Morocco, CN. Matt, SQ9NIS will be active as CN2NIS from Morocco from 31 December to 6 January. He operates SSB on 80 to 10 metres. QSL via LoTW; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log.
Benin, TY. Gerard, F5NVF will be active as TY5GG from Benin between 6 January and 6 April. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log (with Live Stream enabled); QSL via LoTW.
Burkina Faso, XT. Max, DK1MAX will be active as XT2MAX from Ouagadougou (IK92fh), Burkina Faso on 4-11 January. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on 20 to 6 metres “lower bands if noise and space allow.” QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS, or via EA5GL.
Palau, T8. Look for T88HS (QSL direct to JA6KYU), T88SM (QSL direct to JA6EGL) and T88XE (QSL via JH6OPP) to be active on various bands and modes from the Palau Radio Club on Koror Island (OC-009) between 7 and 15 January.
French Polynesia, FO. Pascal, F6HCM is visiting French Polynesia from 28 December to 5 February. He is active as FO/F6HCM from IOTA group OC-046 until 10 January, and again on 1 to 5 February; from IOTA group OC-067 between 10 January and 1 February. He operates QRP CW around 21 040 kHz.
American Samoa, KH8. Darren, VK4MAP is active as KH8/VK4MAP from American Samoa for a couple of weeks. He started from Tutuila Island (OC-045), on 2 or 3 January he will move to the Manua Islands (OC-077). He operates SSB, mainly on 10 metres. QSL direct to home call.
Cambodia, XU. Tom, DL7BO is active again as XU7O from Cambodia until 18 January. He will be active on 160 to 6 metres using digital, CW and SSB, with a focus on the low bands. QSL via DL4WK, Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW.
Indonesia, YB. Jozef, ON6HX is active again as YB9/ON6HX from Mataram on Lombok Island (OC-150) until 11 March. His application for a regular YB9 call sign is being processed. He operates CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital modes. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via home call.
Bulgaria, LZ. Radio Club Blagovestnik (LZ1KCP) will use six special call signs during 2026 to honour as many different Orthodox saints: LZ1426EN (January and February), LZ488AM (March and April), LZ370TL (May and June), LZ67PP (July and August), LZ936BA (September and October), LZ911TD (November and December). QSL via the bureau or direct to PO Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria. Details on the “All Saints 2026 Award” can be found at www.lz1kcp.com/.
Croatia, 9A. Throughout 2026, Tom, 9A2AA will use 9A69AA to mark his 69 years of activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home call.
Kosovo, Z6. Gabriele, HB9TSW will be active again as Z68BG from Slatina Air Base near Pristina, Kosovo between 8 and 28 January. He will operate CW only in his spare time. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via home call.
Italy, I. Throughout 2026, ARI Fidenza (IQ4FE), with the patronage and historical supervision of the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, will use a series of special call signs, each representing one of the “key figures who played a fundamental role in Marconi’s personal and emotional, educational and cultural, academic, scientific and, finally, entrepreneurial development”: II4GMRC (January), II4AJMR (February), II4AMRC (March), II4JDVS (April), II4ROSA (May), II4PRCE (June), II4JAFL (July), II4KEMP (August), II4PAGE (September), II4NTTI (October), II4GCLB (November), II4SLRI (December). QSL via LoTW, or direct only to IQ4FE. Complete information about the “Marconi Supporters” award www.arifidenza.it/.
Germany, DL. The DARC Team SES will be active as DH2026EM between 10 January and 10 February for the Men’s European Handball Championship to be co-hosted by Denmark, Sweden and Norway. QSL via DK5ON, LoTW and DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
England, G. GB50PUNK is a special call sign for David, G3SKA “and team” to use at various times between 1 January and 31 December to celebrate 50 years of punk rock music. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and eQSL; QSL via the bureau or direct. Updates will be posted to www.facebook.com/61585208894891.
Aruba, P4. Mathias, DL4MM will be active again as P40AA from Aruba (SA-036) between 11 and 29 January, CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest included. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on 160 to 10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
USA, W. Club station W2HRU will be active between 1 and 10 January to mark the 27th annual Ham Radio University educational conference. Look for SSB activity on 80, 40 and 20 metres, as well as digital on multiple bands. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, the W2 QSL Bureau, or direct to KA2D. Detailed information on https://hamradiouniversity.org/.
Canada, VE. The Daily DX reports that Mike, VE2XB expects to be active over the coming weeks as follows – VY0BRR Coral Harbour (NA-007) 10 to 15 January, VY0ZOO/VE2 Umiujaq, Quebec 15 to 20 January; VY0ZOO/VE8 Yellowknife, NWT 21 to 26 January and VY0ZOO/VE2 Ivujivik, Quebec 27 January to 6 February. In his spare time, he operates CW and SSB on 40 to 10 metres. QSLs direct to VE2XB.
Lakshadweep Islands, VU7. The foreign team members have withdrawn from the 10 to 22 January AU7RS DXpedition to Agatti (AS-011), Lakshadweep Islands. “Despite submitting applications in October and continuous follow-ups”, Sarath (VU2RS) says, “the department has not issued licenses for VU calls, making it impossible for international team members to participate. With time running out, they’ve had to cancel flight tickets, incurring significant losses. Additionally, our agent’s application for Agatti permit for foreign hams was rejected by Lakshadweep authorities, impacting our plans. The Indian team has applied for the Agatti permit and is moving forward with the DXpedition”. See https://www.vu2rs.com/vu7r/ for more information.
Tokelau Islands, ZK3. Members of the Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) and the Western Washington DX Club (WWDXC) are organizing a DXpedition to the Tokelau Islands (OC-048), currently Club Log’s #42 Most Wanted (#24 EU). The last DXpedition to Tokelau was ZK3A in 2019. Written permission to enter the island is in-hand, and they are now working with the government of Tokelau on logistics. The government will coordinate travel to the island, operating location, sleeping and meal arrangements. The team of experienced DXpedition and contest operators include K3EL, K5GS, KE4KY, KN2P, N7JP, N7QT, N9ADG, W1SRD, WA7CPA, WD5COV, HA0NAR, IK0FVC and ZL3CW. The group will depart Apia (Samoa) in early November, arriving in Tokelau following a 30-hour ferry crossing. They intend to remain on the island for 14 days. Plans are to be active on 160 to 6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes (RTTY and FT8) from five operating positions. The call sign will be announced later. Bookmark https://tok-dx.com/ for more information and updates.
Conway Reef. The Rebel DX Group reports that Conway Reef will soon be classified as a restricted-access zone. The new regulations will significantly complicate the process of obtaining landing permits. Although the Telecommunications Authority of Fiji continues to issue operating licenses, physical access to the reef will be strictly limited. Consequently, the Rebel DX Group is accelerating plans for an activation to take place before the implementation of these new restrictions. Bookmark www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup for updates.