DXNL 2519 - July 15, 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
=============

DL, GERMANY:
The special event stations DL0WRTC, DL2026W, DL2026R, DL2026T,
DL2026C remain active until the end of July. QSL via DK5ON.

DL, GERMANY:
Likewise, DL0SOP stays on the air until July 31. See also:
https://dl0sop.darc.de/.

DL, GERMANY:
DM50GFS continues to draw attention to the first German Antarctic
station "Georg Forster", opened by the GDR 50 years ago and closed
down in 1993 until the end of July. QSL via DK5ON.

DL, GERMANY:
DA200GVN, DA0ANT, DM50ANT, and DP50ANT also remain active until the
present month's end. QSL via DK5ON.

ER, MOLDOVA:
YO, ROMANIA: Watch out for YO/OE4EIE and ER/OE4EIE between July 19
and 31.

F, FRANCE:
The ops Serge F5SN, Laurent F8FSC, Daniel F8GAF, and Michel F8GGZ
use the callsign TM11TDF until July 18, and then TM11TDFH from the
19th to 26th for the final part of the Tour de France.

F, FRANCE:
During Sundays in July, September, and October, the radio club in
Mazirat (department 03, Allier), F4KOK, is expected on the air with
the callsign TM3CF from the geographical centre of France
(including the mainland, Corsica, and the coastal islands).

HB, SWITZERLAND:
During July, HB200LF celebrates the 200th birthday of the Swiss
civil engineer Louis Favre, who projected the first Gotthard Tunnel
for the railway in 1872, at that moment the longest worldwide. QSL
via ClubLog, LoTW.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN:
The national amateur radio club in Liechtenstein (AFVL) celebrates
its 40th anniversary with the callsign HB040A from July 17 to 19
and again from August 28 to 30 on SSB and FT4/8. QSL via LoTW.

HK, COLOMBIA:
5K4IC, operated by members of the Colombian radio club HK4RAU,
celebrates Colombia's independence (July 20) on the air during
July. For QSL and info contact: Info@hk4rau.com.

LX, LUXEMBOURG:
LX/PA1SND (Eddy) remains active until the 17th.

VE, CANADA:
The special event callsign CK9EHB draws attention to the
200-year-old wooden church of Barachois. QRV until July 21.


IOTA
====

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


AF-019; IG9, PELAGIE ISLANDS: Seby, IT9KWE, is currently active as
IG9/IT9KWE from Lampedusa and stays until the 22nd. QSL via OQRS,
LoTW.

AS-031; JD, CHICHI / HAHA / MUKO ISLANDS (aka BONIN ISLANDS):
JD1/JK1HFB stays on the air until July 18 from Bonin Island
(Ogasawara) on 40-6m (SSB, FT8). QSL via LoTW.

AS-085; HL4, CHOLLA-NAMDO PROVINCE (SOAN ISLANDS) group: Members of
the Gwangju DX Club (6L0NJ) are going to put the island Ch'ongsan
on the air from the 17th to 19th as D73G on 160m-70cm (CW, SSB,
digital modes). QSL via direct, ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, qrz.com.

EU-013; GJ/MJ, JERSEY: Watch out for MJ/DG3FEH (Holger) from July
18 to 23.

EU-024; I*0, SARDINIA ISLAND: IS0/IZ3KVD (Giorgio) remains active
until July 17. QSL via LZ1JZ.

EU-104; TK, SANGUINAIRES ISLANDS: Gil, F4FET, and Antoine, F5RAB,
sign TK5SI from the Sanguinaires Islands on July 20 and 21, each
day from 08-16z, because overnight stays are not possible.

NA-002; VP5, CAICOS ISLANDS: Nobby, G0VJG, is going to put North
Caicos on the air between July 17 and 30. QRV on HF and 6m (CW,
SSB, FT4/8) as VP5G, also during the IOTA Contest (July 25/26). QSL
via M0OXO OQRS.

NA-009; VY0, NUNAVUT (DEVON ISLAND) group: VY0ERC (op: VE3KTB)
remains on the air until July 22 from Eureka. VY0/VE3KTB is the
callsign used during travel along Resolute Bay. QSL via M0OXO.

NA-038; VE2, QUEBEC PROVINCE (LA MADELEINE ISLANDS) group: CG2C
activates the Iles-de-la-Madeleine from July 15 until August 14,
including also the IOTA Contest. QSL via F5JYD, LoTW.

NA-134; OX, GREENLAND'S COASTAL ISLANDS NORTH WEST: Bo, OZ1DJJ,
pays the island Aasiaat a visit until July 17. QRV as OX3LX. QSL
via OZ0J.

