Nigeria, 5N. Members of the Rebel DX Group expect to be active as 5N9DTG from Nigeria for up to 3 weeks starting the third week of January. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. After that, they will go to South Africa to take care of our expedition vessel and pack most of the equipment for Southern Ocean voyage. [https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup]
Italian Africa, IG9. Team IG9/S51V will participate in the CQ WW 160-Metre CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry from Lampedusa Island (AF-019). Outside the contest, between 19 and 29 January, look for team members S51V, S52OT, S52P, S54W, S56DX, S57UN, S58MU, S59A, S59ZZ, IV3CTS and YT3H to be active as IG9/home call on the HF bands. QSL via home calls.
India, VU. Team AU2V (namely (VU2RS, VU2TT, VU3DXA, VU3GDS, VU3TPW and VU3WEW) is planning a DXpedition to Sacrifice Rock (AS-161). This challenging island and highly sought-after IOTA group was activated only once, back in January 2002. The team has received informal approval from local authorities and is awaiting formal confirmation to proceed, with the activation tentatively planned for the second week of February. “We have two CW operators and four SSB/digital operators”, Sarath, VU2RS says, “ensuring that we can run three stations simultaneously, if permitted, or two stations round the clock. We will be using a range of antennas, including a 40 to 6 m beam, 6 and 10 m beam and verticals, to ensure maximum coverage and efficiency.” A website is apparently under construction at https://au2v.vu2rs.com. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS.
Bulgaria, LZ. Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special call signs during 2025 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ403ES (January and February), LZ372SG (March and April), LZ286MDK (May and June), LZ591MK (July and August), LZ117ME (September and October) and LZ306WW (November and December). QSL via the bureau or direct to PO Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the “All Saints 2025 Award” can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.
Switzerland, HB9. HB20SOTA is the special call sign for the Swiss SOTA Group (HB9SOTA) to celebrate its 20th anniversary throughout 2025. A certificate will be available, see https://hb9sota.ch/en/ for more information.
Great Britain, G. GB70RS is the special call sign celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Radio Society of Great Britain’s weekly news service (GB2RS), which has been running continuously since 25 September 1955 (https://rsgb.org/main/gb2rs/). GB70RS is operated by the radio amateurs who work to deliver GB2RS each week, both the editorial staff at RSGB HQ and the newsreaders spread around the UK and Crown Dependencies who transmit it every Sunday. QSL via the bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
Finland, OH. OF60AP is the special callsign for members of the Central Uusimaa Radio Amateurs Association (OH2AP) to celebrate their club’s 60th anniversary throughout 2025. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. A certificate will be available, see https://oh2ap.fi/?page_id=491.
Dominican Republic, HI. HI59UD is the special call sign for the Union Dominicana de Radioaficionados, the second oldest amateur radio club in the Dominican Republic, to celebrate the 59th anniversary since its foundation. Look for activity on the HF bands using SSB and digital modes, from 17 to 25 January. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, and QRZ Logbook.
Guatemala, TG. Dwight, VE7BV will be active again as TG9BBV from Guatemala between 10 and 28 January. He will operate CW, SSB and possibly digital on 40 to 6 m. QSL via home call and LoTW.