• DXNL 2474 (Sep 3, 2025)

    From DX Newsletter (DXNL)@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Sep 3 13:40:34 2025

    DXNL 2474 - September 3, 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)


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

    5H, TANZANIA:
    Look our for Charles (NK8O/VE3ISD) as 5H3DX from Chihoni until
    September 21, mostly on CW from 30m to 10m, with occasional FT4/FT8
    activity.

    A2, BOTSWANA:
    Benjamin DB2LS started operating SSB and FT8 from Botswana on
    August 27, using the callsign A25LS. QSL via DB2LS.

    CE, CHILE:
    EA, SPAIN: The Day of Asturias and its patron saint, Santina de
    Covadonga will be celebrated on air for the 41th time from
    September 1st to 14th with the special event callsigns
    EG1SDC..EG9SDC (first week) and EG1SDC..EG9SDC (second week), as
    well as EG41SDC. In addition, CB1SDC will be active from Chile. QSL
    via EA1AUM. https://santina.dxfun.com

    ER, MOLDOVA:
    Mike, DF8AN will sign ER/DF8AN from Chisinau from September 6 to 13.

    EX, KYRGYZSTAN:
    Peter, DK3RN will be active as EX/DK3RN until the end of September.
    His activity focuses on the HF bands 10m-40m on SSB, CW and FT8.
    QSL via DK3RN.

    G, ENGLAND:
    SP, POLAND:
    Thirty special event callsigns from Poland and the UK will celebrate
    the 85th anniversary of "Polish Wings in the Battle of Britain",
    commemorating the Polish Air Force squadrons that fought alongside
    the Royal Air Force during World War II.

    Active callsigns:
    SP300RAF, GB300RAF, SP305RAF, GB305RAF, SP315RAF, GB315RAF
    SP301RAF, GB301RAF, SP306RAF, GB306RAF, SP316RAF, GB316RAF
    SP302RAF, GB302RAF, SP307RAF, GB307RAF, SP317RAF, GB317RAF
    SP303RAF, GB303RAF, SP308RAF, GB308RAF, SP318RAF, GB318RAF
    SP304RAF, GB304RAF, SP309RAF, GB309RAF, SP663RAF, GB663RAF

    The event is organized by the Polish Amateur Radio clubs M0KKN and
    M0SQC and co-organized by the PZK, from September 1 to 28. More
    information: https://www.rafpolishairforce85.pl/home Certificates
    and eQSL: https://hamaward.cloud/awards

    RA, RUSSIA:
    The special event callsign R100GQ will be on air until September 7
    to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Shchelkovo city in Moscow
    oblast.

    SM, SWEDEN:
    LA, NORWAY: Frank DL2SWW and Gabi DF9TM will be QRV as LG5LG and
    SJ9WL from Morokulien on the border between Sweden and Norway. QRV
    sein. QSL via LA7TIA.

    TY, BENIN:
    5V, TOGO: IK7UWL stays in West Africa until September 7th and uses
    the callsigns TY2AA and 5V0DX. QSL direct via IK7UWL.

    TZ, MALI:
    Jeff (K1MMB) will be active from Bamako, Mali as TZ4AM from
    September to December on 80m - 6m, mostly on CW and SSB. QSL via
    KX4R.

    XW, LAOS:
    Look out for Simon, XW0LP from his new QTH Luang-Prabang, Laos,
    where he uses simple vertical antennas.

    YO, ROMANIA:
    Members of the radio club YO6KGS will bring the special callsign
    YR1600VT on air until March 2026 to bring attention to the 1600 km
    long Via Transilvanica, a long-distance trail for walking, cycling
    and horse riding. QSL via eQSL.

    Z8, SOUTH SUDAN:
    Diya, YI1DZ will operate as Z81D from Juba until mid September,
    mostly during the weekends and on SSB/FT8. QSL via OM3JW.

    ZL, NEW ZEALAND:
    The 100th anniversary of the New Zealand Association of Radio
    Transmitters (NZART), founded on August 16th, 1926, will be
    celebrated with the callsign ZL100C until August next year.


