Christmas Island, VK9X. The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group (PIDXG) and Youth on the Air (YOTA) have announced the VK9XY DXpedition to Christmas Island (OC-002), running from 16 November to 4 December. Young operators have expanded their roles in recent years – advancing from remote operations on Rotuma (3D2Y) to on-island team participation on Saba (PJ6Y) – and will now take full charge of planning, leading and operating the VK9XY DXpedition. The eight-person on-island crew will consist entirely of operators under the age of 25. Confirmed team members include N4ML (team leader), W4IPC, NT1S, LY7J and 7Q6UJ, with the final roster spots set to be filled in the coming weeks. Veteran DXpeditioners W0GJ and W6IZT will provide on-site guidance and mentorship. The station plan calls for 4 local stations, two remote NexGenRiB2 stations operating over Starlink and a portable QO-100 satellite station. Activity will on 160-6 meters and will include participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Fundraising efforts are underway to cover expenses for the young operators. See https://vk9xy2026.com/ for detailed information.
Korea, HL. Celebrating the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Korea (15 August 1945), members of the Korean Amateur Radio League’s Chungbuk HQ (6K0MF) will be active as HL81V between 1 and 31 August.
Franz Josef Land, RI1F. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the RI1FJL DXpedition schedule has changed. The team is now set to depart from Murmansk on 7 August, with an expected arrival on Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land, on 15 August. Plans are for six operators to be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital with at least five high-power stations for 15 days. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. See www.rudxt.org/ri1fjl for more information.
Russia, UA. After a rough sea passage, the Arctic’s Legends IOTA DXpedition team hit the airwaves from Novaya Zemlya (EU-035) as RT25AA on 21 July. In just 21 hours, they logged nearly 5 000 QSOs, split evenly Between digital and CW. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, or via R7AA. Next stop is Vize Island (AS-055), where they will be QRV as RI0BW. Track their progress at https://share.garmin.com/ua9kdf.
Uzbekistan, UK. Darek, SP9DLM and his 13-year-old son Greg, SN9GM will be active as UK/SP9DLM and UK/SN9GM from Uzbekistan between 27 July and 15 August. See www.qrz.com/db/UK/SP9DLM for more information. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS.
Corsica, TK. The TK5SI operation from the Sanguinaires Islands (EU-104) has been postponed to 27 and 28 July. Toni, F5RAB and Gil, F4FET will operate SSB and CW digital on 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. They are not allowed to overnight on the island, so this will be a daytime (indicatively 07:00 – 16:30 UTC), battery powered “micro-expedition”. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred) and LoTW, or via F8GGV.
Wales, GW. GB64MOD, a special event station that “celebrates the spirit of the Mod movement through amateur radio”, will be active between 1 and 31 August, operated by Curtis, MW0USK and Kevin MW9KJC: https://gb64mod.co.uk.