FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Until July 20, Didier is FO/F6BCW from Tikehau Island Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-066. QSL via Paul F6EXV.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR, VU4. From July 22 to 26, international expedition VU4R.
The team will participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest CW, SSB on the 25th/26th. And a future expedition from December 17 to 30.
SOUTH COOK, E5. From July 22 to August 14, Steve ZL2KE will be E51KEE from Rarotonga.
QSL via IK2DUW, but not via bureau.
AZERBAIJAN, 4J, 4K. From July 23 to August 8, Jan will be 4K/DL4XT from Baku. [The country is not a CEPT member, but a duly licensed foreign amateur radio operator may apply for a license and use the prefix 4K/ or 4J/, which will be assigned to them, followed by their personal call sign.]
CORSICA, TK. On July 25/26, Gil F4FET will be part of team TK5K for the RSGB IOTA CW/SSB contest.
ITALY, I. On July 25/26, Vin IK7IMO will be IB7V from San Pietro, Cheradi Islands, IOTA EU-073, for the RSGB IOTA CW/SSB contest.
NEWS, PA. On July 25/26, Dennis PA2DK and Pim PA5PR will be PC38EU from Texel Island, IOTA EU-038, for the RSGB IOTA CW/SSB contest.
GUERNSEY, GU. On July 25/26, Bob GU4YOX will be MU5E from Herm Island, IOTA EU-114, for the RSGB IOTA Contest CW, SSB.
DENMARK, OZ. On July 25/26 and August 15/16, René DL2JRM will be OV7X from an island in IOTA ref. EU-172.
SWEDEN, SM. From July 25 to August 1, for the Swedish National Jamboree, SC26JAM.
COOK SOUTH, E5. From July 26 to August 6, Steve ZL4CZ will be E51CZZ from Rarotonga. QSL via IK2DUW, but not via bureau.
NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Until August, Hervé is FK/F4MER from Nouméa, where
he passed the exam last year during a stay in Nouméa. Equipment: IC-718 (100w),
multiband vertical antenna with adjustable coil and half-wave wire antenna (40 to 20m).
He operates between 7.175 and 7.200 kHz, and on 20 and 15m in SSB. He is a member of the F4KIS radio club
in Lillers, in department 62, Pas-de-Calais.
BAHAMAS, C6. From August 4 to 10, Eric K9GY will be C6AYM from Grand Bahama Island, Little Bahama Bank Group, IOTA NA-080. He will participate in the WAE DX CW Contest on August 8/9.
NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Until August 6, special call ZL100C for the centenary of
the National Amateur Radio Association of New Zealand, NZART.
CORSICA, TK. From August 9 to 26, Alexander will be TK/OE5AUH and David will be TK/OE5DDJ while
hiking the GR20 (long-distance hiking trail). From August 22 to 26, they will relax
for a few days at a campsite near Porto-Vecchio before their return flight.
INDIA, VU. Until August 16, for the 90th anniversary of Akashvani, the name of the
broadcasting station "All India Radio" (AIR), based in New Delhi, Manmohan VU3YBH will be
AT90VANI from Bhopal, capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh, the "heart of India".
ARMENIA, EK. On August 17, a new special call sign, EK0YOTA, will be activated for the December YOTA "Youth On The Air" program. The operators will be EK6ONL, EK6RF, EK6OTK, and EK6OMZ. Direct QSL via address on the Qrz.com page.
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.
TANZANIA, 5H. Late August/early September, Eyal 4X1RE will be 5H2RE (SSB), and Dov 4Z4DX will be 5H2DX (CW, FT8), likely from some POTA references.
SPRATLY, 9M0. During the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2026, Marhazli 9M8HAZ and members of the previous 9M8A expedition to Satang Island are planning another expedition to the Spratly Islands. The call has not yet been announced.
GRENADA, J3. From September 1st to 12th, GM5RDX will be J38DX and M6IJU will be J38LD.
EAST KIRIBATI, T32. On September 6th and 7th, Ken KH6QJ will be T32AZ for the All Asia Contest,
then on September 12th and 13th for the Worked All Europe Contest and on October 3rd and 4th for the Oceania Contest.
SEYCHELLES, S7. From September 11th to 21st, Kasimir will be S79/DL2SBY north of Mahé Island, Inner Islands group, IOTA AF-024, 100m from the shore.
FRANÇOIS JOSEPH LAND, RI1FJA-RI1FJZ. In September for 15 days, R7AL,
RW8A, RW9JZ, UA3QLC, R2DVE, and 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.
DENMARK, OZ. On September 19 and 20, René DL2JRM will be OZ0MF.
SAMOA, 5W. From September 21 to October 12, Jacek SP5EAQ will be 5W0AF.
CROATIA, 9A. Until September 30, 9A10SOTA for the 10th anniversary of the SOTA program.
