DXNL 2500 - March 04, 2026
DX Newsletter

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Editor: Andreas Salder, DK5ON
(e-mail: dxmb@darcdxhf.de)

translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO

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

4X, 4Z, ISRAEL:
The special event station 4Z01A puts the ancient city Ashkelon on
the air on the 6th and 7th (Holyland Square C19-AS, Grid KM71gp,
POTA IL-0025, WWFF 4XFF-0003).

HR, HONDURAS:
Gerard remains active as HR5/F2JD until March 12. QSL via F6AJA.

HS, THAILAND:
Jean-Pierre, HB9TOR, stays on the air as HS0ZOC until March 7 on
CW, SSB, FT8. He then returns to Switzerland and hopes to be back
in Thailand at the end of 2026.

LU, ARGENTINA:
Members of the Radio Club QRM Belgrano celebrate their club's 58th
anniversary with the callsign LU4AAO until the 8th. See also:
http://lu4aao.org/58_aniv_lu4aao.htm

TY, BENIN:
Red, DL1BUG, returns to Cotonou from March 6 to April 5. QRV as
TY5FR on 80-10m (CW, SSB). QSL via DL1BUG, ClubLog.


IOTA
====

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


AS-004; 5B/ZC, CYPRUS ISLAND: Billy, GM6DX, Stevie, GM2TT, Duncan,
GM2WW, Iain, GM5YTT, and Jim, GM3JIM, are expected as ZC4C and ZC4Z
on 80-10m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT4/8) between the 4th and 11th. QSL via
LoTW.

AS-013; 8Q, MALDIVE ISLANDS: Alex, OE5AUH, operates as 8Q7AH until
March 10.

AS-017; JA6, OKINAWA ISLANDS: Moto, JA1GZV, remains active as
JS6UKY/6 from Okinawa Island until March 6 on 7011, 10123, 14011,
18075, 21011, 24897, 28011 KHz.

NA-008; VY0, NUNAVUT (ELLESMERE ISLAND) group: Pierre, VE3KTB,
operates once more from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club as VY0ERC
between March 5 and April 1. QSL via M0OXO OQRS.

NA-016; ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS: A group will be active as ZF5T during
the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7/8). Two of them sign ZF2/N5EE and
ZF2EZ (op W5SJ) before that weekend. QSL via homecalls.

NA-024; J3, GRENADA: Mike, G3VYI, will be active in the
Commonwealth (BERU) Contest as J38YT. QSL via bureau to G3VYI.

NA-102; FG, GUADELOUPE: Stephan, HB9JAB, operates holiday-style as
FG/HB9JAB from March 7 to 12 and then again March 20 to 27. QRV on
20-10m (SSB, FT8). He also plans to pay Dominica (J7) a visit. QSL
via LoTW, eQSL.

NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: John, W5JON, returns once more to
St. Kitts, operating as V47JA between March 10 and 18. QSL via
W5JON (d), LoTW.

NA-104; V4, ST KITTS AND NEVIS: Thomas, V4/K0YA, and Antoinette,
V4/W5RCX, remain active until March 9. QRV in the ARRL contest as
V47Y.

NA-105; FS/PJ7, ST MARTIN (SINT MAARTEN): Tom, AA9A, signs PJ7AA
from March 8 until April 4 on 40-6m (CW, FT4/8, some SSB). QSL via
ClubLog OQRS, LoTW or direct: Thomas J Harke, SR, AA9A, N5200 Deer
Run Trail, De Pere, WI 54115, USA.

OC-019; KH6,7, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS: Fred, NA2U, joins the ARRL contest
as KH7M.

SA-006; PJ4, BONAIRE ISLAND: Britt, WD8R, remains active as
PJ4/WD8R until March 9. QRV mostly during morning and evening hours
on 40, 20, 15m (CW, SSB, maybe also FT8). QSL only via LoTW.

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

** PACIFIC TOUR **
Hrane, YT1AD (N9YU), Sergey, R7KW, and Steva, YU3AA (NS3A), are
planning a tour in western Pacific areas:
Philippines (March 4-12); DU6/N9YU DU6/NS3A
Guam (March 13-17); KH2/N9YU KH2/NS3A
Saipan (March 17-23); KH0/N9YU KH0/NS3A
Modes: CW, SSB, FT8, FT4
QSL Information: N9YU via YT1AD, NS3A via YU3AA

AN-002; 3Y, BOUVET ISLAND: March 2, 12:00 UTC the 3Y0K team
reported that their group of 16 had been transferred onto the
island and being busy setting up tents, supplies, and rig and
antenna setups. This work was expected to continue into March 3.
Negative comments in social media and complaints on DX clusters are
not helpful.