    IOTA
    ====

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


    AF-010; 3C, BIOCO ISLAND:
    AF-039; 3C0, ANNOBON ISLAND: Yuris (YL2GM) and Yevgen (EA5EL) are
    active as 3C3W from Bioco (IOTA AF-010) and then move on to
    3C0W from Annobon for about two weeks. QSL via YL2GN
    (ClubLog, LoTW). https://lral.lv/3c0w_3c3w_2025/

    AS-046; 9M2, PAHANG / JOHOR STATE EAST group: After his trip to
    Estland, Jacek, SP5APW will be active from Tioman Island as
    9M2/SP5APW from September 9 to 16. His focus will be on 6m.

    AS-117; JA3, 4, 9, HONSHU'S COASTAL ISLANDS WEST: JA4GXS und JN4JXL
    will be QRV from Kasado Island as homecalls/4 on September 6 only,
    from approx. 7-22 UTC. QSL via homecalls, direct or bureau.

    EU-021; TF; ICELAND: NW1B will visit Iceland and operate as TF/NW1B
    in holiday style on 40m-6m (SSB/CW/FT8).

    EU-021; TF; ICELAND: After his activities from JW and OX, Robert
    (DL1BJO) will stay on Iceland from September 5 to 8 and operate as
    TF/DL1BJO, and possibly DL1BJO/MM. He's using a KX3 for CW
    operation from 10m to 40m. QSL via DL1BJO (bureau/direct, LoTW,
    ClubLog, eQSL).

    EU-028; I*5, TOSCANA (TUSCANY) REGION group: Domenico, IK1MNF will
    sign IA5/IK1MNF until the end of September from Elba. QSL via
    homecall, direct or bureau.

    EU-052; SV, IPEIROS / DYTIKI ELLAS REGION group: Adian, SV8/M1LCR/p
    will operate in holiday style from Paxos until September 13
    (SSB/RTTY, 80m-6m). QSL via LoTW.

    NA-005; VP9, BERMUDA ISLANDS: Dave, G4OSY is operating from VP9GE's
    QTH until September 14 and operates on CW/SSB as VP9/G4OSY. QSL via
    homecall.

    NA-015; CO/KG4, CUBA: The Cuban DX Group (GDXC) celebrates their
    45th anniversary on September 7th. Many members of the group will
    be active throughout the month of September, including CO1ND,
    CO2XN, CO2AN, CO2II, CO2QU, CO2TZ, CO2BK, CO2AJ, CO2AV, CO2JD,
    CM2JR, CO5MK, CO6SRS, CO6RQ, CO6DE, CO6HZ, CO7YOD, CM7WF, CO7NL,
    CO7WT, CO7MTL, CO8ZZ, CO8VW, CM8JFL, CO8WN, CO8TDL, CO8DFC, CM8TCL,
    CO8SJ, EA7JTP, KR4DWD, NA7L, EA8XNX, HK6DOS, HA3JB, OZ1IKY, KP4SX
    und W1RCR. An award is available for 10/15/20 stations
    (Bronze/Silver/Gold) and can be applied for by email:
    gdxc@frcuba.cu

    NA-018; OX, GREENLAND: After his activity from JW, Robert is now
    active as OX/DL1BJO from Greenland until September 4th, on 40m-10m
    on CW.

    OC-049; A3, TONGATAPU GROUP: Masa JK1JXZ signs A35JK from
    Nuku'alofa on FT8. He will stay until September 12. QSL via JK1JXZ.


