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DXNL 2491 - December 31, 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
=============

S2, BANGLADESH:
The activation of Kutubdia Island (AS-127) has been postponed into
2026.

DL, GERMANY:
DB100FT celebrates the centenary of the Berlin Radio Tower
throughout 2026. QSL via DO2PZ.

DL, GERMANY:
The special event stations DA100TV and DL100TV (special DOK 100TV)
celebrate 100 years of television in Germany during 2026. QSL via
DK5ON (d/B).

DL, GERMANY:
During 2026, the following special event stations celebrate 100
years of the German aviation company Lufthansa: DA100LH, DL100LH,
and DK100LH (special DOK 100DLH). QSL via DK5ON (d/B).

DL, GERMANY:
DL25WIKI (special DOK 25WIKI) points towards Wikipedia's 25th
anniversary during January, February, and March 2026. QSL via DK5ON
(d/B).

YU, SERBIA:
The radio club Mihajlo Pupin YU7BCD in Pancevo celebrates its 45th
anniversary during 2026 with the callsign YU45MJA. QSL via LoTW.

TG, GUATEMALA:
TG9/AF4CZ (Todd) remains on the air until Jan. 5.

TY, BENIN:
Gerard, F5NVF, signs TY5GG from Godomey between Jan. 6 and Feb. 6
on HF. QSL direct via F5RAV or LoTW.

VK, AUSTRALIA:
AX120AAC celebrates the 120th anniversary of the Australian Army
Cadets (AAC) during 2026.


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: Watch out for EA8/IU3RIC (Reno)
operating from Lanzarote between Jan. 1 and 9.

AF-005; D4, LEEWARD ISLANDS (aka SOTAVENTO): Beni, HB9HNT, remains
active as D4NT until Jan. 1, mostly from SOTA and POTA references.

AN-016; Various, ANTARCTICA: Felix, DL5XL, is going to show up on
the bands as DP1POL from the German station Neumayer III between
Jan. 6 and Feb. 14.

AN-016; Various, ANTARCTICA: George, VU2DGR, remains active as
AT44I from the Indian station Bharati until early 2026. QSL direct
via VU2DGR.

NA-024; J3, GRENADA: Rikk, WE9G, operates as J38WG between Jan. 1
and Feb. 16. QRV on 160-6m, mostly on FT8, some CW and SSB.
Activations of POTA references are also possible. QSL via WE9G
(d/B), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW.

NA-096; HH, HI, HISPANIOLA: During January, 4V1L commemorates
Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniere, a heroine of the Haitian Revolution. QSL
via N2OO.

DX - News
=========

World Wide Bunkers On The Air (WWBOTA):
WWBOTA stages their Winter Fest 2026 on Jan. 3 and 4. See:
https://wwbota.net/winterfest26/


