The DX NEWS from Gaby F5PSI rare DXCC IOTA DXpéditions etc
…currently on the air, or in a few days…
[As is almost always the case in this bulletin, times are given in UTC
unless the information I received is in French local time, in which case I indicate (hlf)]
SVALBARD, JW. From March 13 to 15, Kaare LA8EKA is JW8EKA from Longyearbyen.
TURKS & CAICOS, VP5. From March 13 to 15, KC3LOF, KB3MMW, W3SU, KD3BMC,
KR4FFM and KR4GCU are VP5T and sometimes VP5/home calls. QSL via K3EEG.
OGASAWARA, JD. From March 13th to 16th, Ryoji JR2GYA, Masa JA0RQV, Yama JK1EZO,
Hoshi JK1VCO, Mori JK1XML are JD1/homecalls from Chichijima Is. IOTA AS-031.
GUERNSEY, GU. From March 13 to 17, Ron G4DIY and Jay M0UNN are MP7DX from the Newton Le Willows Amateur Radio Club.
Pacific Getaway. From March 13 to 17, YT1AD (also N9YU) is KH2/N9YU
and YU3AA (also NS3A) is KH2/NS3A from Guam, then from March 17 to 23, they will be KH0/N9YU and KH0/NS3A from Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
AZORAS, CU. Until March 14, M0MSV and RZ3EM are CR26RRC. QSL via RZ3EC.
BONAIRE, PJ4. Until March 14, PJ4NG (K2NG), G4CLA, G4PVM, AC0W, K9VV, and NQ1R are PJ4G from Rincon "Radio Mountain" and will participate in the ARRL DX SSB.
GRENADA, J3. On March 14/15, G3VYI will be J38YI for the Commonwealth BERU Contest.
UGANDA, 5X. On March 14/15, G3XTT will be 5X1DF for the Commonwealth BERU Contest.
ANGULA, VP2E. From March 14 to 22, Craig K5AYO will be VP2EYO. QSL via home call.
YL World Wide Award 2026. Until March 15, the YL WW Award is open to licensed YLs worldwide (220 YLs from 45 DXCC entities). https://hamaward.cloud/wwayl.
GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Until March 15, DA1DX, DK9IP, DL8LAS, DM5EE, DM6EE are
J51A from Bubaque Island, Bijagos Archipelago, IOTA AF-020. QSL via DJ4MX. World Record. The record of 213,022 QSOs set by the T32C expedition, East Kiribati, in 2011 has just been
broken by the 5 German OMs of the recent J51A expedition to Guinea-Bissau. On March 11,
2026, at 1:20 PM UTC, the J51A team had made a total of 217,671 contacts in just 16 days. In 2011,
the T32C expedition was not yet using the FT4 and FT8 digital modes. The team of 41 amateur radio operators had been operating for 30 days and made 48,966 unique contacts, a record that still stands! Expedition J51A is therefore the new record holder for QSOs!
CANADA, VE. Until March 15, Mike VE2XB is VY0BRR from Coral Harbour, Southampton Island, IOTA NA-007. Then, from March 16 to 29, he will be VE2/VY0ZOO from Quaqtaq, in northern Quebec.
… contests for the weekend of March 14th and 15th (UTC time) …
Saturday 10:00 to Sunday 10:00 89th Commonwealth BERU CW Contest
Only stations operating from Commonwealth entities can participate
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/rcwc.shtml
Saturday - Sunday (see schedule and bands on the website) DIG-QSO Party SSB (Germany)
https://diplom-interessen-gruppe.info/downloads/dig-qso-party-vhf/
Saturday 12:00 to Sunday 12:00 F9AA Cup Contest SSB (France)
(F9AA was the founder of the URC, Union of Radio Clubs, Amateur Radio Operators and Headphones)
https://site.urc.asso.fr/index.php/om-yl/concours/trophee-f9aa?iccaldate=2068-12-1
Saturday 12:00 PM to Sunday 12:00 PM South America 10m Contest CW, SSB
https://sa10m.com.ar/wp/rules/
Saturday 12:00 PM to Sunday 12:00 PM EA PSK63 Contest (Spain)
https://concursos.ure.es/en/eapsk63/bases/
Saturday 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM AGCW QRP Contest CW (Germany)
https://www.agcw.de/contest/qrp/qrp-c-engl/
Saturday 3:00 PM to Sunday 3:00 PM Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge CW (United States)
https://www.kkn.net/stew/
Saturday 6:00 PM to Sunday 5:59 AM TESLA Memorial HF Contest CW (Serbia)
https://radiosport.yu1srs.org.rs/HFTeslaMemorial/index.php/rules
YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) Contest CW, SSB (Hungary and IARU Region 1)
Sunday 10:00-21:59 - https://yotacontest.mrasz.org/
Monday 16, 18:00-20:59 Bucuresti Digital FT4 Contest (Romania)
https://yo3test201x.blogspot.com/
Monday 16, 20:00-22:00 RSGB FT4 Contest (England)
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/r80m_ft4.shtml
[Very often before and after certain contests, teams, or some of the operators, are active,
either with the contest call sign, or with the entity prefix followed by their personal call sign, so be observant.]
