• DXNL 2483 (Nov 5, 2025)

    From DX Newsletter (DXNL)@3:633/10 to All on Tue Nov 4 23:55:44 2025

    DXNL 2483 - November 5, 2025
    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
    =============

    4J, AZERBAIJAN:
    Until Nov. 15 the special event stations 4K8N and 4J8N draw
    attention to military achievements in 2020. QSL via direct, eQSL.

    5V, TOGO:
    Vasily (RA1ZZ) and Vlad (R9LR) operate holiday-style as 5V7RU
    between the 5th and 19th. QRV on HF (CW, SSB, FT8) with a focus on
    160 and 80m and via QO-100. For more information see:
    https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/5v7ru. QSL via ClubLog OQRS.

    5X, UGANDA:
    Anders, SM0HPL, will be back on the air as 5X7W during November
    (including the CQ WW DX contest) on CW and FT4/8. QSL via M0OXO
    OQRS.

    7X, ALGERIA:
    The special event station 7R1N celebrates the 71st anniversary of
    the Algerian Revolution during November.

    CN, MOROCCO:
    Members of the Moroccan amateur radio organisation commemorate the
    Green March of 1975 with the calsign CN50MV until Nov. 8. QSL via
    qrz.com.

    CN, MOROCCO:
    Eddy, OE3SEU, signs CN2SE between Nov. 1 and Dec. 7. He operates
    with a focus of activating as many grid squares as possible via
    QO-100.

    EA, SPAIN:
    The radio club del Tarragones (EA3RCY) draws attention to Ancient
    Tarraco's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, conferred 25
    years ago, with the callsign AO25TWHS during November. Awards are
    also available, see: https://ao25twhs.ea3rcy.org

    G, ENGLAND:
    GB1Y commemorates the top secret listening station "Y" on Beeston
    Hill, operative during WWII. QRV until Nov. 26.

    LU, ARGENTINA:
    Members of the radio club QRM Belgrano use the callsigns LU4AAO,
    LS2E and others between Nov 8 and 16, around the Argentine
    Tradition Day (Nov. 10). QRV on HF (SSB, FT8). For more information
    see: https://www.qrz.com/db/LU4AAO and:
    http://lu4aao.org/cert_dia_tradicion_2025.htm QSL via direct, eQSL,
    e-mail; no bureau cards.

    OE, AUSTRIA:
    OE175ARWT remains active until the end of the month, marking the
    175 year history of Austria's military bureaucracy.

    ON, BELGIUM:
    OT5IDPD calls attention to the International Day for Persons with
    Disability (Dec. 3) between Nov. 4 and Dec. 3. All operators will
    be radio amateurs with a disability. QSL via bureau, LoTW, ClubLog,
    eQSL.

    PA, NEDERLANDS:
    Wim, PD2WL, plans activations of the following lighthouses in his
    home area from time to time: PD2WL/NET003, LH "The Ven"
    PD2WL/NET037, LH "Het Vuurtje" No QSL via bureau.

    T7, SAN MARINO:
    Frederico, IU4AAJ, is going to put San Marino on the air via SO-50
    satellite on Nov. 9 between 11:55 and 12:09z.

    TR, GABON:
    Watch out for Roland F8EN (ex CN8EM, FO8BV, 3C3CR) operating once
    more as TR8CR from late October onwards for about 2 months. QRV on
    CW. QSL via F6AJA (d/B).

    Z6, KOSOVO:
    Several German ops, including Rene (DL2JRM), are going to take part
    in WAE DX RTTY Contest this weekend as Z66BCC; Rene also uses Z66XX
    before and after the weekend. QSL for both calls via DL2JRM.


    IOTA
    ====

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


    AS-169; VU, MAHARASHTRA STATE group:
    AS-176; VU, GUJARAT STATE EAST group: These activations have been
    postponed into 2026.

    EU-125; OZ, JYLLAND WEST group:
    EU-055; LA, SOGN OG FJORDANE / HORDALAND / ROGALAND COUNTY group:
    Arnold (DK1VK) plans to activate both these groups. From Nov. 8 to
    14 he'll operate as OZ0ROM from Romo (EU-125), followed by LA/DK1VK
    from Utsira (EU-055) between Nov. 16 to 19, and concluded by a
    return to Romo from Nov. 21 to 28. QRV on 80-10m (SSB, FT4/8). QSL
    via qrz.com info for OZ0ROM; no eQSL, no e-mail.

