Malawi, 7Q. Chris, ZS6RI rotates between South Africa and northern Malawi every few weeks. When in Malawi he is active as 7Q5C in his spare time, typically during his early morning, late afternoon, or evening hours. He operates mainly CW across the 40 to 10 metre bands. QSL via LoTW and QRZ Logbook and log search on Club Log; paper cards will not be available.
The Gambia, C5. Lui YT3PL (YU5R), Luc F5RAV (C5C) and Darko E70A will be active on various bands and modes as C5R from the Gambia between 1 October and 4 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL C5R direct to YT3PL and log search on Club Log. They are carrying on a humanitarian project to raise funds for the construction of new classrooms for children aged between 3 and 5: www.facebook.com/61572930010269
Somalia, 6O. Pertti, OG2M will be working at the Somali European Hospital in Garowe, Somalia between 5 and 25 October. In his spare time, he plans to operate mainly SSB and CW as 6O2M (requested call sign) on 40 to 10 metres. QSL via LoTW.
Sao Tome, S9. Team S9R (namely CT1BOL, CT1BZG, CT2GFW, CT3MD, D2ACE, D2IM and EC7R) will be active from Tamarindos, Sao Tome (AF-023) between 17 and 31 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and digital on 160 to 6 metres with three stations. They also plan to be active via the QO-100 satellite. See https://s9r.viacom.ao for more information, including the QSL route still to be announced.
Guinea, 3X. Team 3X4U (namely Marc ON4AMX, Filip ON4FF, Patrick ON4HIL, Luc ON4IA, Pascal ON5RA, Karel ON5TN, Marc ON6CC, Wim ON6DX, Franky ON7RU and Ronald PA3EWP) will be active from Lac de Koba, Guinea between 11 and 23 November. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and digital on 160 to 6 metres, with five stations and a focus on SSB and CW. QSL via M0URX’s OQRS; full LoTW upload after six months. Bookmark https://rockall.be/ for more information and updates.
Nauru, C2. C21DA is the call sign that has been used on the amateur radio bands from Naoero (Nauru) since 23 September. The station operates only SSB, typically on 10 and 20 metres. Other bands may include 80, 40, 17, 15 and 12 metres. Activity will continue until 5 October. QSL direct to VK4MAP.
Solomon Islands, H4. Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon Islands between 3 October and 20 November and again between 5 February and 4 May 2027. Usually, he is active from Malaita Island (OC-047) daily, with activity on 80 to 6 metres SSB and digital. QSL via home call, direct or bureau; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
Vanuatu, YJ. Aki, JK1JXZ will be active again as YJ1JXZ from Port Vila (OC-035), Vanuatu between 11 and 16 October. He will be active on 80 to 6 metres, after 17 local time during the weekdays and all day during the weekend. QSL via LoTW.
Micronesia, V6. Takeo, JR1GSE will be active holiday style as V61GSE from Weno Island, Chuuk (OC-011), Micronesia between 1 and 7 October. He will operate digital, SSB and CW on 80 to 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS, eQSL or direct to JR1GSE.
Malta, 9H. Members of the Calabria DX Team (namely I8YGZ, IK8YFU, IU8GUK and IU8HEP) will be active as 9H6C from Malta (EU-023) on 10-12 October. They will operate CW, SSB and digital on 80 to 10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to IU8HEP.
Spain, EA. The special call signs AO5CV, AM5CV and AN5CV will be active between 5 and 11 October to celebrate the Day of the Valencian Community. A commemorative award and eQSLs will be available at https://hamaward.cloud.
England, G. GB80CV is the special call sign for members of the Cray Valley Radio Society to celebrate their club’s 80th anniversary between 1 and 28 October. See https://cvrs.uk/cvrs80/ for detailed information on the Oak Anniversary Award. QSL via LoTW.
Belgium, ON. The Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association (BAFARA) will be active as OR80AF between 1 and 30 October to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force. Look for activity on the HF bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. Complete information, including eQSLs and awards, can be found at https://www.bafara80.be/.
Greenland, OX. Bo, OZ1DJJ is active again as OX3LX from Aasiaat Island (NA-134) until 4 October. As usual, he is active in his spare time. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW, or via OZ0J.
USA, W. Ricky K4JTT, Ian NV4C and Tim WK4U will be active as N4N from Sapelo Island (NA-058) between 8 and 11 October. They plan to operate SSB, CW and digital on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, QRZ and wwff.co; paper QSL cards will not be available.
Honduras, HR. Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras from 23 November to 15 March 2027. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and digital on various bands. QSL via LoTW, or via F6AJA (direct or bureau); log search at https://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php.