DXNL 2496 - February 4, 2026
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
=============

9X, RUANDA:
Harald, DF2WO, stays on the air as 9X2AW until Feb. 8. QSL via
M0OXO OQRS.

DL, GERMANY:
The special event station DH2026EM remains active until the 10th
around the recently concluded European Handball Championship. QSL
via DK5ON, DCL, LoTW.

I, ITALY:
The ARI sections in Milano, Cadore and Brunico/Bruneck operate the
following special event callsigns for the Winter Olympic and
Paralympic Games between Feb. 6 and March 22: II2WOG (QSL via
IQ2MI), II3COR (QSL via IQ3DD), II3WOG (QSL via IQ3ED), and II3BIA
(QSL via IQ3ED).

J5, GUINEA BISSAU:
Livio, IZ3BUR, has returned to Guinea Bissau and is back on the air
as J52EC until the beginning of March. QRV on SSB only, mostly on
15 and 10m. QSL direct via homecall.

UA, RUSSIA:
R103AE and R103ME, operated by the Miller-DX-Club, celebrate the
103th birthday of A. N. Jefimow, pilot during WWII and later a
senior military officer. QRV from the 4th to 8th; QSL via RQ7L
(d/B).

S0, WESTERN SAHARA:
Members of the radio club S01WS plan to use the callsign S0S via
QO-100 for the next 8-9 days from several locator squares: IL10,
IL45, IL35, IL44, IL33, IL43, IL32, IL31, IL21, IL11. QSL via
ClubLog, LoTW.

VU, INDIA:
AT4VD remains active in the context of the Vadakara Ham Meet 2026
until Feb. 5 from Kerala, not from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

YB, INDONESIA:
YB5/PB2X remains active from West Sulawesi until Feb. 5.


IOTA
====

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


AF-049; 3B8, MAURITIUS (MAURICE) ISLAND: Matt, DL5PT, operates
holiday-style as 3B8/DL5PT until the end of March on 20 and 10m
(FT8). QSL via DL5PT.

AF-049; 3B8, MAURITIUS (MAURICE) ISLAND: Michael, OE6MBG, signs
3B8/homecall while on holiday until Feb. 23 (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via
LoTW.

AF-005; D4, LEEWARD ISLANDS (aka SOTAVENTO):
AF-086; D4, WINDWARD ISLANDS (aka BARLAVENTO): Bigi, DE3BWR, and
Helmut, DD0VR, activate Boa Vista Is. Windward Islands group as
D4VR between the 6th and 11, Sao Tiago Is. Leeward Islands group
from the 11th to 19th, and Boa Vista again from the 19th to 21st.
QSL via DD0VR.

AF-023; S9, SAO TOME ISLAND: S53BV will be operating holiday-style
as S9BV on 60, 40, 30, and 15m (CW, SSB) from the 5th to 20th. QSL
via ClubLog OQRS.

AS-011; VU, LACCADIVE ISLANDS: VU2RS, VU3DXA, VU24DX, VU29AR, and
VU3GDS are going to put Agatti Island (AS-011) on the air from Feb.
8 to 14. QRV on 160-6m and via QO-100 with up to four rigs (3x
CW/SSB, 1x FT8). QSL via M0OXO. For more information see:
https://www.vu2rs.com/vu7r/

SA-002; VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS: Rick NE8Z (also HC1MD) signs VP8TDX
from the Falklands between the 7th and 14th. QSL via NE8Z.

NA-018; OX, GREENLAND: Mikkel, OZ7AKT, and Bo, OZ1DJJ, operate as
OX7AKT and OX3LX between Feb. 10 and 17. QRV on 160-10m (CW, SSB,
FT8). QSL direct via homecalls or via LoTW.

NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Thomas, V4/K0YA, and Antoinette,
V4/W5RCX, return to the bands from Feb. 4 until March 9, working on
160-6m (CW, SSB, FT4/8). During the ARRL DX SSB Contest their
callsign will be V47Y. QSL via LoTW.


