I translate from french to English.
Remember the CQ WW SSB is the 25 and 26 October 2025
WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. From October 17th to 19th, for the Jamboree On The Air, the Kulai DX Club is 9M4JOTA in Johor. Meanwhile, with the same entity and on the same dates, and also for its 20th anniversary, the Kelab Pengakap Sungai Besar club 9M4CSB is 9M20CSB. QSL via 9M2VVH.
GUERNSEY, GU. From October 17 to 21, G4DIY and M0TNX are GP0TSH. QSL via
G4DIY.
ANGOLA, D2. From October 17 to 29, EC7R, CT1BOL, D2ACE, EC1T, EA1ACP, D2XX,
CT2GFW, CT7APE, CT1FFU, and EA5EL are D2A to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Independence
(November 11, 1975) in the Mussulo Peninsula, Luanda Province. QSL via EA7FTR.
SABA & SINT EUSTATIUS, PJ5-PJ6. From October 17th to 29th, an international team from five countries is flying from Saba Island, including IOTA NA-145, W6IZT, W2FQ, K4NHW, KD9LSV, W7YED, KK8C, N4XTT, and KK7EXT. Nine of them are between the ages of 16 and 28: Ewan N7EWN, Aaron KC1SJR, Yl Suzan PD3SZN, Dominik DL1DJH, George YO9LIG, Yl Emilia YO8YL, George YO9LIG, Matus OM8ATE, Vincent PC2Y, and Yl Marlee KC1YBR. The team will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB contest on October 25th and 26th. QSL via M0OXO. ENGLAND, G. On October 18th, M0XQS, 2E0FXE, and M7RRH will be GB2UXB for the
JOTA, Jamboree on the Air.
PERU, OA. From the 18th until almost the end of October, Marko will be OA4/N5ZO from Lima, the capital,
and not N5KO (who is Robert, from California) as announced elsewhere.
During the SSB contest on the 25th/26th, Marko will be OA4O, single op. QSL via LoTW.
GAMBIA, C5. From October 18th to November 7th, Luc F5RAV will be C5LT and Luis YT3PL (he is
also YU5R) will be C5R from Senegambia near Banjul. They will be C5R for the CQWW
DX SSB Contest. Their humanitarian work continues (construction of three new classrooms for the WILCOS school for children aged 3 to 5). QSL via PH3T.
MONTENEGRO, 4O. Until October 19, Luca, 17, is a 4O/OE8DDX. He obtained his license at 11 and already has 305 countries in the DXCC! He will participate in the High Speed CW Contest
(High Speed Telegraphy Championship) on Sunday, November 2, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM UTC.
TURKEY, TA. From October 19th to 29th, members of the Tango Alfa Ham Radio Club (YM1KE)
will be TC29TC on the occasion of the "Republic Day of Turkey" on the 29th. QSL via eQSL.
WALLIS & FUTUNA, FW. From October 19th to 31st, from Wallis Is. IOTA OC-054, the members of the DX Obsessed Group will each have a call: Marc NC7M will be FW5K, Osiel NG7E will be FW5Z, Alex K6VHF will be FW1NA, Scott N7JR will be FW7SR, Hannah W7HER will be FW7H, and Dave KA6BIM will be FW6N. They will be FW5K at the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. From October 20th to 22nd, W3MLJ, N4XTT, KC1KUG, and W9RFT will be
NP2R from St. Thomas Is. IOTA NA-106. Then from October 23rd to 28th, they will be VP2VRX and
will participate in the contest at the end of October. Then they will travel to the British Virgin Islands, VP2V.
FRANCE, TM. From October 20th to 25th, Michel F8GGZ will be TM100RG for the 100th anniversary of the
annual French Open tournament at Roland Garros, on clay.
SAN ANDRES & PROVIDENCIA, K0. From October 20th to November 3rd, HK1T, HJ1YL,
K2BB, UU0JR, and possibly US7UX, VA2WA, and WB2AA will be 5K0UA from San Andres Island, IOTA NA-033. They will participate in the SSB contest on October 25th and 26th. QSL via LOTW,
ClubLog.
GREENLAND, OX. Until October 21st, Bo OZ1DJJ is OX3LX. QSL via OZ0J.
AUSTRALIA, VK, and NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Until October 21st, John is VK6/G4IRN
in Western Australia, and from October 22nd to November 10th, ZL/G4IRN in New Zealand.
