DXNL News No. 2245

DXNL 2245 - April 14, 2021 DX Newsletter   a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de)   Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG (e-mail: dxmb@darcdxhf.de)   translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO     4X, Israel: Amateurs from Israel celebrate their country's 73rd anniversary of independence with the prefixes 4X73 or 4Z73 between April 14 and April 17 (22z). QSL via LoTW or per individual arrangements.   4X, Israel: Ruben/4Z5FI and Jan/4X1VF will take part in the Holyland Contest as 4X73T from the rare Holyland Square L19BL (Dead Sea Area). Concurrently, this will also be the first activation of the WWFF reference 4XFF-0019. A special QSL card will be sent for all contacts.   A9, Bahrain: Members of the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society (BARS) will be active with the callsign A91WARD (IOTA-AS-002) between the 14th and 18th to mark the World Amateur Radio Day. QSL via EC6DX.   DL, Germany: The German DX Foundation (GDXF) celebrates its 25th anniversary with the callsign DF0GDX (special DOK GDXF) since Feb. 1. During May, June, and July they will also put DL25GDXF (special DOK 25GDXF) on the air. An award 25 Years GDXF is available as well. QSL for the special calls go via the bureau. https://gdxf.de/gdxf25/   F, France: Members of the ISS Fan Club mark Yuri Gagarin's first flight into space with the callsign TM60YURI until April 25. QSL via F1UJT (d/B). https://issfanclub.eu/   G, England: GB0DOE honours the memory of the recently deceased Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) until May. QSL voa GB0DOE (d/B).   G, England: The Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club joins the World Amateur Radio Day on April 18 with the callsign GB6ARD. QSL only via eQSL.   HC, Ecuador: HD1DX and HD2DX, operated by members of the Ecuador DX Club, will be active for the World Amateur Radio Day. An award is available as well. QSL via LoTW. https://ecuadordxclub.org/radioday/   I, Italy: Loriano/IZ5RHU and the ARI section Grosseto commemorate the Chernobyl disaster between April 18 ad May 9 as II5RCH on 80-2m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and via satellite. QSL via IZ5RHU (d/B).   K, United States of America: K1S from New Hampshire (birthplace of the first American in space) operates until April 18 to commemorate Gagarin's spce flight. QSL via WU3A.   LX, Luxembourg: LX5WARD remains active until April 25 around the World Amateur Radio Day. QRV on HF on CW, SSB, FT8/4. QSL via LX1JH (d/B), LoTW.   LZ, Bulgaria: During April, Georgi/LZ2VP operates as LZ21DIG on HF. QSL via LZ2VP (d/B).   PA, Netherlands: PA21AGR operates in the context of the Amstel Gold Race for professional bicyclists on April 18. During September, there will be a similar event for amateur racers, also supported by PA21AGR. QSL via PE1RLN.   PA, Netherlands: Hans/PA0Q operates as PA96Q during April, celebrating the 96th anniversary of IARU and the World Amateur Radio Day. QRV on 160-10m on SSB and CW. QSL via PA0Q (d/B).   PA. Netherlands: Alex/PA1AW and Bob/PB5X mark the World Amateur Radio Day as PA96WARD and PB96WARD respectively. QSL for both calls via ClubLog and PA1AW.   