Ogasawara, JD1/O. Kou, JP1IHD will be active again as JD1BQP (https://x.com/jd1bqp) from Chichijima (AS-031), between 2 and 11 July. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log; QSL direct to home call.
Greece, SV. Maksym, DL3PLZ will be active as SV8/DL3PLZ from Corfu/Kerkyra Island (EU-052) on 7-14 July. He will operate SSB and digital on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log; paper QSL cards will not be available.
Greece, SV. Tommy, VK2IR is active holiday style as SV0XBF/8 from Paros Island (EU-067) until 1 August. He can operate on 80 to 6 metres. QSL direct to home call.
Poland, SP. Special call sign SN93LOT will be active on 1-31 July to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the ill-fated flight of Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas. On 15 July 1933 they attempted a nonstop flight from New York City to Kaunas in a small airplane named “Lituanica.” After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, they crashed on 17 July when they were only 650km short of their final destination. QSL via SP1PMY.
Germany, DL – Special callsign DL0SOP will be active on 1-31 July for the 68th edition of the Sea of Peace Award (see https://dl0sop.darc.de/ for full details). QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, LoTW and eQSL.
France, F. The “Tour de France Radio amateur Challenge” is an operating event organized by the REF in partnership with local clubs and associations. It will be held during the men’s (4 to 26 July) and women’s (1 to 9 August) Tour de France cycling races. Look for special event stations TMxxTFR (with ‘xx’ being the department number) to be activated for one week from the departments hosting a stage start/finish or those along the race route. For instance, the Radio-Club de Perpignan will be active as TM66TFR between 4 and 10 July. In addition, TM00TFR will be activated by operators from departments involved in the cycling events. See https://www.qrz.com/db/TM00TFR for detailed information.
England, G. GB26WRTC is the official headquarters station for the upcoming World Radiosport Team Championship, taking place from 8 to 13 July. During the IARU / WRTC Contest, the station will be operated by a youth team. WRTC 2026 will be covered by daily shows on YouTube, plus a 24-hour livestream of the contest itself – www.youtube.com/@WRTC2026/streams
Greenland, OX – Emil, DL8JJ will be active again as OX/DL8JJ/p from Greenland between 3 and 14 July. In his spare time, typically during his evenings, he will operate CW (10 watts, battery powered) from the main island (NA-018) as well as from Tasiilaq (NA-151).
Guyana, 8R. Aldir, PY1SAD is active again as 8R1TM from Guyana until 26 July. He operates CW, SSB and digital modes on 160 to 6 metres and via satellite, from 23:00 to 03:00 UTC during the week and “full time” during the weekends. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ, or direct to home call.