The DX Compilation weekly DX news bulletin 15 May 2026
SVALBARD, JW. From May 15 to 29, Christian KB0ATY will lead an expedition in the surrounding Arctic Ocean, sailing from selected anchorages and landing zones based on weather conditions. Call signs will be JW/KB0ATY, JW/KB0ATY/MM, and also those of the University of Michigan Radio Club, JW/W8UM and JW/W8UM/MM. On land, the QTH will be IOTA reference EU-026, with possible POTA/SOTA activations.
MAURITIUS, 3B8. Until May 16, Ivan UR9IDX will be 3B8IDX.
CANADA, VE. From May 16 to 21, Mike will be VE2/VY0ZOO from Salluit, Nunavik. Salluit
is a northern village at the strategic crossroads of 14 Inuit communities in Nunavut,
surrounded by mountains reaching 500m and the Salluit Fjord. https://dxpedition-to-salluitqc-
zone-2-may-16-21-3.jimdosite.com/
CORSICA, TK. Until May 16, Fabrice will be TK/F4FTV from Porto-Vecchio.
CANADA, VE. Until May 16, David VE3KGK will be VB3COPS in tribute to law enforcement,
and from May 17 to 23, VB3EMS to thank first responders, especially those responding to accident scenes. These initiatives aim to recognize and appreciate the essential and risky work these individuals do to ensure community safety.
GREENLAND, OX. Until May 17, Olafur TF1OL will be active from Nuuk. COCOS KEELING, VK9C, VK9Y. Until May 17th, Mark VK6BSA is VK9BSA and XYl
Deena VK6DEE is VK9DEE.
FRANCE, F. National Castle Day. Sunday, May 17th, Michel F8GGZ will be in
the town of Verges (39570) in front of Beauregard Castle and will activate the references
DFCF 39-076 and WCA F-07998, in SSB and CW on 80, 40, and 20 meters starting at 06:00 UTC
NETHERLANDS, PA. From May 18 to 22, ON2LVC, ON4LO, ON5SEL, and ON7DE will be PA/OR5R
from Ameland Island, North Holland/Friesland/Groningen Province group, IOTA EU-038.
RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, 3B9. From May 18 to June 1, Ivan UR9IDX will be 3B9IDX. QSL via CT9/UR9IDX.
THAILAND, HS, E2. Until May 19, Bruce K0BJ is HS0ZLB.
BURKINA FASO, XT. Until May 19, Harald DF2WO is XT2AW from Ouagadougou.
QSL via M0OXO, OQRS.
ICELAND, TF. Until May 19, Rikk will be TF/WE9G from Borg. NAMIBIA, V5. From May 20 to June 19, Eric will be V5/N7XOB. SSB +/- 7.165 and 14.265 kHz.
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Until May 21, David will be V4/EI7BR and Roger will be V4/EI8KN from Saint Kitts. They will be V49B in the CQ WPX CW contest on May 30/31.
IRELAND, EI. From May 21 to 23, M1PTR and M5KJM (who is also EI6KP) will be EJ6KP/P from Arranmore Island. IOTA EU-121. QSL via Club Log OQRS, LoTW, or via M5KJM.
PALAU, T8. From May 21 to 24, JR3QFB will be T88JH, JA1MFR T88KY, and JF3PLF T88IL.
RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, 3B9. Until May 22, Suvarna VU3OPT is 3B9G (not 3B9N as previously announced) from Port Mathurin, 580 km northeast of Mauritius.
TONGA, A3. Until May 22, Takio JH3QFL will be A31AA from Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049. QSL via JH3QFL and LoTW.
GREENLAND, OX. Until May 22, Bo OZ1DJJ is again OX3LX from Asiaat Island, IOTA NA-134. QSL via Club Log OQRS, LoTW, or via OZ0J.
WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. From May 22nd to 24th, 9M2CDX, 9W2HKE, 9W2AKP, and 9W6ZAT
will be 9M26ISX at the "STEM X-Plorace 2026" International Exhibition in Johor, to
present amateur radio and the role of communication technologies to visitors.
JAPAN, JA. From May 22, 2026 to 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 a crew of 53, 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.
JUAN FERNANDEZ, CE0, XQ0. During May, for 3 weeks, Felipe XQ7IR is 3G0Z from Robinson Crusoe Island, IOTA SA-005, and XR0Z for 2 or 3 days from Alejandro Selkirk Island, IOTA SA-101. [Wikipedia Info: Alejandro Selkirk Island, also known as Más Afuera Island, is located 749 km west-northwest of Punta de Lavapié, in the Biobío region of Chile. It is the second largest island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago after Robinson Crusoe Island, located 168 km to the east.]
SOUTH SHETLAND, VP8 (South Shetland), HF0. From May to October, Rafal SQ4O is part of the 50th Polish Expedition and will be HF0PAS, depending on his availability, at the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Station on King George Island, IOTA AN-010.
EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6, 9M8. During May, a team of 12 operators was on 9M8T from Talang-Talang Besar Island, IOTA OC165. QSL via 9W8ZZK. See https://cqdx.my/9m8t.
SVALBARD, JW. Sometime in May, Tom will be briefly JW/G1VAQ QRP 5W on 20m CW.
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 at this link: https://apra62.fr/evenement/
MALDIVES, 8Q. Until May 24, Martin G7FTN will be 8Q7FT from Reethi, active in
DSTAR and DMR digital modes. QSL via QRZ, LoTW, no printed QSL cards.
ENGLISH BASE IN CYPRUS, ZC4. From May 24 to 30, Dave G4WXJ will be ZC4RH from
Dhekelia.
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 from station V47JA.
BELGIUM, ON. Until May 25, the Antwerp radio club ON8APC is OT26EPIC for
the 2026 edition of the "Antwerp Port Epic" cycling race on May 25. QSL via ON8JJ.
ASCENSION ISLAND, ZD8. From May 25 to 29, Ferdinand "Muttley" M0HXC (who also has the call sign M0HXC) will be ZD8KX. QSL via LoTW, QRZ.com, or directly via ZB2KX (see Qrz.com).
POSTPONED (due to health reasons affecting some members). FRANCE, F, TM. From May 25th to 31st,
Gilles F4MLN, Jean-Pierre F4JWW, Sylvain F4JWV, Pascal F4MLM, and Philippe F4HKP, from the
Montargis radio club F5KIA (department 45, Loiret), will be TM45ILE. They will depart from the port
of Arzal-Camoël (department 56, Morbihan) to sail towards Belle-Île-en-Mer, Île Hoëdic, Île
d'Houat, and Île de Groix, depending on the weather.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. From May 25 to 31, Kasimir will be HB0/DL2SBY before his next two expeditions:
Zanzibar in June and the Seychelles in September (see below).
CHATHAM, ZL7. From May 25 to June 3, Holger ZL3IO will be ZL7IO from Waitangi. He will participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest on May 30/31. QSL via DK7AO.
MARTINIQUE, FM. From May 26 to June 2, Darrell AB2E will be TO3E and will participate in the CQ
WW WPX CW Contest on May 30/31.
BOLIVIA, CP. From May 26 to June 6, LU1FM, LU1HF, LU2JCW, LU3FR, LU3VED, LU6FOV, LU7HN, LU8VCC, and LU9FHF will be CP7DX from Tarija and will participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest on May 30/31.
PALAU, T8. From May 27 to 31, JA0JHQ will be T88PB and will participate in the CQ WPX CW contest.
BONAIRE, PJ4. From May 27 to June 8, Chris WA7RAR will be PJ4CB.
AZERBAIJAN, 4K. On May 28, the "DXpedition & Contest Team" 4K0T will be the first POTA activation in the country from Absheron National Park, reference AZ-0004. MALDIVES, 8Q. From May 28th to June 1st, Yosuke JJ1DQR will be 8Q7QR and will participate in the CQ
WW WPX CW Contest on May 30th/31st. QSL via JJ1DQR
FRANCE, TM. On May 29/30 and June 5/6, the RC F4KLR of Wingles (dpt 62, Pas-de-Calais) will be TM62SA in honor of Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN, the second French female astronaut in the European team.
DENMARK, OZ. From May 29 to 31, then on July 25 and 26, and finally on August 15 and 16, René DL2JRM will be OV7X from an island in IOTA reference EU-172.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. On May 30/31, during the CQ WPX CW Contest, Bodo DF8DX and Mischa HB9EMP will be HB0DX.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Until May 31, special call A60PE for the National Day. Individual operators can request a call in the form A60PE/0, 1, /2, /3, etc…
WESTERN SAHARA, S0 (S Zero, not S Oscar). Until May 31, Naama S01A and Azman S01AH are S09S from Tifariti, for the 50th anniversary of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
They will participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest on May 30/31. QSL via ClubLog and LoTW.
BULGARIA, LZ. Until May 31, special call LZ100LZ for the 100th anniversary of the BFRA,
the national amateur radio association, founded in 1926 with 38 members.
GREECE, SV. Until May 31, special call SZ40A for the 40th anniversary of the Western Greek Amateur Radio Association (SZ1A). QSL via ON3UN.
GREECE, SV. Until May 31, special call SX1FLY to celebrate the 243rd anniversary of the first manned hot air balloon flight in 1783 and to pay tribute to the Montgolfier brothers. No QSL cards, but radio contacts recorded on eQSL, LoTW, and other electronic platforms.
JAMAICA, 6Y. From May 31 to June 8, Bill will be 6Y/KQ4PGV.
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