    Calendar
    ========
    start - end DX DXNL
    09/25 - 09/25 3C0W 2474*
    09/25 - 09/25 3C3W 2474*
    - 06/25 3X1A 2439
    - 31.12. 4U1ITU 2471
    31.09. - 21.09. 5H3DX 2474*
    - 07.09. 5V0DX 2474*
    13.04. - 13.10. 8K3EXPO 2455
    14.08. - 23.09. 8R1TM 2471
    - 31.12. 9A169TESLA 2471
    09.09. - 16.09. 9M2/SP5APW 2474*
    15.08. - 30.09. 9M25MA.. 2471
    01.09. - 15.09. 9M8BARF 2473
    01.09. - 21.09. 9X2AW 2473
    27.08. - A25LS 2474*
    - 12.09. A35JK 2474*
    01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2471
    01.09. - 14.09. CB1SDC 2474*
    - 31.12. CE0YHF 2471
    26.08. - 06.09. CU2/OK1FZM 2473
    26.08. - 06.09. CU2/OK1WZM 2473
    20.08. - 18.09. CW200DI 2472
    - 31.12. D450ICV 2471
    29.08. - 29.09. DD0VR 2473
    01.01.25 - 31.12. DF60AP 2449
    01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
    01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439
    - 01/26 DP0GVN 2471
    - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413
    09/25 - 09/25 E44OM 2427
    01.09. - 07.09. EG1SDC.. 2474*
    01.09.2025 - 14.09. EG41SDC 2474*
    08.09. - 14.09. EH1SDC.. 2474*
    06.09. - 13.09. ER/DF8AN 2474*
    - 31.09. EX/DK3RN 2474*
    - 06/24 FH4VVK 2357
    01.09. - 28.09. GB300RAF.. 2474*
    01.09. - 30.04.26 H44MS 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. HA40MATRA 2473
    03.09. - 15.05.26 HK3JCL 2471
    - 30.09. IA5/IK1MNF 2474*
    - 30.09. IK1MNF/IA5 2462
    06.09. - 06.09. JA4GXS/4 2474*
    06.09. - 06.09. JN4JXL/4 2474*
    - JX/LB2OG 2470
    30.07. - K0AP/4 2469
    - 31.12. LA100A 2471
    05.09. - 08.09. LG5LG 2474*
    05.09. - 08.09. SJ9WL 2474*
    05.09. - 08.09. TF/DL1BJO 2474*
    04.09. - 08.09. TF/NW1B 2474*
    01.07. - 30.09. OE2XXM 2466
    01.07. - 30.09. OE5XXM 2466
    - 31.12. OH100IARU 2471
    - 04.09. OX/DL1BJO 2474*
    01.09. - 31.09. PA1LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD1LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD2LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD3LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD4LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD5LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD6LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD7LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD8LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    01.09. - 31.09. PD9LIGHTHOUSE 2473
    - 07.09. R100GQ 2474*
    - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402
    01.09. - 31.09. RI42SP/MM 2473
    - 31.12. SM100XF 2471
    01.09. - 28.09. SP300RAF.. 2474*
    02.09. - 13.09. SV8/M1LCR/p 2474*
    02.07. - 11.09. T88DF 2473
    02.07. - 07.09. T88DZ 2473
    18.08. - 07.09. TY2AA 2471
    09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474*
    10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
    - 03.09. VI100SIG 2472
    27.08. - 13.09. VK2/SP9FIH 2473
    28.08. - 14.09. VP9/G4OSY 2474*
    01.05. - 31.12. VR100IARU 2458
    27.08. - XW0LP 2474*
    29.08. - 11.09. XW4YY 2473
    - 31.12. YB8QT 2330
    - 31.03.26 YR1600VT 2474*
    01.01. - 31.12. YU100BPQ 2449
    - Z81D 2474*
    16.08. - ZJ1GD 2490
    - 06.08.26 ZL100C 2474*
    - 31.12. ZS100SARL 2471
    - 31.12. ZS6SRL 2471
    - 31.12. ZS9HQ 2471