DX - News
=========

AN-002; 3Y, BOUVET ISLAND: Team 3Y0K have to postpone their trip
for two weeks due to additional service work aboard their vessel.

7Q, MALAWI: The following are newly licensed operators in Malawi:

o Waliko Sambiri (7Q3WS)
o Mathews Phiri (7Q5MP)
o Joseph Mumba (7Q9JM)
o Chris Mwale (7Q3CM)
o Austin Kadwa (7Q8AK)
o Arthur Munthali (7Q3AM)
o Bernadette Kileya (7Q9BK)


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
23.01. - 3B8/DL5PT 2496*
02.02. - 23.02. 3B8/OE6MBG 2496*
12.01. - 15.02. 3G0XQ 2492
29.12. - 31.12. 4K0T 2490
13.02. - 16.02. 4L/DL2JRM 2494
06.01. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2494
01.01. - 31.01. 4V1L 2494
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25A 2490
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25S 2490
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25M 2490
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25X 2490
17.01. - 09.02. 5H3DX 2494
- 31.12. 5R8IC 2487
21.01. - 31.01. 5V0DX 2494
- 2027 7Q5C 2493
18.01. - 30.01. 8P9CB 2493
15.01. - 23.02. 8R1TM 2494
- 31.12. 9A169TESLA 2487
22.01. - 09.02. 9X2AW 2496*
01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2471
- 01/26 AT44I 2491
- 05.02. AT4VD 2496*
08.02. - 14.02. AU7RS 2496*
01.01.26 - 31.12.26 AX120AAC 2491
31.01. - C21TS 2490
16.01. - 15.03. C5MB 2494
16.01. - 15.03. C5SP 2494
06.02. - 11.02. D4VR 2496*
01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DA100TV 2491
15.01. - 15.02. DA2026SKI 2493
01.01. - 31.12. DB100FT 2491
01.02. - 01.03. DD2026OWG 2495
01.01.25 - 31.12. DF60AP 2449
15.01. - 10.02. DH2026EM 2496*
01.01. - 31.12. DK100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
01.01. - 31.12. DL100LH 2491
01,01, - 31.12. DL100TV 2491
01.01. - 31.03. DL25WIKI 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
06.01. - 14.02. DP1POL 2491
30.01. - 02.02. EG8VC 2495
30.01. - 01.02. EH175FCM 2495
01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30KCC
01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30KY
01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30LV
01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30UA
01.02. - 01. 01.03. EM30VER
20.01. - 10.02. FG4KH 2493
31.12. - 31.01. FK1TS 2490
11/25 - 02/26 FT4YM/p 2486
18.01.. - 15.03. H44MS 2493
01.02. - 28.02. HG80BAY 2495
01.02. - 28.02. HG80EARTH 2495
01.02. - 28.02. HG80EME 2495
01.02. - 28.02. HG80LUNA 2495
01.02. - 28.02. HG80MOON 2495
01.02. - 28.02. HG80RADAR 2495
17.01. - 31.01. HI60UD 2494
03.09. - 15.05.26 HK3JCL 2471
- 12.03. HR5/F2JD 2484
06.02. - 22.03. II2WOG 2496*
06.02. - 22.03. II3BIA 2496*
06.02. - 22.03. II3COR 2496*
06.02. - 22.03. II3WOG 2496*
01.01. - 16.02. J38WG 2491
24.01. - J52EC 2496*
- 15.02. LZ0A 2490
10.02. - 17.02. OX3LX 2496*
29.12. - 25.02. OX3MC 2490
10.02. - 17.02. OX7AKT 2496*
15.01. - 28.01. OZ6ABL/5Z4 2493
11.01. - 29.01. P40AA 2492
10.01. - 31.03. PJ2/W2APF 2492
04.02. - 08.02. R103AE 2496*
03.02. - S0S 2496*
05.02. - 20.02. S9BV 2496*
- 31.12. SM100XF 2487
01.12. - 31.12. SN0TPAX 2488
01.01. - 31.01. SP1894MMK 2493
28.01. - 31.01. T88JH 2495
28.01. - 31.01. T88KY 2495
28.01. - 31.01. T88MH 2495
28.01. - 31.01. T88MT 2495
28.01. - 31.01. T88YL 2495
- 31.01. TK/HB9ILY 2494
21.02. - 22.02. TM13X 2494
15.01. - 21.01. TM26HB 2493
22.12. - 15.06.26 TO2FY 2489
06.01. - 06.04. TY5GG 2491
09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474
04.02. - 09.03. V4/K0YA 2496*
04.02. - 09.03. V4/W5RCX 2496*
30.01. - 03.02. V47JA 2495
20.11. - 24.03. V51WH 2485
20.11. - 24.03. V55Y 2485
22.01. - 28.01. V6HUCHIDA 2493
10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
07.02. - 14.02. VP8TDX 2496*
01.02. - 31.12. VK0TBC 2395
01.05. - 31.12. VR100IARU 2458
12.01. - 15.02. XQ7IR 2479
15.01. - 05.02. YB5/PB2X 2496*
- 31.03. YR1600VT 2474
27.02. - 02.03. Z66BCC 2494
08.01. - 28.01. Z68BG 2492
01.02. - 28.02. ZV1.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV2.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV3.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV4.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV5.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV6.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV7.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV8.. 2495
01.02. - 28.02. ZV9.. 2495

