Good evening dear SWLs, YLs und OMs, this is DLØDIG, Delta Lima Null Delta India Golf, with the bulletin of the DIG-SSB-net 2260. At the microphone today is Walter, DL3LBP

This broadcast can be heard every Thursday at 1800 UTC on approximately 3779 kHz. At 1715 UTC pre-logging by the net control station always begins; today with Marion, DF4UM at DLØYL.    At 1730 UTC you heard the DARC Germany Bulletin, followed at 1800 UTC by our DIG news. After that, there will be ZAP or confirmation traffic.

As usual, the bulletin is also available for reading on our website: www.diplom-interessen-gruppe.info.

Today’s topics:
– News from the Diploma Interest Group (DIG)
– Upcoming contest dates
– DX activity reports
– New diploma information

We now wish you a good reception of todays’s bulletin.

News from DIG

The rankings for the W-DIG-M (worked DIG members) have been updated on our website. With 4.600 confirmed contacts, Zdeno, OK1AR, is leading the list and is 100 points ahead of second place, held by our former chairman Hans-Peter, DL9X, and another 800 points ahead of third place, held by Dieter, DK1YP.
This should not discourage anyone, but rather encourage you to apply for the diploma or the stickers. Entry into the rankings is already achieved with 1.100 confirmed contacts.

Upcoming Contest Dates (all times UTC)
Contests generally do not take place on WARC bands.

Activity Reports:

P4 Aruba: John, W2GD, will be active as P44W from February 16 to 23. QSL via LoTW or N2MM.
VP2M, Montserrat (NA-103): KG9N will be QRV as VP2MCV from February 17 to March 3 on HF in CW, SSB, and digital modes.
VP8, Falkland Islands: Thomas, DC8TM, will be QRV as VP8TM from February 14 to 28 in SSB and FT8.

Finaly we come to the Award Informations:

65 Years of G21 Dormagen
Short-term award from January 1 to December 31, 2026
The G21 Dormagen local chapter of DARC is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. On this occasion, the club station DLØXD is issuing the special DOK 65G21 as part of an anniversary award. The award will be available from January 1 to December 31, 2026.
A total of 15 points must be earned. All bands and modes are permitted. The club station DLØXD counts for 6 points per day and band. Contacts with G21 members count for 3 points per day and band. Anyone who has worked the club station DLØXD and its operator can already log 9 points and only needs 2 additional G21 contacts.
The application log must include the following details: date, time, call sign, band, mode, and name. SWL applications are also welcome. The award will be issued free of charge as a PDF in DIN A4 format and will only be sent by email.
Please send your application to the award manager Markus Göb, DJ2JQ, at: . The closing date for submissions is February 28, 2027.
Source: Cologne-Aachen Bulletin, translation into English by DL3LBP

Zoltán Bay Moon Radar 80th Anniversary Activity

Radiaoamateurs all around the globe link Zoltán Bay’s name with succesfull Hungarian Moon radar experiment. On the 6th of February in 1946 Bay and his colleagues in Tungsram Lighting radiated radio signal towards the moon then succesfully detected their own extremely weak reflected signal. In fact they detected the Earth Moon Earth echo. 80 years ago the Moon became our reflector.
The Hungarian Radio Amateur Society (MRASZ) is organizing a radio activity by operating special event callsigns to honor the 80th anniversary of Zoltán Bay and his team’s Moon Radar experiment. Participants can collect points by confirming QSOs with designated special callsigns. Those who meet the requirements will receive a commemorative award in the activity period: February 6, 2026 – February 28, 2026.
EME Confirmation Period: Confirmations for EME contacts are accepted between February 28, 2026, and December 31, 2026 (EME contacts made and verified during this window qualify for the special EME endorsement).
Award Requirements (EU / DX)
Valid call signs: HG80BAY, HG80EARTH, HG80EME, HG80LUNA, HG80MOON and
HG80RADAR. The award is available in two categories based on the participant’s
location: EU or DX. Fellow hams to qualify, must reach the required point total while meeting the minimum requirements for unique callsigns and modes.
Requirement           EU Stations   DX Stations
Total Points Required     18 points   12 points
Min. Unique Special Callsigns   5       4
Min. Unique Modes  2                     2
Scoring per Contact CW: 3 points/QSO SSB: 2 points/QSO DIGI: 1 point/QSO
Participants can earn extra recognition on their certificates:
Endorsement I – „All Callsigns“: Awarded if the participant contacts every special callsign included in the program and reaches the required point total.
Endorsement II – „EME-QSO“: Awarded if the participant has at least one confirmed EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) contact.
QSL: Do not send us QSL. The logs will be uploaded to LOTW furthermore
On the website http://mrasz.org/bay80/award-search there is a check log from which, if successful, the certificates can also be downloaded.

That was the news from the DIG SSB Net    No. 2260
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The editorial office was DL3LBP. The DIG Secretariat and bulletin editorial team can be reached at: Walter Pilhár, DL3LBP, Am Weidengraben 8, D-21481 Lauenburg/Elbe, Germany    Email: .    Any contributions to our bulletins are very welcome.

Today you heard, in addition to our own research, information from DH1PAL, DO9WRL, the DX-MB, and cqDL of the German Amateur Radio Club.

With vy 73 and 77, DLØDIG now signs off.
Next up is confirmation traffic with DLØYL

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