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


    QSL information
    ===============
    3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
    4O/DL3SDW/p via DL3SDW
    4O/YT2SMS via IZ8CCW
    4U1VHF via 9A2AA
    4X01LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X03LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X04LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X05LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X6ZM via 4X6ZM, (L)
    5B/WJ2O via N2ZN
    5H8HZ via 1B/TA1HZ (d), (L), (e)
    5P1KZX via OZ1KZX, (L)
    7S2POTA via SM2SCK
    8Q7YY via M0OXO, (L)
    9A/DJ1KW/LH via DJ1KW
    9A/KE0WPA via KE0WPA, (L)
    9A/TA4KEI via TA4KEI (L), (e)
    9A/VK3EGN via VK3EGN, (L)
    9N1CA via EA5ZD (d), (L)
    A2NEW via EA7FTR, (L)
    A65HS via 9K2HS, (L)
    A71EM via M0OXO, (L)
    AM320HLM via EA3HLM (L), (e)
    AO7URM via EA7URM, (L)
    AZ1D via EC6DX
    C21TS via M0OXO (O), (d), (L)
    CB3K via XQ3YT nur (L)
    CN2DX via EA5GL
    CQ9A via CT9ACD (d)
    CR5Q via CT1EHX
    CR6LH via CT1GZB
    CT7/F6IRA via F6IRA (L) only)
    CT9/DK4LR via DK4LR, (L)
    CT9/HA3NU via HA3NU, (L)
    CT9/HA8TA via HA8TA, (L)
    CT9/HG8CK via HG8CK
    CT9/WT3J via CT9/WT3J (d), CT9
    Addr.)
    CW5X via CX2ABC (d)
    CX/PY3OZ via PP5BZ (d)
    DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e) only
    DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
    DA0CW/p via DF6EX
    DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
    DA0LCC via DH4HAN (B)
    DA0LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (O), (L)
    DA0M via DD5DD
    DA0OIE via DL4NWD
    DA0RR via DJ5BWD (L)
    DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L)
    DA0UDS via DH1OL
    DA0WCA via DF6EX
    DA1250HAS via DL7PIA
    DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e)
    DA3T via DL8DXL
    DB60FIR via DL8DWL (L)
    DC75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    DD2D via DK8ZB, (L)
    DD75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    DF0AN via DJ9AT
    DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L)
    DF0FDN via DG6SDY
    DF0G via DL9RAR
    DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
    DK0SL/P via DG1LS
    DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
    DK75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    DL0BEETHOV via DJ6SI
    DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
    DL0SOP via DL4SVA (O), (L),
    No QSL RX!
    DL0SX via DL5LBQ
    DL0SY/P via DK8OL
    DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e)
    DL25WUG via DM1CHA, (L)
    No QSL RX
    DL70IPASD via DC2WF
    DP0GVN via DL4BBH
    DP44WCA via DF6EX
    DP6Z via DF7DR (B)
    DP9X via DG7AC
    DQ100SRC via DK8VR
    DR75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    E2WRTC via E21EIC, (L)
    E21WRTC via E21EIC, (L)
    E51KEE via IK2DUW (d), (L)
    EA1/CT2GSN/p via CT2GSN
    EA8/OO7Z/p via ON6KZ (B), (d), (e)
    ED0HQ via EA4URE
    ED2FPA via EA2RCA, (L)
    ED5FSB via EA5J, (L)
    EG25FDC via EA1URG, (L)
    EG6AFM via EA6URM, (L), (e)
    EG7AVCM via EA7RCM
    EI/HB9DGV/p via HB9DGV
    EJ3VP via G3PXT
    F/DL3TU/p via DL3TU
    FP/KV1J via KV1J, (L)
    FR5FC via EA7FTR
    GB0SLE via M0WGD (L),(e)
    GB1HAF via 2E0NMK (B)
    GB2SLH via GM0GFL (d)
    H25A via LZ3SM, (L)
    HB0/HB9BCK/p via HB9BCK