ROMANIA, YO. Until September 30, special call YR100RC for the centenary of the
"Craiova" radio club, the first radio club established in Romania on March 18, 1926.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 9Q. From September 30 to October 11, the
Mediterranean DX Club will be 9T0MD (prefix 9T0 used for the first time). QSL via IK2VUC.
SOUTH SHETLAND, VP8 (South Shetland), HF0. Until October, Rafal SQ4O is
part of the 50th Polish expedition and will be HF0PAS at the "Henryk Arctowski" Antarctic Station, on King George Island, IOTA AN-010.
TUNISIA, 3V. From October 8th to 12th, the 22nd IARU High Speed Telegraphy World Championship will take place in Sousse, a major Mediterranean tourist city.
Last year, 125 participants from 14 countries attended.
SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. From October 7 to 21, Rolando 9A3MR, Zik DK8ZZ, Mladen 9A2NA,
Frane 9A3CJY (17 years old), Kristijan 9A4WY, and Livio 9A7Y will be H49A from Honiara,
Guadalcanal Island, to pay tribute to 15 years of charitable work by the "Croatian Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Buma" on Malaita Island, IOTA OC-047, and
to symbolize the ties between the Solomon Islands and Croatia.
NORWAY, LA. On October 10 and 11, René DL2JRM will be LG5LG.
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, S9. From October 17th to 31st, EC7R, D2ACE, CT1BOL, D2IM, CT1BZG, and CT3MD will be S9R, with 3 stations.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. From October 19th to 27th, a team will be VP2VXX
from Tortola Island, IOTA NA-023, and will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest on October 24th/25th.
RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. From October 20th to 28th, Kazu will be 3B9/M0CFW and also 3B9KW
during the CQWW DX SSB contest on October 24th/25th, then again from November 22nd to December 2nd, and also during the CQWW DX CW contest on November 28th/29th. QSL via LoTW.
SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON, FP. From October 21st to 26th, Matthew will be FP/WF2A and
will participate in the CQWW DX SSB contest on October 24th/25th.
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.
DOMINICA, J7. On October 24/25, during the CQ WW DX SSB contest, FM5BH, FM5FJ, F5VHJ, and EA1BP will be J75A. QSL via LOTW, ClubLog OQRS, or directly via F5VHJ.
JERSEY, GJ. On October 24/25, Tev will be MJ/TA1HZ in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR, VU4. From October 25, 2026 to November 7, 2027, W0ZB, K1LZ, VE2DX, VU2RS, K1NZ, KB2FMH, K2SAV, and N4VGE will be active from Andaman, IOTA, AS-001. Five stations will be operating 24/7. They will activate three POTA references (IN-0003, IN-0005, IN-0007) and participate in the 2027 CQ WW SSB DX contest. Call pending.
PALAU, T8. From October 26 to 30, Ken BW2/JP1RIW (who is also BM2JCC) will be T88KH.
AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. From October 29 to November 13, following expeditions T2C, C21MM, and V6D, the German team is preparing for its next KH8A adventure in the South Pacific. Nine operators, four 24/7 stations, 160m to 6m, CW, SSB, FT8, RTTY.
FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. During October, Haru JA1XGI will be TX9XG on the atoll of Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-066.
BANGLADESH, S2. During November, the S21DX team will be active from Kutubdia Island, IOTA AS-127. This will be a return to this reference, which was last activated in 2009 by an expedition with the same call sign. Other expeditions in 2021, 2022, and 2024 were conducted from IOTA reference AS-140, resulting in over 35,000 QSOs.
TOKELAU, ZK3. During November, for 13 days, N7QT, K5GS, W1SRD, KE4KY, K3EL, WD5COV, WA7CPA, N9ADG, Jacky ZL3CW (F2CW), IK0FVC, HA0NAR, YL Violetta KN2P, and Jack N7JP, from the Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) or the Western Washington DX Club (WWDXC), will be on an expedition. Call details to be determined.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. In November, Bob will be VP2V/GU4YOX
and VP2VBB for the CQ WW DX CW Contest on the 28th/29th.
MOZAMBIQUE, C9. From November 10th to 19th, OK1BOA, OK1FCJ, OK1CRM, OK1GK, OK2ZA, OK2ZC, OK2ZI, and OK6DJ will be C8K. QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS, and LoTW.
SOUTH SHETLAND, VP8 (South Shetland), KC4. In mid-November, Gil IZ2GMR (who is also K2GMR) plans a 9-day stay on King George Island, Antarctica, IOTA AN-010. He will be K2GMR/MM from the ship and KC4/K2GMR once on the island. Equipment: Xiegu 90, Bioenno 6M Ah battery, and MC-750 vertical antenna. He will operate on the 40-10m bands and on ±14.243 kHz on 20m. He will provide further details in July.