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
06.01. - 30.03. 4S7KKG 2494
13.02. - 4UNR 2498
06.03. - 07.03. 4Z01A 2500*
01.03. - 10.03. 5N7QBR 2499
- 2027 7Q5C 2493
01.03. - 10.03. 8Q7AH 2500*
28.02. - 12.03. 8Q7ZW 2499
- 01/26 AT44I 2491
01.01.26 - 31.12.26 AX120AAC 2491
31.01. - C21TS 2490
16.01. - 15.03. C5MB 2494
16.01. - 15.03. C5SP 2494
16.02. - 30.04. DA0ANT 2498
01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DA100TV 2491
15.01. - 15.02. DA2026SKI 2493
01.01. - 31.12. DB100FT 2491
01.03. - 01.04. DD2026WPG 2499
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
16.02.2026 - 30.04. DM50ANT 2498
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
16.02.2026 - 30.04. DP50ANT 2498
15.02. - 08.03. EA8/VA3QSL 2499
25.02. - 01. 02.03. ET3AA
07.03. - 12.03. FG/HB9JAB 2500*
- 23.03. FM/F6BWJ 2497
11/25 - 02/26 FT4YM/p 2486
18.01.. - 15.03. H44MS 2493
03.09. - 15.05.26 HK3JCL 2471
- 12.03. HR5/F2JD 2500*
- 07.03. HS0ZOC 2500*
06.02. - 22.03. II2WOG 2496
06.02. - 22.03. II3BIA 2496
06.02. - 22.03. II3COR 2496
06.02. - 22.03. II3WOG 2496
- 31.03.27 J79H 2499
- 06.03. JS6UKY/6 2500*
26.02. - 26.05. JG8NQJ/JD1 2499
- 08.03. LU4AAO 2500*
01.03. - 08.03. OZ100OZ 2499
10.01. - 31.03. PJ2/W2APF 2492
- 09.03. PJ4/WD8R 2500*
08.03. - 04.04. PJ7AA 2500*
03.02. - S0S 2496
25.02. - 05.03. T88CZ 2499
25.02. - 05.03. T88DK 2499
25.02. - 05.03. T88MB 2499
03.03. - 19.03. T8OK 2499
02.12. - 15.06.26 TO2FY 2489
06.03. - 05.04. TY5FR 2500*
06.01. - 06.04. TY5GG 2491
09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474
04.02. - 09.03. V4/K0YA 2500*
04.02. - 09.03. V4/W5RCX 2500*
21.02. - 07.03. V4/WA7RAR 2498
10.03. - 18.03. V47JA 2500*
20.11. - 24.03. V51WH 2485
20.11. - 24.03. V55Y 2485
10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
03.03. - 20.03. VP2EAD 2499
03.03. - 20.03. VP2ELX 2499
03.03. - 20.03. VP2EWE 2499
- 31.03. YR1600VT 2474
- 31.12. YT170TESLA 2499
05.03. - 01.04. VY0ERC 2500*
04.03. - 11.03. ZC4C 2500*
04.03. - 11.03. ZC4Z 2500*

