DXNL 2523 - August 12, 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
=============

4X, 4Z, ISRAEL:
The following special event callsigns will be active from
lighthouses on Aug. 15/16: 4X02LH, 4X04OH, 4X05LH. QSL for all via
4X6ZM.

A5, BHUTAN:
Feng, BA7LVG, and Taka, JK2XXK, are expected on QO-100 (SSB, FT8,
maybe CW) and the LEO satellites (CW, SSB, FT4, FM) between Aug. 15
and 20 with the callsign A50QO from Thimphu.

DL, GERMANY:
The lightship Laesoe Rende will be back on the air during the
International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on Aug. 15/16
with the callsign DA0LH (special DOK 26ILLW) on 160-6m and via
QO-100. Operators are Eckhard, DH8AF, Andreas, DK5ON/5P3E, Michael,
DK9BM, and Frank DJ3FK/OE9KFV/K6OE. QSL via DK5ON (d/B), LoTW.

EA, SPAIN:
Members of the radio club Region de Murcia use the callsign EH5LH
from the lighthouse El Estacio on the 14th and 15th. An award is
also available.

EK, ARMENIA:
The new callsign EK0YOTA is due to join the Youth on the Air
activities from Aug. 17 onwards.

K, USA:
The Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club joins the ILLW event from Stony
Point LH. QRV as W2L on the 15th (09-17 local hours) and 16th
(12-17 local hours). QSL via N2BTD.

RA, RUSSIA:
Yet another reminder that Oleg (RD1A) remains drifting and
operating as RI0SP from the Arctic until the end of August. QSL via
RN3RQ.

V5, NAMIBIA:
V51Q, V51F, and V51WO activate the LH Diaz Point during the ILLW.
QSL via DL3DXX, LoTW.

VU, INDIA:
AT90VANI (op Manmohan, VU3YBH) remains on the air until Aug. 16
from Bhopal, celebrating 90 years of All India Radio.

YB, INDONESIA:
Until Aug. 20, numerous special event stations celebrate the 81st
anniversary of Indonesia's independence: 8A1RI - ORARI, 8C81AC -
Aceh; 8C81SU - Sumatera Utara; 8C81KR - Kepulauan Riau; 8E81BL -
Bangka Belitung; 8D81RI - Riau; 8C81SB - West-Sumatra; 8B81JI -
Jambi; 8I81BK - Bengkulu; 8C81SL - South Sumatra; 8G81LP - Lampung;
8A81JK - Jakarta; 8H81BT - Banten; 8B81JB - West Java; 8B81JG -
Central Java; 8H81YK - Yogyakarta; 8B81JT - East Java; 8B81KB -
West Kalimantan; 8I81KU - North Kalimantan; 8G81KT - East
Kalimantan; 8E81KG - Central Kalimantan; 8C81KS - South Kalimantan;
8F81SU - North Sulawesi; 8E8SG - Central Sulawesi; 8C81SB - West
Sulawesi; 8B81SL - South Sulawesi; 8C81SR - Southeast Sulawesi;
8G81GR - Gorontalo; 8H81MA - Maluku; 8I81MU - North Maluku; 8A81BL
- Bali; 8C81NB - West Nusa Tenggara; 8E81NT - East Nusa Tenggara;
8G81PA - Papua; 8I81PB - West Papua. Awards are also available,
see: https://hamaward.cloud/awards.

Z8, SOUTH SUDAN:
Alex, HB9FND, has joined the UN in South Sudan. During his few
spare time hours, he uses the callsign Z81Q. QRV on 20m (CW) so
far, he plans to expand to 80-10m and also QO-100. QSL via ClubLog
OQRS.

ZL, NEW ZEALAND:
ZL100TUX (op Stuart, ZL3TUX) continues to celebrate the centenary
of NZART (New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters) until the
end of August.


IOTA
====

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


AF-004; EA8, CANARY ISLANDS: EA8/IZ1GDB operates from Gran Canaria
between the 18th and 29th on 40, 20, 15, and 10m. QSL via IZ1GDB
(d/B).

EU-018; OY, FAROE ISLANDS:
EU-021; TF; ICELAND: OY/DO1BBM/m tours on Faroe until the end of
August and then moves on to Iceland (TF/DO1BBM/m).

