8P     - Chris, WA7RAR will be active again as 8P9CB from  Barbados (NA-021) on 10-25 January. Most of his operations will be portable  at various locations,  especially POTA sites.  He will be QRV on 20-10m CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW, or direct to WA7RAR.

9A     - Throughout 2024 Tom, 9A2AA will use 9A67AA to mark his  67 years of activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home call.

A3     - Darren, VK4MAP has been active as A31DJ since 28 December, and will remain QRV as A31DJ/p until 11 January. He was on  Tongatapu Island (OC-049) until  2 January, then he  moved to Eua Island in the same IOTA group. He operates SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15, 12 and 10m.  QSL via  VK4MAP (direct only).

CN     - Michel, F5LRL  will be active as  CN2DX  from near Kenitra, Morocco from 20 January to 10 February.  He will operate CW and SSB on 40-6 metres, and FT8 on 6m.  Expect him to be QRV at  5-10 UTC and 18-22 UTC. QSL via EA5GL.

DL     - DARC Team SES will operate special event callsign  DM24EHF  on 6-28 January. The suffix stands for stands for European Handball Federation,  whose 16th edition  of  the  European Men's Handball Championship will be hosted in  Germany (10-28 January).  QSL via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.

EA     - Look for EG59GURU/p to be QRV from various SOTA locations  in Spain on  8-21 January.  This  activity  is  a  tribute  to  Jose-Antonio Gurutzarri "Guru" Jauregi  (EA2IF),  an outstanding personality  of the Summits On The Air  programme,  who  passed away in  2022.  See https://sites.google.com/view/ea2if-memorial  for more information; QSL cards will not be provided.

ET     - Bob, W9XY and Ken, K4ZW plan to be active from the  ET3AA club station at  Addis Ababa University's Institute of Technology on  12-20 January. They will focus on the high bands as there are still noise problems on the low bands. QSL via N2OO. [TNX The Daily DX]

FM     - Francis, F6BWJ  will be active again as  FM/F6BWJ  from  Martinique (NA-107) starting on 11 January for two months.  He will operate CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via the bureau to home call. [TNX F6AJA]

HS     - Champ, E21EIC  and  other  six operators  (namely  E20NKB,  E25KAE, HS0ZET, HS0ZKF, HS3NBR and HS6SSE)  will be active as E20AX/p  from Lipe Island (AS-126) on  12-14 January.  They will operate CW,  SSB and FT8 with two stations on 40-10 metres.  QSL via E21EIC (but all QSOs will be confirmed automatically via LoTW and the bureau).

J7     - Laurent, FM5BH as J79BH  and David, F8AAN as J79AN  will be  active from Dominica (NA-101) on  17-24 January.  They will operate mainly CW, possibly with some SSB and FT8, on 80-10 metres.  QSL J79AN via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to F8AAN; QSL J79BH via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to FM5BH.

JD1_mt - Take, JG8NQJ  expects to be back to the  weather station  on Minami Torishima (OC-073)  around 15 January,  his  QSL  manager  reports. Usually he remains there  for  about three months,  and is  QRV  as JG8NQJ/JD1 in his limited spare time.  He operates CW  and some FT8 (please note that he wants you to call with your signal report, not your grid square).  QSL via  JA8CJY (direct),  JG8NQJ (bureau)  and LoTW.

LZ     - Radio Club Blagovestnik  (LZ1KCP)  will use  six  special callsigns during  2024  to honour as many different Orthodox saints:  LZ235IR (January and February), LZ543BN (March and April),  LZ44IZ (May and June), LZ302IT (July and August), LZ1515IW (September and October), and  LZ311PA (November and December).  QSL via the bureau or direct to P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, Bulgaria.  Details on the "All Saints 2024 Award" can be found at https://www.lz1kcp.com/.

ON     - OT65BXE   is  the  special  callsign  for  members  of  UBA Section Bruxelles-Est  to celebrate  their club's 65th anniversary on  1-31 January. QSL via ON5UB.

OZ     - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate on 14 January, the 52nd anniversary  of her accession.  She will be succeeded  by her elder son,  who will reign as  King Frederik X.  To honour  the incumbent monarch and welcome the new one,  six special event stations in the Danish Realm  (metropolitan Denmark,  the Faroe Islands, Greenland) will be active on all bands and modes as follows:
12-14 January   OZ24QUEEN, OY24QUEEN, OX24QUEEN
14-16 January   OZ24KING, OY24KING, OX24KING
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW and eQSL,  or via OZ1ACB.
See https://www.qrz.com/db/OZ24KING  for complete information about the available awards.

P4     - Mathias, DL4MM will be active again as P4/DL4MM and P40AA (used for FT8/FT4 and during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest on 26-28 January) from Aruba (SA-036) on 19-31 January.  He will operate  CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres.  QSLs via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via DL4MM. [TNX NG3K]

PJ5    - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active again as PJ5/SP9FIH  from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) from 11 January to 3 March.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via SP9FIH. Bookmark https://pj5-2024.dxpeditions.org/ for updates. [TNX NG3K]

PY     - PV6T (not ZZ2F as previously announced)  is the callsign to be used from Tinhare Island (SA-080) on  10-11 January [425DXN 1704].  Look for activity on 40, 20, 15 and 10m SSB and FT8. QSL via PP2LA.

T32    - A German  team  (DF4GV, DJ7TO, DK2AMM, DL1KWK, DL2AWG  and  DL4SVA) will be active as T32EU  from Kiritimati/Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati on 13-27 March.  They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY  and maybe FT8 on 160-6 metres with three stations. QSL via DL2AWG.

T8     - Look for  T88AQ  (QSL via  Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW,  or via JH6WDG), T88HS (QSL direct to JA6KYU) and T88SM (QSL direct to JA6EGL) to be active  on  various bands and modes  from the  Palau Radio Club  on Koror Island (OC-009) on 12-18 January.

V4     - Look for  Bob, V4/N4RF  to be active  holiday style  from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 11-25 January. He will operate mainly CW, with some FT8 and SSB. QSL via LoTW (preferred), or direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]

VP2M   - Thaire, W2APF will be active again as VP2MDX from  Montserrat  (NA-103) from 11 January to 11 April.  He will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and FM on 80-6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W2APF. [TNX The Daily DX]

VU     - Once  again  the  West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB)  will provide  assistance during the Ganga Sagar Mela on Sagar Island (AS-153). This is the annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims to take a holy dip in the Ganges, where the river merges with the Bay of Bengal.  Expect some activity  on the  HF bands  as  AT24GSM  on  9-16 January.  QSL via operator's instructions; plans are to upload QSOs to Club Log.