Morocco, CN. Taking part in the annual Throne Day’s celebrations, members of the Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be using the special prefix 5C26 from 25 July to 5 August: e.g. CN8NIL is using 5C26NIL. The national society (CN8MC) will be running special event station 5C26FT. Throne Day is a public holiday in Morocco that commemorates the enthronement of the incumbent monarch. Since 1999, it has been celebrated on 30 July.
Uganda, 5X. Pista, HA5AO will be active as 5X2I from Uganda from 29 September to 10 October. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on 80 to 6 metres. QSL preferably via HA5AO’s OQRS (https://ha5ao.com/oqrs/logsearch.php) for direct and bureau cards, or direct to HA5AO; the complete log will be uploaded to LoTW six months after the expedition.
Angola, D2. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Angola (11 November 1975), team D2A will be active from Ilha do Mussulo (a peninsula near Luanda) between 17 and 28 October. Ten operators (CT1BOL, CT1FFU, CT2GFW, CT7APE, D2ACE, D2XX, EA1ACP, EA5EL, EC1T and EC7R) will be active on 160 to 6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY, other digital and the QO-100 satellite with up to six stations. QSL via EA7FTR. See www.qrz.com/db/D2A for more information.
India, VU. Cezar, VE3LYC (VU3LPL); Sarath, VU2RS; Adersh, VU24DX and Anil, VU3DXA will be active as AU2H (requested call sign) from Hope Island (AS-178, new one for IOTA) for five full days, between 27 September and 2 October. Plans are to operate three stations on 40 to 10 metres, “aiming for a balanced number of contacts in CW, SSB and digital. They will also be prepared to operate on 6 m digital, if the band offers any openings”. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or direct to VE3LYC. Bookmark https://au2h-as178.weebly.com for more information and updates.
Russia, UA. Gleb, RM5P and Kirill, R5BD will be active as RI1OK from Kiy Island (EU-153) between 3 and 6 August. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on various bands and via QO-100. QSL via RM2P and LoTW.
Russia, UA. Vasily, R7AA and Mikhail, RA1ALA will be active as RI1E from Sommers Island (EU-133) between 5 and 14 August. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), or via R7AA.
Slovenia, S5. Scout station S50ZLET will be activated by members of Radioclub Sezana (S59ABL) and Radioclub Koper (S59CST) between 2 and 8 August for the Slovenian National Jamboree. This is the first time for Slovenian amateurs to help at the event and showcase our hobby to the scouts.
Portugal, CT. Scout station CR5OCEAN will be active between 3 and 9 August, operating from the National Maritime Scout Camp “Oceanos” at the Alqueva Dam in southern Portugal. The station will be active on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via CR6CNE.
Scotland, GM. Look for MM/DJ7TO, MM/DJ9RR, MM/DL1KWK, MM/DL1RTL, MM/DL4SVA, MM/DL5KUA and MM/OE8TIR to operate on the HF bands and via QO-100 satellite from the Shetland Islands (EU-012) between 4 and 14 August. During the CW leg of the WAE DX Contest (9 and 10 August) they will be signing GM4S (QSL via LoTW and Club Log’s OQRS).
Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago, PY0S. George, AA7JV reports that the plans for the October 2025 DXpedition to the Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago have been put on hold due to a lack of progress in obtaining the final permit from the Brazilian environmental protection agency (ICMBio).
St Kitts, V4. Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St Kitts (NA-104) between 4 and 13 August. He will operate SSB and digital on various bands, with a focus on 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.
British Virgin Islands, VP2V. Andy, KK4LWR and his brother Tony, KD8RTT will be active as VP2V/KK4LWR and VP2V/KD8RTT from Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) between 8 and 11 August. They will operate mainly SSB, with some CW and digital, on 80 to 6 metres, with a focus on 30, 17, 12 and especially 6 metres. Using MSK144, they will participate in the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party (https://hamsci.org/msqp) on 11 August, with one station on 6 m and the other on 10 m. QSLs via LoTW, or direct to KD8RTT.
Lord Howe Island, VK9L. Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as VK2/SP9FIH from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) from 27 August to 13 September. Plans are to operate SSB and digital on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (direct requests for QSL will be uploaded to LoTW within few days, bureau requests will be uploaded after 12 months). See https://vk9.dxpeditions.org/ for more information.
Reminder: according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s updated “Amateur Radio Call Sign Policy”, VK9 prefixed call signs can be used only by operators located in an Australian External Territory other than the Antarctic. Lord Howe Island is part of New South Wales, hence the use of VK2/home call.