PJ2, Curacao: Jeff/K8ND plans to operate as PJ"ND from the Signal Point contest station between April 15 and May 3. QSL via K(ND (d), LoTW.   RA, Russia: The Miller-DX-Club celebrates Gagarin's space flight with the callsigns RA60YG-RZ60YG, R1994YU, R1996VK, R2014NC, RG21DS, RU21DS, R60MCC, R60CTC, and R60YAG between April 12 and 25. The club also issues several awards around their activity. QSL via RQ7L.   S7, Seychelles: The Seychelles Amateur Radio Society puts S77SARA on the air for the World Amateur Radio Day on the 18th (11z to 13z). Operators are S79KW, S79RP, and S79VU.   SP, Poland: Dionizy/SP6IEQ joins the World Amateur Radio Day celebrations with the callsign 3Z0WARD during April. QSL via SP6IEQ (B), LoTW.   VE, Canada: The following special event stations from Canada will be active on the 18th: VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC, VY1RAC und VY2RAC (RAC = Radio Amateurs of Canada). QSL via bureau and LoTW. https://www.rac.ca/ward2021/     Other stuff: ============ SP7IDX - SK: Waldemar/SP7IDX, avid IOTA activator and designer of Hexbeam antennas, passed away unexpectedly on April 4.   ON, Belgium: Between April 18 (World Amateur Radio Day) and December 12 (first transatlantic transmission by Marconi in 1901), Belgian stations may use the prefix OS instead of ON.   CQMM DX Contest: The following stations plan to take part in the CQMM DX Contest (April 17/18): * 3DA0AQ (QSL via EA5GL) * 5Z4PA (QSL via M0URX) * CP6UA (QSL direct, LoTW) * EK6RL (QSL direct) * FK8IK (QSL direct) * HI3DX (QSL direct) * NP2J (40m HP, QSL via K8RF) * OA1F (LoTW, see qrz.com) * OA4DX (QSL direct) * TG9AOR (QSL via EC6DX) * TG9ADM (QSL via EA5GL) * ZZ1M (QSL via PY1SAD, LoTW, eQSL) http://www.cqmmdx.com/     Preview: ======== XE, Mexico: 4A2MAX plans to honour the memory of Maximilian Mary Kolbe (SP3RN) during August. QSL via N5MEX (d), LoTW, ClubLog, eQSL.   Arbeitsgemeinschaft Telegrafie (AGCW): The German CW club Arbeitsgemeinschaft Telegrafie (AGCW) celebrates its 50th anniversary with the callsigns DR50AGCW and DP50AGCW (special DOK AGCW50). In addition, SN50AGCW, PA50AGCW, CR50AGCW, YL50AGCW, and OE50AGCW will be active as well. https://www.agcw.de/     Abbreviations in this DXNL: =========================== AGCW Arbeitsgemeinschaft Telegrafie ARI Associazione Radioamatori Italiani ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society BARS Bahrain Amateur Radio Society GDXF German DX Foundation IOTA Islands on the Air LoTW Logbook of the World OQRS Online QSL Request System SARA Seychelles Amateur Radio Society WARD World Amateur Radio Day WCA World Castles Award WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship     Upcoming Contests: ================== 14./15.04. CWT Mini Contest 16./17.04. Holyland Contest 17.04. ES Open Championship 17./18.04. YU DX Contest 17./18.04. CQ Manchester Mineira DX 17.04. PACCdigi Contest 18.04. Funk.Tag on the air Contest 19.04. OK1WC Memorial Contest     IOTA Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON (dk5on@darc.de) ====   IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz     AN-011; Various, Ross Island group: Mark/W5MED stays on the McMurdo base on Ross Island until the end of October. He plans to operate as KC4USV on April 17 (2330z-0230z) and April 18 (06z-08z, 21z-00z) on 14243 kHz (SSB) and 14070 kHz (FT8). QSL via K7MT (d), LoTW.   