MADEIRA, CT3. From October 21st to 28th, Helmut will be CT9/DF7EE and CQ3W during the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest on October 25th and 26th.
PANAMA, HP. From October 21st to 28th, Yuri will be HP3/VE3DZ and will participate in the SSB Contest.
MONTSERRAT, VP2M. From October 22nd to 28th, Stan K4SBZ will be VP2MZZ from
Gingerbread Hill. He will be part of the VP2MAA team during the CQ WW DX SSB.
REVILLAGIGEDO, XF4. From October 23rd to 30th, Mark XE1B will be active from Socorro Island.
IOTA NA-030 (call not yet known). He will meet with the new base commander to define the conditions for a future expedition team in 2026. Access to the base is limited and can only be obtained via a Navy battleship conducting resupply operations from Baja, Mexico. Four antennas, two transceivers, SSB, and FT8 simultaneously. No automated FT8 QSOs.
KOSOVO, Z6. From October 23rd to November 3rd, S58MU will be Z68MU and S50X will be Z68WW
from Gjilan. During the CQ WW DX SSB contest on October 25th and 26th, they will be Z68MU and
during the IPA contest on November 1st and 2nd, they will use the Z66IPA call. QSL via S58MU.
VANUATU, YJ. Until October 24th, Chris VK2YUS is again YJ0CA in Port Vila.
GUATEMALA, TG. Until October 25, Dwight VE7BV is TG9BBV. QSL via homecall.
Pacific Tour. From October 25 to November 19, Rudi DK7PE (also AH0G) is embarking
on a Pacific Ocean tour and will be activating several DXCC entities, departing from Guam KH2
(KG6/AH0G), then Palau T8, Micronesia V6 (V6CW), the Marshall Islands V7, and possibly
West Kiribati T30 (T30RK). Operating only on CW, with ETM9c, 100w keyer.
[[The following teams will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest on October 25-26:
BONAIRE, PJ4. Rich N6KT will be PJ4K.
MARTINIQUE, FM. Kostyantyn VE3LA will be TO2M. It will be FM/VE8DX before and after the
contest. QSL via LY5W: Saulius Zalnerauskas, Box 1081, Kaunas LT-49006, Lithuania.
SAINT LUCIA, J6. J68HZ, J69DS, NY3B, W0CN, W0ZB, WA4PGM will be J62K.
HAWAII, KH6. AA6AA, KH7U, N6TV, N6TJ, KX7M, NH7T, JH7OHF, JJ1CBY, AH6OZ
will be KH6J at the radio club's contest station KH6YY on Oahu.
PUERTO RICO, KP4. W2XX N0HJZ and AJ9C will be KP4AA.
ITALY, I. Michal will be IH9/OK1M from Pantelleria Is. IOTA AF-018. QSL via OK1M.
SAINT BARTHÉLÉMY, FJ. G3NKC, G4CLA, GW4XUM, and M5RIC will be TO4K and
FJ/homecalls before and after the contest.
OGASAWARA, JD. From October 19 to November 2, JP1IHD will be JD1BQP.
SAINT VINCENT, J8. From October 20 to 29, FM5BH (J87BH), F5VHJ (J87AC), FM5EB
(J87EB), and also J88BTI will be J8K.
MALAWI, 7Q. 7Q7CT, 7Q6M, 7Q5MLV, 7Q7EB, 7Q7JN, 7Q6UJ, 7Q8AC, 7Q8P will be
7Q1A.
Uruguay, CX, CX6TU, and CX1TF will be CV6T. QSL to EA7FTR.
DOMINICA, J7. From October 20th to 29th, Gil FM5FJ will be J79FJ. QSL via KU9C. He will be part of
team J75A for the 25th/26th contest. Direct QSL via G5RC or LoTW, Club Log OQRS.
RODRIGUES ISLAND, 3B9. From October 21st to 29th, and from November 23rd to December 3rd, Kazu
M0CFW (JK3GAD) will be 3B9KW. He will participate in the CW portion of the contest on November 29th/30th.
MONSERRAT, VP2M. From October 22nd to 28th, an international team will be VP2MPN. The operators will each have a local callsign: Stan K4SBZ (VP2MZZ), Yl Irina DL8DYL (VP2MYL), Ralf DL9DRA (VP2MRL), Franco J88BTI (VP2MAA), Corey KB4YPN (VP2MPN). QSL VP2MPN via KB4YPN.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 9Y. Yuri N2TTA will be 9Z4BM.
