The "DX NEWS" de Gaby F5PSI rare DXCC and IOTA etc

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73 Gaby F5PSI https://www.qrz.com/db/F5PSI - f5psi@wanadoo.fr

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KIRIBATI CENTRAL, T31. From March 26 or 27 to April 8, T31TTT from Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands group, IOTA OC-043. 14 stations are active simultaneously (sometimes 2 on the same band in the same mode). See Qrz.com for frequencies.

BOTSWANA, A2. Until March 27, Bernie ZS4TX is A21TX from Kasane, in the HF bands. From March 28 to April 1, he will join the 9J2EME expedition in EME from Zambia.

SRI LANKA, 4S. Until March 27, Andrey R8WX is 4S7WXG.

FRANCE, TM. On March 27/28, April 3 and 4, 10 and 11, 17 and 18, 24 and 25, May 29 and 30, and June 5 and 6, members of the F4KLR radio club of APRA-62 (Wingles, Pas-de-Calais, department 62) will be

TM62SA in honor of Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN, the second French woman to join

the European astronaut team.

PALAU, T8. From March 27 to 30, Ken BM2JCC (who is also BW2/JP1RIW in Taipei, Taiwan)

is T88KH from the Koror radio club, for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on March 28/29.

UGANDA, 5X. From March 27 to 31, Andy 5Z4VJ is 5X2VJ. QSL via M0URX.

SAINT LUCIA, J6. On March 28/29, for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, K9HZ,

WA4PGM, W0CN, J69DS, KE0WPA, and NU1D will be J62K. QSL via K9HZ.

SOUTH KOREA, HL. On March 28/29, for the CQ WW WPX SSB contest, HL2ACK, HL3EYC, DS1UDN, DS4AOW, DS4EOI, and DS1TUW will be 6K0GA at station DS4EOI.

BELARUS, EW. On March 28/29, 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 1 to 9 for the 81st anniversary of the victory at Bagration, and finally on July 3, Belarus's Independence Day.

MONTSERRAT, VP2M. On March 28/29, for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, Corey (VP2MPN) and Franco (VP2MAA) will be VP2M.

WESTERN SAHARA, S0. On March 28/29, for the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, Naama will be S09S from Wilaya Auserd. QSL via Club Log.

SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. From March 28 to April 4, Ken (KJ9B) will be PJ7KB from the historic Fort Amsterdam site, ref. POTA SX-0002.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. From March 28 to April 11, Markus (DJ4EL) and Jorge (CE4UFC) will not be 3G0YE. Markus will be alone, CE0Y/DJ4EL from Hanga Roa. QSL via DJ4EL.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Until March 29, Jorge CE0YHF is on the air, before departing for Santiago and returning to Easter Island in April.

BOTSWANA, A2. Until March 29, Remo HB9SHD is A255HD from Chobe Cilwero.

BERMUDAS, VP9. Until March 29, Mark is VP9/AA1AC from Hamilton Parish.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Until March 29, Ricardo is HI7/LW4ERG from Punta Cana. QSL via home call.

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, V2. Until March 30, Bud AA3B is V26K from Antigua,

IOTA NA-100. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on the 28th/29th.

MADEIRA, CT3. Until March 30, Georg is CT9/DD8ZX and Klaus is CT9/DJ9KM.

European trip. Until March 30, René DL2JRM is OK8JRM in the Czech Republic,

then 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 in Armenia.

ZAMBIA, 9J. Until March 30, Robert DM7XX is 9J2RO at the Fountain Gate Crafts & Trades School near Lusaka and will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on the 28th/29th.

HONDURAS, HR. Until March 30, KN2P, N7VZ, and W7UM are HQ9UM from Roatan Island, IOTA NA-057, and HQ9X for the CQ WW WPX SSB contest on the 28th/29th.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. From March 30 to April 6, Markus will be EA8/DA2DX from Fuerteventura Island, IOTA AF-004.

BELIZA, V3. From March 30 to April 7, Mike VY0ZOO (who is also VE2XB) will be V31ZY from Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker. QSL via VE2XB.

GREENLAND, OX. Until March 31, Bo OZ1DJJ is OX3LX. QSL via OZ0J.

SABLE ISLAND, CY0. Until March 31, Lee WW2DX, Murray WA4DAN, Glenn WØGJ, Scott NE9U, Pat N2IEN, Ralph KØIR, Mike K9NW, and Jay K4ZLE are CY0S. QSL via WA4DAN.