OC-015; T2, TUVALU ISLANDS: The Rebel DX Group is now operating as
T22TT from Funafuti with several rigs on 30-10m (FT8/4 and also CW
and SSB). QRV for about 7-10 days. QSL via OQRS.

OC-066; FO, TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO: FO/F6BCW (Didier) remains active
until July 20. QSL via F6EXV.

SA-001; CE0, EASTER ISLAND: Cesar, CE7ET, was briefly operating
from Rapa Nui as 3G0YT (July 7 to 11). QSL direct via CE7ET.


DX News
=======

- FIFA World Cup 2026 - - USA / Mexico / Canada -
The following special event stations still remain active until July 19:
W4C - Atlanta, GA
W1C - Boston, MA
W5C/D - Dallas, TX
W5C/H - Houston, TX
K0C - Kansas City, MO
W6C - Los Angeles, CA
K4C - Miami, FL
W2C - New York / New Jersey
WM3PEN - Philadelphia, PA
W6S - San Francisco, CA
W7C - Seattle, WA
WC5WC - Bonus station for the Host Cities Award

YOTA Contests 2026:
The next YOTA Contests 2026, organised by the
Hungarian MRASZ radio society, are scheduled for July 19 and
December 28 (10z-22z).

AN-004; 3Y, PETER 1. ISLAND:
The leaders of the 3Y0L DXpedition to Peter I., scheduled for
February 2027, are busy reviewing the recent trip to Bouvet to
improve their plans. The group is still looking for additional
operators with experience in cold climates, complex logistics, and
teamwork. Contact is: admin@3y0l.com.


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
01.06.2026 - 30.11. 3E40CDW 2513
07.07. - 11.07. 3G0YT 2519*
11.06. - 09.07. 4A1CMX 2514
13.02. - 4UNR 2498
20.07. - 20.07. 5K4IC 2519*
- 2027 7Q5C 2493
22.05. - 29.01.27 8J70JARE 2510
21.06. - 26.07. 8R1TM 2517
25.05. - 16.08. AT90VANI 2512
01.01. - 31.12. AX120AAC 2491
- 21.07. CK9EHB 2519*
17.07. - 19.07. D73G 2519*
01.03. - 31.08. DA100LENZ 2506
01.04. - 31.07. DA200GVN 2504
01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DA100TV 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DB100FT 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DK100LH 2491
01.07. - 31.07. DL0SOP 2519
01.06.2026 - 31.07. DL0WRTC 2519
01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
01.01. - 31.12. DL100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DL100TV 2491
01.06.2026 - 31.07. DL2026C 2513
01.06.2026 - 31.07. DL2026R 2513
01.06.2026 - 31.07. DL2026T 2513
01.06.2026 - 31.07. DL2026W 2513
01.04. - 31.07. DM50GFS 2519
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
12.06. - 11.07. DQ40CNP 2514
18.08. - 29.08. EA8/IZ1GDB 2516
19.07. - 31.07. ER/OE4EIE 2519
13.06. - 14.07. EZ/DL7ZM 2514
07.07. - 09.08. F/DG3FEH 2517
01.05. - 01.08. FK/F4MER 2509
. - 20.07. FO/F6BCW 2519*
17.07. - 19.07. HB040A 2519*
01.06.2026 - 31.07. HB200LF 2519*
01.05. - 31.10. HF0PAS 2508
- 31.07. HF82AK 2518
14.07. - 22.07. IG9/IT9KWE 2519*
08.07. - 17.07. IS0/IZ3KVD 2519*
- 31.03.27 J79H 2499
- 18.07. JD1/JK1HFB 2519*
- JT0LR 2517
11.06. - 19.07. K0C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. K4C 2514
- 31.12. LU1ZA 2504
- 17.07. LX/PA1SND 2519*
- 12.07. LY100RADIO 2518
18.07. - 23.07. MJ/DG3FEH 2519*
- 25.07. OE2026WM 2516
- 31.12. OT26B 2504
- 17.07. OX3LX 2519*
23.05. - P29XZ 2513
23.07. - 26.07. RI0BI 2514
18.07. - 21.07. RI0BU 2514
12.07. - 16.07. RI0BW 2514
- 12/28 RI1ANY 2506
- 12/28 RI1ZK 2517
01.07. - 31.07. SN93LOT 2518
11.07. - 2407. SV9/S50B 2518
- 01.08. SV0XBF/8 2517
- 31.12. SZ40A 2512
08.07. - 18.07. T22TT 2519*
03.07. - T40FRC 2518
- 15.07. TJ1GD 2518
20.07. - 21.07. TK5SI 2519*
24.07. - 26.07. TM1BOTA 2518
11.11. - 11.11. TM1BOTA 2518
01.07. - 08.07. TM13COL 2517
- 18.07. TM113TDF 2519*
19.07. - 26.07. TM113TDFH 2519*
Sundays. - in July.Sept. Oct.TM3CF
04.07. - 26.07. TM..TFR 2517
07.07. - 04.08. TY5FR 2517
09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2513
10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
- 01/30 V85NPV 2518
11.06. - 19.07. VC3F 2514
01.06. - 31.07. VC7BBD 2513
11.06. - 19.07. VE7JH 2514
17.07. - 30.07. VP5G 2519*
22.07. - 26.07. VU4R 2511
19.07. - 31.07. YO/OE4EIE 2519
25.06. - 23.07. VY0/VE3KTB 2519*
25.06. - 23.07. VY0ERC 2519*
21.05. - 15.07. VY0ZOO 2512
11.06. - 19.07. W1C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W2C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W4C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W5C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W5D 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W5H 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W6C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W6S 2514
11.06. - 19.07. W7C 2514
11.06. - 19.07. WM3PEN 2517
01.07. - 31.07. YR50NADIA 2518
- 31.12. YT170TESLA 2499
- 31.12. ZB2FTY 2514
17.06. - ZL7DX 2517