ICELAND, TF. From October 23rd to 27th, Stefen will be TF/W4BB.
COSTA RICA, TI. Pete VE3IKV will be TI5/VA3RA in the SSB contest and also in the CW portion at the end of November. QSL via VE3IKV.
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, V4. On October 25th and 26th, N2NT, K5ZD, and K4ZW will be V47T. QSL
via W2RQ.
BRUNEI, V8. Hajime JO1RUR will be V85RH. QSL via LoTW.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V. From October 23rd to 28th, the group of young operators
previously NP2R on the "British Virgin Islands, KP2" entity will be
this time VP2VRX from Tortola Is. IOTA NA-023. QSL via N4XTT. Outside of the contest
they will be VP2V/KC1KUG, VP2V/N4XTT, VP2V/W3MLJ, and VP2V/W9RFT.
PALAU, T8. From October 23rd to 29th, JR1GSE will be T88TH, and from October 24th to 30th, JH1OLB will be
T88DT. QSL via home calls.
GAMBIA, C5. From October 23rd to 29th, Peter (PC3M), Maarten (PA3EYC), Tijmen (PA3GRM),
Mariette (PA4UUS), and Gert (PA2LO) will be C5Y.
ARUBA, P4. John W2GD will be P40W. QSL via N2MM.
MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Tom KH0/KC0W will be KH0W from Saipan Is. IOTA OC-086.
THAILAND, HS. HS4RAY, E21EIC, E20NKB, HS0ZDY, LA7JO, DL3DXX, and
SP3LPG will be E2A in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ. M5RIC, GW4XUM, G3NKC, and G4CLA will be TO4K. Before
and after the contest, they will be FJ/homecalls. QSL via LoTW.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. René DL2JRM and Bodan DF8DX will be part of the HB0DX team.
DODECANESE, SV5. SV5AZP, SV5CJK, SV5FRD, SV5TDD, SV5DTT, SV5TOC,
SV5TH, SV5DZR, SV5FRT, SV5FRV, SV5BYP, SV5/SV2MAC, ON4TO, ON2MD,
ON4PO will be SX5P from Rhodes.
AZORES, CU. CU2CE, CU2D, N0AV and W6NV will be CR2M.
PANAMA, HP. In October and November, HP1XT, HP1STB, ZS6DAR, and HP1JWX will be
HP1Z during the contest at the end of October and for the CW portion at the end of November.
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, V2. WT3Q, N3BNA, N3OC, K3RA, KC2GOW, AA3R,
K3MTT, NM2O, N2ZN will be V26B.]]
MALDIVES, 8Q. From October 26 to November 2, between 12:00 and 19:00 UTC, Serjio R9OOF,
captain of the boat "Horizon III," will be 8Q7OS/MM, along with the young Yl Mary
UB9OGC, who will be 8Q7MD/MM, and the young Dmitrii UB9OFY, who will be 8Q7DD/MM.
BURKINA FASO, XT. Until October 27, Harald DF2WO is once again XT2AW.
MADAGASCAR, 5R. From October 29 to November 12, IK2RZP, I2PJA, IV3ZXQ, I2YSB,
IK2CKR, IK2HKT, I1FQH, I1HJT will be 5R8TT and 5R8XX from Nosy Be Island, AF-057.
SIERRA LEONE, 9L. From October 30 to November 10, YO8PS, HB9DHG, HB9TOC,
AG4W, DL6KVA, OK2WX, DL6LZM, F6IRA, GI4DOH, DL8JJ, IZ2GNQ, IZ4UEZ,
I8KHC, IU3PMA, IU4HRJ, from the Mediterraneo DX Club, will be 9L8MD. QSL via IK2VUC.
HAITI, HH. Throughout October, 4V1SB in memory of Simon Bolivar for his role in the liberation of several South American countries from Spanish colonies. QSL via N2OO.
SAINT LUCIA, J6. From October 31 to November 6, K9CMM and KB9AX will be J68HZ.
BOLIVIA, CP. From October 31 to November 10, LU1FM, LU1HF, LU3FR, LU5HPM,
LU6FOV, LU6HGH, and LU9FHF will be CP7DX. QSL via LU1FM or OQRS ClubLog.
BURUNDI, 9U. From October 31 to November 20, R7AL, OK8AU, RW9IZ, W8HC, SP6EQZ,
RU3UR, UA3QLC, R2BW, and R5EC will be 9U1RU with 8 stations.