Note that some contests only last one day, or that a few hours, or sometimes only on Fridays,
for more details on contests of all modes, all bands, in France and elsewhere, visit these sites:
●F5JBR: http://f5jbr.free.fr/calendrier_concours.html (following his death, the site will no longer be updated)
●WA7BNM: https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php ●PG7V: https://www.cqcontest.eu/
VANUATU, YJ. From March 15 to April 3, Aki JK1JXZ (he is also A35JK, T2JK) will be YJ1JXZ
from Port Vila. Yota Contest 2026. On March 15, July 19, and December 28, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, the "Youngsters On The Air" event, organized by the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group and the Hungarian National Amateur Radio Association (MRASZ), will take place. Its aim is to encourage the participation of young licensed amateur radio operators.
ANTARCTICA, RI1ANA-ANZ. Until approximately mid-March, Alex UG1A (formerly RD1AV) is currently RI1ANI at the "Novolazarevskaya" base, a Russian research station located in the Schirmacher oasis, Princess Astrid Coast, Queen Maud Land, 75 km from the coast. It
is named after Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, second-in-command of the Bellinghausen expedition of 1803-1806 and captain of the supply ship Mirny, and bears the references
UA-08 and IOTA AN-016. Its station: FT-897, no amplifier, marine telescopic antenna.
BOUVET, 3Y. Until approximately mid-March, LA7GIA, KO8SCA, VE3LYC, KT8X, IK2EGL,
UT6UD, TF3SG, HA0NAR, HB9RYZ, OK2WX, F5VHQ, W9AP, KP4PK, LB5SH,
DL2ALY, W7EY, OY1R, and N4ML are 3Y0K on this entity, also ref. IOTA AN-002.
CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. From March 15th to 20th, Andrew K9WAS will be ZF2AS.
TURKS & CAICOS, VP5. Until March 16, KC3LOF, KB3MMW, W3SU, KD3BMC, KR4FFM, and KR4GCU will be VP5/homecalls. QSL via K3EEG.
BELIZA, V3. From March 16 to 27, Mike VY0ZOO (who is also VE2XB) will be V31ZY from Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker. QSL via VE2XB.
CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Until March 17, Colin G4CWH is ZF2CA and will participate in the Commonwealth BERU Contest on March 14/15.
ARUBA, P4. Until March 17, Chad is P4/WE9V.
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Until March 18, W5JON is V47JA from Saint Kitts Island, IOTA NA-104.
JAMAICA, 6Y. From March 18 to 24, Hiro JH6GFY will be 6Y/K3QY.
VANUATU, YJ. From March 18 to April 2, Chris VK2YUS will be YJ0CA from Port Villa, Efate Island, IOTA O-035.
CAPE VERDE, D4. From March 18 to 25, HB9OAU will be D44OA from Boa Vista Island, Windward Islands Group, IOTA AF-086. QSL via I8KHC.
PALAU, T8. Until March 19, OK1BOA, OK3RM, OK6DJ, OK2ZA and his wife Jana, along with Tom, form the T8OK team (O for "Oscar," not "Zero," OK to mark this purely Czech team) with 6 stations. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog OQRS, LOTW.
OGASAWARA, JD. From March 19 to 22, Take JA1UII will be JD1BON from Komagari, Chichi, Jima Island, Bonin Islands group, IOTA AS-031.