BAHAMAS, C6. Until March 31, Brian AD8FD is C6AFD from Eleuthera Island, IOTA NA-001. He will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest on the 28th/29th.

MADEIRA, CT9. Until March 31, Helmut is CT9/DF7EE and CQ3W in the CQ WW

WPX SSB Contest on the 28th/29th. On the same dates, Simon S53K, Robert S53R, Robi S53WW, Simon S53ZO, Goran S55OO, and Darko E70A are CT9/homecalls and CR3A for the CQ WW

WPX SSB on the 28th/29th.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Until March 31, Kevin W1DED is ZF2LT from the "Brac Radio Contest Club" station ZF5T located north of Cayman Brac Island, IOTA NA-016. Direct QSL via W1DED, LoTW, or Club Log.

MACAU, XX9. Until March 31, EA1CJ, EA1SA, EA5BCQ, EA5KA, EA5KM, EA7KE,

EA7R, EA7X, JH4RHF, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR, F2JD, F8ATS, F8GGV are XX9W

GAMBIA, C5. Until March 31, Przemyslaw C5SP and Yl Magdalena C5MB are active. QSL direct via SP3PS: Przemyslaw Stanislawski, Lednogora 7, Lednogora, 62-261, Poland.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Until March 31, for the 100th anniversary of the National Amateur Radio Association, New Zealand radio amateurs may use the prefix "ZM", and the Whangarei Amateur Radio Club uses the special call signs ZL100MVL and ZL100AM.

MAURITIUS, 3B8. Until March 31, Matt is 3B8/DL5PT at Flic-en-Flac (Loc. LG89qr).

On the other hand, until the end of March, Suvarna VU3OPT (which is also OM0GA) is 3B8G.

SRI LANKA, 4S. Until March 31, Peter DC0KK is 4S7KKG.

MOROCCO, CN. Until March 31, Yannick F6FYD is CN2YD from the cities of Agadir and El Jadida, and Mogador. IOTA AF-065. QSL via home call.

CURAÇAO, PJ2. Until March 31, 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 late March to mid-April, Frank DL1IL will be D41IL, operating CW.

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.

ENGLISH BASE CYPRUS, ZC4. During March, Adrian will be ZC4/G0KOM.

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."

BELGIUM, ON. Special call OT26B for the 100th anniversary of SNCB (Belgian National Railways). QSL via OR4K. On May 5, 1835, Belgium inaugurated the first railway line on the European continent, between Brussels and Mechelen, a foundational event that made Brussels the first capital city in the world served by rail.

GREENLAND, OX. Loren KK5LM is OX5LM from Pituffik Space Base.

MALAWI, 7Q. In 2026, and possibly into 2027, Chris ZS6RI is 7Q5C from Karonga,

in the north of the country. He makes 6-month rotations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log.

KOSOVO, Z6. Sometime in April, a team of Polish OMs will be Z66SP from the town of Grashtice, near Pristina.

SPAIN, EA. Sometime in April, a special call, EG1912T, will be 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.

EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6, 9M8. Sometime in April-May, a team of 12 operators will be 9M8T from Talang-Talang Besar Island, IOTA OC165. QSL via 9W8ZZK. See https://cqdx.my/9m8t.

CANADA, VE. Until April 1st, Pierre is again VY0/VE3KTB from the Eureka radio club VY0ERC on Ellesmere Island, IOTA NA-008, Nunavut. QSL via M0OXO. He will participate in the CQ WPX SSB contest on March 28th/29th.

SAINT-KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Until April 1st, Randy is V4/K5ZD and V47T in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest on March 28th/29th. QSL via LoTW. QSL V47T via W2RQ.

BANGLADESH, S2. Until April 1st, DK6SP, DJ4MX (QSL Mgr), M0SDV, DL3ON,

S21ABO, and S21TV are S21WD from an island in the Khulna/Barisal group, IOTA AS-140.

CANADA, VE. From April 1st to 30th, VE9CF will be VX9P from various military sites in

New Brunswick, for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong. The battle took place

during the Korean War in April 1951.

VANUATU, YJ. Until April 2, Chris VK2YUS is YJ0CA from Port Vila, Efate Island,

IOTA O-035. Also until April 3, Aki JK1JXZ (he is also A35JK, T2JK) is

YJ1JXZ also from Port Vila.

MARTINIQUE, FM. Until April 2, Miguel is FM/EA1BP and TO7O in the CQ WW

WPX SSB Contest of the 28th/29th.

