Central African Republic, TL. Pending the arrival of new equipment this weekend, Joao, TL8BNW (CR7BNW) plans to upgrade his station’s capabilities for a specialized run on 160 metres. From 4 to 14 February, he will temporarily modify his dipole antenna to focus exclusively on 160 m SSB and digital modes. After that period, he will reconfigure the dipole to restore its standard multi-band functionality, returning to his regular operations on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres.
Mauritius, 3B8. Michael, OE6MBG will be active as 3B8/OE6MBG from Mauritius (AF-049) between 2-23 February. He plans to focus on 80 and 40 metres, using SSB, CW and possibly some digital. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
Cape Verde, D4. Heli, DD0VR will be active as D4VR from Cape Verde in February. He will operate QRP with “highly-efficient antennas” from Boa Vista (AF-086) between 6 and 11 February and again between 19 and 21 February and from Sao Tiago (AF-005) between 11 and 18 February. QSL via home call.
Guinea-Bissau, J5. Livio, IZ3BUR has been active again as J52EC from Cumura, Guinea-Bissau since 24 January. Reportedly, he will remain there until early March. QSL direct only to home call.
Nauru, C2. Phill, FK1TS is active again as C21TS from Nauru (OC-031) until the end of July, he says, when he will QRT for good from the island. He operates digital and possibly will try some SSB. QSL via LoTW, or via M0OXO’s OQRS. QSOs are live streamed on Club Log.
Marquesas Islands, FO/M. Team TX9W (namely F6BCW, K4VBM, K5WE, N5TEA, W5CCP and WD5COV) will be active from Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands (OC-027) between 19 and 30 April. They will operate CW and some SSB, RTTY and digital may be attempted on 160 to 6 metres with up to six stations. Depending upon a reliable Internet connection, QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log daily and Club Log’s Livestream will be enabled. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or via K5WE. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW shortly after the DXpedition. See https://k5we.com/tx9w for more information and updates.
Poland, SP. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the city of Gnynia, six special call signs – namely SP100G, SQ100D, SO100Y, SN100N, HF100I and 3Z100A – will be activated between 7 and 22 February. For the details and a certificate will be available, see https://ot09.pzk.org.pl/akcje/100gdynia/100gdy.php. QSLs are “not required, but if you need PSE via SP2PGD”.
Hungary, HA. Hungarian physicist Zoltan Bay (1900-1992) played a pivotal role in advancing Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) communication through his pioneering experiment conducted on 6 February 1946. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Bay’s achievements, the Hungarian Radio Amateur Society (MRASZ) is hosting a special radio activity. Look for HG80BAY, HG80EARTH, HG80EME, HG80LUNA, HG80MOON, HG80RADAR to be active between 6 and 28 February. QSL via LoTW and Club Log’s OQRS. Commemorative certificates will be available on https://mrasz.org/bay80.
Spain, EA. Special call signs AO1WRD, AO2WRD, AO3WRD, AO4WRD, AO5WRD, AO6WRD (Balearic Islands), AO7WRD, AO8WRD (Canary Islands) and AO9WRD (Ceuta and Melilla) are expected to be active between 6 and 15 February in celebration of World Radio Day. QSL for all call signs direct to EA3RKF: Federacion Digital EA, Apartado Postal 3050, 08200 Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain. World Radio Day (13 February) was proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day. This year’s theme is “Radio and Artificial Intelligence.”
Greenland, OX. Mikkel OZ7AKT as OX7AKT and Bo OZ1DJJ as OX3LX will be active from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (NA-018) between 10 – 17 February. They will operate SSB, CW and digital on 160 to 10 metres. OX3LX will then continue to Aasiaat Island (NA-134), where he will stay until around 9 March. QSL OX7AKT via OZ1ACB, Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW; QSL OX3LX via OZ0J, Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
St Kitts, V4. Tom, K0YA and his wife Toni, W5RCX will be active again as V4/K0YA and V4/W5RCX from St. Kitts (NA-104) from 4 February to 9 March. Activity will be holiday style on 160 to 6 metres using CW, SSB and digital. Look for Tom to participate in both legs of the ARRL International CW DX Contest on 21 and 22 February and the SSB contest on 7 and 8 March as V47Y. All QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW.
Guyana, 8R. Team 8R1WA (namely IZ0EGA, IZ0EVI, IZ0EWJ and IZ6DSQ) will be active from Guyana between 19 and 27 February. They will operate SSB and digital on 160 to 6 metres with up to six stations. QSL via IZ0EGA. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log https://guyana2026.wordpress.com.
EUDX Contest. The sixth edition of the European DX Contest will be held between 7 and 8 February (from 12 UTC to 12 UTC). Complete information can be found on www.eudx-contest.com. The objective is for amateurs around the world to contact as many other amateurs in as many European Union regions and countries on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW and SSB.