SABLE ISLAND, CY0. From March 19 to 31, Lee WW2DX, Murray WA4DAN, Glenn WØGJ, Scott NE9U, Pat N2IEN, Ralph KØIR, Mike K9NW, and Jay K4ZLE will be CY0S. QSL via WA4DAN. MACAU, XX9. From March 19 to 31, expedition with EA1CJ, EA1SA, EA5BCQ, EA5KA,
EA5KM, EA7KE, EA7R, EA7X, F2JD, F8ATS, F8GGV (hooray!), JH4RHF, IK5RUN,
IN3ZNR will be XX9W. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS.
MAYOTTE, FH. Until March 20, Ivan is FH/UR9IDX. Direct QSL via UR9IDX, Ivan
Borzenko, P.O. Box 73, Sao Vicente, Madeira Island, 9240-909, Portugal.
DOMINICA, J7 / GUADELOUPE, FG. From March 13 to 20, Stephan is J79C in
Dominica from Roseau, La Plaine, and Calibishie. Then from March 20th to 27th, he will be FG/HB9JAB
in Guadeloupe, based in Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre.
FRANCE, TM. From March 20th to 22nd, Michel F8GGZ will be TM22CMA for the World Indoor Athletics Cup.
BANGLADESH, S2. From March 20th to April 1st, Philipp DK6SP (team leader), Sven DJ4MX (QSL manager), Jamie M0SDV, Leon DL3ON, Rudranil S21ABO, and Anup S21TV will be
S21WD from one of the islands in the Khulna/Barisal group, IOTA AS-140.
Caribbean Tour. Until March 21, Ante 9A4DU is cruising around the Caribbean islands, first stopping at Sint Maarten where it is PJ7/9A4DU, then at Saint Barthélemy
FJ/9A4DU and in Guadeloupe FG/9A4DU.
Trip to Europe. From March 21 to 23, René will be EK/DL2JRM in Armenia; from March 26 to 30, OK8JRM in the Czech Republic; from April 3 to 5, UT/DL2JRM in Ukraine; from May 29 to 31, OV7X in Denmark; and from June 20 to 22, EK/DL2JRM back in Armenia.
ITALY, I. Until March 22, for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the ARI sections of Milan, Cadore, and Brunico/Bruneck are II2WOG (QSL via IQ2MI), II3COR (QSL via IQ3DD), II3WOG, and II3BIA (QSL via IQ3ED).
ANGULA, VP2E. Until March 22, M0PLX is VP2ELX, SP9FIH is VP2EWE, and Adrian SQ2RAD is VP2EAD.
BELIZA, V3. Until March 22, Paula OK2YL is V31YL and Vlad OK2WX is V31WX.
QTH near Belmopan. QSL via I8KHC, LOTW.
ST. KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From March 22 to April 1, Randy will be V4/K5ZD and V47T in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on March 28/29. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog. QSL V47T via W2RQ.
Postponed. WESTERN SAMOA, 5W. From March 22 to April 11, Jacek SP5EAQ will be 5W0AF near Apia, in SSB. He will participate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest on March 28th/29th. Jacek is postponing his project due to the current geopolitical situation and the closure of airspace in several countries in the region. Jacek is considering postponing his project until September-October.
MARTINIQUE, FM. Until March 23rd, Francis is FM/F6BWJ in CW and on the 10/12m band.
MADÈRE, CT9. Du 23 au 30 mars, Georg sera CT9/DD8ZX et Klaus sera CT9/DJ9KM.
NAMIBIE, V5. Jusqu’au 24 mars, Gunter DK2WH est V51WH et V55Y pendant les contests.
BAHAMAS, C6. Du 24 au 31 mars, AD8FD sera C6AFD depuis Eleuthera Is. IOTA NA-
001. Il participera au CQ WW WPX SSB contest des 28/29.
HONDURAS, HR. Du 24 au 31 mars, KN2P, N7VZ et W7UM seront HR9/homecalls depuis
Roatan Island, IOTA NA-057, et HQ9X pour le CQ WW WPX SSB contest des 28/29.
