Italian Africa, I. Seby, IT9KWE will be active as IG9/IT9KWE from Lampedusa Island (AF-019) between 14 and 22 July. In his spare time, he will operate QRP on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres SSB. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and QRZ.
Korea, HL. Members of the Gwangju DX Club (6L0NJ) will be active as D73G from Ch’ongsan Island (AS-085) between 17 and 19 July. They will operate CW, SSB and digital on various bands, from 160m to 70cm. QSL via the bureau or direct, Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW, eQSL and QRZ Logbook.
Ogasawara, JD1/O. Yushi, JK1HFB will be active as JK1HFB/JD1 from Chichijima (AS-031) Ogasawara “for several days” between 9 and 18 July. He will operate SSB and digital on 40 to 6 metres. QSL via the bureau, LoTW or eQSL
Thailand, HS. Simon Luttrell, HS0ZIB has retired from teaching in Myanmar (XZ2A) and Laos (XW0LP) and is back to Thailand. He is a resident on Phangan Island (AS-101) and will participate in the IOTA Contest (12 hours, low power). QSL via LoTW.
Russia, UA. The Arctic’s Legends IOTA DXpedition team received final clearance to depart Arkhangelsk on 9 July. The “Apostol Andrey” set sail on 10 July at approximately 07:00 UTC. The team still hopes to be active from five IOTA groups using as many different call signs: RI1PC (EU-160), RT25AA (EU-035), RI0BW (AS-055), RI0BU (AS-057) and RI0BI (AS-050). Their exact schedule, however, remains highly dependent on weather, sea and ice conditions. Follow their progress on https://share.garmin.com/ua9kdf.
Poland, SP. HF170TESLA is a special call sign for members of Radio Club SP5YPL to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856). Look for activity on various bands and modes from 10 to 31 July. See https://radiodyplom.pl/ses/290 for the award programme.
Germany, DL. DQ30GDXF is the special call sign for the German DX Foundation to celebrate its 30th anniversary until 31 December. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW. Contacts made between 1 July and 30 September with DQ30GDXF, DF0GDX and GDXF members count towards the “30 Jahre GDXF” award – see https://gdxf.de/gdxf30en/ for information
Liechtenstein, HB0. HB040A is a special call sign celebrating the 40th anniversary of Amateurfunk Verein Liechtenstein (AFVL), the Principality’s IARU member society. Look for SSB and digital activity between 17 and 19 July and 28 and 30 August. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW; paper QSL cards will not be provided.
Turkey, TA. TC3ASTRO is the special event station to be activated between 17 and 19 July from the Kula-Salihli UNESCO Global Geopark in Manisa, Turkey during this year’s Geopark Astrofest. QSL via eQSL.
Colombia, HK. 5K4IC is the special call sign for members of Radioaficionados Unidos (HK4RAU) to celebrate Colombia’s Independence Day (20 July) during a month-long activity on all bands and modes. More information on https://www.qrz.com/db/5K4IC