Morocco, CN. Jeff, VA3QSL will be active holiday style as CN2CN from Agadir, Morocco between 8 and 14 February. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, or via home call (direct and bureau).
Mali, TZ. Ulmar, DK1CE will be active again as TZ1CE from Bamako, Mali between 10 February and 1 March. He will operate mainly SSB and digital, with a focus on 160, 80 and 6 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log daily and to LoTW after the operation. QSL via home call.
Falkland Islands, VP8. Tom, DC8TM and Martina, DF3TS will be active as VP8TM from various SOTA and POTA locations in the Falkland Islands (SA-002) between 14 and 28 February. They will operate SSB and digital. QSL via DC8TM (direct or bureau), LoTW, eQSL. See www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM for their schedule.
Germany, DL. Celebrating a half-century of German research in Antarctica, special call signs DA0ANT, DM50ANT and DP50ANT will be active from 15 February to 30 April. In addition, active between 1 and 30 April will also be DM50GFS (for the 50th anniversary of the Georg Forster Station, established by the GDR in 1976 and decommissioned in 1993), as well as DP200GVN (for the bicentenary of the birth of Georg von Neumayer, after whom three German Antarctic research stations have been named). See https://50ant.hamaward.de/en/german-antarctic-research/ for complete information on the “50 Years of German Antarctic Research” award.
Japan, JA. Look for Hide, JO1CRA/JR6 to be active holiday style, especially at night, from the Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) between 17 and 21 February. He will operate mainly CW and digital on 40, 30, 20, 17, 10 and 6 metres. QSL via home call, Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
Macao, XX9. A large multi-national team (EA1CJ, EA1SA, EA5BCQ, EA5KA, EA5KM, EA7KE, EA7R, EA7X, F2JD, F8ATS, F8GGV, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR and JH4RHF) will be active as XX9W from Macao (grid locator OL62sd) between 19 and 31 March. They will operate CW, SSB and digital on 160 to 6 metres (and RTTY on 20 m) with at least four stations on the air at the same time. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. See https://www.dxfriends.com/xx9w/ for more information.
Serbia, YU. To commemorate the 170th anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth, members of the Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU0SRS) will be active as YT170TESLA from 31 January until the end of the year. QSL via LoTW; paper QSL cards will not be available.
Sardinia, IS0. Members of ARI Porto Torres (IQ0AK) and Radio Club Coros (IQ0AAI) will be active on the HF bands and via QO-100 as IR0SAR between 11 and 18 February as part of the Sardinian Carnival events. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ and e-mail; two certificates will be available, see www.qrz.com/db/IR0SAR for information.
France, F. Francois, F8DVD will be active as TM23AAW from 16 February to 2 March to promote the 23rd Antarctic Activity Week (16 to 22 February). He will be active on 40 to 10 metres from his home QTH in France. QSL via home call, direct or bureau and LoTW.
Denmark, OZ. In March 1926, the Danish Ministry of Public Works officially Legalized private radio transmissions. By the end of that year, over 40 amateur radio licences were granted. Celebrating the centenary of the formal birth of regulated amateur radio in Denmark, special call sign OZ100OZ will be activated between 1 and 8 March. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or via OZ1ACB. Information on the “OZ100OZ Award 2026” can be found on www.qrz.com/db/OZ100OZ
Cuba, CO. Once again team T45FM will be active on SSB, CW, digital from the lighthouse at Punta Maya, Cuba (NA-015) between 20 and 22 February during the American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL via KR4DWD.
USA, W. W7P is the call sign for the Northern Arizona DX Association to conduct a 10-year special event countdown to the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto by Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona on 18 February 1930. The inaugural event was held in 2021; this year’s Pluto Anniversary Countdown will run between 14 and 22 February. Also, Doug Tombaugh (N3PDT), Clyde Tombaugh’s nephew, will be operating during the event as W7P/0. QSL direct, see https://www.nadxa.com/w7p_pluto_2030.html for information.
USA, W. Team N4T will be active from Garden Key, Dry Tortuga’s National Park (NA-079) between 19 and 25 February. They plan to be active on various bands and modes with up to three stations during the day and at least one station overnight. Updates will be posted to www.drytortugas.info. QSL direct to KC3YQL; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.