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3Z0SYBIR via SP8SW
3Z100A via SP2PGD
4KT4AZE via 4K4AZE (d), (e)
4L/S53EL via 4L/S53EL
4U13FEB via 9A2AA, (L)
4UNR via 4U1A (d)
5Z4/OZ7X via OZ7X
5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L)
6Y/AI5IN via AI5IN, (L)
7Q2T via W1VE, (L)
8A1A via N2OO (B), (d), (L)
8P5A via HA1AG (B), (d), (L)
9A/IV3NGF via IV3NGF
9A69AA via 9A2AA
9G1SD via AB0GC (W0-Bureau), (d), (L)
9G5ZZ via DL1CW, (L)
9K5/DO1THG via DO1THG
A43WWA via EC6DX
A60HF/26 via A65D (d)
A65HS via 9K2HS, (L)
AM65KZ via EA7KZ (e)
AN46CO via EA7BF, (L), (e)
AO4WRD via EA3RKF (d), (e)
AO5CC via EA5RKD (B)
AO5CU via EA5RKD (B)
AO5DG via EA5RKD (B)
AO5FR via EA5RKD
AU7RS via M0OXO, (O), (L)
C4E via LZ3SM
CR2N via EA7HBC (d), (L)
CR3DX via OM2VL, (L)
CR3W via DL5AXX, (L)
CT9/DK7YY via DK7YY
CT9/DL7CD via DL7CD
CT100RE via CT1REP (B)
DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e)
DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
DA0CW/p via DF6EX
DA0DIG via DH1PAL
DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
DA2026SKI via DK5ON, (d), (B), (L), (O)
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
DF0FDN via DG6SDY
DF0G via DL9RAR
DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
DF100KWTJ via DJ9AO (B)
DF8V via DF8VO, (L)
DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L)
DK0MM via DF5FW (B)
DK0SL/P via DG1LS
DK100LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL/OE6BVG via OE6BVG
DL0AG via DK8QY (B)
DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
DL0PAF via DL4RDM (B)
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)
DP4E via DK9KW
E7/HA5MIG via HA5MIG
EA3/DL1FUG/p via DL1FUG, (e)
EA7/DM3XRF via DM3XRF (L). (e)
EA8/DC6ST via DC6ST
EA8/DK1AX via DK1AX, (L)
EA8/EA5UJ via EA5UJ
EA8/OM2KI via OM2KI, (e)
ED7K via EA7LOC
ED8L via EA8DHH, (L)
EE7R via EA7FTR
EF8L via EA8URU
EG1MDA via EA1AUM
EG2DTA via EC2AHS
EG30URW via EA5URW
EG7BOB via EA7IXM (E-Mail)
EG7DA via EA7RCS
EH175FCM via EA3URM (e)
EK/DL2JRM via DL2JRM
EX8MCD via EA5GL, (L)
F/ON4AEO via ON4AEO
FG/F6HMQ via F6HMQ (L), (e)
FJ/DK6AS via DK6AS
FM/F6BWJ via F6BWJ, (L)
FR/G3JUN via JL8AQH (d), (L)
FR/UR9IDX via UR9IDX (d) via CT3
G7D via G3XTZ
G8X via G4FJK (d), (L)
GB50PUNK via G3SKA, (e)
GE0KUC via G0KUC, (e)
H44MS via DL2GAC, (L)
HD8R via M0OXO (O), (L)
HF100I via SP2PGD
HF160ID via SP4LVK
HG1G via HA1YI
HH2AA via EB7DX, (L), (d)
HH2K via N3BNA, (L)
HI3/IK4QJF via IK4QJF, (L)
HI9/F8AAN via F8AAN, (d)
HS0ZJB via GM8NMM (L), (e)
HS0ZJF via ON4AFU
HS0ZMY via EA5GL, (L)
HS0ZOA via EB7DX
II0LOVE via IQ0TE
II3COR via IQ3DD
II3JUMP via IN3ANF
IO6T via IK6VXO, (L)
J52EC via IZ3BUR (d)
J88IH via VP2EIH, (L)
LA/DL8JJ/M via DL8JJ, (L)
LX7I via LX2A, (L)
LZ1426EN via LZ1KCP
LZ23ANT via LZ3SM
OA4/PA3ACE via OA-Bureau
OG1F via OH1F (O), (L)
OH/DO8BW via DO8BW, (e)
OK/DC8YZ/p via DC8YZ
OK8CX/p via DL7CX, (L)
OL26WRTC via OK6RA (O), (L), (d)
OL3Z via OK1HMP
OO5A via ON5AI
OP9T via ON5CT, (L)
OT1X via ON4DXL, (L)
OX7AKT via OZ1ACB (O), (L)
OY/4X6TT via N4GNR (d), (L)
OZ/UT0NT via UT0NT, (L)
PA05NTC via PG4I (B)
PA6A via PI4EDE
PA6D via PA3DAT, (L)
PG6G via PA4M
PI4DX via PD1DX, (L)
PI4FL via PA3HEB, (L)
PI4TS via DG1DGT
PI4YLC via PD3GVQ
PJ2/VE2CX via VE2CX
PJ2CF via EA5GL, (L)
PJ4/NQ1R via NQ1R, (L)
R103ME via RQ7L
S5702DX via S56DX
S79VU via N4GNR (d), (L)
SB7S via SM7PXS, (L)
SC6O via SM6OEF, (L)
SE2P via SM2MTR, (L)
SF1Z via SM0HEV, (L)
SM5/UY5OO via UY5OO
SM6/DL1HTW via DL1HTW (O)
SN100N via SP2PGD
SP100G via SP2PGD
SP0ANT via SP3PDO
SQ100D via SP2PGD
T88MH via JI1IRE
TM2Y via F6BEE, (L)
TM26JMC via F8GGZ, (e)
TM26JMR via F8GGZ (e)
TM4A via F1SUN
TM6C via F6KMB (e)
TM9R via F5FLN, (L)
UP0L via DL8KAC, (L)
V31DJ via W0CP (O), (L)
V3O via EA5GL, (L)
V3T via WC0W (d), (L)
VO2LAB/YV0 via WB2REM (d), (L)
VP2MAA via IK2DUW (d), (L)
VP5/W6NYC via W6NYC (d), (L)
VP8TDX via NE8Z (O)
VP8TM/P via DC8TM, (L)
VP9/SP5T via SP5XVY
WP2/G4TRA via G4TRA
XU7O via DL4WK, (L), (e)
ZF/N5EE via N5EE, (L)
ZF2/WA4TVN via WA4TVN, (L)
ZF9CW via K5GO (d), (L)
ZL/YU1FW via YU1FW
ZM4T via ZL3IO (O), (d), (L)

(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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