AS-117, JA3,4,9; Honshu's Coastal Islands West: Kenji/JA4GXS plans to activate Otsu Island on the 17th and 18th, signing JA4GXS/4 on 40, 30, and 20m on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via homecall (d/B).   EU-123; GM/MM, Scottish Coastal Islands: Depending on weather and sea conditions, Col/MM0NDX, Ross/ MM0OBT, and Jonathan/MM0OKG activate Bass Rock on the 17th, maybe also on the 18th, as MS0INT. QRV on 40, 30, and 20m on CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX and LoTW.     Calendar ======== start - end DX DXNL 01.04. - 30.04. 3Z0WARD 2245* 20.01. - 20.01.22 3Z90DZC 2235 16.04. - 17.04. 4X73T 2245* 01/21 - 05/21 5Z4/LA9PF 2230 01.01. - 31.12. 7S60BQ 2230 01.04. - 31.03.22 8J100CB 2244 23.04. - 22.04. 8J17CALL 2198 30.01. - 30.04.22 8N0J 2235 01.04. - 31.03.22 8N1FT 2244 01.01. - 31.12. 9A10FF 2236 01.04. - 30.04. 9A25RBM 2244 - 02/22 9J2BG 2240 14.04. - 18.04. A91WARD 2245* 22.03. - 27.04. CP1XRM 2243 01.01. - 31.12. CQ750RSI 2230 01.03. - 31.05. DA0FFR 2238 01.04. - 30.06. DA21WARD 2243 01.03. - 31.05. DB0FFR 2238 01.01. - 31.12. DB100AVUS 2230 01.01. - 31.12. DB59FIRAC 2230 01.02. - 30.04. DC220GERKE 2235 01.03. - 31.05. DF0FFR 2238 01.03. - 31.05. DK0FFR 2238 - 31.12. DK0HSC 2238 01.04. - 31.12. DK30FFO 2244 01.03. - 11.07. DL21EURO 2239 - 21.09. DL70THW 2217 01.01. - 31.12. DL70TRS 2230 01.07. - 30.06. DL73TXL 2204 01.01. - 31.12. DP70HSC 2243 01.03. - 31.05. DQ100JL 2238 - 17.04. DQ11WCA 2239 01.03. - 31.05. DR100JL 2238 01.01. - 31.12. DR165TESLA 2230 01.01. - 31.12. DR50AGCW 2231 01.11. - 30.09. DR5THBT 2222 01.01. - 31.12. DR60SZL 2230 01.02. - 31.01.22 DS4DRE/4 2235 01.03. - 17.10. D90EXPO 2238 12.04. - 18.04. EH4WRD 2244 01.04. - 30.04. EM60LKG 2244 01.01. - 31.12. EN150PLU 2233 01.01. - 31.12. EO150PLU 2233 01.01. - 31.12. EO50FF 2231 09.04. - 06.05. GB0DOE 2245* 01.01. - 31.12. GB0LMR 2234 01.01. - 31.12. GB100RSM 2241 01.01. - 31.12. GB1OOH 2234 18.04. - GB6ARD 2245* 01.01. - 31.12. GB75ISWL 2234 05.02. - 04.02.22 GB80ATC 2235 09.05. - 08.05. HB15SOTA 2198/2204 01.01. - 31.12. HB40POLICE 2230 17.04. - 18.04. HD1DX 2245* 17.04. - 18.04. HD2DX 2245* 01.09. - 31.08. HF100HCH 2215 01.01. - 31.12. HF100LEM 2234 01.01. - 31.12. HF30ZIR 2235 - 04/21 HK3JCL 2212/2228 01.01. - 31.12. II0MMI 2230 28.02. - 30.06. II0QSE 2238 01.12. - 31.12. II1DCC 2226 01.01. - 31.12. II1MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. II2MMI 2230 15.03. - 30.11. II3VE 2241 01.04. - 30.04. II4DNZ 2243 01.04. - 30.04. II5LDV 2244 18.04. - 09.05. II5RCH 2245* 01.01. - 31.12. II7MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. II9MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IO0MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IO9MMI 2230 15.03. - 30.11. IQ3VE 2241 01.01. - 31.12. IR0MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR5MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR7MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR8MMI 2230 01.01. - 31.12. IR9MMI 2230 17.04. - 18.04. JA4GXS/4 2245* 10.03. - 06/21 JG8NQJ/JD1 2240 08.01. - 01.06. JW/LB2PG 2232 10.04. - 18.04. K1S 2245* 17.04. - 18.04. KC4USV 2245* 06/20 - 05/21 KG4MA 2200 01.01. - 31.12. L21RCA 2235 01.09. - 31.12. LX40DA 2235 05.04. - 25.04. LX5WARD 2245* 01.04. - 30.04. LZ1612EN 2243 