    SA-047; PY5, PARANA STATE group: A group of Brazilian ops plans to
    activate Illa do Mel from the 6th to 9th as PR5M on 20, 15, and 10m
    (CW, SSB). QSL direct via PP5BZ or via OQRS.

    SA-070; CE5, BIO-BIO REGION group: Felipe, XQ7IR, and maybe one or
    two others are going to put Isla Santa Maria on the air from Nov.
    10 to 14 with the callsign 3G5SM. QSOs on the 13th and 14th will be
    done with a remotre setup though, and thus will not count for IOTA
    awards. QSL via M0URX. See also: https://3g5sm.webnode.cl

    DX - News
    =========
    QSL cards 3G1P and AT2AH: Cezar, VE3LYC, announces that QSL
    cards for both callsigns have been printed and were most likely
    sent from Italy at the end of October.


    Calendar
    ========
    start - end DX DXNL
    21.10. - 29.10. 3B9KW 2480
    23.11. - 03.12. 3B9KW 2480
    30.10. - 10.11. 3C2MD 2482
    10.11. - 14.11. 3G5SM 2483*
    10/25 - 11/25 3X0XQ 2478
    01.11. - 15.11. 4J8N 2483*
    01.11. - 15.11. 4K8N 2483*
    - 31.12. 4U1ITU 2471
    01.10. - 31.10. 4V1SB 2479
    16.10. - 20.11. 5H3MB 2480
    29.10. - 12.11. 5R8TT 2482
    29.10. - 12.11. 5R8XX 2482
    01.11 - 30.11. 5X7W 2483*
    03.11. - 27.11. 7P8EA 2482
    01.11. - 30.11. 7R1N 2483*
    - 31.12. 9A169TESLA 2471
    - 30.11. 9G5ZZ 2482
    30.10. - 10.11. 9L8MD 2482
    29.10. - 10.11. 9L9L 2482
    31.10. - 17.11. 9U1RU 2482
    01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2471
    01.11. - 30.11. AO25TWHS 2483*
    17.10. - 31.10. C5LT 2480
    17.10. - 12.11. C5R 2480
    - 31.12. CE0YHF 2471
    01.11. - 07.12. CN2SE 2483*
    01.11. - 08.11. CN50MV 2483*
    31.10. - 10.11. CP7DX 2482
    - 31.12. D450ICV 2471
    - 31.10. DC75DARC 2477
    - 31.10. DD75DARC 2477
    01.01.25 - 31.12. DF60AP 2449
    - 31.10. DK75DARC 2477
    01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
    01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439
    - 01/26 DP0GVN 2471
    - 31.10. DR75DARC 2477
    11/25 - 02/26 FT4YM/p 2482
    20.10. - 07.11. FW5K 2480
    07.10. - FY/PY8WW 2480
    30.10. - 26.11. GB1Y 2483*
    01.09. - 30.04.26 H44MS 2473
    01.11. - 31.12. HB70IPA 2482
    03.09. - 15.05.26 HK3JCL 2471
    31,10, - 06.11. J68HZ 2482
    20.10. - 29.10. J75A 2480
    20.10. - 29.10. J79FJ 2480
    20.10. - 29.10. J8K 2480
    - 31.12. LA100A 2471
    08.11. - 16.11. LS2E 2483*
    08.11. - 16.11. LU4AAO 2483*
    - 30.11. OE175ARWT 2483*
    - 31.12. OH100IARU 2471
    04.11. - 03.12. OT5IDPD 2483*
    16.10. - 30.10. PJ6Y 2480
    06.11. - 09.11. PR5M 2483*
    - 31.12. SM100XF 2471
    09.11. - 09.11. T7/IU4AAJ 2483*
    01.11. - 06.11. T88HR 2482
    01.11. - 06.11. T88TJ 2482
    24.10. - 30.10. TC29TC 2481
    25.10. - 25.12. TR8CR 2483*
    09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474
    27.10. - V73AX 2482
    - o 15.01.26 V73JW
    10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
    01.11. - 22.11. VP8THW 2482
    01.05. - 31.12. VR100IARU 2458
    - 18.12. VY0ZOO 2476
    12.01.26 - 15.02.26 XQ7IR 2479
    27.08. - XW0LP 2474
    - 31.12. YB8QT 2330
    - 30.11. YI9WPZ 2475
    - 31.03.26 YR1600VT 2474
    01.01. - 31.12. YU100BPQ 2449
    03.11. - 07.11. ZC4RH 2482
    - 06.08.26 ZL100C 2474
    03.11. - 20.11. ZL7/LZ1GC 2482
    - 31.12. ZS100SARL 2471
    - 31.12. ZS6SRL 2471
    - 31.12. ZS9HQ 2471

