• DXNL 2531 (Oct 7, 2026)

    From DX Newsletter (DXNL)@3:633/10 to All on Wed Oct 7 01:20:00 2026

    DXNL 2531 - October 7, 2026
    DX Newsletter

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

    translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO

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

    LZ, BULGARIA:
    Olafur, TF1OL, signs LZ/TF1OL between the 9th and 14th.

    LA, NORWAY:
    Watch out for Rene, DL2JRM, operating as LG5LG from Morokulien on
    Oct. 10 and 11.

    ZA, ALBANIA:
    John, AE5X, operates holiday-style as ZA/AE5X; first between Oct. 8
    and 13 from the national park Theth, then Oct. 13 to 18 from the
    former location of Radio Tirana, and then Oct. 18 to 30 from
    Albania's coast. He uses a mobile rig on 20-10m with 10 watts. QSL
    via AE5X, LoTW.


    IOTA
    ====

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

    AS-024; JA6, YAEYAMA ISLANDS: Take, JR1LZK, and Mitsu, JE1HXZ, sign
    their homecalls /6 from Iriomote Island between the 7th and 14th on
    160-6m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8). QSL via homecalls, LoTW.

    EU-023; 9H, MALTA group: Members of the Calabria DX Team operate as
    9H6C between Oct. 10 and 12 on 80-10m (CW, SSB, FT8/4). QSL via
    IU8HEP (d), LoTW.

    EU-026; JW, SPITSBERGEN ISLAND: LA6VM, LA7XK, and LA9DL operate
    from Spitsbergen with the callsigns JW6VM, JW7XK, and JW9DL between
    the 7th and 12th. QRV on CW, SSB, FT8; during the Scandinavian
    Activity Contest (SSB) as JW5X. QSL via homecalls; JW5X via LA5X.

    EU-038; PA, NOORD HOLLAND / FRIESLAND / GRONINGEN PROVINCE group:
    Volker, DL1WH, pays the island Schiermonnikoog (POTA NL-0001
    Schiermonnikoog / PAFF-0017 Nationaal Park Schiermonnikoog) a visit
    from Oct. 9 to 26, operating holiday-style as PA/DL1WH on CW, some
    SSB, no digital modes. QSL via bureau, direct, DCL.

    NA-058; W4, GEORGIA STATE group: Ricky K4JTT, Ian NV4C, and Tim
    WK4U operate as N4N from Salpelo Island between Oct. 8 and 11,
    comemmorating their first operation from the island 16 years ago.
    QRV on 80-10m (no WARC) on CW, SSB, FT8/4. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog,
    qrz.com, www.wwff.co.

    OC-049; A3, TONGATAPU GROUP: A group of Croatian hams activate
    Honiara Island from the 9th to 21st as H49A. The plan to operate on
    160-10m (CW, SSB, FT8) with 3 rigs and amplifiers. Follow their
    livelog on Clublog. QSL via DK8ZZ (d/B), OQRS; LoTW after 6 months.

    SA-006; PJ4, BONAIRE ISLAND: Olli, DH8BQA, is expected
    holiday-style as PJ4/DH8BQA between Oct. 10 and 27. For the WAG
    Contest and CQWW DX SSB Contest his callsign will be PJ4Y. QSL for
    PJ4/DH8BQA via homecall (B), LoTW; PJ4Y via ClubLog OQRS.


    DX News
    =======

    3V, TUNISIA:
    This year's IARU High Speed Telegraphy World Championship takes
    place in Tunisia from Oct. 8 to 12.


