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Tanzania, 5H. Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Tanzania between 17 January and 9 February. In his limited spare time, he will operate CW and digital modes on 20 to 10 metres and possibly 6 metres if conditions allow. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call. Rwanda, 9X. Harold, DF2WO will be active again as… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

Guinea 3X. Herman, YB3GIH has been active as 3X/YB3GIH from Boffa, Guinea since 31 December and expects to remain there for about six months. He operates SSB on 20 and 15 metres. QSOs are uploaded to eQSL, Club Log and LoTW. Nigeria 5N. Lars, DM1HLK has lived in Ikeja, Nigeria since 2022 and got his 5N4DMZ licence in December 2025.… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

Morocco, CN. Matt, SQ9NIS will be active as CN2NIS from Morocco from 31 December to 6 January. He operates SSB on 80 to 10 metres. QSL via LoTW; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. Benin, TY. Gerard, F5NVF will be active as TY5GG from Benin between 6 January and 6 April. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log (with… Read more: HF Update with ZS2B

The 2026 CQ DX Marathon. The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries (“entities”) and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2026 edition will start at 00:00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23:59 UTC on 31 December. See https://dxmarathon.com/ for complete details.… Read more: HF Update with ZS2B

Good morning from Fish River with this week’s edition of HF Update. Carina and I wish you and yours a Blessed Christmas. Mali, TZ. “Active on all bands 40m to 6m so far at high power”, says Jeff, TZ4AM. “Solar system is behaving nicely and power cuts occur less often, so I will be operating at higher power when called… Read more: HF Update with ZS2B

Hi everybody, I’m planning my next activation in the Cape Town area for Monday, Dec. 15 on Hoer Steenbergpiek ZS/WC-062. We plan to be up before lunchtime. 73 Jens ZS1/HB9EKO

South Sudan, Z8. Diya, YI1DZ will return to Juba, South Sudan on 15 December. His contract with UN-WFP runs until 30 March 2026, with a possible 11-month extension pending approval. Due to frequent travel and a rotating work schedule that includes leave every six weeks. He is active on the amateur bands as Z81D in his limited spare time, typically… Read more: HF Update with ZS2B

EME DXpedition to Zambia: 9J2EME From QRZ.com (edited by OPDX): The Ribbetjies EME Team consisting of Bernie/ZS4TX, John/ZS6JON, Paul/ZS6NKand Lins/PA3CMC plan to be active as 9J2EME from Zambia (WW Loc. KH22)between March 28th and April 1st, 2026. Activity is planned on the fol-lowing bands:6m: 8el 6M8GJ2m: 2 x 18el 2M18XXX70 cm: 2 x 28 el 432-9WL23 cm: 70 el YU1CF… Read more: To the Moon and Back

ARRL reports: Students at Cornell University are asking radio amateurs to help in listening for signals from the retroreflective laser sail Alpha Cubesat launched Dec 2. Alpha CubeSat information https://alphacubesat.cornell.edu/ “Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators https://www.arrl.org/news/space-sailors-seeking-download-help-from-ham-radio-operators

Madagascar, 5R. Eric, F6ICX, is active as 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island, IOTA AF-090, until the end of December. He is active on the HF bands using CW, SSB and digital modes as well as the QO-100 satellite. QSL to home call. Botswana, A2. Ben, DB2LS is active as A25LS and is here for about a week. Activity is on the HF… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

Somalia, 6O. Elvira, IV3FSG has returned to Somaliland “to complete a few pending tasks” and is active again as 6O3T. Length of stay unknown. Central African Republic, TL8. Joao, CR7BNW will be active as TL8BNW from Bangui, Central African Republic for six months (December 2025 to June 2026). He will operate SSB and digital on 40, 20, 15 and 10… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

St Helena, ZD7. Andy, 5Z4VJ (ZD7VJ); Fred, G4BWP (ZD7WP) and Martin, N6VI (ZD7VI) will be active from St Helena Island (AF-022) between 22 November and 7 December. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as single band entrants. Outside the contest they will focus on the low bands, as well as on 30, 17 and 12 metres.… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

Rodrigues Island, 3B9. Kazu, M0CFW will be active as 3B9/M0CFW from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) from 23 November to 3 December. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 3B9KW. QSLs via LoTW and Club Log’s OQRS. Uganda, 5X. Alan, G3XAQ will be active again as 5X1XA from Bwerenga near Kampala, Uganda from 17 November to 3 December.… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

Morocco, CN. Yannick, F6FYD will be active again as CN2YD from Marrakech, Morocco from 11 November to 31 March 2026. He will operate SSB on 20 to 10 metres. QSL via F6FYD, direct or bureau. Togo, 5V. Vasily, RA1ZZ and Vlad, R9LR is active as 5V7RU from Togo between 5 and 17 November. They operate CW, SSB and digital on… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

WINQSL. First released in 1995, the software originated from a QSL Manager listing on paper from 1982. The latest version, accompanied by the most recent dbase update (28 October 2025), can be downloaded for free at https://www.winqsl.com/. Malawi, 7Q. Chris, ZS6RI has been active as 7Q5C from near Karonga in northern Malawi since 28 October. For the next year or… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS

Somalia, 6O. The 6O3T DXpedition failed to get on the air in September 2024, with the operators describing that experience as “definitely traumatic”. Now a new team (Fabrizio IV3JPP, Mauro IV3AZV and Elvira IV3FSG), with “a renewed awareness of the territory and a stronger operational strategy,” has been active as 6O3T from northern Somalia since 20 October. They have five… Read more: HF Update with ZS4BS