ANTARCTICA, RI1. Toward the end of October and until December 5, Alex UG1A will be RI1ANI
at Progress Base, from December 5 to 20, at Vostok Base and then at Ridge B Base.
NETHERLANDS, PA. During October and November, special call PA80VERON for the 80th anniversary of
the national association "VEeniging voor Experimenteel Radio ONderzoek" (abbreviated "VERON"), and in December, PA100IARU for the 100th anniversary of the IARU (QSL via PA1AW).
MICRONESIA, V6. During October-November, Timothy KH2XX (resident of Guam) is
V6XX from Pohnpei Island. IOTA OC-010 or Yap Island. IOTA OC-012, 4 to 5 days per island.
ST. PIERRE & ST. PAUL, PY0S. During October-November, KO8SCA, PY2XB, AA7JV,
KN4EEI, PY5CC, HA7RY will be on a boat anchored a short distance away, from where they
will command "RIBs" (Radio In a Box). http://py0s2025.com/. Call waiting.
MADAGASCAR, 5R. From October to December, Eric F6ICX is 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island.
IOTA AF-090. QSL via F6ICX: Eric Adnin, 56 Grande Rue, 77169 Chauffry, France.
CROATIA, 9A. From October 2025 to September 30, 2026, special call 9A10SOTA for the 10th anniversary of the SOTA "Summits On The Air" program in Croatia.
ISRAEL, 4X. During November, three special calls to commemorate the battles of the Australian and New Zealand ANZAC forces that ended Ottoman rule: October 31 and November 1, 4X0VK, November 7 and 8, 4X0ZL, and November 10 and 11, 4X0UK.
ANTARCTICA, KC4. From November to February 2026, David F4FKT will embark on new polar adventures, serving as FT4YM from the Dumont d'Urville (WAP FRA-01), Concordia (WAP MNB-03), and Little Dome C (WAP MNB-15) stations.
KOSOVO, Z6. On November 1st and 2nd, Slovenian OMS S50X Silvo, S52NY Robert, S52SK Marko, and S58MU Milan will be Z66IPA during the IPARC contest. QSL via S58MU.
PALAU, T8. From November 1st to 6th, JH1MLO will be T88HR and JR1FKR will be T88TJ.
FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8. From November 1st to 7th, Herbert DL7HW will be VP8THW from Stanley, from the 7th to the 11th from Saunders Island, and from the 12th to the 22nd, he will visit the eastern part of the island.
MOROCCO, CN. From November 1st to December 7th, Eddy OE3SEU will be CN2SE.
SWITZERLAND, HB. From November 1st to December 31st, the International Police Association Radio Club HB9IPA celebrates its 70th anniversary with the call HB70IPA.
INDIA, VU. From November 2nd to 4th, Sarath VU2RS and members of the DX India Foundation will be active from Shial Bet Is. Gujarat State East group, IOTA AS-176, and from November 6th to 8th from Arnala Is. Maharashtra State group, IOTA AS-169. Call not yet indicated.
BRITISH BASE IN CYPRUS, ZC4. From November 3rd to 7th, Dave G4WXJ will be ZC4RH.
MOROCCO, CN. From November 3rd to 8th, special call CN50MS for the 50th anniversary of the "Green March," a peaceful demonstration first organized on November 6th, 1975, to support the "restoration of the Moroccan Sahara" and the "end of Spanish colonization."
CHATHAM, ZL7. From November 3rd to 20th, Stan will be ZL7/LZ1GC. Direct QSL via LZ1GC.
LESOTHO, 7P. From November 3rd to 27th, from 16:00 to 19:00, Wolfgang HB9CCS will be 7P8EA
from the town of Thaba-Tseka (locator KG40hl). 21.223 kHz SSB and 21.050 kHz CW.
BELGIUM, ON. From November 4th to December 3rd, special call OT5IDPD for the International Day of Disabled Persons (December 3rd, since 1992, set by the United Nations General Assembly). All operators will be disabled radio amateurs.
KOSOVO, Z6. From November 7th to 10th, DL2JRM, DB2TL, DD1MAT, and DF6DR will be Z66BCC, participating in the Worked All Europe RTTY Contest.
CHILE, CE. From November 11th to 15th, Felipe XQ7IR and one or two other OMs will be 3G5SM from Isla Santa Maria, IOTA SA-070.
