Reunion, FR and Mauritius, 3B8. Tom, DJ2TG is active as FR/DJ2TG from Reunion Island (AF-016) between 17 and 23 December and as 3B8/DJ2TG from Mauritius (AF-049) between 24 and 30 December. He operates SSB and digital on 30, 20 and 10 m. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.
Cameroon, TJ. Thierry, TK1CX is currently working in Cameroon to February 2025. In his spare time, he is active as TJ/TK1CX on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres, operating mainly digital modes with a solar power supply. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via EA5ZD.
The Gambia, C5 and Senegal, 6W. Billy, F4GJE will be active as C5RK from the Gambia on 4 and 5 January and as 6W1RD from Senegal on 11 and 12 January. He will operate SSB and digital on 80 to 10 metres. QSLs via EA7FTR.
Benin, TY. Gerard, F5NVF will be active holiday style as TY5C from Benin between 10 January and 2 April. He will operate CW, digital and “very little SSB” on the HF bands and hopefully 6 metres. QSL direct to F5RAV, or via LoTW.
Chichijima, JD1_oga-. Once again Harry, JG7PSJ will be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 23 December to 3 January. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80 to 10 m. QSL via JD1BMH (bureau), or direct to JG7PSJ. Log search on http://jg7psj.starfree.jp/jd1bmh/. He does not use LoTW or PayPal.
Denmark, OZ. OZ400POST is a special callsign for members of Experimenterende Danske Radioamatoerer to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Royal Danish Post Office, established on 24 December 1624 under King Christian IV. Look for activity from 24 December to 5 January. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or via the bureau to OZ1ACB. See https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ400POST for information about the Post Award.
Sweden, SM. The still operational long wave transmitter at the Grimeton Radio Station, callsign SAQ, will be activated on 24 December to send its traditional Christmas message to the world on 17,2 kHz CW at 08:00 UTC. The Grimenton Radio Station has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2004. As for the amateur bands, SK6SAQ will be active during the day on CW (3517, 7017, 14017 kHz) and SSB (3755 and 7140 kHz). QSL SK6SAQ via the bureau. More information can be found on https://alexander.n.se/en/.
Jan Mayen Island – Pirate. A few days ago, someone pretended to be on Jan Mayen Island and was active as JX0X. The Norwegian Radio Relay League has been in contact with the Norwegian regulators, and they have confirmed that JX0X does not currently have an active licence.
Guyana, 8R. Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM from Georgetown, Guyana between 1 January and 8 February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on all bands and via satellite. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.
Contest University 2025. Registration is now open for the 2025 Contest University (CTU), to be held on 15 May at the Hope Hotel near Dayton, Ohio. This is the day before the Dayton Hamvention officially opens. See https://www.contestuniversity.com/ for the details.
IDXC 2025: Next Generation DXing Programme. “Traditional DXpedition methods are being challenged by rising costs, prohibitive environmental constraints and growing restrictions on transportation services. As a result, many DXCC Entities that perpetually sit at the top of the DXCC Most Wanted list will retain their position at the top of the list, denying access to DXCC Honour Roll for many until forward-thinking teams develop some novel solutions to address some tough problems.
In the past few years, there have been some risk-taking amateurs who have used modern station design concepts and remotely controlled DXpedition stations to create massively successful DXpedition operations using new approaches to the DXpedition game. At the 2025 International DX Convention, the convention team will be offering an all-day event on Friday 11 April of the 3-day convention. A series of panel discussions and demonstrations will be provided to DXers, DXpeditioners, contest station designers and amateurs of all interests that will provide insights to where things are likely to be heading in amateur radio.” See https://dxconvention.com/nextgendx/.