BONAIRE, PJ4. From November 23 to December 1, KU8E, N8VW, and K9NW will be PJ4/homecalls, and on November 28/29, they will be PJ4A in the CQ WW DX CW contest. QSL cards will be sent to PJ4A and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI; for the others, via their home call.
PALAU, T8. From November 25 to December 3, JH1OLB will be T88DT and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest on November 28/29.
MICRONESIA, V6. From November 26 to December 1, JH3AIU will be V6AIU and JR3RIU will be V63JX from Chuuk Island, IOTA OC-011. QSL cards will be sent via homecalls.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. On November 28th and 29th, for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, Suad DK6XZ (who is also E77XZ) will be LX7I.
PANAMA, HP. Until November 30th, Henry HP1CDW is celebrating 40 years of his license with the callsign 3E40CDW.
SOUTH SUDAN, Z8. Until mid-December, Diya YI1DZ is Z81D from Juba. He works for the World Food Programme. He will be active in his free time, mainly on weekends. QSL via OM3JW, OQRS.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR, VU4. From December 17th to 30th, the DX India Foundation is organizing an international expedition with the callsign VU4R.
ANTARCTIC CRUISE. In early 2027, a 4-week sailing cruise,
not a DX expedition, but a cruise including amateur radio activities with various
stopovers, led by Mehdi F5PFP. Departure from Puerto Williams on Navarino Island, IOTA SA-050, Chile, followed by a planned stopover in the South Shetland Islands, IOTA AN-010. If sailing conditions permit, he will activate some bases there. Then, sailing along
West Graham Land and other archipelagos, with possible stops at various islands,
bases, and refuges. Crossing the Drake Passage and Bransfield Straits, they will land "almost every
day." A stopover in the South Shetland Islands is possible on the return from Antarctica,
and then again on the return to Chile. Mehdi indicates that radio traffic should take place after their daily navigation, especially on the 40, 30, and 20-meter bands, between 10:00 PM and 3:00 AM UTC, using "old-school, freelance" modes, so no FT8 or other digital modes, no sponsors, no score targets, nothing to prove, just an adventure to experience.
MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Until 2027, Randall KX4QD is V73HW again on assignment on Kwajalein Island, IOTA OC-028. QSL via KX4QD, Club Log, LoTW.
PALAU, T8. From January 8 to 14, 2027, JA6EGL will be T88SM.
JAPAN, JA. Until January 29, 2027, special call 8J70JARE from various locations across the country, for the 70th anniversary of the Japanese presence in Antarctica. On November 8, 1956, the "Syowa," the first Japanese ship to explore Antarctica, departed Tokyo with 53 crew members, 17 of whom landed on the Ongul Islands on January 29, 1957, to establish the first research station, which was named "Syowa." QSL via JG2MLI
SOMALIA, T5, 6O. From February 15 to 27, 2027, ON5UR (teamleader), ON4AMX, ON4HIL, ON5TN, ON6CC, ON6DX, ON7RU, ON7USB, ON8AZ, PA3EWP, N6PSE, and PA7DX will form team 6O6X.
PETER I ISLAND, 3Y. During February 2027, a team of 19 operators will be 3Y0L. The Norwegian Polar Institute granted landing authorization in April 2024. See https://3y0l.com.
DOMINICA, J7. Until March 2027, Haluk TA2LE will frequently be J79H, sometimes from POTA reference points, such as Morne, Trois Pitons, and Cabrits National Parks.
SOUTH GEORGIA, VP8. In March 2027, LA7THA, LB1QI (he is also F6JJX), LB5GI, W0ZB, F4HEC, G0VJG, G4PUM, IU2EFB, LA3BO, OE7PGI, OK2WX, UR8UQ, and UR5UY will be VP0SG. Three young people will also be part of the team: Yl Violetta KN2P (licensed since 2012, Violetta has solid expertise in security and international experience; she is a flight instructor and a member of the Tokelau expedition), Léon DL3ON, and Yl Megan EI5LA, 19, from Cork, Ireland.
FRANCE, TM. In April 2027, members of the "PlusScouts PA3EFR/J" group will be
TM27OMAH at Omaha Beach to support the "Normandie Camporee 2027".
JAPAN, JA. Originally scheduled for May 22/23, 2026, Take JI3DST/6 and Ken JA4GXS/6
had to postpone their expedition to the Danjo Islands, IOTA AS-056,
to May 2027 due to weather conditions. These islands are uninhabited and are not served by a regular ferry service.
IOTA AS-056 is the second most searched island group in Japan.
KYRGYZSTAN, EX / TAJIKISTAN, EY. Until mid-2027, Yuri UA4LCQ is EX7CQ
(EX9A in contest), in Bishkek. He is sometimes in Tajikistan as EY8DX (EY0A in contest).
ANTARCTICA, KC4. Until the end of 2027, perhaps until 2028, Yuri Kovalenko UA1CCI
is RI1ANY, stationed at the Russian Novolazarevskaya station (locator JB59vf).
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