DOY/p via OK1DOY (B), (L)
    IO5O via IK5RLP (L), (e)
    IO9J via IT9IMJ (d)
    IQ5VR via II5VV (B), (L)
    IQ9AAH via IT9JAV (d)
    IQ9AAM via IT9HRL
    IR1ANT via I1HYW (B)
    IR2A via IK2JYT (B), (L), (e)
    IR4X via I4VEQ and (L)
    J52EC via IZ3BUR (d)
    J68HZ via K9HZ (d), (L)
    J79BH via FM5BH (d)
    J8/AJ4YX via PA2LO (L)
    JD1BQB via JA1PFP (B), (L)
    KH6LC via WA6WPG (d), (L)
    KL7J via N3SL and (L)
    KL7RA via N4GNR (d), (L)
    LA7GIA/mm via LA7GIA (d), (L)
    LX/PA4O via PA4O (d), eQSL
    LZ/LU9ESD via LU9ESD (B), (L)
    LZ142WWMU via LZ2VP
    LZ145G via LZ3GA (B), (L)
    LZ21MIG via LZ1ZF
    M1T via M0KYB und (L)
    M2G via M0OXO ((O) and (L)
    M4T via M0BEW nur (e)
    M7T via G3YYD (L)
    MD2C via MD0CCE (B), (L)
    MD7C via M0OXO (O), (L)
    MJ5E via GU4YOX (B), (L)
    NL7RR/KH9 via AL7JX (d), (L), (e)
    NP2X via KU9C (d), (L)
    OE1200W via OE3WMW
    OE40XTU via OE1XTU (B), (L), (e)
    OE84REF via OE4HLF (B)
    OH/K5MSK via K5MSK (d), (L)
    OH0Z via W0MM (B), (L)
    OH44F via OG5O (B)
    OK7O via OK1DOL (B)
    OK7W via OK1CID (nur LoTW)
    ON/PD0RWL/P via PD0RWL (d) and (L)
    OP4W via ON4BWT (L)
    OP6Y via ON6YP (B), (e)
    OQ4U via ON4AMX (B), (L)
    OQ5M via ON5ZO (O), (L), (e)
    OR6T via ON4AMX (B), (L), (e)
    OR7R via ON4LG (B), (L), (e)
    OR8A via ON8VA (B), (e)
    OT4A via ON4AEK (nur L) (e)
    OT9K/p via ON9KAT (B)
    OU2I via OZ1BII (B), (L)
    OV1CDX via OZ1GML (d)
    OV3X via OZ8AE (B), (e)
    OX3XR via PA3249 (d), (L), (e)
    OX5DM via OZ1ACB (d)
    OX7AKT via OZ1ACB (d), (L)
    OX7AM via OZ1ACB (d), (L)
    OZ625E via OZ1ACB (d), (L), (e)
    P29L via EA7FTR (d)
    P4/EA5KA via EA5KA (B), (L)
    P4/KB1EHE via KB1EHE
    P40N via EA7HBC (B), (L)
    PA44WFF/p via PA9CW
    PA50VVG via PD7WB
    PA6AA via PB7Z und (L)
    PA6ANT via PA3FOE (B), (L), (e)
    PA70FDN via PD9HIX
    PB23BP via PA3EFR
    PF88ANT via PA0RDY (B)
    PI4CC via PC2A (d), (L)
    PI4ZUT via PD0JMH (B)
    PJ2/DK5ON via DK5ON (d),(B),(L),(C)
    PJ2/K5PI via K5PI (B), (L)
    PJ2/N1ZZ via N1ZZ (B), (L)
    PJ2ND via K8ND (d), (L)
    PJ4/N9TTK via N9TTK (d), (L)
    PJ4/NE9U via NE9U (d), (L)
    PJ4G via K4BAI (B), (L)
    PJ4MM via M0URX (O), (L)
    PR1T via PY1ZV (L)
    PY2/IK6OSZ via IK6OSZ (d)
    PZ5H via PA3EHS (e)
    R100AE via RQ7L (B)
    R100GA via RZ5D (B)
    R100ME via RQ7L (B)
    R150SM via R3AP
    R150SF via UA4Q
    RI1AND via RN1ON
    RI30AN via RZ3EC (B)
    RI41POL via RN3RQ
    S79/AE0BF via DJ2EH
    SE4E via SM4DQE (e)
    SM5A via SM5KNV (B), (L)
    SO550MK via SP3PDO (B)
    SP550MK via SP3PDO (B)
    SP770BOCH via SP3PDO (B)
    SX68SF via SV1AHH (nur L), (e)
    T7/I4GHG via T77C (d)
    TC3J via TA3J (O), (L)
    TG9ANF via VE7BV (B), (L), (e)
    TI1K via EA5GL (B), (L)
    TM20AAW via F8DVD (B), (L)
    TM25PVJ via F8GGZ (B)
    TM5DX via F4HAU (B)
    TM5J via F6ITD (B), (L)
    TM87C via F4IVC (d)
    TO1A via F5HRY (LoTW)
    TO4A via VE3DZ (L
    TT8SN via DL9USA und (L)
    TZ4AM via KX4R (d), (L)
    UG4P via R4PES (L), (e)
    UG5F via RW3DSR (d), (L), (e)
    UN8LWZ via RW6HS (d) only)
    VI10VKFF via VK5PAS und (L)
    VL2A via VK2IM
    V26DX via EB7DX (d), (L)
    V31AX via M0URX (O), (L), (e)
    V5/DL5XL via DL5XL (B), (L)
    VJ4T via VK4QH (d), (L)
    VK5TIL via M0OXO (L), (e)
    VK9/VK2HJ nur (e)
    VK0AW via EB7DX (d), (L)
    VO2AAA via VE3KG (d), (L)
    VO2AC via VE3FU (B), (L)
    VP2V/AA7V via AA7V (d), (L)
    VP5M via K4QPL (d), (L)
    VR25XMT via (L)
    WP3C via M0OXO (O), (L)
    XQ5BRC via EA7FTR (d), (L), (e)
    XV9K via DJ6TF (B), (L)
    XZ2B via JH3SIF (L)
    YJ0A via K7AR (L)
    YL/4X6TT via N4GNR (d)
    YQ6A via YO6BHN (L)
    YS3CW via I2JIN (d), (L)
    Z3151DELCEV via Z37RSM (B), (L)
    Z3151GOCE via Z37RSM (B), (L)
    Z66BCC via DL2JRM (B)
    ZX89L via PY2KP (B), (L)
    ZD7MG via DK7MG (B)
    ZM4T via ZL3IO (O), (L)
    ZV5N via PP5KW (d)

    (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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