AUSTRALES, FO. Jusqu’au 25 mars, PG5M, PA3EWP, DL2AMD, PA2KW, DK2AMM et
DL2AWG sont TX5EU depuis Raivavae Is. IOTA OC-114. QSL via DL2AWG.
MADÈRE, CT9. Du 25 au 31 mars, Helmut sera CT9/DF7EE, et CQ3W dans le CQ WW
WPX SSB Contest des 28/29 mars. Aux mêmes dates, Simon S53K, Robert S53R, Robi
S53WW, Simon S53ZO, Goran S55OO et Darko E70A seront CT9/homecalls et CR3A pour
le CQ WW WPX SSB des 28/29 mars.
MARTINIQUE, FM. Du 25 mars au 2 avril, Miguel sera FM/EA1BP et TO7O dans le CQ
WW WPX SSB Contest des 28/29.
KIRIBATI CENTRAL, T31. Du 25 mars au 8 avril, T31TTT depuis Kanton Island, Phoenix
Islands group, IOTA OC-043. 14 stations seront actives simultanément (parfois 2 sur la même
bande dans le même mode). Voir Qrz.com pour les fréquences.
DOMINIQUE, J7. Jusqu’au 26 mars, Haluk TA2LE est J79H et aussi de temps en temps
jusqu’en mars 2027.
BOTSWANA, A2. Les 26 et 27 mars, Bernie ZS4TX sera A21TX depuis Kasane, dans les
bandes HF, et du 28 mars au 1er avril, il rejoindra l’équipe 9J2EME en Zambie, mais qui ne
trafiquera qu’en EME dans les bandes hautes. QSL via ZS4TX and LoTW.
FRANCE, TM. Les 27/28 mars, 3 et 4, 10 et 11, 17 et 18, 24 et 25 avril, 29 et 30 mai, 5 et 6
juin, les membres du radio-club F4KLR de l'APRA-62 (Wingles, dpt 62, Pas de Calais) seront
TM62SA en l’honneur de Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN, la seconde femme française à rejoindre
l’équipe des spationautes européens.
PALAU, T8. From March 27 to 30, Kenichi BW2/JP1RIW, from Taipei (Taiwan), will be T88KH
from the Palau radio club in Koror, for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on the 28th/29th.
SAINT LUCIA, J6. On March 28th/29th, K9HZ, WA4PGM, W0CN, J69DS, KE0WPA, NU1D
will be J62K for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via K9HZ.
MONTSERRAT, VP2M. On March 28th/29th, Corey KB4YPN will be VP2MPN (his alternate call sign) during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest.
BELARUS, EW. On March 28th/29th, for the CQ WW WPX SSB contest, Alex EW4A will be EV81OB to commemorate Operation Bagration, a major offensive by the Red Army (Soviet) during World War II to liberate Belarus from German occupation. He will also be active from May 1st to 9th for the 81st anniversary of the victory at Bagration, and finally on July 3rd, Belarusian Independence Day.
EASTER ISLAND, CE0. From March 28th to April 11th, Markus DJ4EL is expected to be 3G0YE (the call sign 3G0EL could not be obtained) for his expedition from Hanga Roa. 14m mast (antennas for 10, 15, 20m), 12m mast (antennas for 6, 12, 17m) and 10m mast (vertical for 40m).
CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. From March 30 to April 6, Markus will be EA8/DA2DX from Fuerteventura Island, IOTA AF-004. QSL via DA2DX, ClubLog, LoTW. EA8/DA1CM is also active from mid-January until further notice.
ENGLISH BASE CYPRUS, ZC4. During March, Adrian will be ZC4/G0KOM.
GAMBIA, C5. Until March, Przemyslaw C5SP and Yl Magdalena C5MB will be active. Direct QSL via SP3PS: Przemyslaw Stanislawski, Lednogora 7, Lednogora, 62261, Poland.
FRANCE, F, TM. From March to June, for 15 Saturdays, 8 members of the Rambouillet radio club F6KKR (department 78, Yvelines) will be TM50KKR for its 50th anniversary.
DOMINIQUE, J7. From March 2026 to March 2027, Haluk TA2LE will be traveling frequently in the country for work, and will be J79H, sometimes from POTA reference points, such as Morne, Trois Pitons, and Cabrits National Parks. He will announce the dates on his website: j79h.ta2le.tr.
