DXNL 2508 - April 29, 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
=============

4W, TIMOR LESTE:
Christian (4W/EA3NT), George (4W/EA2TA), and Simon (4W/IZ7ATN)
remain on the air until April 28. QRV on 80-6m (no 60m) on CW, SSB,
FT8. QSL via IZ7ATN, LoTW.

5X, UGANDA:
John, KF5NSR, is currently in Kampala and plans to operate now and
then as 5X/KF5NSR (onFT8) unless he receives a Ugandan callsign.

5Y,5Z, KENYA:
Paul, MM0ZBH, is operating holiday-style at the moment as
5Z4/MM0ZBH. QRV on 20-10m (mostly CW) until June 15. QSL via M0OXO.

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
The callsigns A60PE and A60PE/0 to /31 celebrate various national
days in the united Emirates between April 22 and May 31. QSL for
A60PE via EA7FTR; others via information on qrz.com.

CN, MOROCCO:
Pascal, F8NQV, signs CN2NQV between April 25 and July 11 on 40-10m
(SSB) with 100W and a vertical antenna.

G, ENGLAND:
GB03MAJ celebrates the anniversary of the Polish constitution of
1791.

HL, SOUTH KOREA:
HL59KDJC operates around the 59th Danjong Cultural Festival from
the 24th to 26th. QSL via HL1IBG.

HR, HONDURAS:
Dirk, KD0VUY, remains active as KD0VUY/HR5 until May 1 on SSB and
FT8. QSL via homecall.

LZ, BULGARIA:
Bulgarian members of the High Speed Club (HSC) celebrate the 75th
anniversary with the callsign LZ75HSC throughout 2026. QSL via
LZ2JE.

ON, BELGIUM:
OT26EPIC operates around the Antwerp Port Epic cycle race (May 25)
between April 25 and May 25. QSL via ON8JJ.

PA, NEDERLANDS:
PG75HSC, operated by Theo (PA3HEN), joins the HSC celebrations in
2026. QSL via PA3HEN (d), LoTW.

SP, POLAND:
Likewise, 3Z75HSC (op SP3LPR, Artur) is available until the end of
2026.


IOTA
====

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


AF-003; ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND: Muttley, M0HXC, is going to put
Ascencion Island on the air from the 25th to 29th on CW, SSB,
FT8/4/2 with a wire antenna and 5W. QSL via qrz.com.

AN-010; Various, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS: Rafal, SQ4O, is part of
the 50th Polish expedition to Henryk Arctowksi station on King
George Island. QRV from May to October as HF0PAS.

AS-072; 9M2, PERAK STATE group: 9M4PI plans to operate from Pangkor
between May 1 and 3. For more information see qrz.com.

AS-169; VU, MAHARASHTRA STATE group: The postponed trip to Arnala
Island is now expected for May 1 to 3. Operators are: VU2RS,
VU24DX, VU3OPD, VU3DXA, VU2THA, VU3OHF, VU3YAY, M0OXO. QSL via
M0OXO OQRS.

OC-013; E5, RAROTONGA ISLAND: Tom, K7TLM, and Leslie, KD7YZE, are
expected as E51TLM between the 4th and 9th of May.

OC-066; FO, TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO: Didier, F6BCW, was active as
FO/F6BCW from Tikehau until April 10 with 100W on 20-10m (CW, SSB);
he plans to return with an amplifier and improved antennas on May 5
and stay until July 20. QSL via OQRS, LoTW.

NA-196; VY0, NUNAVUT (BELCHER ISLANDS) group: Mike, VE2XB,
activates Belcher Island from April 26 until May 4 on 40-10m
(mostly CW) as VY0ZOO. QSL direct via VE2XB.

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

GM Flora and Fauna (GMFF):
For more information on this newly established award
programme, including e.g. Islands of Scotland Award (IOSA),
Scotland's Wildlife Award (SWA), Islands of the Crown Dependencies
Award (ICDA), Islands of Wales Award (IOWA), Islands of Northern
Ireland Award (IONIA), Islands of the Republic of Ireland Award
(IRIA), National Nature Reserves Award (NNRA), Special Areas of
Conservation Award (SACA), British Overseas Territories Award
(BOTA), English Islands Rambler Award (EIRA), and Special
Protection Areas Award (SPAA) see: https://gmff.uk


