Guinea 3X. Herman, YB3GIH has been active as 3X/YB3GIH from Boffa, Guinea since 31 December and expects to remain there for about six months. He operates SSB on 20 and 15 metres. QSOs are uploaded to eQSL, Club Log and LoTW.
Nigeria 5N. Lars, DM1HLK has lived in Ikeja, Nigeria since 2022 and got his 5N4DMZ licence in December 2025. For now, he is operating portable from the rooftop of his apartment complex, with a fixed setup planned for a later date. “At the moment only active in digital
modes”, he says, “but hope to get proficient enough to active on CW during 2026”. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.
Kenya 5Z4. Michael, OZ6ABL will be active as 5Z4/OZ6ABL from Watamu (LI06ap), Kenya, between 15 January and 28 February. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 6 metres using CW, SSB and digital. QSL via LoTW, Club Log’s OQRS, or via home call.
Indonesia, YB. Dave, PB2X will be active as YB5/PB2X from West Sulawesi, Indonesia between 15 January and 5 February. He will operate CW, SSB and digital (“if I get it working in time”) on 80 to 10 metres. QSL via home call.
Maldives, 8Q. Ji, DS1TUW will be active holiday style as 8Q7JI from the Maldives (AS-013) on 18-24 January. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on 80 to 10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW, or direct to home call.
Germany, DL. The DARC Team SES will be active as DA2026SKI between 15 January and 15 February for the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships to be held in Oberstdorf. QSL via DK5ON, LoTW or DCL (DARC Community Logbook).
Italy, I. Members of ARI Milano, ARI Cadore and ARI Brunico/Bruneck will activate special call signs II2WOG (QSL via IQ2MI), II3COR (QSL via IQ3DD), II3WOG (QSL via IQ3ED) and II3BIA (QSL via IQ3ED) between 6 February and 22 March for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026. Certificates and eQSLs will be available on https://hamaward.cloud/.
Spain, EA. “Plus Ultra” was a flying boat which completed the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America in January 1926. To mark the centenary of that event, Cartagena Team’s members will be active as AO5PU between 12 and 25 January. QSL via EA5GTU.
Portugal, CT. The Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (REP) has announced an activity open to its members across Portugal, running from 8 January to 31 December. Using the special call sign CT100REP (including /p or /m), this year-long collective activity celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the REP, Portugal’s IARU society. Operation is planned across various HF, VHF and UHF bands using multiple modes – SSB, CW, digital and satellites.
Barbados, 8P. Chris, WA7RAR will be active again as 8P9CB from Barbados (NA-021) between 18 and 30 January. All his operations will be portable at various locations throughout the island, including POTA sites. He will be active on 20 to 10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW, QRZ Logbook, or direct to WA7RAR.
Honduras, HR. Dave, VE3VSM will be active holiday style as VE3VSM/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras between 5 and 31 January. He will operate CW and digital. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
British Virgin Islands, VP2V. Jonathan, W5GI is active as VP2V/W5GI from Anegada, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) until 20 January. He operates SSB and digital on 40 to 10 metres. QSL via LoTW.
Chile, CE. Jacek, SP5APW will be active holiday style as CE7/SP5APW from Chiloe Island (SA-018) between 14 and 18 January and as CE8/SP5APW from Tierra del Fuego (SA-008) between 23 and 24 January. He will operate digital and SSB on 20 to 10 metres and digital on 6 metres.