Guinea-Bissau, J5. Livio, IZ3BUR will be active again as J52EC from Guinea-Bissau from 26 January to 1 March. In his spare time, he will be active on 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and possibly digital modes. QSL direct to home call.
Antarctica, DL_ant. Felix, DL5XL will be active again as DP1POL from the German research station “Neumayer III”, Antarctica (AN-016) between 12 January and 25 February. He will operate mainly CW on the HF bands, with some digimode and SSB. QSL via DL1ZBO; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
Pigeon Island, H40. Darren, VK4MAP will be active holiday style as H40DA from Pigeon Island in the Reef Islands (OC-065), Temotu Province from now for a couple of weeks. He operates SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL direct to home call.
Indonesia, YB. Jozef, ON6HX is guest operating as YB9/ON6HX from Lombok Island (OC-150) until 6 February. QSL via home call (direct and bureau), LoTW, and eQSL.
Christmas Island, VK9. DF4GV, DJ9RR, DL2AMD, DL2AWG, VK6CQ and VK6SJ will be active as VK9XU from Christmas Island (OC-002) from 18 February to 4 March and as VK9CU from the Cocos/Keeling Islands (OC-003) on 4-11 March. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and digital modes on 160 to 6 metres with three stations. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, or via DL2AWG; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW three months after the DXpedition.
India, VU. Once again, the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will provide assistance during the Ganga Sagar Mela on Sagar Island (AS-153). This is the annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims to take a holy dip in the Ganges, where the river merges with the Bay of Bengal. Expect some activity on the HF bands as AU2WBRC sometime between now and 20 January. QSL via operator’s instructions.
Italy, I. Throughout 2025 ARI Fidenza will use a series of special call signs, each representing one of the many patents registered by Guglielmo Marconi between 1897 and 1926: II4FPEN (January), II4FPUS (February), II4SHLD (March), II4GHPR (April), II4JGGR (May), II4RXOS (June), II4COHR (July), II4LDMA (August), II4RADS (September), II4WLTX (October), II4EACC (November) and II4TJTB (December). QSL via IQ4FE and LoTW. Information about the “Marconi – Patended By” award: http://www.arifidenza.it/.
Germany, DL. Celebrating the city of Chemnitz, one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2025, special event call signs DL2025C, DL2025B, DL2025E, DL2025S and DL2025W will be active from 18 January to 31 March. All QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL, LoTW, Club Log and DCL (DARC Community Logbook); paper QSL cards will not be issued, but digital QSLs – as well as several certificates – will be downloadable from the event’s website. Complete information on the “2025C Ham Radio Event” can be found on https://2025c.de/.
Curacao, PJ2. Upcoming activities from Curacao (SA-099) include:
* PJ2/W2APF from 12 January to 8 April. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
* PJ2/PD1DRE from 14 January to 4 February. He will operate SSB on 40, 20 and 10 metres. QSL via eQSL.
Bonaire, PJ4. The “JA3 DX Vacation Group” (JA1CJA/JH3LSS, JA3AVO, JA3HJI, JA3IVU, JA3UJR and JH3PBL) will be active as PJ4JA from Bonaire (SA-006) on 13-20 January. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres and possibly via satellite. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to JA3AVO.
St Kitts, V4. Kim, K5TU will be active as V4/K5TU from St Kitts (NA-104) between 7 and 14 January. He will operate CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW.
Honduras, HR. Upcoming activities from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras include:
* K6VHF/HR9 on 5-12 January. Usually, he operates mainly digital modes on various bands. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW, or direct to home call.
* VE3VSM/HR9 on 6-25 January. He will operate CW and digital modes on 30-20 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
Cayman Islands, ZF. Bruce, K0BJ will be active holiday style as ZF2BJ from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) between 5 and 17 January. He will operate CW and possibly digital modes. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.