MAURITIUS, 3B8. Until the end of March, Matt is 3B8/DL5PT in Flic-en-Flac (Loc. LG89qr).
Also, until the end of March, Suvarna VU3OPT (who is also OM0GA) is 3B8G. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Until the end of March, for the 100th anniversary of the National Association,
New Zealand amateur radio operators can use the prefix "ZM", and the "Whangarei Amateur Radio Club" uses the special calls ZL100MVL and ZL100AM.
ROMANIA, YO. Until the end of March, the radio club YO6KGS is YR1600VT to illustrate the
"Via Transylvanica", a 1,600 km hiking trail that crosses the country.
SRI LANKA, 4S. Until the end of March, Peter DC0KK is 4S7KKG.
MOROCCO, CN. Until the end of March, Yannick F6FYD is CN2YD from the cities of Agadir and El Jadida, and Mogador. IOTA AF-065. QSL via home call.
CURAÇAO, PJ2. Until the end of March, Thaire is PJ2/W2APF.
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Late March/early April, Chungki will be FO/VA7YM to Nuku Hiva, then to Ua Pou in the Marquesas Islands. His license is valid from April 23 to July 20.
CAPE VERDE, D4. From the end of March until mid-April, Frank DL1IL will be D41IL, operating CW.
COCOS KEELING, VK9C. From the end of March until May, possibly longer, Mark VK6BSA is VK9BSA and XYl Deena VK6DEE is VK9DEE. See their photos at the bottom of the bulletin.
ANTARCTICA, KC4. Tom VK2TBC is VK0TBC from the Australian "Casey" base,
ref. VK-02 (Antarctic base nomenclature), on the Bailey Peninsula, Vincennes Bay,
Budd Coast, Wilkes Land (66°17 S - 110°32 E), ref. IOTA AN-016.
SOUTH ORCADES (South Orkney Islands), VP8, LU_Z. Ramon Alberto is LU1DMZ/Z
until the end of 2026 at the LU1ZA station of the "Orcadas" Antarctic base, on Laurie Island. IOTA
AN-008. The base, established in 1904, is the oldest Antarctic base. In 1927, the
first Argentine crew arrived with José Moneta, and the first official radiotelegraph station
in Antarctica was inaugurated. Since 1951, the Orcadas Observatory has been under the authority of the Argentine Navy and constitutes the "South Orcadas Naval Detachment."
UKRAINE, UR. Special call EO80F for the 80th anniversary of the "Children and Youth Palace" in Izmail.
CANADA, VE. Until April 1st, Pierre (who does not have the call sign VK3KTB) is again
VY0/VE3KTB from the Eureka radio club VY0ERC on Ellesmere Island, IOTA NA-008, in
Nunavut. QSL via M0OXO. He will participate in the CQ WPX SSB contest on March 28th/29th.
RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, 3B9. From April 3rd to May 20th, Suvarna VU3OPT will be 3B9N from Port
Mathurin. Rodriguez Island is located 580 km northeast of Mauritius.
SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. Until April 4th, Tom AA9A is PJ7AA from this entity, which is
also ref. IOTA NA-105. QSL via LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.
BENIN, TY. Until April 5th, Red DL1BUG is TY5FR and will participate in the CQ WPX SSB
SVALBARD, JW. On April 8, from 07:00 to 16:00, Scott will be JW/KK6IK, QRP in CW from
radio club JW5E.
PALAU, T8. From April 8 to 16, JM1LIG will be T88FM and JO3LVG will be T88MK, and from April 8 to 19, JF1GHX will be T88HF, JK1SZX will be T88SG, and JR2JGR will be T88DZ.
SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Until April 10, Bernhard DL2GAC is H44MS from the village of Manakwai, near Malu'u, north of Malaita Island. IOTA OC-047. QSL via homecall.
GUATEMALA, TG. From April 10 to 20, Steve K4IM will be TG9AWS.
UNITED STATES, K. On April 11, Bill K8TE, the new ARRL manager for the New Mexico section, announced that it would be New Mexico's "QSO Party" day.
SCOTLAND, GM. From April 11 to 17, Kev M0KVK, Marcin M0GLV, and Nick G0VQO will be GB0OH from Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, IOTA EU-010.