    Calendar
    ========
    start - end DX DXNL
    01.06. - 30.11. 3E40CDW 2513
    21.09. - 12.10. 5W0AF 2528
    05.10. - 25.10. 6O2M 2530
    01.10. - 11.10. 7P8JL 2530
    01.10. - 11.10. 7P8LZ 2530
    01.10. - 11.10. 7P8TR 2530
    - 2027 7Q5C 2493
    22.05. - 29.01.27 8J70JARE 2510
    20.09. - 10.10. 8Q7JH 2528
    10.10. - 12.10. 9H6C 2531*
    10/2026 - 9N7XT 2530
    30.09. - 10.10. 9T0MD 2530
    01.01. - 31.12. AX120AAC 2491
    01.10. - 04.11. C5R 2530
    23.10. - 01.11. C5C 2530
    01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491
    01.01. - 31.12. DA100TV 2491
    01.10. - 31.12. DA125RH 2526
    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
    03.10. - 20.11. H44MS 2530
    09.10. - 21.10. H49A 2531*
    01.05. - 31.10. HF0PAS 2508
    11.09. - 15.05.27 HK3JCL 2528
    - 31.03.27 J79H 2499
    03.10. - 12.10. JW5MUA 2530
    07.10. - 12.10. JW5X 2531*
    07.10. - 12.10. JW6VM 2531*
    07.10. - 12.10. JW7XK 2531*
    07.10. - 12.10. JW9DL 2531*
    10.10. - 11.10. LG5LG 2531*
    - 31.12. LU1ZA 2504
    09.10. - 14.10. LZ/TF1OL 2531*
    08.10. - 11.10. N4N 2531*
    01.10. - 31.10. ON4BBE 2530
    01.10. - 31.10. ON4BAF 2530
    01.10. - 31.10. ON4BFS 2530
    01.10. - 31.10. ON4BK 2530
    01.10. - 31.10. OR80AF 2530
    - 31.12. OT26B 2504
    09.10. - 26.10. PA/DL1WH 2531*
    10.10. - 27.10. PJ4/DH8BQA 2531*
    - 12/28 RI1ANY 2506
    - 12/28 RI1ZK 2517
    03.10. - 12.10. SV8/DC7WC 2530
    - 31.12. SZ40A 2512
    09/26 - 11/26 T32AZ 2526
    03.07. - T40FRC 2518
    11.11. - 11.11. TM1BOTA 2518
    Sundays. - in Sept. Oct.
    27.09. - 11.10. TM47CDXC 2529
    09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2513
    25.08. - 10.10. V51WH 2524
    01.10. - 07.10. V61GSE 2530
    10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
    - 01/30 V85NPV 2518
    - 31.12. VK0TBC 2527
    10/27 - 11/27 VK9WX 2530
    05.10. - 06.11. VY0ZOO 2530
    - 31.12. XR90RG 2527
    09.09. - 01.10. YJ0BP 2527
    - 31.12. YT170TESLA 2499
    08.10. - 13.10. ZA/AE5X 2531*
    - 31.12. ZB2FTY 2514

