DXNL 2518 - July 8, 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
=============

G, ENGLAND:
GB26WRTC operates from the official WRTC headquarter between the
8th and 13th. For more information see: https://www.wrtc2026.org/
and for daily video updates and a 24h livestream of the contest
see: https://www.youtube.com/@WRTC2026/streams.

F, FRANCE:
Patrick, F1LPT and manager of "Bunkers on the Air", operates as
TM1BOTA from Fort du Talandier on July 14 and from
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux and Conde-sur-l'Escaut (departement 59) from
July 24 to 26. For more information see also:
https://www.qsl.net/f1lpt/Awards.html

SP, POLAND:
HF82AK honours the memory of soldiers of the Polish Home Army and
Peasants' Battalions who fought against German forces in June 1944
and were killed. QRV until the end of July.

SP, POLAND:
The special event callsign SN93LOT commemorates the feat and fate
of the Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas, who
attempted a transatlantic crossing from New York to Kaunas and
crashed into a forest in Poland on 15 July 1933.

OK, CZECH REPUBLIC:
OL26WRTC, ops Martin (OL5Y) and Vaclav (OL9R), will be active from
the 8th to 13th.

YO, ROMANIA:
During July, members of the Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism
honour the anniversary of Nadia Comaneci's perfect gymnastic
exercise at the Olympic Games of 1976.

LY, LITHUANIA:
LY100RADIO remains on the air until July 12, celebrating the
anniversary of the first radio broadcasts in Lithuania 100 years
ago. QSL via LY2QT.

YS, EL SALVADOR:
Renato, PY8WW, signs YS3/PY8WW from La Union until July 13 during
his spare time. QRV on 80-10m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via OQRS Clublog.


IOTA
====

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


AF-095; TJ, CAMEROON group: Watch out for TJ1GD/p (Darek) operating
holiday-style from Mondoleh Island until July 15.

EU-015; SV9, CRETE ISLAND: Borut, SV9/S50B, will be active from
Crete between the 11th and 24th.

EU-024; I*0, SARDINIA ISLAND: Giorgio, IZ3KVD, is expected as
IS0/IZ3KVD from Sardinia between the 8th and 17th. QSL via LZ1JZ
(d/B), LoTW.

NA-015; CO/KG4, CUBA: The Cuban amateur radio society celebrates
its 60th anniversary on the air with the callsign T40FRC (active
since the 3rd of July). QRV on 160-10m on CW, SSB, FT8/4 yet marred
by unstable electric energy conditions. An award is also available.

OC-066; FO, TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO: Didier, F6BCW, has now returned to
Tikehau and operates as FO/F6BCW on 80-6m (CW, SSB) until mid-July.
QSL via homecall, LoTW.

NA-105; FS/PJ7, ST MARTIN (SINT MAARTEN): Serguei, F4EQE, has
returned to the bands as FS/F4EQE. QRV until July 13 on HF (SSB,
RTTY, digital modes). QSL via F4EQE (d/B), eQSL, qrz.com.

OC-088; 9M6/8, V8, YB7; BORNEO (EAST MALAYSIA / BRUNEI / INDONESIA
KALIMANTAN ): Didier, F5NPV, is back on the air V85NPV from Bandar
Seri Begawan. QRV on 80-20m (CW, SSB) for the next 4 years. QSL via
LZ3HI (d/B), LoTW.


DX News
=======

WRTC 2026 - World Radiosport Team Championship: This event takes place
from July 8 to 13, with the contest running concurrently with the
IARU HF Championship on the 11th/12th. The teams, operating against
each other from identical setups, are located in the English
counties Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire.

The defeating champions (WRTC 2022 held 2023 in Italy) are:
Yuri Onipko - VE3DZ
Yaroslav Oliinyk - UW7LL