BAHAMAS, C6. Until April 12, Paul WA4PAW is C6APS from Treasure Cay, Abaco.
PHILIPPINES, DU / KYRGYZSTAN, EX. Until April, Bob EX0ET is DU7ET in the Philippines, mainly on CW over 160m. His callsign in Kyrgyzstan has changed to EX0T.
SPAIN, EA. During April, a special call, EG1912T, was issued in tribute to the passengers, crew, and especially the telegraph operators of the Titanic. "EG" stands for Spain, "1912" for the year of the sinking, and the letter "T" refers to the Titanic.
CAPE VERDE, D4. Until mid-April, Frank DL1IL is D41IL.
GHANA, 9G. During the first half of April, an Italian team will be operating 9G5CC (FT8) and 9G5RR (CW, SSB, RTTY) from Busua Beach (on the mainland) with four stations, and 9G5ZP with one station from Abokwa Island, IOTA AF-084. https://www.i2ysb.com/idt/. Busua Beach is located in the Ahanta District, Western Region of Ghana, 30 km west of the regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi, on the Gulf of Guinea.
BERMUDA, VP9. From April 16 to 30, Paul G4BKI (who is also EI6LC) will be VP9KF.
JAPAN, JA. Until April 17, Take JI3DST is JS6RRR and also JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JI3DST/p, and JJ5RBH/p from Miyako Is. IOTA AS-079.
FIJI, 3D2. From April 17 to 22, Jacek SP5APW will be 3D2JK from Lakeba Is. IOTA OC-095.
MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO. From April 19th to 30th, K5WE, W5CCP, N5TEA, K4VBM, WD5COV, and our friend Didier F6BCW will be TX9W from Atuona, Hiva Oa, IOTA OC-027. QSL via K5WE. Info: https://k5we.com/tx9w.
SVALBARD, JX. From April 21st to 24th, LB4VE, LA8JKA, LA7HNA, LA7IPA, and LB0NJ will be JW5E from Longyearbyen.
THAILAND, HS, E2. From April 22nd to May 19th, Bruce K0BJ will be HS0ZLB.
UKRAINE, UR. On April 25th and 26th, a special EN40CNP call will be held from the Chernobyl exclusion zone to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
GAMBIA, C5. From April 25 to May 8, Abdel 7X2TT (who is also M0NPT), Luc F5RAV, and Arnaud F4AGG will all be C5B from Bijol Island, IOTA AF-060. Luc will be C5C in SSB, and Arnaud will be C5D in RTTY, PSK, and FT8. Direct QSL via F5RAV: Luc Thibaudat, 15 rue de Moiscourt, 27140 Gisors (France).
GERMANY, DL. Until April 30, for 50 years of German Antarctic research, special calls: DA0ANT, DM50ANT, DP50ANT. From April 1st to 30th, a special call, DM50GFS, will be in operation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the "Georg Forster" station by the German Democratic Republic (formerly East Germany) in 1976, and its decommissioning in 1993. Also, a special call, DP200GVN, will be in operation to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Georg von Neumayer, after whom three Antarctic research stations are named.
GERMANY, DL. Until April 30th, a special call, DA26WARD, will be in operation to mark World Amateur Radio Day, celebrated annually on April 18th. QSL via DK5ON, LoTW.
SOUTH SHETLAND, VP8 (South Shetland), HF0. From May to October, Rafat SQ4O is part of the 50th Polish expedition to the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station on King George Island, IOTA AN-010. He will be HF0PAS depending on his availability.
INDIA, VU. From May 1st to 3rd, VU2RS, VU24DX, VU3OPD, VU3DXA, VU2THA, VU3OHF, VU3YAY, and M0OXO will be on an expedition with the call sign AU2M from Arnala Island, Maharashtra State Group, IOTA AS-169.
COOK SOUTH, E5. From May 4th to 9th, Tom K7TLM and Leslie KD7YZE will be E51TLM.
COLOMBIA, HK. From May 9th to 15th, Renato will be HK4/PY8WW from Titumate Islands,
Choco Department North/Antioquia Department group, Darien region, IOTA SA-093.
Also, currently and until May 15th, DK8LRF is HK3JCL in Restrepo.
MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD. Until mid-May, Take will be JD1/JG8NQJ from Marcus Island,
IOTA OC-073. QSL via bureau using JG8NQJ or direct using JA8CJY.
PALAU, T8. From May 21st to 24th, JR3QFB will be T88JH and JA1MFR will be T88KY.
FRANCE, F. Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (local time), the Wingles radio club F4KLR (department 62, Pas-de-Calais) and APRA-62 are organizing the 2nd "Hauts-de-France Radio Show" at the Gustave Berthe Hall in Wingles. Information is available at this link: https://apra62.fr/evenement/
SAINT-KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From May 24 to June 1, Markus will be V4/WW6W from Saint-Kitts. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW on May 30/31.
MARTINIQUE, FM. From May 26 to June 2, Darrell AB2E will be TO3E and will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW on May 30/31.
GREECE, SV. Until May 31, special call SZ40A for the 40th anniversary of the Western Greece Amateur Radio Association (SZ1A). QSL via ON3UN.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TL. Until June, CR7BNW is TL8BNW.
GUINEA, 3X. Until June, Herman is 3X/YB3GIH from Boffa. Also, until July, Jean-Philippe F1TMY is 3X1A.
PALAU, T8. From June 10 to 18, Yasuo JA6UBY will be T88RR on Koror Island, IOTA OC-009.
SAINT MARTIN, FS. From June 10 to 24, John will be FS/K9EL. QSL via home call, LOTW.
CURAÇAO, PJ2. From June 12th to 29th, Frank will be PJ2/PH2M.
YOTA Summer Camp 2026. June 14-19, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA, for licensed young amateur radio operators aged 15-25 from North, South, and Central America.
PALAU, T8. June 19-22, Nobu JA0JHQ will be T88PB and will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest on June 20-21.
SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON, FP. June 27-July 14, Eric will be FP/KV1J from Miquelon Island, IOTA NA-032. QSL via home call.
NAURU, C2. Until around the end of July, Phillip FK1TS is again C21TS from Baitsi.
CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. From July 8th to 13th, Martin OL5Y and Vaclav OL9R will be OL26WRTC during the World Radio Team Contest organized by the RSGB.
AZERBAIDJAN, 4K. From July 23rd to August 8th, Jan will be 4K/DL4XT from Baku.
GUERNSEY, GU. On July 25th and 26th, for the RSGB IOTA contest CW, SSB, Bob GU4YOX will be MU5E from Herm Island, IOTA EU-114.
CORSICA, TK. On July 25th and 26th, Gil F4FET will be a member of TK5K for the IOTA contest.
SOUTH COOK, E5. During July/August, Steve ZL2KE will be E51KEE and Steve ZL4CZ will be E51CZZ from Rarotonga. QSL via IK2DUW, but not via bureau. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Until August 6, special call ZL100C for the centenary of the National Amateur Radio Association of New Zealand, NZART.
NAMIBIA, V5. From August 26 to September 20, Hanspeter will be V5/HB9BFM in Olivia mode, protocol 8/250 on 14.072 kHz between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
ASIAN RUSSIA, RA0. Until August 31, Oleg RD1A is RI0SP in the Arctic, with North Pole-42 Squadron aboard the "Severny Polyus," a drifting research vessel. QSL via RN3RQ.
SPRATLY, 9M0. During the third or fourth quarter of 2026, Marhazli 9M8HAZ and the members
of the previous 9M8A expedition to Satang Island are planning another expedition to the
Spratly Islands. The call has not yet been announced.
LAND OF FRANCIS JOSEPH, RI1FJA-RI1FJZ. In September
FRANZ JOSEPH LAND, RI1FJA-RI1FJZ. In September for 15 days, R7AL,
RW8A, RW9JZ, UA3QLC, R2DVE, RA4DX will be RI1FJL from Heiss Island. IOTA EU-019.
QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LOTW. Franz Josef Land is the northernmost entity in the world.
AZORES, CU. On September 16, the CU2ARA National Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
CROATIA, 9A. Until September 30, special call 9A10SOTA for the 10th anniversary of the SOTA "Summits On The Air" program in the country.
MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Sometime in September or October, C8K expedition by 8 Czech OMs.