GERMANY, DL. Until April 3, 20 operators are DA0HEL from Helgoland Island,

IOTA EU-127 and sometimes DL0IH from Düne, a small uninhabited neighboring island in the southeastern

North Sea. Together with Helgoland, it forms the Helgoland archipelago and municipality.

GUADELOUPE, FG. Until April 3, Hervé is FG/F5HRY from Marie Galante Island, IOTA NA-102.

RODRIGUEZ ISLAND, 3B9. From April 3 to May 20, Suvarna VU3OPT will be 3B9N from Port Mathurin. Rodriguez Island is located 580 km northeast of Mauritius.

SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. Until April 4, Tom AA9A is PJ7AA from this entity, which is also IOTA NA-105. QSL via LOTW, ClubLog OQRS.

BENIN, TY. Until April 5, Red DL1BUG is TY5FR and will participate in the CQ WPX SSB.

NEWS, PA. Until April 5th, for World Autism Awareness Day (established in 2007 and observed annually on April 2nd by the United Nations General Assembly), special calls are available: PA26WAAD, PB26WAAD, PC26WAAD, PD26WAAD, PE26WAAD, PG26WAAD, and PH26WAAD. QSL cards are available via NL10743, LoTW, and eQSL.

Benin, TY. Until April 6th, Gérard F5NVF is TY5GG in Godomey, Abomey-Calavi. There is no QSL bureau in the country, so direct QSL cards are available via F5RAV or LoTW via M0NPT.

CENTRAL KIRIBATI, T31. Until April 8, T31TTT from Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands Group, IOTA OC-043. 14 stations are active simultaneously (sometimes 2 on the same band in the same mode). See Qrz.com for frequencies.

SVALBARD, JW. On April 8, from 07:00 to 16:00, Scott will be JW/KK6IK, QRP in CW from the JW5E radio club.

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.

GUADELOUPE, FG. Until April 10, Roland is FG/F4JJC from Trois-Rivières

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, announces that it will 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.

GUINEA, 3X. (Not to be confused with Equatorial Guinea 3C or Guinea-Bissau J5).

From April 11 to 25, Elvira IV3FSG will be 3XFSG (surprisingly, there is no number in the middle of the callsign) from Rooma Island, IOTA AF-051.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From April 11 to May 1, Pete G0TLE is V47EM from Calypso Bay, Saint Kitts, at station V47JA.

BAHAMAS, C6. Until April 12, WA4PAW is C6APS on Great Abaco, IOTA NA-080.

PHILIPPINES, DU / KYRGYZSTAN, EX. Until April, Bob EX0ET is DU7ET in the Philippines, mainly operating CW on 160m. His callsign in Kyrgyzstan has changed to EX0T.

ARUBA, P4. Until April 15, Jean-Pierre P43A is P45A, the regulatory authority "Dienst Telecommunicatie Zaken" (DTZ) having approved the special prefix P45 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the country's separate status and the 50th anniversary of its national anthem and flag.

Cancelled. GHANA, 9G. First half of April, an Italian team will be 9G5CC (FT8) and 9G5RR (CW, SSB, RTTY) from Busua Beach and 9G5ZP on Abokwa Island, IOTA AF-084.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Until mid-April, Frank DL1IL is D41IL.

BERMUDAS, 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.

HUNGARY, HA. From April 17 to 27, for the 235th anniversary of Samuel Morse's birth, numerous special calls: HA235MSE, HA235S, HA235A, HA235M, HA235U,

HA235E, HA235L and HA235R. QSL via ClubLog.

SAINT-KITTS & NEVIS, V4. Until April 18, Janusz is V4/SP9FIH and V47K in contests from New Castle, Nevis Island, IOTA NA-104.

MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO. From April 19 to 30, K5WE, W5CCP, N5TEA, K4VBM, WD5COV, and our friend Didier F6BCW will be TX9W from Atuona, Hiva Oa Island, IOTA OC-027. QSL via K5WE. Info: https://k5we.com/tx9w.

SVALBARD, JX. From April 21 to 24, LB4VE, LA8JKA, LA7HNA, LA7IPA, and LB0NJ will be JW5E from Longyearbyen.

THAILAND, HS, E2. From April 22 to May 19, Bruce K0BJ will be HS0ZLB.

KOSOVO, Z6. From April 23 to 28, Rafal SQ2IHP will lead the Polish expedition Z66SP from Grashtive, near Pristina.