https://www.wrtc2026.org/


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
01.06.2026 - 30.11. 3E40CDW 2513
11.06. - 09.07. 4A1CMX 2514
11.06. - 09.07. 4A1GDL 2514
11.06. - 09.07. 4A1MTY 2514
13.02. - 4UNR 2498
- 03.07. 5H3DX 2516
- 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
25.04. - 11.07. CN2NQV 2508
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 2517
01.06.2026 - 31.07. DL0WRTC 2513
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 2504
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
12.06. - 11.07. DQ40CNP 2514
18.08. - 29.08. EA8/IZ1GDB 2516
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 2518*
27.06. - 14.07. FP/KV1J 2516
- 13.07. FS/F4EQE 2518*
01.07. - 08.07. GB13COL 2517
08.07. - 13.07. GB26WRTC 2518*
01.06.2026 - 31.07. HB200LF 2513
01.05. - 31.10. HF0PAS 2508
- 31.07. HF82AK 2518*
20.06. - 09.07. IL7/IZ5IUY 2515
08.07. - 17.07. IS0/IZ3KVD 2518*
- 31.03.27 J79H 2499
02.07. - 11.07. JD1BQP 2517
- JT0LR 2517
11.06. - 19.07. K0C 2514
01.07. - 08.07. K2A 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2B 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2C 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2D 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2E 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2F 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2G 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2H 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2J 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2K 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2L 2517
01.07. - 08.07. K2M 2517
11.06. - 19.07. K4C 2514
- 31.12. LU1ZA 2504
- 12.07. LY100RADIO 2518*
- 25.07. OE2026WM 2516
02.07. - 05.07. OE5XXM/p 2516
08.07. - 13.07. OL26WRTC 2518*
- 31.12. OT26B 2504
03.07. - 14.07. OX/DL8JJ/p 2517
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
04.07. - 07.07. RI1PC 2514
- 12/28 RI1ZK 2517
08.07. - 11.07. RT25AA 2517
01.07. - 31.07. SN93LOT 2518*
11.07. - 2407. SV9/S50B 2518*
- 01.08. SV0XBF/8 2517
- 31.12. SZ40A 2512
03.07. - T40FRC 2518*
- 15.07. TJ1GD 2518*
14.07. - 14.07. TM1BOTA 2518*
24.07. - 26.07. TM1BOTA 2518*
11.11. - 11.11. TM1BOTA 2518*
01.07. - 08.07. TM13COL 2517
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
22.07. - 26.07. VU4R 2511
25.06. - 23.07. VY0ERC 2516
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
===============
3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
3Z75HSC via SP3LPR
4A1CMX via K3UJ (d)
4A1GDL via K3UJ (d)
4A1MTY via K3UJ (d)
4L7T via K6VHF (d)
5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L)
7Q5C via ZS6RI, (L)
7Q6UJ via 7Q6UJ (O), (L)
8A1A via N2OO (B), (d), (L)
8P5A via HA1AG (B), (d), (L)
8Q7QR via JJ1DQR
8Q7ZW via OM5ZW (O), (L)
8R/PZ5TW via PY8WW (O), (L)
9H/DL3YM via DL3YM, (L)
9J2FI via DL1RTL, (L)
9K2ES via EC6DX, (L)
9J2RO via DM7XX (O)
A255HD via HB9SHD
A2NEW via EA7FTR (L)
A42K via M0OXO (O), (L)
A43WWA via EC6DX
A60PC/14 via LZ1YE
A60PC/26 via A65IV, (L)
A60PC/5 via EA7FTR
A65HS via 9K2HS, (L)
A71AE via EC6DX, (L)
A71XX via EC6DX, (L)
AM314GEH via EA3GEH
AT90VANI via VU3YBH, (L)
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)
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)
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)
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
DR170TESLA via DK8ZZ (O)
DR800WE via DF2SD (O), (L)
DU0A via KU9C, (L)
EG1PLL via EA1AUM
EG7HNE via EA7URI
EH45RCU via EA1RCU, (L), (e)
ES6/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)
GB1SOS via G7VOH (e)
GB2RM via M0RSD
GB50PUNK via G3SKA (e)
GB6HWM via M0OXO (O)
G9W via M0DXR
GB9GEO via GM0EDJ, (e)
HB0/DC6ST via DC6ST, (e)
HB10GBT via HB9OCR
HF1926WHP via SP6ZHP
HP1XV via EA5HB, (L)
IF9/IT9PPG via IT9PPG, (e)
IP2A via IZ2KXC, (L)
IN3/DF8AN via DF8AN, (L)
IQ6SB via IK6XEJ
IR8RCAM via IK8WEC
IT9/HB9AMO via HB9AMO
J62K via K9HZ, (d), (L)
JI1JIJ/JD1 via JI1JIJ, (L) , (e)
JW/KB0ATY/mm via KB0ATY (O)
K0C via WB0SFT (d), (L)
K4C via WB3ISP (d), (L)
KH2/KA0RI via JR2NMA
KH2/W2ONH via JJ2ONH, (L)
KL5DX via N5XZ, (L)
LA/DL2ZL/p via DL2ZL, (L)
LR9W via LU9WT (L), (e)
LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
LY100RADIO via LY2QT
LZ01MIKU via LZ3HI
LZ370Tl via LZ1KCP
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)
OG3B via OH3RB
OH0Z via W0MM, (L)
OL5W via OK1IC
OO7Z/p via ON6KZ (B), (e)
OP0A via ON7BRA, (L)
OS4K via ON6BW, (L)
P40P via W5AJ, (L)
PA/DC2CT via DC2CT
PJ2/PH2M via PH2M, (L)
R103ME via RQ7L
SC7DX via SM7GIB, (L)
SP1956POZ via SP3RAX
T42FCR via CO2BK, (L)
T88RR via JA6UBY (d), (L)
TK/IW5ELA via IW5ELA
TM150BEL via F5KOI, (e)
TM23CM via F8GGZ, (e)
TM4BRF via F4LQA
UK8OWA via UK8OAB
UN9L via LZ1YE, (d), (L)
UP60L via RW6HS (d)
V85NPV via LZ3HI (O), (B), (d), (e), (L)
VB7F via VE7JH (O), (L) , (e)
VC3F via VA7LET
VK0DS via VK2JDS (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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