Calendar
========
start - end DX DXNL
30.12. - 03.01. 3A/MM0NDX 2490
30.12. - 03.01. 3A/MM0SAJ 2490
01.12. - 31.12. 4T95O 2486
- 31.12. 4U1ITU 2471
26.12. - 03.01. 4K/DL4XT 2490
29.12. - 31.12. 4K0T 2490
01.01. - 31.01. 4V1L 2491*
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25A 2490
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25S 2490
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25M 2490
25.12. - 31.12. 4X25X 2490
- 31.12. 5R8IC 2487
- 31.12. 9A169TESLA 2487
01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2471
- 01/26 AT44I 2491*
01.01.26 - 31.12.26 AX120AAC 2491*
31.01. - C21TS 2490
- 31.12. CE0YHF 2484
21.12. - 18.01.26 CN35CAN 2489
- 01.01.26 D4NT 2491*
- 31.12. D450ICV 2471
01.01. - 31.12. DA100LH 2491*
01,01, - 31.12. DA100TV 2491*
01.01. - 31.12. DB100FT 2491*
01.01.25 - 31.12. DF60AP 2449
01.01. - 31.12. DK100LH 2491*
01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
01.01. - 31.12. DL100LH 2491*
01,01, - 31.12. DL100TV 2491*
01.01. - 31.03. DL25WIKI 2491*
01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439
- 12/26 DP0GVN 2486
06.01. - 14.02. DP1POL 2491*
01.01.26 - 09.01.26 EA8/IU3RIC 2491*
- 31.12. EG1SANTA 2489
31.12. - 31.01. FK1TS 2490
11/25 - 02/26 FT4YM/p 2486
26.12. - 18.01. GB26HNY 2490
25.01.. - 30.04. H44MS 2485
- 31.12. HB70IPA 2487
- 31.12. HF4SES 2486
03.09. - 15.05.26 HK3JCL 2471
- 12.03. HR5/F2JD 2484
01.01. - 16.02. J38WG 2491*
29.12. - 03.01. KH0/AJ6VJ 2490
- 31.12. LA100A 2471
- 15.02. LZ0A 2490
01.01. - 06.01. LZ1EURO 2490
01.12. - 31.12. OE0YOTA 2486
- 31.12. OH100IARU 2471
01.12. - 31.12. OR81NUTS 2488
29.12. - 25.02. OX3MC 2490
21.12. - 02.01.26 PZ5OZ 2489
29.12. - 11.01. R2026A 2490
29.12. - 11.01. R2026C 2490
29.12. - 11.01. R2026L 2490
29.12. - 11.01. R2026N 2490
29.12. - 11.01. R2026NY 2490
29.12. - 11.01. R2026S 2490
29.12. - 11.01. R2026X 2490
29.12. - 11.01. UE26HNY 2490
29.12. - 11.01. UE26NY 2490
- 31.12. SM100XF 2487
01.12. - 31.12. SN0TPAX 2488
21.12. - 04.01.26 SV/OE4EIE 2489
07.12. - 05.01.26 TG9/AF4CZ 2491*
01.12.2025 - 01.06.26 TL8BNW 2487
17.12. - 31.12. TM63SC 2489
22.12. - 15.06.26 TO2FY 2489
06.01. - 06.04. TY5GG 2491*
09/25 - 12/25 TZ4AM 2474
20.11. - 24.03. V51WH 2485
20.11. - 24.03. V55Y 2485
- o 15.01.26 V73JW
10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
- 15.01. VU2BMS 2490
01.05. - 31.12. VR100IARU 2458
12.01.26 - 15.02.26 XQ7IR 2479
- 31.12. YB8QT 2330
- 31.12. YO0HOHO 2489
- 31.12. YO0XMAS 2489
- 31.12. YR0UDOLPH 2489
- 31.03.26 YR1600VT 2474
01.01. - 31.12. YU100BPQ 2449
01.01.26 - 31.12.26 YU45MJA 2491*
01.01.26 - 31.12.26 YU65AEC 2487
- 06.08.26 ZL100C 2474
- 31.12. ZS100SARL 2471
- 31.12. ZS6SRL 2471
- 31.12. ZS9HQ 2471