    HB2C via HB9FA (d)
    HB9/IW2MJQ via IK2WAD (d)
    HC2GRC via LY5CA,(L)
    HC5DX via N4GNR (d), (L)
    HF0AAAAAA via SP0POS, (L)
    HF15DXK via SP9GKS
    HF30PMW via SP2PMW, (e)
    HF5A via SP5LGS (e), (L)
    HG40CW via HA3NU
    HH2K via N3BNA, nur (L)
    HK3X via M0OXO, (O)
    HL1/DK7PE via DK7PE
    HL2/KC6STQ via KC6STQ nur (e)
    IB0/IT9AAK via IT9AAK
    IB9Z via IT9VCE
    II1L via IQ1GE (B), (d)
    II4LDMA via IQ4FE, (L)
    IK3/UY7LA via UY7LA
    IM0/I2KQE via I2KQE
    IM0/IK3GHZ via IK3GHZ
    IQ9SZ via HE9ERA
    J6/8P5KH via 8P5KH
    JW/OK2YL via OK2WX
    JW0V via I8KHC, (L)
    JX/LB2OG via LB2OG
    K2K via W1UAA, (L)
    K6C via KP4MD, (e))
    L35F via LU5FZ, (e)
    LA/DD1LD/p via DD1LD
    LS2D via EC6DX, (L)
    LT4I via LU5ILA, (L)
    LT4RCA via LU4AA, (L)
    LT7L via LU9LZR
    LU6D via LU6DOT nur (L)
    LY/DL2VFR via DL2VFR
    LY/OE3WMA via OE3WMA nur (e)
    LY/OE3WMA via OE3WMA nur (e)
    LZ/SQ2M via SQ2M
    LZ0HQ via LZ1BJ, (L)
    LZ591MK via LZ1KCP
    LZ80TUS via LZ2JE, (L)
    OE/DJ5RE/p via DJ5RE
    OE01MIKU via LZ3HI
    OE175ARWT via OE4RUK (OE-B)
    OG0C via OH5CW (B), (L)
    OG66X via OH8GDU (d), (L)
    OG8L via OH8CW
    OH0/DL1SVA via DL1SVA, (L)
    OH0/DL3KDP via DL3KDP, (e)
    OJ0MN via OH1MN
    OJ0Z via OH1LEG
    OK/DH7WW/p via DH7WW
    OL1TWR via OK2VK
    OL730PLZ via OK1DRQ
    ON20EURAO via ON7EN (d), (L), (e)
    OP5K via ON6FT
    OP5T via ON4DS, (L)
    OQ0Q via ON4ZD nur (L)
    OR7K via ON4JZ, (L)
    OV1MF via OZ1MFP
    OY/EA3HSO via N4GNR (d), (L)
    OZ/DD1LD/p via DD1LD
    P3X via 5B4AMM, (L)
    PA/DG9BFE/p via DG9BFE, (e)
    PA/N2EPE via N2EPE
    PA/ON5VR/p via ON5VR
    PA40MARAC via PA3CNI, (e)
    PA6OEL via PA3HEB
    PF1SCT via PD5WSQ
    PG6N via PA7DA, (L)
    PG64HOOP via PA9F
    PJ2/W4IPC via EB7DX, (L)
    PJ2CF via EA5GL, (L)
    PJ2Y via AB8YK (d), (L))
    PR1T via PY1ZV (L)
    PR5J via PY5FNB (B)
    PT4T via PY4XX
    PV2K via EA5GL, (L)
    PW7T via PT7WA (B), (d), (L)
    PX2A via PY2VM (d), (L)
    RA80MA via R9HCV
    RU1A via RW3RN, (L)
    S525LH via S51LGT
    S57CQ via S56DX
    S60XX via 9V1XX, (L)
    SB7S via SM7PXS nur (L)
    SE5B via SM5CBN
    SK9HQ via SM6JSM, (L)
    SM3/DL2VFR via DL2VFR, (L)
    SM3/DL4BBH via DL4BBH, (L), (e)
    SM4/DL2VFR via DL2VFR, (L)
    SM5/TF1OL via TF1OL, (L)
    SM6/DM5RC/p via DM5RC, (e)
    SN1000FPK via SP6IEQ, (L)
    SN130LHK via SP2PGD
    SN150LHC via SP2PGD
    SN3WWA via SP3PDO
    SV5/HA5MIG via HA5MIG, (L)
    SV8/I1JTQ via I1JTQ
    SV9/SV1EQU via SV1EQU (L)
    SZ2VELOS via SZ2TSL (O), (d)
    TC0MAR via HA8LLH
    TC40A via YM2KA, (L)
    TF/EA5Y via EA5Y
    TK/I1TEX via I1TEX
    TM200EN via F4DTO
    TM22LH via DL7BC, (L)
    TM2LW via F4ELJ (keine RX QSL)
    TM5YOTA via F6KGL
    TM5VDL via F8KGS
    TM63SGDF via F4JKJ
    UP7WWA via LZ1YE
    UR3IFD via DO2XU
    UZ7C via UT9MZ
    V51F via DL3DXX, (L)
    V7/KA4WPX via KA4WPX, (L)
    VK2/SP9FIH via SP9FIH, (L)
    VK3/ZL1MVL via ZL1MVL
    VK7C via VK7GH (d), (L)
    YL/DL2VFR via DL2VFR
    YO/DG2SGM via DG2SGM
    YP0C via YO3CZW, (L)
    YT0HQ via YU1SRS, (L)
    ZA/SQ9ITA via SQ9ITA, (L)
    ZA/Z32ND/p via Z32ND (e)
    ZB2LGT via ZB2BU
    ZV2F via PY2SFA (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. (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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