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3B8/E70A via E70A, (L)
3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
3W9A via KU1CW, (L)
3Z0XMAS via SP6IEQ, (L)
4L2BM via N4GNR (d)
4L4DX via K6VHF (O)
4L8A via M0OXO (O), (d), (L)
4O7CC via UA4CC, (L)
5R8IC via F6ICX, (L)
5Z4/WA5A via WA5A
6O3T via IV3DSH (O), (d)
6Y8LV via W8YCM (d)
8P5A via HA1AG, (B), (d), (L)
8R1/AG6UT via DJ9RR, (L)
8S8S via SA5TIA, (L)
9A/IK3SVT/P via IK3SVT, (L)
9L1BXU via G7BXU
9M6NA via JE1JKL (O), (L)
9N1CA via EA5ZD (d), (L)
A52AA via AB1F, (L)
A95AE via EC6DX, (L)
AH2R via JH7QXJ (d), (L)
AM1200J via EA7URJ
AM5MMS via EA5JPW
AO5PU via EA5GTU
AO5R via EA5URV
AT25XMA via VU2TMP (O), (L)
AT44I via VU2DGR
C5YK via ON7YK (d), (L)
CE7/SP5APW via SP5APW, (L)
CN2DM via SP9DLM (O)
CR3A via OM2VL, (L)
CR3W via DL5AXX, (L)
CR6I via EA1CBX, (L)
CW5X via CX2ABC (d)
CX/PY3OZ via PP5BZ (d)
CX6TU via EA7FTR (L)
D44PM via IZ4DPV (d), (L)
D450ICV via IK2NCJ and (L)
DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e) only
DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
DA0CW/p via DF6EX
DA0DIG via DH1PAL
DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
DH2026EM via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
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
DA0UT via DJ5NF
DA0WCA via DF6EX
DA100LH via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O)
DA1000ROD via DK1BU (B)
DA1250HAS via DL7PIA
DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e)
DA3T via DL8DXL
DB125OEB via DL8ARJ (B), (L)/(e)
DB60FIR via DL8DWL (L)
DD2D via DK8ZB, (L)
DF0AN via DJ9AT
DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L)
DF0FDN via DG6SDY
DF0G via DL9RAR
DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
DF100KWTJ via DJ9AO (B)
DK0SL/P via DG1LS
DK100LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL0AG via DK8QY (B)
DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
DL0SOP via DL4SVA (O), (L),
No QSL RX!
DL0SX via DL5LBQ
DL0SY/P via DK8OL
DL100DM via DL8FA
DL100LH via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL200KIT via DF0UK
DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e)
DL25WIKI via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL2L via DL4RCE, (L)
DL35MDXC via RQ7L
DL39EUDXF via PA1AW
DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L)
