[SFDX] DXNL 2533 (Oct 21, 2026)

Bill bmarx at bellsouth.net
Wed Oct 21 10:42:47 EDT 2026


    /*From Jack K4WSB:*/

                     DXNL 2533 - October 21, 2026
                           DX Newsletter

                     a free and weekly service of
                       DARC Committee "DX"
                     (http://www.darcdxhf.de)

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

                 translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO

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

    7P, LESOTHO:
         Wolfgang, HB9CCS, signs 7P9EA from Thaba-Tseka between Oct. 26 and
         Nov. 25. QRV from 04-06z on 14051 kHz (CW), from 15-18z on 28051
         kHz (CW), 28150 kHz (SSB), 21023 kHz (CW), and 21223 kHz (SSB);
         maybe also on 12 and 17m, depending on condx.

    9N, NEPAL:
         Jan, DL4XT, will be active from Kathmandu between the 23rd and 31st
         as 9N7XT on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW. See also:
    https://yct.janlabs.de/dx/nepal2026

    CN, MOROCCO:
         The special event station CN1UNI marks Morocco's Unity Day (Oct.
         31) on the air from Oct. 26 until Nov. 8.

    Z6, KOSOVO:
         Rene, DL2JRM, and his mates DM7XX and HB9EHJ get on the air as
         Z66BCC from the 22nd to 26th; during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as
         Z68XX. QSL via DL2JRM.

    ZA, ALBANIA:
         David, OK1DTP, joins the CQWW SSB contest on 40m as ZA/OK5D. QSL
         via OK1DTP.


    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

    AF-018; IH9, PANTELLERIA ISLAND: Michal, OK1IM, will be active
         during the CQWW SSB contest as IH9/OK1IM. QSL via homecall.

    AN-017; Various, ADELIE LAND group: David F4FKT/FT4YM will be on
         his way to Concordia on Oct. 25; QRV from there as FT4YM/p and also
         from the Dumont d'Urville base. Between mid-November and the end of
         January, he gets on the air from the North Patch drilling base as
         VK0/FT4YM/p, followed by a few days in February from Dumont
         d'Urville. Operations from aboard the icebreaker L'Astrolabe as
         FT4YM/mm.

    AS-201; TA, SEA OF MARMARA ISLANDS: TA0/DL7UCX pays Marmara Island
         a visit from the 23rd to 26th. QRV on 40-12m (CW). QSL via DL7UCX
         (d/B), ClubLog, LoTW.

    EU-012; GM/MM, SHETLAND: Stewart, G4AFF, is expected during the
         CQWW contest with the callsign GM5E. QRV before and after from the
         22nd to 26th as GM4AFF/p with a focus on WARC bands. QSL via LoTW.

    EU-013; GJ/MJ, JERSEY: Tev, MJ/TA1HZ, puts Jersey on the air during
         the contest.

    NA-001; C6, GREAT BAHAMA BANK group: Brian, ND3F, activates
         Providence Isl. from the 22nd to 27th as C6AQQ. QSL via EA5GL,
         LoTW.

    NA-021; 8P, BARBADOS: Thomas, W2SC, is going to take part in the
         contest as 8P5A from Barbados. QRV also before and after for a few
         days. QSL via HA1AG, LoTW.

    NA-032; FP, ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON ISLANDS: Matt, WF2A, is going to
         operate the contest as FP/WF2A. QRV before and after from the 21st
         to 26th, also from the POTA reference PM-0025. QSL via LoTW.

    NA-100; V2, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: A group of hams from the USA is
         going for a team contest effort as V26B. QSL via OQRS, LoTW.
         Individuals sign their personal callsigns before and after the
         contest weekend: V26OC (N3OC), V26RA (K3RA), V26AG (KC2GOW), V26R
         (AA3R), V26T (K3MTT), V26OO (NM2O), and V26XU (N2ZN).

    NA-101; J7, DOMINICA: J75A (team: FM5BH, FM5FJ, F5VHJ, EA1BP) is
         expectedon all bands during the contest. QSL via F5VHJ (d), ClubLog
         OQRS, LoTW.

    NA-108; J6, SAINT LUCIA: A group of operators from the USA and St.
         Lucia will be active together as J62K in the contest. QSL via K9HZ
         (d), LoTW.

    OC-009; T8, PALAU ISLANDS: Between Oct. 21 and 29, JH3LSS, JA3IVU,
         JA3HJI, JI3DNN, and JA3AVO will be active from Palau as,
         respectively, T88DK, T88ED, T88DN, T88CZ, and T88MB.