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls


QSL information
===============
3B8/E70A via E70A, (L)
3V8LL via IT9TQH, (L)
3W9A via KU1CW, (L)
3Z0XMAS via SP6IEQ, (L)
4L2BM via N4GNR (d)
4L4DX via K6VHF (O)
4O7CC via UA4CC, (L)
4X6TT via N4GNR (d), (L)1
4X8NER via 4Z5MU
4Z8NER via 4Z5MU
5R8IC via F6ICX, (L)
5Z4/WA5A via WA5A
6O3T via IV3DSH (O), (d)
6Y8LV via W8YCM (d)
8P5A via HA1AG, (B), (d), (L)
8R1/AG6UT via DJ9RR, (L)
8S8S via SA5TIA, (L)
9L1BXU via G7BXU
9M6NA via JE1JKL (O), (L)
9N1CA via EA5ZD (d), (L)
A52AA via AB1F, (L)
AH2R via JH7QXJ (d), (L)
AM1200J via EA7URJ
AM5MMS via EA5JPW
AO5R via EA5URV
AT44I via VU2DGR
C5YK via ON7YK (d), (L)
CN2DM via SP9DLM (O)
CR3A via OM2VL, (L)
CR3W via DL5AXX, (L)
CR6I via EA1CBX, (L)
CW5X via CX2ABC (d)
CX/PY3OZ via PP5BZ (d)
CX6TU via EA7FTR (L)
D44PM via IZ4DPV (d), (L)
DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e) only
DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
DA0CW/p via DF6EX
DA0DIG via DH1PAL
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
DA100LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
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)
DD2D via DK8ZB, (L)
DF0AN via DJ9AT
DK0AJ via DH1FBP, (L)
DF0FDN via DG6SDY
DF0G via DL9RAR
DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
DK0SL/P via DG1LS
DK100LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL0AG via DK8QY (B)
DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
DL0SOP via DL4SVA (O), (L), No QSL RX!
DL0SX via DL5LBQ
DL0SY/P via DK8OL
DL100DM via DL8FA
DL100LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL200KIT via DF0UK
DL2025B via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
DL2025C via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
DL2025E via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
DL2025S via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
DL2025W via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
DL25BELT via DJ3XM, (e)
DL25WIKI via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
DL25WUG via DM1CHA, (L) No QSL RX
DL2L via DL4RCE, (L)
DL35MDXC via RQ7L
DL39EUDXF via PA1AW
DL60AZBL via DL5SFC, (L)
DL70IPASD via DC2WF
DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
DP0GVN via DL4BBH, (L)
DP44WCA via DF6EX
DP6Z via DF7DR (B)
DP9X via DG7AC
DQ100SRC via DK8VR
E2WRTC via E21EIC, (L)
E21WRTC via E21EIC, (L)
E51KEE via IK2DUW (d), (L)
E51MWA via WA7CPA, (L)
EA6/DK1XAM via DK1XAM (B), (d)
ED5I via EA5QE, (L)
ED7PT via EA7TB
EF6B via EA6BF, (L)
EG1SANTA via EC1R
EG130LUM via EA1RCI
EG45URF via EA7URF
EH2EUS via EA2TP (O) , (L)
EK8A via EK6SS
ES9C via ES5RY (d), (L)
F/ON8DX/p via ON8DX, (L)
FM4TI via EA5GL
FR5FC via EA7FTR
FY5KE via F6FVY (d), (L)
G3P via G3WPH, (L)
GB1SANTA via M0ICR (e)
GB5PGM via G4ENB
GB70RS via GB2RS, (B)
GB7HQ via G3TXF
GJ2A via MJ0ASP (O), (d) , (L)
GP0STH via G4DIY (d), (L)
H82AT via HP2AT, (L), (e)
HB70IPA via HB9IPA, (L), (e)
HC1MD/2 via K8LJG (d), (O) , (L)
HF30PMW via SP2PMW and eQSL
HG100AN via HA2NA
HG100IT via HA2NA
HG100UD via HA2NA
HH2K via N3BNA, (L)
HI6M via EB7DX, (L)
HS0ZET via DF6RK, (L)
HS0ZJF via ON4AFU
HV0A via IK0FVC (d), (L)
IP0A via OM2FY, (L)
II4M via IK4VET
IQ3GA via IZ3DVU
IQ5PJ via IU5RTR (L)
J38DX via M0OXO, (L)
J79WTA via HB9MFM (L)
KP2/PF0X via PF0X
LP1H via EA5GL (d), (L)
LT3E via LU8DPM (d)
LY0UKR via LY7M, (L)
LY25XMAS via LY2QT
M2G via M0OXO, (O), (L)
M6C via M0HFC (L), (e)
N2KHH/VY2 via N2KHH
NP3A via EB7DX (L)
OA4/N7IDX via N7IDX
OE2XRM via OE2LIP
OH0Z via W0MM (L)
OH9SCL via OH9AB (d), (L)
OK7K via OK1BN, (L)
OM/SP9PND/p via SP9PND, (L)
OM2X via OM2XW, (L)
OQ5M via ON5ZO (O), (L), (e)
OR81NUTS via ON5AV
OY/4X6TT via N4GNR (d), (L)
OY1OF via M0URX
OZ/UT0MO via UT0MO
OZ90NRAU via OZ1ACB (O), (L)
PA100IARU via PA1AW, (L)
PA25SANTA via PA1AW
PI4DX via PD1DX, (L)
PJ2/SM4KYN via SM4KYN
RA80MA via R9HCV
RD4A via M0OXO, (O), (L)
RU1A via RW3RN, (L)
SC90SM via SK5SM, (L)
SD6M via SA6BGR, (L)
SM100XF via SK3GK (B)
SM8T via SM0T
SN0TPAX via SQ9V (O), (d)
SP50KRF via SP1KRF
SP770DOE via SQ6FHI
TF3W via TF3MH, (L)
TI8/N7ZG via EA5GL, (L)
TI8X via EA5GL, (L)
TM1C via F4ARU, (L)
TM2025MC via F4WBU, (L)
TM300SK via F4GFE
TM35MDXC via RQ7L
TM4DEE via F4GBW
TM60ATX via F4KLR, (L), (e)
TM8KLY via F8KLY (e)
TR8CA via F6CBC (d), (L)
TZ4AM via KX4R (d), (L)
UA5R via RN3RQ
UN8PT via EA7FTR, (L)
UP0L via DL8KAC, (L)
UP7WWA via LZ1YE
UR3IFD via DO2XU
UZ7C via UT9MZ
V51WH via DK2WH
W2W via K3NEM (d)
XU7RRC via RZ3EC, (L)
XW4KV via F4BKV (O), (d), (L)
YJ0GC via LZ1GC (O), (L)
YR0XMAS via YO9RIJ (d)
YR8XMAS via YO8BDW (e)
ZF1A via K7ZO (O), (L)
ZS100SARL via ZS-Bureau, (L)
ZW5L via PY5DCL (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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