    * = new or updated
    .. = and other calls


    QSL information
    ===============
    3B8HK via N4GNR (d), (e), (L)
    3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
    4A7V via XE2V, (L)
    4O/DC0LA via DC0LA
    4O/DF7VX via DF7VX
    4O/DL1CW via DL1CW, (L)
    4O/DL3SDW/p via DL3SDW
    4O/DM9EE via DM9EE
    4O/OE3SPR via OE3SPR
    4O/OE6CUD/p via OE6CUD
    4O/R2AB via R2AB (d), (L)
    4O/YT2SMS via IZ8CCW
    4U1VHF via 9A2AA
    4X01LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X03LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X04LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X05LH via 4X6ZM, (L)
    4X6ZM via 4X6ZM, (L)
    5B/DL8UD via EA5GL
    5B/WJ2O via N2ZN
    5H8HZ via 1B/TA1HZ (d), (L), (e)
    5P1KZX via OZ1KZX, (L)
    7S2POTA via SM2SCK
    8Q7JH via DL3JH
    8Q7YY via M0OXO, (L)
    9A/DC0LA via DC0LA
    9H/SQ9MDF/p via SQ9MDF (kein B)
    9H1PF via N4GNR
    9N/OM0GA via VU3OPT
    9N1CA via EA5ZD (d), (L)
    A2NEW via EA7FTR, (L)
    A35JK via JK1JXZ, (L)
    A52G via M0OXO, (L)
    A60A via EA7FTR und (L)
    A65HS via 9K2HS, (L)
    A71AE via EC6DX und (L)
    A71AT via EA7FTR, (L)
    A71EM via M0OXO, (L)
    A71XX via EC6DX, (L)
    AM25SF via EA1CW
    AM320HLM via EA3HLM (L), (e)
    AO1000MM via EA3EYO
    AO1IBR via EA4URE und (L)
    AO7URM via EA7URM, (L)
    AT25GOA via VU22DX (d)
    AZ1D via EC6DX
    C21TS via M0OXO (O), (d), (L)
    CB3K via XQ3YT nur (L)
    CN2DX via EA5GL
    CQ9A via CT9ACD (d)
    CR3W via DL5AXX und (L)
    CR3Z via CT9ACD
    CR5Q via CT1EHX
    CR6LH via CT1GZB
    CT7/F6IRA via F6IRA (L) only)
    CT7/M0KXN/p via MW0KXN
    CT9/F4EGZ/p via F4EGZ (e) only)
    CT9/LY1CT via LY1CT
    CW5X via CX2ABC (d)
    CX/PY3OZ via PP5BZ (d)
    D44PM via IZ4DPV (d), (L)
    DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e) only
    DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
    DA0CW/p via DF6EX
    DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
    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
    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)
    DC75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    DD2D via DK8ZB, (L)
    DD75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    DF0AN via DJ9AT
    DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L)
    DF0FDN via DG6SDY
    DF0G via DL9RAR
    DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
    DK0SL/P via DG1LS
    DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
    DK75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    DL0AG via DK8QY (B)
    DL0BEETHOV via DJ6SI
    DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
    DL0SOP via DL4SVA (O), (L),
    No QSL RX!