DL70IPASD via DC2WF
DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
DN2SAX via DL2SAX (L)
E7W via E73Y, (L)
ED1BP via EA1BP
ED5I via EA5QE, (L)
ED7PT via EA7TB
EF6B via EA6BF, (L)
EG45URF via EA7URF
EH2EUS via EA2TP (O) , (L)
EK8A via EK6SS
ES9C via ES5RY (d), (L)
FM4TI via EA5GL
FR5FC via EA7FTR
FY5KE via F6FVY (d), (L)
G3P via G3WPH, (L)
GB1SANTA via M0ICR (e)
GB5PGM via G4ENB
GB70RS via GB2RS, (B)
GB7HQ via G3TXF
GJ2A via MJ0ASP (O), (d) , (L)
GP0STH via G4DIY (d), (L)
H82AT via HP2AT, (L), (e)
HB0/HB9GFQ via HB9GFQ
HB70IPA via HB9IPA, (L), (e)
HC1MD/2 via K8LJG (d), (O) , (L)
HG5D via HA8QZ
HG9X via HA9BVK
HH2K via N3BNA, (L)
HI6M via EB7DX, (L)
HR5/F2JD via F6AJA, (L)
II0LT via IT9MRM (d), (e)
IQ5PJ via IU5RTR (L)
IQ9MQ via IT9MRM (B), (d), (L)
J38DX via M0OXO, (L)
J79WTA via HB9MFM (L)
KP2/PF0X via PF0X
LA/YR0POTA via YO5KUC
LP1H via EA5GL (d), (L)
LP6E via LU6DTJ (d), (L)
LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
LY0UKR via LY7M, (L)
LZ2025ZONE via LZ2VP
LZ6F via LZ2FL, (L)
M2G via M0OXO, (O), (L)
M6C via M0HFC (L), (e)
M8M via G0JJG (L)
NP3A via EB7DX (L)
OE2XRM via OE2LIP
OG3G via OH1ND, (L)
OH0Z via W0MM (L)
OH9SCL via OH9AB (d), (L)
OK7K via OK1BN, (L)
OL800CO via OK1CO
OM2X via OM2XW, (L)
OQ5M via ON5ZO (O), (L), (e)
OR81NUTS via ON5AV
OY1OF via M0URX
OZ90NRAU via OZ1ACB (O), (L)
P3CR via 5B4AOF (O), (d), (L)
PA100IARU via PA1AW, (L)
PA25SANTA via PA1AW
PA80NYM via PE2GER, (B)
PI4DX via PD1DX, (L)
RA80MA via R9HCV
RD4A via M0OXO, (O), (L)
RU1A via RW3RN, (L)
SC90SM via SK5SM, (L)
SD6M via SA6BGR, (L)
SM100XF via SK3GK (B)
SM8T via SM0T
SN0TPAX via SQ9V (O), (d)
SP50KRF via SP1KRF
TF3W via TF3MH, (L)
TM1C via F4ARU, (L)
TM2025MC via F4WBU, (L)
TM300SK via F4GFE
TM35MDXC via RQ7L
TM4DEE via F4GBW
TM60ATX via F4KLR, (L), (e)
TM8KLY via F8KLY (e)
P7WWA via LZ1YE
T88HL via JA2TTW
UR3IFD via DO2XU
UZ7C via UT9MZ
V51WH via DK2WH
W2W via K3NEM (d)
XF4B via N1DG (d), (L)
XU7RRC via RZ3EC, (L)
XW4KV via F4BKV (O), (d), (L)
YJ0GC via LZ1GC (O), (L)
ZF1A via N6MJ (O), (L)
ZF2PG via K8PGJ (d), (L)
ZS100SARL via ZS-Bureau, (L)
ZW5L via PY5DCL (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
JOTA Jamboree On The Air
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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