04.01. - 31.12. LZ190FT 2233 01.04. - 30.04. LZ200GSR 2243 01.04. - 30.04. LZ21DIG 2245* 17.04. - 18.04. MS0INT 2245* 01.02. - 31.10. OC200E 2234 01.01. - 30.09. OC200P 2234 01.03. - 30.11. OC200R 2234 01.04. - 31.12. OC200U 2234 01.01. - 31.12. OE100BL 2230 01.03. - 01.03.22 OF60RR 2240 01.01. - 31.12. OH100SRAL 2230 01.04. - 31.12. OL75KCR 2243 01.01. - 31.12. OM7PA 2244 08.04. - 01.05. OX3LX 2244 01.02. - 31.12. OZ50SOUND 2236 15.03. - 15.04. P45A 2242 18.04. - PA21AGR 2245* 01.04. - 30.04. PA96Q 2245* 01.04. - 30.04. PA96WARD 2245* 01.04. - 30.04. PB96WARD 2245* 01.04. - 30.04. PG96WARD 2243 15.04. - 03.05. PJ2ND 2245* 12.04. - 25.04. Rx60YG 2245* 01.03. - 30.04. R108M 2240 01.03. - 30.04. R1934G 2240 01.03. - 30.04. R1961G 2240 12.04. - 25.04. R1994YU 2245* 12.04. - 25.04. R1996VK 2245* 12.04. - 25.04. R2014NC 2245* 12.04. - 25.04. R60CTC 2245* 12.04. - 25.04. R60MCC 2245* 12.04. - 25.04. R60YAG 2245* 01.04. - 30.04. R75RAA 2244 12.04. - 25.04. RG21DS 2245* 01.03. - 30.04. RG61PP 2240 25.12. - 30.05. RI01ANT 2227 12.04. - 25.04. RU21DS 2245* 18.04. - S77SARA 2245* 30.09. - 06/21 S79VU 2165 01.01. - 31.12. SD400SU 2233 01.01. - 31.12. SF400B 2230 12.02. - 31.12. SK75AT 2237 04.04. - 09.09. TM100SHT 2244 10.04. - 25.04. TM60YURI 2245* 19.02. - 05.02.22 SN0ZOSP 2239 19.02. - 05.02.22 SN100ZOSP 2239 01.01. - 30.04. SQ0MORSE 2230 01.09. - 30.06. T6A 2160 01.09. - 30.06. T6AA 2160 20.03. - 16.05. TM150PAR 2241 10.04. - 11.04. TM1PSL 2244 01.01. - 30.06. TM8AA 2230 18.09. - TR8CA 1902 - 12/2023 TT8SN 2176 29.12. - 07.12. UP21HNY 2231 01.04. - 30.04. VC3VACCINE 2244 01.03. - 29.05. VI100AF 2238 19.02. - 30.06. VI2021PRIDE 2237 - 11/21 VK0PD 2243 01.03. - 31.08. VK100AF 2238 12.02. - 31.01.22 VR2BLEE 2240 27.03. - 26.05. VX2Z 2243 01.01. - 31.12. YT165TESLA 2236 - 06/2021 ZS6JSI/TY 2239 01.04. - 30.04. ZW61DF 2243   * = new or updated .. = and other calls     QSL information =============== 3Z0WARD via SP6IEQ (B), (L) 3Z90DZC (B) 5Z4/LA9PF (e), (Q) 7S60BQ via SM7BHM (d), (L), (C) 7V7V via 7X2RO 8J100CB (B) 8J1RL via (B), JG2MLI (d) 8J17CALL (B), (e) 8N0J via (B), JJ0AWX (d), (e) 8N1FT (B), (L) 8Q7MS via EA5GL, (L), (C) 9A10FF via 9A2MF, (L) 9J2BG via HB9EWU 9K2BS via EC6DX 9V1ZV via EA5GL, (L), (e) A91WARD via EC6DX BV4WU (B) C92RU (L), (C), (O) CP1XRM via EA5RM, (L) CQ750RSI via CT7AQD (d/B) CQ83AS via HB9CRV CT7/DJ4EL (L), (C), (O) D90EXPO via DS3BBC, (L), (C) DA0FFR (B) DA21WARD via (B), DK5ON (d) DB0FFR (B) DB100AVUS via (B), DO2PZ (d) DB59FIRAC (B), (L), (C) DC220GERKE via DJ6SI (d/B) DF0FFR (B) DK0FFR (B) DK0HSC (B) DK30FFO (B), (L) DL21EURO via DK5ON (d), (B) DL70THW (B) DL70TRS (B) DL73TXL (B) DP70HSC (B) DQ100JL (B) DR100JL (B) DR165TESLA via DK8ZZ, (L), (C) DR50AGCW (B) DR5THBT (B), (e) DR60SZL via (B), DJ9PH (d) DS4DRE/4 via DS4DRE (d/B) E29TGW (d/B), (L) EH4WRD via EA4RCH EM60LKG via UT5LA EO50FF via UX0FF (d/B), (L), (e) FM5BH via W3HNK, (L) GB0DOE (d/B) GB0LMR via (B), 2E1HQY (d) GB100RSM (B) GB1OOH (d/B), (e) GB4FTS via MW1CFN (d), (L) GB6ARD (e) GB75ISWL (B) GB9EQP (L) GX4BJC via M5DIK (d/B), (e) HB15SOTA via HB9DPR (B) HB40POLICE (B), (e) HD1DX (L) HD2DX (L) HF100LEM via SP9PKZ HF30ZIR (B) HF55BRP (L), (C) HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B) HP1RY (e) II0MMI via IZ0EGC II0QSE via IS0AGY (d/B) II1DCC