Tanzania, 5H. Alex, SQ9UM is active as 5H1UM from Zanzibar Island (AF-032), Tanzania until 24 August. He operates CW and digital with some SSB on 80 to 6 metres. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, or via SQ9UM.
Tanzania, 5H. Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Tanzania between 31 August and 21 September. He plans to operate CW and digital on 30 to 10 metres in his limited spare time. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call (see https://www.qrz.com/db/5H3DX for instructions).
Madagascar, 5R. Silvano, I2YSB and the Italian DXpedition Team (I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA, IK2CKR, IK2HKT, IK2RZP and IV3ZXQ) will be active as 5R8TT for human modes and 5R8XX for non-human modes from Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar from 29 October to 12 November. They will run four stations on 160 – 6 metres. QSLs direct to I2YSB. See https://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, including band plan, OQRS for direct cards and the new DXpedition Awards.
Norfolk Island, VK9N. Chris VK3QB, Luke VK3HJ and Alan VK6CQ will be active as VK9NT from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between 14 and 27 September. They will operate CW, digital and a little SSB on 40 to 6 metres with up to two stations. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. See qrz.com for VK9NT for updates and instructions.
Christmas Island, VK9X. After his Lord Howe Island operation, Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as VK9/SP9FIH from Christmas Island (OC-002) from 19 September to 3 October. Plans are to operate SSB and digital on 30 to 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.
New Zealand, ZL. ZL100C is a special call sign celebrating the centenary of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), which was formed on 16 August 1926. The call sign is valid until 6 August 2026. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
Romania, YO. Members of the Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism (FRR) will be active as YO2025ENESCU between 24 August and 21 September, during the George Enescu International Festival and Competition. Certificates and eQSL will be available on https://hamlog.online/. Held in Bucharest since 1958, the Festival honours and celebrates the memory, the music and the personality of Romanian composer, pianist, violinist and conductor George Enescu (1881 – 1955).
The Netherlands, PA. The “Dutch Lighthouse Hunt” will run between 1 and 30 September, when members of the Dutch Radio Group will use eleven special call signs, each representing a different lighthouse in the Netherlands: PA01LH, PD00LH, PD01LH, PD02LH, PD03LH, PD04LH, PD05LH, PD06LH, PD07LH, PD08LH and PD09LH. See QRZ.com for PA01LH for detailed information.
Aland Islands, OH0. Team OG0C (OH2JIU, OH5CW, OH5CY, OH5CZ, OH5YL and maybe others) will be active again from the Aland Islands (EU-002) between 17 and 24 August. Operating from grid square KO09, they will be active from 160 m to 70 cm using CW, SSB, RTTY, MSK144 and JT65. They will also give 50 MHz EME a try. QSL via OH5CW (direct) and LoTW.
Market Reef, OJ0. Markus, OH1MN will be active as OJ0MN from Market Reef (EU-053) between 25and 30 August. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands, 6 and 4 metres. QSL via OH1MN; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log.
Sint Maarten, PJ7. Czech DXpedition team members OK1FCJ, OK2ZA, OK2ZC, OK6DJ and OM5ZW will be active as PJ7K from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between 12 and 22 September. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and digital on 160 to 6 metres and via satellite. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via OK6DJ.
Uruguay, CX. CW200DI is a special event call sign for members of Radio Club Uruguayo to celebrate the bicentennial of Uruguayan declaration of independence (25 August 1825) from 20 August to 18 September. QSL via the bureau, LoTW, or direct to CX1AA.
Columbia, HK. Renato, PY8WW has announced plans to be active (call sign TBA) from Playa Blanca Island (SA-084) between 12 and 16 November. The island is located within the Utria National Natural Park and “due to strict environmental regulations, the National Park has prohibited the use of fossil fuels on the island. Therefore, the operation will rely entirely on an EcoFlow power bank system, supported by solar panels. This eco-friendly approach adds complexity and cost, including excess baggage, specialized transport and equipment logistics”. More information is expected in due course.
Bouvet Island, 3Y0K. All the equipment for the 2026 DXpedition to Bouvet is bound for Oslo this week and next, LA7GIA posted to Facebook on 14 August. “The logistics involved in getting all the equipment selected, designed, tested, packed and shipped to Norway has involved many persons, manufacturers, helpers and hard work for a long time. We started developing the 3Y0K DXpedition in April 2023 and it has taken us more than 2 years to get to this stage where soon all the equipment will be loaded into a container located in Nittedal, just outside Oslo, Norway. This container will not only be loaded with equipment, but other essentials like tents, provisions, safety and emergency equipment, evacuation gear, QRO generators and a lot more.
Our goal is to conduct a safe and sound DXpedition where our ability to adapt to the changing conditions is important. Four team members have experience from Bouvet Island 2023 and know what to expect – I can guarantee we will get onshore!” In two weeks, they will pay the $400 000 deposit for the vessel. By the time they ship the container in mid-September, they will have spent a total of $1 000 000 on this DXpedition, not to mention the thousands of hours of hard work involved.