Africa Trip. Antonio, IK7WUL is going on a humanitarian mission trip to Africa; in his spare time, he will be active – most likely on 10 metres SSB – as 9U0DX from Burundi (2 to 10 August) and 9X0DX from Rwanda (10 to 18 August). Between 18 August and 7 September, he will be active as TY2AA from Benin, 5V0DX from Togo and maybe as 5N4ATM from Nigeria.
Greece, SV. Members of the Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece (SZ1A) will operate special event station SX17ASTRO between 25 July and 8 August for the 17th Panhellenic Expedition of Amateur Astronomers. A number of certificates will be available, see https://sz1a.org/en for information.
Croatia, 9A. 9A169TESLA is a special callsign that will be used until 31 December in celebration of the 169th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla on 10 July 1856. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, and QRZ Logbook.
Denmark, OZ. Look for 5P0TA to be active from Bornholm Island (EU-030) from 31 July to 3 August. Plans are “to activate all POTA parks on Bornholm within four days”. See www.qrz.com/db/5P0TA for more information.
Iceland, TF. Nicolas, F5TGR will be active as TF/F5TGR from July 26 to August 9. Activity will be on 40 to 10 metres using CW, SSB and digital. QSL via LoTW.
Canada, VE. Celebrating the International Amateur Radio Union’s 100th anniversary, members of the Atlantic Coast DX & Contest Group will be active as CG9IARU throughout August. They will conduct special activations of Parks on the Air (POTA), World Wide Flora & Fauna (WWFF) and Canadian Historical Sites On the Air locations, alongside other commemorative events. See www.qrz.com/db/CG9IARU for more information. QSL via VE9CF.
Mexico, XE. Once again special call sign 4A2MAX will be activated between 1 and 31 August in remembrance of St Maximilian Maria Kolbe. Activity will be on 80 to 6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes. Born in 1894, Father Kolbe (SP3RN) was killed on 14 August 1941 at Auschwitz. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook, or via EA5GL. See www.qrz.com/db/4a2max for more information.