EU-053; OJ0/SM, MARKET REEF: Henri, OH3JR, and Anne, OH2YL, plan to
get on the air from Market Reef as OJ0YL between the 15th and 22nd
on 80-10m (CW, SSB, FT8). QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW.

EU-172; OZ, JYLLAND EAST AND FYN group: Rene, DL2JRM, activates the
Danish lighthouse DK-0032 from Aug. 15 to 17 as OV7X. QSL via
bureau.

NA-108; J6, SAINT LUCIA: Mike, N4XTT, is going to pay St. Lucia a
visit from the 15th to 22nd, signing J68TT on 40-10m, maybe also on
80m, on CW, SSB, FT8/4. He also plans POTA activations. QSL via
N4XTT (d), ClubLog OQRS.

NA-111; W2, NEW JERSEY STATE group: The Old Barney Radio Club is
going to put the lighthouse Old Barney (ILLW #US-0230, ARLHS
#USA-039, NA-111: Long Beach Island) on the air on the 15th with
the callsign N2OB.


DX News
=======

International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) 2026 The
upcoming weekend sees this year's edition of this annual event
around maritime lighthouses, lightships, and memorials and museums.
For a list of participating stations see:
https://illw.net/index.php/entrants-list-2026 Registrating your own
participation is also possible on the illw.net page. For a
worldwide list of possible lighthouses to activate see:
https://wlol.arlhs.com


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
01.06. - 30.11. 3E40CDW 2513
15.08. - 16.08 4X01LH 2523*
15.08. - 16.08 4X02LH 2523*
15.08. - 16.08 4S03LH 2523*
15.08. - 16.08 4X04OH 2523*
15.08. - 16.08 4X05LH 2523*
- 2027 7Q5C 2493
22.05. - 29.01.27 8J70JARE 2510
10.08. - 20.08. 8A1RI.. 2523*
15.08. - 20.08. A50QO 2523*
25.05. - 16.08. AT90VANI 2523*
01.01. - 31.12. AX120AAC 2491
- 14.08. CG2C 2522
14.08. - 17.08. DA0LH 2523*
01.03. - 31.08. DA100LENZ 2506
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
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
18.08. - 29.08. EA8/IZ1GDB 2523*
14.08. - 15.08. EH5LH 2523*
17.08. - 17.08. EK0YOTA 2523*
01.08. - 31.08. EN35UKR 2522
01.08. - 31.08. ER35MD 2521
01.08. - 31.08. GB64MOD 2522
01.05. - 31.10. HF0PAS 2508
01.08. - 31.08. HL81V 2521
- 31.03.27 J79H 2499
15.08. - 22.08. J68TT 2523*
- 31.12. LU1ZA 2504
15.08. - 15.08. N2OB 2523*
15.08. - 22.08. OJ0JR 2523*
15.08. - 22.08. OJ0YL 2523*
- 31.12. OT26B 2504
15.08. - 17.08. OV7X 2523*
03.08. - 17.08. OX3LX 2522
- 31.08. OY/DO1BBM/m 2523*
01.08. - 23.08. R1996A 2521
- 31.08. RI0SP 2523*
- 12/28 RI1ANY 2506
15.08. - RI1FJL 2522
- 12/28 RI1ZK 2517
- 31.12. SZ40A 2512
03.07. - T40FRC 2518
- 31.08. TF/DO1BBM/m 2523*
- 13.08. TJ1GD/p 2522
09.08. - 26.08. TK/OE5AUH 2522
09.08. - 26.08. TK/OE5DDJ 2522
01.09. - 09.09. TMxxTFR 2521
11.11. - 11.11. TM1BOTA 2518
Sundays. - in July.Sept. Oct.TM3CF
09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2513
- 15.08. UK/SN9GM 2522
- 15.08. UK/SP9DLM 2522
15.08. - 16.08. V55LH 2523*
- V73KW 2521
10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
- 01/30 V85NPV 2518
- VP2VKC 2522
15.08. - 16.08. W2L 2523*
07.08. - 14.08. YS/WE9G 2522
- 31.12. YT170TESLA 2499
- Z81Q 2523*
- 31.12. ZB2FTY 2514
17.06. - ZL7DX 2517

