8Q     - Depending  on  travel restrictions,  Remo, HB9SHD  will  be  active
         holiday style as 8Q7RM  from  Kandolhu, Maldives (AS-013)  on  2-29
         November. He expects  to operate  SSB, digital modes and some CW.

CE     - Members of the Grupo Magallanes DX from Punta Arenas will be active
         as CB500AM on 1 November  to commemorate the  500th anniversary  of
         the discovery  of the  Strait of Magellan  during  the first global
         circumnavigation voyage.  They will operate SSB  on +/- 3685, 7138,
         14230, 21330 and 28445 kHz. QSL VIA CE8PVT

CN     - Special callsign CN45MS will be active on 1-7 November  from Oujda,
         Morocco to celebrate the  45th anniversary of the so-called  Marche
         Verte (Green March). QSL via RW6HS.

F      - Fabien, F4HIK and  Joel, F4IKA plan to be active as TM39EU from the
         Chausey Islands (EU-039)  on  4-11 November.  They will operate SSB
         and digital modes  on  80-10 metres.  QSL via F4HIK,  Club Log  and
         eQSL.

F      - Michel, F8GGZ will be active as  TM50GDG  on  9-22 November to com-
         memorate the 130th anniversary of the birth  and the  50th anniver-
         sary of the death of Charles de Gaulle,  leader of the  Free French
         Forces  in  World War II  and later  President of France.  Look for
         activity on  160-20 metres  SSB and CW.  All QSOs will be confirmed
         automatically via the bureau. [TNX F8REF]

HC     - Members of the Azuay Radio Club (HC5ARC)  will be active as  HD200C
         from 31 October to 3 November  in celebration of the 200th anniver-
         sary of the indipendence  of the city of Cuenca.  Look for activity
         on the HF bands and 6 metres  SSB, CW, FT8/FT4.  QSL via operator's
         instructions.

I      - Once again special callsign IR3MD will be in use by ARI Rovereto on
         1-30 November. The suffix stands for Maria Dolens, the  mighty bell
         casted after World War I to commemorate the fallen in all wars. QSL
         via IN3MDR; information on the award can be found on qrz.com.

TA     - Special callsign TC35FSF will be active on  9-11 November  to cele-
         brate the 35th anniversary of the Free Software Foundation,  formed
         in 1985 in order to promote open-source software. Look for activity
         on 20 and 15 metres SSB, PSK31 and Olivia 8/250. QSL via TA2OZQ and
         LoTW. See https://www.qrz.com/db/TC35FSF for more information.

V3     - Bob, W0YBS  will be active  as  V31CO  from  Caye Caulker (NA-073),
         Belize from 24 October  to  13 November.  He will operate  CW, FT8,
         RTTY and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via W0YBS (direct or bureau),  or
         via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

YB     - DX World reports that a team from the  YB Land DX Club  is expected
         to be active as 7H9H from  Habe Island (OC-275) between  25 October
         and 1 November.

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations  have announced  their par-
ticipation in this year's event (24-25 October):
ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY     COUNTRY              QSL VIA      
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02     VE2IDX        SOSB 40m     Canada               VE3ZF        
02     VE2IM         SOAB         Canada               LoTW/VE3DZ  
05     VP9I          SOAB         Bermuda              LoTW/WW3S    
07     V3A           SOAB LP      Belize               M0OXO        
08     KP2B          SOAB LP      Virgin Isls          LoTW/EB7DX  
08     NP4Z          SOAB         Puerto Rico          N4AO        
08     ZF1A          SOAB HP      Cayman Isls          LoTW/K7ZO    
09     P40W          SOAB         Aruba                LoTW/N2MM    
09     PJ4X          SOSB         Bonaire              LoTW        
11     ZP9MCE        SOAB         Paraguay             LoTW/EA5ZD  
12     CB1D          M/2          Chile                XQ1FM        
14     CR2X          SOSB 15m     Azores               OH2BH        
14     EE5T          M/S          Spain                EA5URT      
14     HB9CC         M/?          Switzerland          LoTW/HB9KNY  
14     HB9H          M/?          Switzerland          HB9CXZ      
14     SI9AM         M/?          Sweden               ON3UN        
14     ZB2TT         SOAB LP      Gibraltar            LoTW/M0URX  
15     IF9A          SO           Sicily               IT9ATF      
15     OH0X          SOSB 20m     Aland Isls           LoTW/OH2TA  
15     OH8X          SOSB 20m     Finland              LoTW        
20     J42C          SOAB         Greece               LoTW/SV2HXX  
21     4L0A          SOSB 20m     Georgia              LoTW        
21     4L0G          M/?          Georgia              EA7FTR      
21     4L8A          SOSB 20m     Georgia              LoTW/M0OXO  
21     9K2K          SOAB         Kuwait               LoTW/EC6DX  
21     A42K          SOAB         Oman                 LoTW/EA5GL  
23     BD9XE         SOAB         China                BD9XE        
23     JT1KAI        M/?          Mongolia             LoTW/JT1KAI  
28     9M6NA         SOAB LP      East Malaysia        LoTW        
28     YB2BOB        SOSB 80m     Indonesia            LoTW        
28     YB2DX         SOAB         Indonesia            LoTW/YB2DX  
28     YB2XVT        SOAB LP      Indonesia            LoTW        
31     KH7M          SO           Hawaii               LoTW        
32     ZM1A          SO           New Zealand          LoTW/ZL3CW  
32     ZM4T          M/S          New Zealand          LoTW        
33     3V8SS         SOAB LP      Tunisia              LoTW/LX1NO  
33     CQ3W or CR3W  SOSB 15m     Madeira              LoTW        
33     EA8RM         SOAB         Canary Isls          LoTW/EB7DX  
33     IH9YMC        SOSB         African Italy        LoTW        
37     7Q6M          SO           Malawi               K6ZO        
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations  listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at  https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2020.html -  good contest  to
you all!