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3G0YM via CE3YMR (d)
3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
3Z75HSC via SP3LPR
4A1CMX via K3UJ (d)
4A1GDL via K3UJ (d)
4A1MTY via K3UJ (d)
4L7T via K6VHF (d)
4O7CC via UA4CC, (L)
5H3DX via NK8O (d), (L), (e)
5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L)
7Q5C via ZS6RI, (L)
7Q6UJ via 7Q6UJ (O), (L)
8A1A via N2OO (B), (d), (L)
8J70JARE/2 via JG2MLI
8P5A via HA1AG (B), (d), (L)
8Q7QR via JJ1DQR
8Q7ZW via OM5ZW (O), (L)
8R/PZ5TW via PY8WW (O), (L)
9A60CBM via 9A1CBM, (L)
9H/DL3YM via DL3YM, (L)
9J2FI via DL1RTL, (L)
9K2ES via EC6DX, (L)
9J2RO via DM7XX (O)
A71EM via M0OXO, (L)
AM26AL via EA1CW, (L), (e)
AO25HSJ via EA5RKB, (L), (e)
C4E via LZ3SM
C5MB via SP3PS (d)
C6APS via WA4PAW (O), (B), (d), (L)
CG9T via VE9CF
CN3A via IK2OHG, (L)
CQ3W via DF7EE (O), (L)
CQ70P via CT1EHX (d)
CQ7X via CT1ILT
CR2N via EA7HBC (d), (L)
CR26RRC via RZ3EC
CR3A via OM2VL
CR3DX via OM2VL, (L)
CR3W via DL5AXX, (L)
CT9ABN via OM2VL
CT9ABO via OM3GI (d), (L)
CT9ACF via OM2FY, (L)
CT100RE via CT1REP (B)
CW4C via EA7FTR
CY0S via WA4DAN (d), (L)
D2ACE via EA7FTR, (L)
D4K via IZ4DPV (d)
D44EC via EC1A
D4K via IZ4DPV (d)
D4OL via TF1OL (d), (L))
DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e)
DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
DA0CW/p via DF6EX
DA0DIG via DH1PAL
DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
DA0LE via DE2HJW
DA0TA via DJ3XM (B), (e)
DA100TV via DK5ON (L)
DA26WARD via DK5ON, (d), (B), (L), DCL
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
DA2026SKI via DK5ON, (d), (B), (L), (O)
DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e)
DA3T via DL8DXL
DB125OEB via DL8ARJ (B), (L)/(e)
DB60FIR via DL8DWL (L)
DB70DLRS via DK5ON (d), (B)
DD2D via DK8ZB, (L)
DF0AN via DJ9AT
DF0FDN via DG6SDY
DF0G via DL9RAR
DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
DF100KWTJ via DJ9AO (B)
DF60WAT via DL4WAT (B)
DF8V via DF8VO, (L)
DH2026EM via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L)
DK0HL via DF8FL (d), (L)
DK0MM via DF5FW (B)
DK0SL/P via DG1LS
DK100LH via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O), DCL
DK50K32MR via DK0MR
DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL0AG via DK8QY (B)
DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
DL0PAF via DL4RDM (B)
DL0PMV via DL9GMN, (L)
DL0RRC via DL6ZFG
DL0ROI via DC1RSS, (e)
DL0SOP via DL4SVA (O), (L), No QSL RX!
DL0SX via DL5LBQ
DL0SY/P via DK8OL
DL0VBK via DL1RI (B), (e)
DL0WRTC via DK5ON and , (L)
DL100DM via DL8FA
DL100LH via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL200KIT via DF0UK
DL2026W via DK5ON and , (L)
DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e)