LESOTHO, 7P. From April 23 to May 1, IZ0EVI, IZ0EWJ, and IZ6DSQ will be 7P8WR. QSL via IZ0EWJ.

UKRAINE, UR. On April 25th and 26th, a special EN40CNP call will be held from the Chernobyl exclusion zone for the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

GAMBIA, C5. From April 25th to May 8th, 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, DM50GFS for 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, until April 30, for the 50th anniversary of German Antarctic research, special calls DA0ANT, DM50ANT, DP50ANT.

GERMANY, DL. Until April 30, DP200GVN for the bicentenary of the birth of Georg von Neumayer, after whom three Antarctic research stations are named.

Also until April 30, DA26WARD for World Amateur Radio Day, celebrated annually on April 18. QSL via DK5ON, LoTW.

NEW CALEDONIA, FK. From the beginning of May to the beginning of August, Hervé will be FK/F4MER and will be operating in his free time (IC-718, multiband antenna). Hervé is a friend from our department of Pas-de-Calais; he obtained his license during a trip to New Caledonia in late 2024/early 2025. He will provide me with further information regarding his operating periods and bands, which I will publish in the newsletter. Have a good trip, Hervé.

JUAN FERNANDEZ, CE0, XQ0. During May, for 3 weeks, Felipe XQ7IR will be

3G0Z and/or XR0Z from Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago, IOTA SA-005.

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 AU2M with 3 stations from Arnala Island, 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.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. From May 13th to 21st, David will be V4/EI7BR and Roger will be V4/EI8KN from Saint Kitts. They will be V49B if they participate in contests.

TONGA, A3. From May 14 to 22, Takio JH3QFL will be A31AA from Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Island, IOTA OC-049.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD. Until mid-May, Take is JD1/JG8NQJ from Marcus Island, IOTA OC-073. QSL via bureau on JG8NQJ or direct on JA8CJY.

PALAU, T8. From May 21 to 24, JR3QFB will be T88JH, JA1MFR T88KY, and JF3PLF T88IL. 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 from station V47JA.

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.

BONAIRE, PJ4. From May 27 to June 8, Chris WA7RAR will be PJ4CB.

GREECE, SV. Until May 31, special call SZ40A for the 40th anniversary of the Western Greece Amateur Radio Association (SZ1A). QSL via ON3UN.

COCOS KEELING, VK9C. Until May 31, possibly longer, Mark VK6BSA is VK9BSA

and XYl Deena VK6DEE is VK9DEE.

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.

BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6. From June 4th to 7th, Jan will be EA6/DL4XT.

TANZANIA, 5H. From June 8th to July 2nd, Charles NK8O will be 5H3DX from Chihoni.

PALAU, T8. From June 10th to 18th, 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 12 to 29, Frank will be PJ2/PH2M.

YOTA Summer Camp 2026. From June 14 to 19, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA, for licensed young amateur radio operators aged 15 to 25 from North, South, and Central America.

PALAU, T8. From June 19 to 22, Nobu JA0JHQ will be T88PB and will participate in the All Asian DX CW Contest on June 20-21.

LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. June 24/25, to coincide with the Friedrichshafen Air Show,

HB0/ON4CCC, HB0/OO4M, and HB0/ON4VV will be active.

SAINT-PIERRE & MIQUELON, FP. From June 27 to July 14, Eric will be FP/KV1J from

Miquelon Island, IOTA NA-032. QSL via home call.

NIUE, E6. In July, Gavin ZL3GAV will be E6SP.

CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. From July 8 to 13, Martin OL5Y and Vaclav OL9R will be

OL26WRTC during the World Radio Team Contest organized by the RSGB.

TURKS & CAICOS, VP5. From July 17th to 30th, G0VJG is expected to be VP5/homecall (call not yet confirmed) and VP5G for the IOTA CW/SSB contest on Sunday, July 19th. QSL via M0OXO.

Yota Contest 2026. On July 19th and December 28th, 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 licensed young amateur radio operators to participate in the airwaves.

COOK SOUTH, E5. From July 22nd to August 14th, Steve ZL2KE will be E51KEE from Rarotonga. QSL via IK2DUW, but not via office. 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 can apply for a license and use the 4K/ or 4J/ prefix, which will be assigned to them, followed by their personal call sign.]

GUERNSEY, GU. On July 25 and 26, for the RSGB IOTA contest CW, SSB, Bob

GU4YOX will be MU5E from Herm Island, IOTA EU-114.