via IK1RAE II1MMI via IK1YRA II2MMI via I2QIL II3VE via IQ3VE (B) II4DNZ via IQ4FE II4DANT via IK4UQE (B) II5LDV via IQ5LV (B), IK5ZUB (d) II5RCH via IZ5RHU (d/B) II7MMI via IZ7AUH II9MMI via IT9GHW IO0MMI via IM0SDX IO9MMI via IT9MRM IQ3VE (B) IR0MMI via IZ0XZD IR5MMI via IK5AEQ IR7MMI via IZ7LOW IR8MMI via IU8OJZ IR9MMI via IT9YBL JA4GXS/4 via JA4GXS (d/B) JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY (d), JG8NQJ (B) K1S via WU3A KC4USV via K7MT (d), (L) KH9/NL7RR via AL7JX (d) KT3Q/2 via DF8DX (d/B) L21RCA via LU4AA (d/B), (L) LX40DA via LX1DA, (C), (L) LX5WARD via LX1JH (d/B), (L) LZ1612EN via (B), LZ1KCP (d) LZ190FT via LZ2VP LZ200GSR via LZ1XM (d/B) LZ21DIG via LZ2VP (d/B) LZ250KG via (B), LZ1KCP (d) MS0INT via EB7DX, (L) MX1SWL via M5DIK (d/B), (e) OC200E via OA4O OC200P via OA4O OC200R via OA4O OC200U via OA4O OE100BL via OE4JHW OF60RR via (B), OH8DR (d) OH100SRAL (B), (L) OL75KCR (C), (O) OM77PA via OM4MM (d/B), (C) OX3LX via OZ0J, (C), (O), (L) OZ75BO via OZ1ACB, (L), (e), (C) OZ75MAY via OZ1ACB, (L), (e), (C) P45A via P43A PA21AGR via PE1RLN PA96Q via PA0Q (d/B) PA96WARD via PA1AW (d/B), (C) PB96WARD via PA1AW (d/B), (C) PG96WARD via PG1R (d/B), (L), (C) PJ2ND via K8ND (d), (L) Rx60YG via RQ7L R108M via RK3LC R1934G via R3LC R1961AG via RA4CEO R1961G via R3LA R1961GP via R4CR R1994YU via RQ7L R1996VK via RQ7L R2014NC via RQ7L R60CTC via RQ7L R60MCC via RQ7L R60RDK via RA4DAR R60YAG via RQ7L R75RAA via RN3RQ R800ANP via RA1WU (d/B) RG21DS via RQ7L RG61PP via RZ3LC RI01ANT via RX6A RU21DS via RQ7L SD400SU via SM3NXS (d/B), (C) SF400B (B), (L) SK75AT (L), (C) SN0ZOSP via SP9ODM SN100ZOSP via SP9SPJ SQ0MORSE via SP1EG (d/B) T6A via S53R, (L) T6AA via S53R, (L) TM100SHT (B) TM150PAR via F4HZS (d/B) TM1PSL (e) TM60YURI via F1UJT (d/B) TM7IGRY via F1DHX (B), (L), (e) TM8AA via F5SLD (d), (e) TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L) TT8SN via DL9USA, (L) VI100AF via M0URX, (L) VI2021PRIDE via VK3FUR (d) VK0PD via EB7DX VK100AF via M0URX, (L) VR2BLEE (Q) VX2Z (L) YI1WWA via IK2DUW, (C) YT165TESLA via (B), YU1MM (d), (L), ZB2IF (L) ZS6JSI/TY via EC6DX, (L) ZW61DF via PT2GTI (d/B)   (d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS (C) = ClubLog (e) = eQSL (*) = new manager (Q) = QRZ.COM     * QSLs received direct: 6W/IV3FSG (IK2DUW), CO7MLS (IK2DUW), YB0MWM (IK2DUW) * QSL via LoTW: 7X2KF, EH3DWN, HF6FIRAC, J28PJ, YE9CDL, ZS4JAN, ZS6PEG     Thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL: QRZ DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, DX World, DXNews.com, VA3RJ, KB8NW & OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), 4X1VF, DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DL1BAH, DL1SBF, DL3FF, DL7MAE, DL7VEE, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, Islands On The Air, NG3K & ADXO, OE2IKN, OM3JW & IDXP, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, W3UR & The Daily DX, XE2X u.a.     Free subscription DXMB / DXNL: ==============================   Homepage and archives: https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/en/dxnl/   Change/Cancel subscription for mtw@charter.net: https://www.darcdxhf.de/dxmb/?t=f5ac3df3c1cce9ca20a1d0a8b5699662   Subscription overview: https://www.darcdxhf.de/dxmb/   This mail was sent to: mtw@charter.net