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
16.04. - 22.05. 3B9G 2507
17.04. - 22.04. 3D2JK 2506
11.04. - 25.04. 3X3A 2505
23.04. - 26.04. 4U1A 2507
13.02. - 4UNR 2498
21.04. - 28.04. 4W/EA2TA 2508*
21.04. - 28.04. 4W/EA3NT 2508*
21.04. - 28.04. 4W/IZ7ATN 2508*
19.04. - 15.06. 5Z4/MM0ZBH 2508*
23.04. - 01.05. 7P8WR 2507
- 2027 7Q5C 2493
- 9G5CC 2505
22.04. - 31.05. A60PE 2508*
22.04. - 31.05. A60PE/.. 2508*
- 01/26 AT44I 2491
01.05. - 03.05. AU2M 2508*
01.01. - 31.12. AX120AAC 2491
25.04. - 08.05. C5B 2507
25.04. - 08.05. C5C 2507
25.04. - 08.05. C5D 2507
01.04. - C95GRZ 2506
25.04. - 11.07. CN2NQV 2508*
06.04. - 05.06. D60DX 2506
16.02. - 30.04. DA0ANT 2507
01.03. - 31.08. DA100LENZ 2506
01.04. - 31.07. DA200GVN 2504
01.03. - 30.04. DA26WARD 2507
01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DA100TV 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DB100FT 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DK100LH 2491
01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
01.01. - 31.12. DL100LH 2491
01,01, - 31.12. DL100TV 2491
16.02. - 30.04. DM50ANT 2507
01.04. - 31.07. DM50GFS 2504
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
16.02. - 30.04. DP50ANT 2507
- E51ANQ 2504
04.05. - 09.05. E51TLM 2508*
- EM100W 2504
- EM100WLKK 2504
- EM50AR 2504
25.04. - 26.04. EN40CNP 2507
- EO80F 2504
01.05. - 09.05. EV81OB 2503
03.06. - 03.06. EV81OB 2503
28.03. - 20.07. FO/F6BCW 2508*
- 02/26 FT4YM/p 2486
17.04. - 27.04. HA235A 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235E 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235MS 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235L 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235M 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235R 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235S 2506
17.04. - 27.04. HA235U 2506
01.05. - 312.10. HF0PAS 2508*
- 15.05. HK3JCL 2471
2404 - 26.04. HL59KDJC 2508*
- 31.03.27 J79H 2499
26.04. - 04.05. JD1BMH 2507
26.02. - 26.05. JG8NQJ/JD1 2499
25.04. - 30.04. JT0LR 2507
21.04. - 24.04. JW5E 2506
15.04. - 01.05. KD0VUY/HR5 2508*
27.04. - 02.05. LG5LG 2507
- 31.12. LU1ZA 2504
03/26 - 04/26 LZ488AM 2504
- 31.12. LZ75HSC 2508
- 31.12. OT26B 2504
- 04.05. PJ4TB 2507
10.04. - 26.04. R65.. 2504
10.04. - 26.04. R108YG 2504
10.04. - 26.04. R1961YG 2504
- 12/28 RI1ANY 2506
22.04. - 10.05. RT9K/m 2507
26.03. - 31.05. S01A 2504
26.03. - 31.05. S01AH 2504
27.04. - 02.05. SJ9WL 2507
18.04. - 26.04. SX8LGT 2506
- 31.12. SZ40A 2502
25.03. - T31TTT 2503
- 04/26 TJ1GD 2505
24.04. - 25.04. TM62SA 2502
29.05. - 30.05. TM62SA 2502
05.06. - 06.06. TM62SA 2502
02.12. - 15.06.26 TO2FY 2489
- TU5JZ 2506
19.04. - 30.04. TX9W 2506
09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474
10.04. - 26.04. UE65YAG 2504
10.04. - 26.04. UE65YG 2504
10.04. - 26.04. UE7YG 2504
28.04. - 01.06. V4/WW6W 2507
16.04. - 30.04. VP9KF 2506
01.04. - 30.04. VX9P 2505
10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
- 31.12. YT170TESLA 2499
26.04. - 04.05. VY0ZOO 2508*
23.04. - 28.04. Z66SP 2507
04.03. - ZD7AQH 2501
25.04. - 29.04. ZD8KX 2508*