PALAU, T8. From October 21 to 29, JH3LSS (also JA1CJA), JA3IVU, JA3HJI (some sources cite JA3HJU), JI3DNN, and JA3AVO will be T88DK, T88ED, T88DN, T88CZ, and T88MB, respectively.
PALAU, T8. From October 26 to 30, Ken BW2/JP1RIW (also BM2JCC) will be T88KH and will participate in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest.
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. During October, Haru JA1XGI will be TX9XG on the atoll of Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-066.
TOKELAU, ZK3. Sometime in November, a 13-day expedition with N7QT, K5GS, W1SRD,
KE4KY, K3EL, WD5COV, WA7CPA, N9ADG, Jacky ZL3CW (F2CW), IK0FVC,
HA0NAR, YL Violetta KN2P, and Jack N7JP. Call pending.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. Sometime in November, Bob will be VP2V/GU4YOX
and VP2VBB for the CQ WW DX CW Contest on the 28th/29th. More info coming soon.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. On November 28th/29th, for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, Suad DK6XZ
(who is also E77XZ) will be LX7I.
SOUTH GEORGIA, VP8. In March 2027, LA7THA, LB1QI/F6JJX, LB5GI, W0ZB, F4HEC, G0VJG, G4PUM, IU2EFB, LA3BO, OE7PGI, OK2WX, UR8UQ, and UR5UY will be VP0SG. The team announces the participation of YL Violetta KN2P (licensed since 2012, Violetta has strong skills, expertise in security, and international experience; she is also a flight instructor and a member of the Tokelau expedition). FRANCE, TM. In April 2027, members of the "PlusScouts PA3EFR/J" group will travel to Omaha Beach to support "Normandie Camporee 2027." They will activate the special call sign TM27OMAH and broadcast a message of peace during radio communications. The
D-Day Museum will host them under a large tent. Their website: https://pa3efr.nl/
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR, VU4. From October 25 to November 7, 2027, W0ZB, K1LZ,
VE2DX, VU2RS, K1NZ, KB2FMH, K2SAV, and N4VGE will be active from Andaman, IOTA
AS-001. 5 stations operating 24/7. They will activate 3 POTA references (IN-0003, IN-0005, IN-0007) and
participate in the CQ WW SSB DX 2027 contest. Call pending.
MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Until 2027, Randall KX4QD is V73HW, again on assignment
on Kwajalein Island, IOTA OC-028. QSL via KX4QD, Club Log, LoTW.
KYRGYZSTAN, EX / TADJIKISTAN, EY. Until mid-2027, Yuri UA4LCQ is EX7CQ
(EX9A in contest), in Bishkek. He is sometimes in Tajikistan as EY8DX (EY0A in contest).
… March 10th, news from operators on Bouvet …
Despite favorable weather conditions, the weather is currently characterized by strong winds and rain,
making movement and access to the outdoors difficult. The 160m antenna broke today, and the 20m Yagi is also damaged and unusable. We have spare parts, but it is currently
too dangerous to deploy the Yagi antenna due to these high winds. We will do so as soon as the weather
permits. One of the smaller tents was also damaged by the weather.
For radio and sleeping, we use large, sturdy tents from the Norwegian brand Arctic Lavvo.
They have already proven their wind resistance during the previous 3Y0J trip and have not caused any problems
so far. The damage will not impact operations for the time being; we have
spare tents that will be set up in case of further damage. Current forecasts predict this type of weather until the end of the week, which suggests further possibilities for intervention.
This morning, we received food from the ship. It's not every day you get a pizza delivered by helicopter to Bouvetøya! The operators, who have been living on combat rations since their arrival on Saturday the 28th to allow you to operate this new band, were delighted. Every day, we receive three combat rations from a Norwegian manufacturer. We have a communal tent where we gather for meals and discuss radio, as well as other topics.
Our daily schedule is based on a 6-hour shift, allowing us to work at different times and experiment with various propagation conditions and bands. Last night, a good opening appeared on 160m; therefore, it is a priority to install this antenna as soon as the weather permits.
Currently, 6 to 7 stations are operational and we will maintain them this way until the end of the week.
Partial dismantling is likely if a favorable weather window presents itself this weekend or early next week. We have recorded over 70,000 contacts to date. 73, 3YØK.
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