    * = 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)
    4A2MAX via EA5GL (d), (L)
    4A1MTY via K3UJ (d)
    4L7T via K6VHF (d)
    4L8A via M0OXO (O), (d), (L)
    4M5DX via YV5SSB (L)
    4O3A via DJ4MX, YU1FW, IK2WAD, (L)
    4O7CC via UA4CC, (L)
    5P5T via OZ1FDH
    5P5Z via OZ0KP (e)
    7Q5C via ZS6RI, (L)
    7Q6UJ via 7Q6UJ (O), (L)
    7Q9JT via N3JT (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)
    9K2OD via EC6DX (d), (L)
    9T0MD via IK2VUC
    A44A via EC6DX, (L)
    A61Q via EA7FTR
    AM3MERCE via EA3IAO, (e)
    CR3DX via OM2VL (L)
    CT9/SP6BA/p via SP6BA
    CW4C via EA7FTR, (L)
    D2ACE via EA7FTR, (L)
    D4L via IK2NCJ, (L)
    D4K via IZ4DPV (d)
    D44EC via EC1A
    D44TWO via M0OXO (O),(L) o.DF2WO (d)
    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)
    DA2D via DK1MFI, (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)
    DD4U via DK2BK (B)
    DF0AN via DJ9AT
    DF0FDN via DG6SDY
    DF0G via DL9RAR
    DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
    DF100KWTJ via DJ9AO (B)
    DF26FIFA via DK5ON, (L)
    DF40ABF via DG1YDX, (e)
    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)
    DK0OG via DL8MDD, (L)
    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
    DL0UE via DL6ON (O), (e), no RX QSL
    DL0VBK via DL1RI (B), (e)
    DL0WRTC via DK5ON and , (L)
    DL100DM via DL8FA
    DL100LH via DK5ON, (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 (A), (d), (B), (L), (O)
    DL2L via DL4RCE, (L)
    DL35MDXC via RQ7L
    DL39EUDXF via PA1AW
    DL40RIG via DM6BU
    DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L)
    DL70ESSEN via DK1DM (no QSL)
    DL70IPASD via DC2WF
    DL75WAU via DL7TNY
    DL80BOCH via DB6NL
    DL80NRW via DG7YEO, (e)
    DM0CRACY via DK5ON (A), (d), (B), (L), (O)
    DM50GFS via DK5ON, (B), (L)
    DM7X via DL1PAN (d), (e)
    DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
    DN2LSG via DL2DN
    DP4E via DK9KW
    DP5G via DM1CG
    DP6A via DL8OH, (L)
    DP6SEVEN via DB4SCW, (L), (e)
    DP7D via DF1QR (B), (d), (L), (e)
    DP75BAC via DL3BH
    DQ0STRATEX via DK4REX
    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)
    ED8M via EA7FTR (L)
    EG1PCJ via EA1OK (d)
    FW1P via SP9FIH, (L)
    G8X via G4FJK (d), (L)
    GX7RAF/p via G0KUC, (e)
    HB10GBT via HB9OCR
    HB9CR via HB9NBG
    HB9/ON8DX/p via ON8DX, (L)
    HF160ID via SP4LVK
    HK0/PY8WW via PY8WW
    HP/WE9G via WE9G (O), (L)
    IB9T via IT9TQH, (L)
    IR1DCI/IS0 via IK1GPG
    J48S via ON5CT (L), (e)
    K0C via WB0SFT (d), (L)
    K3S via K3LU (d)
    K4A via KP4ARA
    K4C via WB3ISP (d), (L)
    K6C via N6SAC (e)
    KL5DX via N5XZ, (L)
    KH0/JR1FKR via JR1FKR, (L)
    LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
    LY90KRS via LY2ON (B)
    MX0SQC via M0URX (O), (e)
    N7NU/VP9 via N7NU (O), (L)
    OE/EI7IRB via EI7IRB
    OK8GMA/p via DF7DF (d), (e)
    OT7Q via ON8WV (e)
    OU5M via UT0NT, (L)
    OV9R via DF2SD (O), (L), (e)
    PI4CC via PC2A (d), (L)
    PI4COM via PA1AW, (L)
    PJ2/W4IPC via EB7DX, (L)
    R103ME via RQ7L
    R1996A via RK9LWA
    RI0SP via RN3RQ
    SO9I via SQ9ORQ
    SQ100PKP via SP3PDO
    SX2LGT via SV1ENG
    TG9SO via TG0AA (B), (L)
    TM0DCD via F4DDF (d), (e)
    TM14LEO via F4HZS
    TM47CDXC via F5CWU (O), (L)
    UK/SP9DLM via SP9DLM (d), (L), (e)
    UN0GY via M0OXO (O), (L)
    VJ6X via VK6CQ (d)
    VP8VK via M0OXO (d), (L)
    W0C via WB0FFE
    XT2AW via M0OXO (O), (L)
    XV9R via EA5GL, (L)
    XW4KV via F4BKV (O), (d), (L)
    XX9W via M0OXO, (O)
    YJ1JXZ via JK1JXZ, (L)
    YL/OE6CUD/P via OE6CUD, (L), (e)
    YL1DOG via YL3JD (L), no RX QSL
    YN9H via EA5GL
    YO90YR5 via YO3KAA, (L)
    YR2X via YO2LEA
    YR8D via YO8KRR, (L)
    YS/WE9G via WE9G (O)
    YU65AEC via YU7XW
    ZC4OL via TF1OL

    (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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