BANGLADESH, S2. From November 12th to 16th, special call S21SDX from the Sundarbans,
the largest mangrove forest in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
COLOMBIA, HK. From November 12th to 16th, expedition 5D4W from Playa Blanca, Choco Island, South Group, IOTA SA-084, where the "Pacific National Park" is located. If authorization is not received in time, the call will be HK4/PY8WW/p. From
Núquí Airport, a 3-hour crossing of the Pacific Ocean aboard a fishing boat
to Playa Blanca.
TUVALU, T2. From November 15th to 21st, Aki JK1JXZ will be T2JK from Funafuti.
BENIN, TY. From November 15th to December 11th, Red DL1BUG will be TY5FR. He will participate in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest at the end of November. QSL via DL1BUG.
ANTARCTICA, KC4. From mid-November to mid-December, Felix DL5XL will be DP1POL
mostly CW. QSL via DL1ZBO.
TANZANIA, 5H. Until November 20th, Maurizio IK2GZU is 5H3MB.
BONAIRE, PJ4. From November 20th to December 3rd, Axel DL6KVA will be PJ4KV from
contest station PJ4A. He will be part of the team participating in the CW contest on November 29-30, alongside KU8E, N4RR, and N8VW.
NAMIBIA, V5. From November 20 to March 24, 2026, Gunter DK2WH returns to Omaruru, where
he will be V51WH and V55Y. QSL via DK2WH. He may not operate in January/February to manage a farm in the north of the country.
GHANA, 9G. During November, DL1CW will be 9G5ZZ and will participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest on November 29/30.
ANTARCTICA, FT_Y. From November 2025 to February 2026, David F4FKT will be FT4YM/p
from various locations: Dumont d'Urville Base, Petrel Island, Concordia Base, Little Dome C Base, and Cap Prud'homme Base. He will operate on the HF bands. QSL via F5PFP: MehdiJean Escoffier, 460 Chemin des Fermetures, 38440, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay, France.
SAN ANDRES & PROVIDENCIA, HK0. From November 21 to 30, EA7BF, EA7JW,
EA7FPG and EA7ATX will be 5J0EA.
PALAU, T8. From November 22 to December 1, Bob W7YAQ and Al K7AR will be T88AR.
GRANADA, J3. From November 23 to December 2, Jamie M0SDV will be J38W and will participate in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest on November 29/30. QSL via M0OXO.
SABA & SINT-EUSTATIUS, PJ5/6. From November 23 to December 3, Peter will be PJ5/PA4O
and Ad will be PJ5/PE6Q from Sint-Eustatius Island, IOTA NA-145. They will be PJ5C for the
CQ WW DX CW Contest on November 29/30.
VANUATU, YJ. From November 23 to December 5, replacing his canceled stay on Lord
Howe, Stan LZ1GC will be YJ0GC from Efate Island, IOTA OC-035.
BUTHAN, A5. From November 24 to December 5, Abie AB1F will be A52AA. QSL via AB1F,
LoTW, eQSL, QRZ.com Log Book, HamLog.
SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Until November 25, then from January 25 to April 10, 2026, Bernhard
DL2GAC is H44MS from Malaita Island. IOTA OC-047. QSL via home call.
EASTER ISLAND, CE0. From November 26 to December 3, CE3CT, CE3SPR, LW6DG,
LU9FVS, UA3AB, R5AA, RX3APM, RW7K, RA3AUU will be 3G0YR from this entity,
which is IOTA SA-001 and CE0Y for the CQWW DX CW Contest on November 29/30.
SINT MAARTEN, PJ7. From November 27 to December 7, Chris N0UK will be PJ7UK and
will participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest on November 29/30.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. From November 28th to December 1st, DL2JRM and DF8DX will be
HB0DX and will participate in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest.
UGANDA, 5X. On November 29th and 30th, for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, Alan G3XAQ will be
5X1XA. QSL via G3SWH.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. On November 29th and 30th, for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, DK6XZ will be
LX7I.
ARMENIA, EK. On November 29th and 30th, for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, OK1DTP will be
EK8A and EK/OK1DTP outside the contest. QSL via EK6SS.
BONAIRE, PJ4. On November 29-30, for the CQ WW DX CW Contest, KU8E, N8VW,
N4RR, and DL6KVA will be PJ4A. Outside of the contest, they will be PJ4/homecalls. QSLs for
PJ4A and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI, for PJ4/N8VW via N8VW, for PJ4/N4RR via N4RR, and for
PJ4/DL6KVA via DL6KVA.
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