    OC-009; T8, PALAU ISLANDS: Ken, BW2/JP1RIW, operates as T88KH from
         Palau between Oct. 26 and 30.

    OC-010; V6, POHNPEI ISLANDS: Masa, JM1LBO, plans to show up on the
         bands from Pohnpei between the 22nd and 26th as V63SC and also with
         the callsign V640FSM, marking the 40th anniversary of Micronesia's
         independence. QRV on 80-6m (SSB, FT8). QSL via homecall (d), LoTW.

    OC-026; KH2, GUAM ISLAND: A group of Japanese hams joins the
         contest as AH2R from Guam. QSL via JH7QXJ (d), LoTW.

    SA-018; CE7, LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH group: Watch out for Heli,
         CE7/DD0VR, operating from the island Chiloe between Oct. 25 and
         Nov. 29.


    DX News
    =======

    NA-023; VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:
         The DX trip to Tortola (VP2VXX), which was scheduled for Oct. 19 to
         27 has been postponed into 2027.

    F, FRANCE:
         The Radio Club de Saint-Malo runs the special event station TM8R
         around the Route du Rhum 2026, a solo sailing regatta across the
         Atlantic, starting on Nov. 1 in Saint-Malo and finishing at
         Guadeloupe. QSL via F5BNJ, OQRS, ClubLog, LoTW.


    Calendar
    ========
    start      - end        DX              DXNL
    20.10.    - 28.10.    3B9/M0CFW      2532
    24.10.    - 25.10.    3B9KW          2532
    15.10.    - 02.11.    3DA0GY          2532
    10.10.    - 22.10.    3D2HM          2532
    01.06.    - 30.11.    3E40CDW        2513
    05.10.    - 25.10.    6O2M            2530
    16.10.    - 29.10.    7P3GE          2532
    26.10.    - 25.11.    7P9EA          2533
               - 2027      7Q5C            2493
    22.05.    - 29.01.27  8J70JARE        2510
    24.10.    - 25.10.    8P5A            2533*
    23.10.    - 31.10.    9N7XT          2533
    24.10.    - 25.10.    AH"R            2533*
    01.01.    - 31.12.    AX120AAC        2491
    01.10.    - 04.11.    C5R            2530
    23.10.    - 01.11.    C5C            2530
    22.10.    - 27.10.    C6AQQ          2533*
    25.10.    - 29.11.    CE7/DD0VR      2533*
    26.10.    - 08.11.    CN1UNI          2533*
    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
    21.10.    - 26.10.    FP/WF2A        2533*
    25.10.    - 31.01.    FT4YM/p        2533*
    24.10.    - 25.10.    GM4AAF/p        2533*
    24.10.    - 25.10.    GM5E            2533*
    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
    24.10.    - 25.10.    IH9/OK1IM      2533*
    24.10.    - 25.10.    J62K            2533*
    17.10.    - 27.10.    J79A            2532
    17.10.    - 27.10.    J79BH          2532
    17.10.    - 27.10.    J79FJ          2532
               - 31.03.27  J79H            2499
    17.10.    - 02.11.    JD1BQP          2532
    17.10.    - 02.11.    JR6HYO/JD1      2532
               - 31.12.    LU1ZA          2504
    18.10.    - 26.10.    NV1U/HR9        2532
    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
    17.10.    - 31.10.    S9R            2532
               - 31.12.    SZ40A          2512
    09/26      - 11/26      T32AZ          2526
    03.07.    -            T40FRC          2518
    21.10.    - 29.10.    T88CZ          2533*
    21.10.    - 29.10.    T88DK          2533*
    21.10.    - 29.10.    T88DN          2533*
    21.10.    - 29.10.    T88ED          2533*
    26.10.    - 30.10.    T88KH          2533*
    21.10.    - 29.10.    T88MB          2533*
    20.10.    - 01.11.    TM8R            2533*
    23.10.    - 26.10.    TA0/DL7UCX      2533*
    11.11.    - 11.11.    TM1BOTA        2518
    Sundays.  - in        Sept.          Oct.
    09/25      - 12/25      TZ4AM          2513
    24.10.    - 25.10.    V26B            2533*
    22.10.    - 26.10.    V63SC          2533*
    22.10.    - 26.10.    V640FSM        2533*
    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
               - 31.12.    YT170TESLA      2499
    22.10.    - 26.10.    Z68XX          2533*
    24.10.    - 25.10.    ZA/OK5D        2533*
               - 31.12.    ZB2FTY          2514

    *  = new or updated
    .. = and other calls

    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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