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3B8G via VU3OPT, (d)
3B8VV via G3WVG (L)
3B8XF via G3TXF (O), (L), No QSL RX
3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
3Z0SYBIR via SP8SW
3Z100A via SP2PGD
4KT4AZE via 4K4AZE (d), (e)
4L/S53EL via 4L/S53EL
4O/YT3PL via YT3PL (d), (L)
4S7WXG via R8WX, (L)
4U13FEB via 9A2AA, (L)
4UNR via 4U1A (d)
4X6TT via N4GNR (d), (L)
5B/YT1HA via YT1HA
5B/YU6DX via YU6DX
5B/YU9DX via YU9DX
5B4AMX via LZ3SM, (L)
5N7QBR via DF8DX, (L)
5P6MJ via OZ6MJ (L)
5W1SA via JA1DXA (O), (d), (L)
5X1DF via G3XTT (L)
5X2VJ via M0URX, (L)
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)
8Q7ZW via OM5ZW (O), (L)
8R/PZ5TW via PY8WW (O), (L)
9A/IV3NGF via IV3NGF
9A/S59SV via S59SV
9A/TA1BYS via TA1BYS (d), (L)
9A69AA via 9A2AA
9A73P via 9A2NA
9G1SD via AB0GC (W0-Bureau), (d), (L)
9G5ZZ via DL1CW, (L)
9J2RO via DM7XX (O)
9K5/DO1THG via DO1THG
9M2/KM9D via KM9D (L)
A255HD via HB9SHD
A42K via M0OXO (O), (L)
A43WWA via EC6DX
A60HF/26 via A65D (d)
A65HS via 9K2HS, (L)
A71CT via LZ1YE (d)
A71AH via EA7FTR, (L)
AM65KZ via EA7KZ (e)
AN46CO via EA7BF, (L), (e)
AN5DMM via EA5PC
AO4WRD via EA3RKF (d), (e)
AO5AR via EA5RKD (B)
AO5CC via EA5RKD (B)
AO5CU via EA5RKD (B)
AO5DG via EA5RKD (B)
AO5FR via EA5RKD
AO5TI via EA5RKD (B)
AU7RS via M0OXO, (O), (L)
C4E via LZ3SM
C5MB via SP3PS (d)
C6APS via WA4PAW (O), (B), (d), (L)
CE3/N5NU via N5NU (O), (L)
CG9T via VE9CF
CN3A via IK2OHG, (L)
CQ3W via DF7EE (O), (L)
CQ7X via CT1ILT
CR2N via EA7HBC (d), (L)
CR26RRC via RZ3EC
CR3A via OM2VL
CR3DX via OM2VL, (L)
CR3W via DL5AXX, (L)
CT7/DJ7PR via DJ7PR
CT7/HB9EOT via HB9EOT (e)
CT9/DF7EE via DF7EE (O), (L)
CT9/DJ1CW via R2FG (B), DL2BC (d)
CT9/S53R via S53R (d), (L)
CT9/S55OO via S55OO (L), (e)
CT100RE via CT1REP (B)
CW4C via EA7FTR
CY0S via WA4DAN (d), (L)
D4K via IZ4DPV (d)
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)
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
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 (A), (d), (B), (L), (O), DCL
DK50K32MR via DK0MR
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)
DL0RRC via DL6ZFG
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
DP6A via DL8OH, (L)
DQ20JUF via DM2TO, (O), (L)
DR800WE via DF2SD (O), (L)
DU0A via KU9C, (L)
E7POTA via E75HZ, (e)
EA6/DL6TK via DL6TK, (L)
ED5SSC via EA5URE
EG1SSV via EA1URV
EG7SSS via EA7RCS
EH1FSJ via EA2DVN
EH5FCV via EA5RCA (e)
EK/DL2JRM via DL2JRM
EV81OB via EW4A, (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)
GB50PUNK via G3SKA, (e)
HB0/DC6ST via DC6ST, (e)
HG7T via HA7TM
IP2A via IZ2KXC
J62K via K9HZ, (d), (L)
K3QJ/6Y via JH6GFY
KH0/KC0W via KC0W (d)
LR9W via LU9WT (L), (e)
LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
LZ488AM via LZ1KCP
LZ75HSC via LZ2JE
MM/LY3X/p via LY3X, (L)
M0RSE via G3SWH (O), (L)
MM/LY3X/p via LY3X, (L)
MP7DX via G4DIY (d), (L)
N5O via N8SL (d)
OO7Z/p via ON6KZ, (B), (e)
OP2C via ON4EC
OX3HI via EA5GL
OX3LX via OZ0J, (L)
P3N via RW3RN, (L)
PA/ON8DX/p via ON8DX
PI4DX via PD1DX, (L)
R103ME via RQ7L
SE5T via SM5GRD, (L)
SP1040SSZ via SP3PDO
SP21DKS via SP3POB
SZ40A via ON3UN, (O), (L)
SZ465CG via SV1ENG (B), (d)
TM0E via F4EQN
TM62SA via F4AHN, (e)
UN9L via LZ1YE, (d), (L)
V85NPV via LZ3HI (O), (B), (d), (L), (e)
VC2CQ via VE2CQ, (L)
VJ6X via VK6CQ (d)
VL4A via VK4BLE
VP2MPN via KB4YPN, (L)
XX9W via M0OXO, (O)
YJ1JXZ via JK1JXZ, (L)
YO90YR5 via YO3KAA, (L)
ZA/IW2JOP via IW2JOP, nur (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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