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Antarctica, UA_ant. RI1ANI is the call sign issued to Alex, UG1A for his operations during the 2025-26 Antarctic season. He will be at Progress Station between 20 October and 5 December and at Vostok Station from 20 December.
Brunei, V8. Commemorating the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union, special event station V84SRU will be active on all bands and modes from 24 October to 26 November. QSL direct to PO Box 211, MPC Old Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan BB3577, Brunei Darussalam.
India, VU. The back-to-back expedition to IOTA groups AS-176 (2 to 4 November) and AS-169 (6 to 8 November) has been postponed until sometime next year. “Our plans for the west coast of India are currently on hold due to heavy rainfall, which makes island travel difficult and unsafe”, Sarath, VU2RS says. “We will revisit and schedule these expeditions only after the VU7 DXpedition”
Lakshadweep Islands, VU7. The DX India Foundation will undertake a DXpedition to Agatti (AS-011), Lakshadweep Islands on 10-22 January. A multi-national team (so far VU24ADX, VU29AR, VU2DWA, VU2RS, VU3DXA, VU3GDS, DJ5IW, DL6KVA, EY8MM, R7KW, YT1AD) will operate CW, SSB and digital on 160 to 10 metres with four stations and a focus on 160, 80 and 40 m. A fifth station will be dedicated to 6 m and QO-100. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Bookmark https://vu2rs.com/vu7r for more information and updates.
Turkey, TA. Members of the Tango Alfa Ham Radio Club (YM1KE) will be active as TC29TC between 19 and 29 October to celebrate Republic Day (29 October). QSL via eQSL.Kosovo, Z6. Milan S58MU as Z68MU (QSL via home call) and Silvo S50X as Z68WW will be active from Gjilan, Kosovo from 23 October to 3 November. They will operate SSB and CW on 160 to 10 metres, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as Z68MU. On 1 and 2 November, during the IPARC Contest (https://dl0ipa.darc.de/Contest.htm) they will use Z66IPA (QSL via S58MU, direct or bureau).
Sardinia, IS0. Team IQ0ID (namely IS0EIR, IS0GQX, IS0GVH, IS0IYX, IS0JRL, IS0PAH) will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest from San Pietro Island (EU-165), Sardinia. QSL via LoTW, or via IQ9MQ.
Spain, EA. Members of URE’s Union de Radioaficionados de Cadiz (EA7URU), in collaboration with the Rotary Club Jerez Internacional, will be active as AO7POLIO between 18 and 26 October. QSL via the bureau and eQSL. The special call sign marks World Polio Day (24 October), established by Rotary International to raise awareness and celebrate global efforts to eradicate poliomyelitis through vaccination.
Iceland, TF. Stephen, W4BB will be active as TF/W4BB from Iceland between 23 and 27 October. His main goal is to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; outside the contest he will be active on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres (he is not authorized to transmit on other bands) and on FM satellites. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS, or direct to home call.
Chile, CE. 3G5SM is now expected to be active from Isla Santa Maria (SA-070) between 10 and 14 November. QSL via M0URX’s OQRS. The operation will also serve as a trial run of the equipment – including a remote station – to be used during XQ7IR’s announced DXpedition to San Ambrosio in January 2026. Please note that only contacts made with the on-site 3G5SM operator(s) will be accepted for IOTA credit. Those contacts will include SSB QSOs (10 to 14 November) and digital QSOs (10 to 12 November). Any CW and digital contacts made between 00:01 UTC on 13 November and 23:59 UTC on 14 November will be carried out remotely and will not count towards IOTA credit. Bookmark https://3g5sm.webnode.cl for more information and updates.
Curacao, PJ2. Olli, DH8BQA will be active holiday style as PJ2/DH8BQA from Curacao (SA-099) from 24 October to 6 November. He plans to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (QRP). QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS.
Revillagigedo, XF4. On 25 October, Mark (XE1B) will visit Socorro Island (NA-030), Revillagigedo to meet the new base commander and establish conditions for an international team with remote capabilities for the future. Access to the base is limited and is only possible via a Navy battleship departing from Baja, Mexico. The voyage takes 36 hours. The next Navy trip departs on 23 October and returns on 30 October, giving Mark a five-day window to operate.
Mark has visited the island three times before (in 1999, 2011 and 2018) and has obtained a new licence for this trip. The call sign will be announced when he is active. He has also obtained permission from the Navy and the other two regulatory agencies to visit the island and operate. The operation will have a low profile, demonstrating that a DXpedition can be carried out with minimal impact on the island. Mark’s focus will be on making as many ATNO contacts as possible to lower XF4’s rank in demand. He will bring four antennas, two radios and a linear amplifier. He will operate SSB and digital simultaneously, without automated digital QSOs. There are uncertainties regarding Internet access, so contacts will not be streamed. QSLs will be available via Club Log’s OQRS only; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW as OQRS requests are processed. Any excess proceeds will be donated to the Northern California DX Foundation. The aim of this visit is to pave the way for a larger activation in 2026.