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3G0YM via CE3YMR (d)
3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
3Z75HSC via SP3LPR
4A1CMX via K3UJ (d)
4A1GDL via K3UJ (d)
4A1MTY via K3UJ (d)
4L7T via K6VHF (d)
4O3A via DJ4MX, YU1FW, IK2WAD, (L)
4O7CC via UA4CC, (L)
5H3DX via NK8O (d), (L), (e)
5K4IC via HK4RAU
5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L)
7Q5C via ZS6RI, (L)
7Q6UJ via 7Q6UJ (O), (L)
8A1A via N2OO (B), (d), (L)
8J70JARE/2 via JG2MLI
8P5A via HA1AG (B), (d), (L)
8Q7QR via JJ1DQR
8Q7ZW via OM5ZW (O), (L)
8R/PZ5TW via PY8WW (O), (L)
8R1TM via PY1SAD (d), (L), (e)
9A/ON8JJ/p via ON8JJ, (L), (e)
9A60CBM via 9A1CBM, (L)
9H/DL3YM via DL3YM, (L)
9J2FI via DL1RTL, (L)
9K2ES via EC6DX, (L)
9J2RO via DM7XX (O)
A61CK via IZ8CLM, (L)
A61SD via EA7FTR
A71AM via M0OXO (O), (L)
A71EM via M0OXO, (L)
AM26AL via EA1CW, (L), (e)
AO25HSJ via EA5RKB, (L), (e)
C4E via LZ3SM
C5MB via SP3PS (d)
C6APS via WA4PAW (O), (B), (d), (L)
CG9T via VE9CF
CK9EHB via VE9CZ (O)
CN3A via IK2OHG, (L)
CQ3W via DF7EE (O), (L)
CQ70P via CT1EHX (d)
CQ7FM via CT1EHX
CQ7X via CT1ILT
CR2N via EA7HBC (d), (L)
CR26RRC via RZ3EC
CR3A via OM2VL
CR3DX via OM2VL, (L)
CR3W via DL5AXX, (L)
CT9/DL1CG via DL1CG
CT9/DL1CW via DL1CW, (L)
CT9/DL4AAE via DL4AAE
CT9ACF via OM2FY, (L)
CW4C via EA7FTR
CX4DI via EA5GL, (L)
CY0S via WA4DAN (d), (L)
D2ACE via EA7FTR, (L)
D4K via IZ4DPV (d)
D44EC via EC1A
D4K via IZ4DPV (d)
D4OL via TF1OL (d), (L)
DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e)
DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
DA0CAT via DF4WX (B)
DA0CW/p via DF6EX
DA0DIG via DH1PAL
DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
DA0LE via DE2HJW
DA0TA via DJ3XM (B), (e)
DA100TV via DK5ON (L)
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)
DF26FIFA via DK5ON, (L)
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
DL2026C via DK5ON and (L)
DL2026W via DK5ON, (L)
DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e)
DL25WIKI via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL26WRTC via DK5ON (L)
DL2L via DL4RCE, (L)
DL35MDXC via RQ7L
DL39EUDXF via PA1AW
DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L)
DL70ESSEN via DK1DM (no QSL)
DL70IPASD via DC2WF
DL80NRW via DG7YEO, (e)
DM50GFS via DK5ON, (B), (L)
DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
DN2SAX via DL2SAX (L)
DP4E via DK9KW
DP6A via DL8OH, (L)
DP6SEVEN via DB4SCW, (L), (e)
DQ20JUF via DM2TO, (O), (L)
DQ30GDXF via DK6SP (O), (B), (d)
DQ40CNP via DL1EAL
DQ80BYV via DF2NU
DR170TESLA via DK8ZZ (O)
DR800WE via DF2SD (O), (L)
DU0A via KU9C, (L)
E7DX via E73Y (d), (L)
EA6/K1JHR via DJ1JR, (L)
EA7/SM0KAK via SM0KAK (d)
EA8/DF4UE via DF4UE