DL25WIKI via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL26WRTC via DK5ON (L)
DL2L via DL4RCE, (L)
DL35MDXC via RQ7L
DL39EUDXF via PA1AW
DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L)
DL70ESSEN via DK1DM (no QSL)
DL70IPASD via DC2WF
DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
DN2SAX via DL2SAX (L)
DP4E via DK9KW
DP6A via DL8OH, (L)
DQ20JUF via DM2TO, (O), (L)
DQ40CNP via DL1EAL
DQ80BYV via DF2NU
DR170TESLA via DK8ZZ (O)
DR800WE via DF2SD (O), (L)
DU0A via KU9C, (L)
E7DX via E73Y (d), (L)
EA6/K1JHR via DJ1JR, (L)
EA8/DF4UE via DF4UE
ED5I via EA5QE nur (L)
EE3O via EA3O, (L)
EG1PLL via EA1AUM
EG5YOGA via EA5URV nur (e)
EG7FAIM via EA7RCM
EG7HNE via EA7URI
EG7SV via EA7URG, (e)
EH45RCU via EA1RCU, (L), (e)
EK/DL2JRM via DL2JRM
ES2/DC0LA via DC0LA
EX8MCD via EA5GL and , (L)
F/ON4AEO via ON4AEO
FG/F6HMQ via F6HMQ (L), (e)
FJ/DK6AS via DK6AS
FK8HM via F5MFV (B), (d), (L)
FM/F6BWJ via F6BWJ, (L)
FO/F6BCW via F6EXV (O), (d), (e)
FR/G3JUN via JL8AQH (d), (L)
FR/UR9IDX via UR9IDX (d) via CT3
FR4PV via F1UIJ, (L)
G8T via GW4SHF
GW3Z via M0PNN
HB0/OI5AY via OH5LLR, (L)
HB0/ON4CCC/m via ON4CCC (d), (L), (e)
HB750S via HB9HCZ
HF160ID via SP4LVK
HF1926WHP via SP6ZHP
HP1XV via EA5HB, (L)
IM0/IK3GHZ via IK3GHZ
IS0/S55DX via S55DX, (L), (e)
J62K via K9HZ, (d), (L)
JI1JIJ/JD1 via JI1JIJ, (L) , (e)
K0C via WB0SFT (d), (L)
K4C via WB3ISP (d), (L)
KH2/KA0RI via JR2NMA
KH2/W2ONH via JJ2ONH, (L)
KL5DX via N5XZ, (L)
LA/DL2KL/p via DL2KL
LR9W via LU9WT (L), (e)
LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
LX/ON8DX/p via ON8DX
LY100RADIO via LY2QT
LZ01MIKU via LZ3HI
LZ370Tl via LZ1KCP
LZ44WCA via LZ2HT, (L), (e)
MM/LY3X/p via LY3X, (L)
M0RSE via G3SWH (O), (L)
MP7DX via G4DIY (d), (L)
N5O via N8SL (d)
N9JF/VY2 via N9JF(d), (L)
OE/G7WKX via G7WKX
OE2026WM via OE6HLF
OG50YL via OH2YL
OH/DC0LA via DC0LA
OX3LX via OZ0J, (L)
P40P via W5AJ, (L)
PA/DC2CT via DC2CT
PJ2/PH2M via PH2M, (L)
PJ4/NA2AA via NA2AA, (L)
R103ME via RQ7L
SH7A via SA7MHN (e)
SM/LB9JE via LB9JE (d), (L)
SN0AA via SP3ZIR
SP56POZNAN via SP3RAX
SP70PPC via SP3PDO
SU1OK via VE1AYM (d)
T77RN via IZ6BRN, (L)
TM1W via F5HRY
TM38CFC via F6KEX nur (e)
TM7K via F4FET
UK8OWA via UK8OAB
UN9L via LZ1YE, (d), (L)
UP60L via RW6HS (d)
V51F via DL3DXX, (L)
V85NPV via LZ3HI (O), (B), (d), (e), (L)
VB7F via VE7JH (O), (L), (e)
VC3F via VA7LET
VK0DS via VK2JDS (d), (L)
VP8VK via M0OXO (d), (L)
XT2AW via M0OXO (O), (L)
XV9R via EA5GL, (L)
XX9W via M0OXO, (O)
YJ1JXZ via JK1JXZ, (L)
YO90YR5 via YO3KAA, (L)
ZA/IW2JOP via IW2JOP, nur (L)
ZF2SS via KO7SS, (L)
ZX2T via PP2CC , (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
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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