    DL0SX via DL5LBQ
    DL0SY/P via DK8OL
    DL100DM via DL8FA
    DL200KIT via DF0UK
    DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e)
    DL25WUG via DM1CHA, (L)
    No QSL RX
    DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L)
    DL70IPASD via DC2WF
    DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
    DP0GVN via DL4BBH
    DP44WCA via DF6EX
    DP6Z via DF7DR (B)
    DP9X via DG7AC
    DQ100SRC via DK8VR
    DR75DARC via DL2VFR, (B), (d)
    E2WRTC via E21EIC, (L)
    E21WRTC via E21EIC, (L)
    E51KEE via IK2DUW (d), (L)
    E51MWA via WA7CPA, (L)
    EA1/CT2GSN/p via CT2GSN
    EA7/LA9DL via LA9DL, (L)
    EA8/DF2PD via DF2PD
    EG100N via EA1RCI (eQSL only)
    EG1RGC via EA1SV, (L), (e)
    EG3RGC via EA3ACA
    EG5RCB via EA5RCB (d), (L)
    EH7DLH via EA7DA
    EI/HB9DGV/p via HB9DGV
    EI0IRTS via EI6AL
    EI0IRTS via EI6AL
    EJ3VP via G3PXT
    EJ7NET via EI6FR (d)
    F/DL6GCA via DL6GCA
    FM4TI via EA5GL
    FR5FC via EA7FTR
    FY/PY8WW via PY8WW, (O), (L), (e)
    G4OSY/VP9 via G4OSY (d)
    GB5PGM via G4ENB
    GB7HQ via G3TXF
    GP0STH via G4DIY (d), (L)
    HB9SPACE via HB9ACA
    HK1MW via N2OO, (L)
    HS0ZJF via ON4AFU
    HS0ZOA via EB7DX
    HS0ZQY via F4LQA, (L), (e)
    IE9/DJ4EL/p via DJ4EL
    IG9/IW3IBK via IW3IBK
    IH9/IP5A via IK5AEQ and (L)/(e)
    IQ7TA via IK7HTB
    J38DX via M0OXO, (L)
    K0K via NI0F and eQSL
    K1LZ via LZ1JZ
    K2K via W1UAA, (L)
    K6C via KP4MD, (e))
    KH0/KC0W via KC0W (d) only)
    KP4/AB2RF via JJ2RCJ (O), (d), (L)
    LC5C via LA6KOA
    LN2T via LA2T, (L)
    LN8W via LA6YEA (O), (L)
    M2G via M0OXO, (O), (L)
    OF9X via OH2BH, (L)
    OG5B via OH5BM (d), (L)
    OG7A via OH6MW, (L)
    OO7Z via ON6KZ, (B), (d), (e)
    OT4A via ON4AEK, (L), (e)
    OT75KTK via LZ3HI
    OT7Q via ON8WV, (e)
    OX3LX via OZ0J, (L)
    OZ59A via OZ2DAN, (d)
    PD12JOTA via PD4ME
    PI4VPO via PE1NYQ
    PJ2/AG3I via AG3I
    PT5K via PP5KJ, (L), (e)
    RA80MA via R9HCV
    RU1A via RW3RN, (L)
    SD7X via DF6JC
    SN19KJP via SQ2WKJ, (d)
    SP/DH2UAI via DH2UAI, (e)
    SV4/SV8PMM via SV8PMM, (L), (e)
    TA4/G4IJD via G4IJD, (e)
    TC0MAR via HA8LLH
    TC40A via YM2KA, (L)
    TF/EA5Y via EA5Y
    TF4M via G3SWH (d) und (L)
    TJ1GD via SP3EOL (O), (d), (L)
    TK/I1TEX via I1TEX
    TM17FFF via F4GFE
    TM5MUZ via F6KWP
    UP7WWA via LZ1YE
    UR3IFD via DO2XU
    UZ7C via UT9MZ
    V85NPV via LZ3HI (d), (L), (e)
    VE2/UR7QC via UR7QC, (L), (e)
    VK9DX via VK2DX, (d), (L)
    VP2MAA via IK2DUW, (L)
    YU/OK1MDX/p via OK1MDX, (L)
    XT2AW via M0OXO, (O), (L)
    ZV5CF via PP5CF, (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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