Japan, JA. Tak, JR1LZK/6 and Mitsu, JE1HXZ/6 will be active from Iriomote Island (AS-024) between 7 and 14 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and digital on 160 to 6 metres. QSLs via LoTW, or direct to home calls.
Albania, ZA. John, AE5X will be active holiday style as ZA/AE5X from various locations in Albania between 8 and 30 October. He plans “to activate as many of the 8 parks that will be in our vicinity as possible and to operate from the grounds of the old Radio Tirana shortwave transmitter site”. He will operate CW only on 20 to 10 metres with 10 watts. See https://ae5x.blogspot.com/ for updates.
Belgium, ON. The ONZ Oostkust Radioclub (ON6HC) will be active on all bands and modes as OR82CLM between 16 October and 15 November to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of the region of Knokke-Heist by Canadian troops in 1944. QSL via eQSL. A certificate will be available: www.onz.be/or82clm-award-request/.
Svalbard, JW. Usually based in Longyearbyen, Anna, JW5MUA is now active from Bear Island (EU-027) until December. This is Svalbard DXCC wise, but a separate counter/multiplier for the DX Marathon and CQ contests. She operates SSB on 40 and 20 metres using 5 to 10 watts. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.
Svalbard, JW. Look for JW7XK (QSL via LA7XK, Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW), JW9DL (QSL via LA9DL, Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW) and JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) to be active from the Svalbard Amatorradioklubb in Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard between 7 and 12 October. They will participate in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) as JW5X (QSL via Club Log’s
OQRS, LoTW, or via LA5X). Outside the contest, usually JW9DL is mostly active on digital, JW6VM on CW and JW7XK via satellite (RS-44).
Iceland, TF. Ed, VA3ITA will be active as TF/VA3ITA from Grindavik, Iceland (EU-021) between 8 and 12 October. He will operate SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres and will participate in the Scandinavian Activity Contest. QSL via LoTW, or via IZ7ATN.
USA, W. Special event stations N0F, N1F, N2F, N3F, N4F, N5F, N6F, N7F, N8F and N9F, plus KF2IRE and VE3FIRE from Canada will be active between 4 and 10 October for the Fire Prevention Week 2026. See https://hamfire.com/ for more information on the event and the certificate. QSL cards for any of the stations should be sent direct to Fire Prevention Week Special Event, c/o Dr. Bob Lightner, W.T. Loften High School ARC, 3000 East University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32641, USA.
Bonaire, PJ4. Olli, DH8BQA will be active as PJ4/DH8BQA and PJ4Y (contest call sign) from Bonaire (SA-006) between 10 and 27 October. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS and LoTW.
Ecuador, HC. Renato, PY8WW will be active as HD4W from Cojimies Island (SA-056), in the Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador between 15 and 22 November. He will operate SSB, CW and digital on 40 to 6 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS. See qrz.com for more information.
South Cook Islands, E5_sc. Hrane, YT5A (ex YT1AD, https://www.yt1ad.info/) will be active holiday style as E51A from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands between 14 and 22 November. His is main objective will be to prepare for an all-band all-mode DXpedition to the North Cook Islands planned for 25 September to 10 October 2027 (anyone interested in joining this operation can contact Hrane at yt5a[@]yahoo.com). Wallis and Futuna Islands, FW. Jacek, SP9FIH is active as FW1P from Wallis Island (OC-054) until 17 October. He operates mainly digital, on 80, 20, 15 and 10 metres so far. Due to limited luggage allowance and space constraints at his location, he uses the same telescopic mast support for 40, 60 and 80 metres. As a result, he must rebuild the antenna configuration every week: he will use 40 m between 2 and 12 October and 60 m between 12 and 16 October. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred). See https://fw.dxpeditions.org/ for updates.