CORSICA, TK. On July 25 and 26, Gil F4FET will be a member of TK5K for the IOTA contest.

SOUTH COOK, E5. From July 26 to August 6, Steve ZL4CZ will be E51CZZ from Rarotonga. QSL

via IK2DUW, but not via bureau. NAURU, C2. Until around the end of July, Phillip FK1TS will be operating again as C21TS from Baitsi.

BAHAMAS, C6. From August 4th to 10th, Eric K9GY will be operating as C6AYM from Grand Bahama Island, Little Bahama Bank Group, IOTA NA-080. He will participate in the WAE DX CW Contest on August 8th and 9th.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Until August 6th, special call sign ZL100C for the centenary of the National Amateur Radio Association of New Zealand, NZART.

NAMIBIA, V5. From August 26th to September 20th, Hanspeter will be operating as 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 Squadron

North Pole-42 aboard the "Severny Polyus," a drifting research vessel. QSL via RN3RQ

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 callsign is not yet known.

FRANZ 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.

AZORAS, CU. On September 16th, the CU2ARA National Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary. SAMOA, 5W. From September 21 to October 12, Jacek SP5EAQ will be 5W0AF.

CROATIA, 9A. Until September 30, special call sign 9A10SOTA for the 10th anniversary of the SOTA "Summits On The Air" program in the country.

ROMANIA, YO. Until September 30, special call sign 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 9T used for the first time). QSL via IK2VUC.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Sometime in September or October, C8K expedition by 8 Czech OMs.

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, S9. From October 17 to 31, Francisco CT7AKS will be S9R.

PALAU, T8. From October 21 to 29, JH3LSS (he is 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 (who is also BM2JCC) will be T88KH.

FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. In October, Haru JA1XGI will be TX9XG on the atoll of

Rangiroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, IOTA OC-066.

TOKELAU, ZK3. 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. 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,

UR5UY will be VP0SG. The team announces the participation of YL Violetta KN2P (licensed

since 2012, Violetta has strong skills, safety expertise, 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 welcome 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. Five stations operating 24/7. They will activate three references. POTA (IN-0003, IN-0005, IN-0007) and

will 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).

SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. Currently, David is PJ7/W1DIA from Fort Amsterdam, with a QRP transceiver, Xiegu X6200 (4/5W) connected to a Radioddity RF-009 antenna.

NIUE, E6. In early 2026, Gavin ZL3GAV is E6SP. Also in 2026, Tom KH0/KC0W is E6CW from Niue, which is also IOTA OC-240.

MALAWI, 7Q. Praise 7Q9PTP is the newest junior licensee in the country; he is 17 years old.

KURE, KH7K / JOHNSTON, KH3 / MIDWAY, KH4. The Intrepid DX group is awaiting approval from the authorities to proceed with its project for these three expeditions. Midway Atoll remains closed to the public, as management is focusing on the conservation, security, and preservation of the site.

GERMANY, DL. Several times in 2026, DA100LH, DL100LH, and DK100LH will be on the air for the 100th anniversary of Lufthansa Airlines, and DA100TV and DL100TV for the 100th anniversary of television in Germany.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. The Penang radio club 9M4CPM is 9M9TYT on the occasion of the appointment of the 9th Governor of Penang. QSL via 9M2NAL. On the other hand, Mike is

9M2/KM9D at Teluk Kelubi Beach on Rebak Island, Perlis/Kedah State Group, IOTA AS-058.

CEUTA & MELILLA, EA9. Eugene EA5EL will be EF9M in several contests this year.

GAMBIA, C5. André ON7YK is currently C5YK from Bijilo.

SOUTH KOREA, HL. Special call HL70KARL on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the

"Korean Amateur Radio League" (KARL) founded on April 20, 1955. No specific dates given.

CONWAY REEF, 3D2. The Rebel DX group reports that access will soon be very restricted,

due to new government regulations, while licenses for Fiji are

still available. The Rebel DX group will organize an expedition to Conway Reef soon,

before these restrictions take effect. To be continued.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Paulo ZS6CRZ is currently C95CRZ from the city of Tete.

MEXICO, XE. The Aguascalientes RC is 4A2DX, on POTA references and in contest.

LATVIA, YL. Special call YL35G for the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the country's independence, May 4, 1990. QSL via YL3GBC.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Chusuke is KH0/JR1FKR from Saipan Island, IOTA OC-086.

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