ED5I via EA5QE nur (L)
EE3O via EA3O, (L)
EG1PLL via EA1AUM
EG1UME via EA1IQM, (L), (e)
EG26FDC via EA1URG, (L), (e)
EG5DX via EA5URV
EG5YOGA via EA5URV nur (e)
EG7FAIM via EA7RCM
EG7HNE via EA7URI
EG7SV via EA7URG, (e)
EH1SAR via EA1RBP (e)
EH45RCU via EA1RCU, (L), (e)
EK/DL2JRM via DL2JRM
EP2AES via EA5GL (d), (L), (e)
ES2/DC0LA via DC0LA
EX0DX via HB9DUR (O), (L)
EX0QKT via EX7DI (B)
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)
G8T via GW4SHF
GB64MOD via MW3USK
GW3Z via M0PNN
GW9J via GW0GEI (L)
HB0/HB9HDV via HB9HDV (L)
HB0/OI5AY via OH5LLR, (L)
HB040A via HB0BB (L)
HB10GBT via HB9OCR
HB200LF via HB9JOE, (L)
HB750S via HB9HCZ
HB9/LB4MI/p via LB4MI
HF160ID via SP4LVK
HF1926WHP via SP6ZHP
OH8X via OH6KN (L)
HF40BLP via SP7MJX
HF170TESLA via SP5YPL
HP1/LA5IIA via M0OXO (O)
HP1XV via EA5HB, (L)
IG9/IT9KWE via IT9KWE, (L)
IM0/IK3GHZ via IK3GHZ
IP9R via IT9IVU
IS0/S55DX via S55DX, (L), (e)
J62K via K9HZ, (d), (L)
JI1JIJ/JD1 via JI1JIJ, (L) , (e)
K0C via WB0SFT (d), (L)
K4C via WB3ISP (d), (L)
K6C via N6SAC (e)
KH2/KA0RI via JR2NMA
KH2/W2ONH via JJ2ONH, (L)
KL5DX via N5XZ, (L)
LA/DL2KL/p via DL2KL
LR9W via LU9WT (L), (e)
LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
LX/ON8DX/p via ON8DX
LY100RADIO via LY2QT
LZ01MIKU via LZ3HI
LZ370Tl via LZ1KCP
LZ44WCA via LZ2HT, (L), (e)
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)
OE/G7WKX via G7WKX
OE2026WM via OE6HLF
OG50YL via OH2YL
OH/DC0LA via DC0LA
OH/LB0OG/p via LB0OG, (L)
OH0ERF via DK0ERF, (L)
OK6Y via OK2PTZ , (L)
OL5W via OK1IC
OO26TRUDO via ON4TRC
OX3LX via OZ0J, (L)
P40P via W5AJ, (L)
PA/DC2CT via DC2CT
PD00DOG via PD0YL (e)
PG64HOOP via PA9F
PJ2/PH2M via PH2M, (L)
PJ4/NA2AA via NA2AA, (L)
R103ME via RQ7L
R1996A via RK9LWA
RI0SP via RN3RQ
S580ZRS via S50ZRS
SE5E via SM5AJV
SH7A via SA7MHN (e)
SK5A via SM5GMZ, (L)
SM/LB9JE via LB9JE (d), (L)
SN0AA via SP3ZIR
SP56POZNAN via SP3RAX
SP70PPC via SP3PDO
SU1OK via VE1AYM (d)
T77RN via IZ6BRN, (L)
TM1W via F5HRY
TM113TDFH via F8GGZ (e)
TM2026F via F4WBU
TM25TFR via F6KDQ, (L), (e)
TM3CF via F4COT (B)
TM5TDFF via TM5TDFF
TM74TFR via F6DCQ
TM38CFC via F6KEX nur (e)
TM7K via F4FET
TY5FR via DL1BUG (O), (L)
UK8OWA via UK8OAB
UN9L via LZ1YE, (d), (L)
UP60L via RW6HS (d)
V51F via DL3DXX, (L)
VB7F via VE7JH (O), (L), (e)
VC3F via VA7LET
VJ6X via VK6CQ (d)
VK0DS via VK2JDS (d), (L)
VP8VK via M0OXO (d), (L)
XT2AW via M0OXO (O), (L)
XV9R via EA5GL, (L)
XX9W via M0OXO, (O)
YJ1JXZ via JK1JXZ, (L)
YN9H via EA5GL
YO90YR5 via YO3KAA, (L)
YU65AEC via YU7XW
Z3123KR via Z37RSM
ZA/IW2JOP via IW2JOP (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
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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