Guinea-Bissau, J5. Team J51A will be active from Bubaque Island (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau for three weeks, starting sometime next week. The actual dates will be posted to www.qrz.com/db/J51A once the team has reached its destination. QO-100 has been added to the planned activities, with SSB, CW and digital operations expected to start a couple of days after the other bands.
Uganda, 5X. Richard, HB9FHV is active as 5X4TA from Uganda until 28 February. Look for him “almost daily” on or around 14 185, 21 185 and 28 485 kHz from 15 to 16 UTC. QSL via eQSL.
Ghana, 9G. Arno, DL1CW has been active as 9G5ZZ from Ghana (WWL IJ95JC) since 19 February and will remain there until 3 March. He operates mainly CW, with some RTTY possible, on 80 to 6 metres. QSL via LoTW or via the bureau to home call.
Ghana, 9G. The Italian DXpedition Team’s activity from Ghana is scheduled to start during the first half of April (dates TBA). The team will be active on 160 to 6 metres as 9G5RR (CW, SSB and RTTY) and 9G5CC (digital) from Busua Beach on the mainland. Activity from Abokwa Island (AF-084) will depend on weather and sea conditions. Plans are for two operators to be as 9G5ZP on 15 metres daily, from morning to evening. They will operate CW, SSB and digital. All QSLs direct to I2YSB. More information, including the link to I2YSB’s OQRS, can be found on https://www.i2ysb.com/idt/index.php.
Fiji, 3D2. Jacek, SP5APW will be active as 3D2JK from Lakeba Island (OC-095) between 17 and 22 April. He will operate digital and SSB on 20 to 10 metres and mainly digital on 6 metres. Last activated in 2004, OC-095 remains the rarest IOTA group in Fiji. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or direct to SP5APW; full LoTW upload after six months. More information on https://3d2jk.blogspot.com/.
Japan, JA. Moto, JA1GZV will be active again as JS6UKY/6 from Miyako Island (AS-079) and Okinawa Island (AS-017) between 24 February and 6 March. He will operate CW on or around 7 011, 10 123, 14 011, 18 075, 21 011, 24 897, and 28 011 kHz. QSL via JS6UKY (bureau), eQSL, or direct to JA1GZV.
Bangladesh, S2. Team S21WD will be active from IOTA group AS-140, Bangladesh from 20 March to 1 April, including an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital on 160 to 10 metres with up to five stations. In addition, activity via QO-100 is planned using CW, SSB and digital. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or via DJ4MX; if the on-site internet connection is stable, QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW daily. See www.next-generation-dx.com/s2/ for more information; bookmark www.facebook.com/S21WD/ for updates.
Kuwait, 9K. 9K9NLD is the special call sign for the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society to celebrate Kuwait National Day (25 February) and Liberation Day (26 February) on 16 to 28 February. QSL via EC6DX. Also joining the celebrations will be the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as HZ1KWT between 19 and 25 February, the Emirates Amateur Radio Society as A60KWT between 19 and 27 February and possibly the national society of Bahrain (A91KWT).
Argentina, LU. Members of the Radio Club QRM Belgrano will be active as LU4AAO and other call signs between 28 February and 8 March to celebrate the club’s 58th anniversary. Awards and special QSL are available. See http://lu4aao.org/58_aniv_lu4aao.htm for more information.
IOTA Honour Roll The 2026 Honour Roll and Annual Listings have been posted on the IOTA website https://iota-world.org/: click on PERFORMANCE LISTINGS in the dropdown menu under PROGRAMME INFORMATION. They show the position as of 31 January 2026.
The Honour Roll lists the stations with a checked score equalling or exceeding 50% of the total of numbered IOTA groups, excluding those with provisional numbers, at the time of preparation. The Annual Listing lists the stations with a checked score of 100 or more IOTA groups but less than the qualifying threshold for entry into the Honour Roll. IOTA rules limit inclusion in the listings to those participants who have updated their scores at least once in the preceding five years (i.e., since February 2021) and have opted to have their scores published.