A2     - Remo, HB9SHD will be active "casual holiday style" while touring Botswana between 30 April and 13 May. The callsign issued by the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority is A255HD (Alpha Two Five Five Hotel Delta). He will be QRV on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and maybe FT8. Paper QSL cards will not be available.

A9     - Special event station A91WTIS will be active on 11-17 May to  celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (17 May). QSL  via EC6DX.  WTISD  marks  the founding  of  the  International Telecommunication Union (ITU),  and  its purpose is  to  help raise awareness about  the global innovation gap,  promote digital inclusion, and spur action to close the digital divide.

BY     - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA,  B2CRA,  B3CRA,  B4CRA,  B5CRA,  B6CRA, B7CRA, B8CRA and B9CRA)  from across the country  will be active on 3-5 May (60 hours) for this year's  "5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival"  on air event,  organized  by the  Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC). See http://www.crac.org.cn/55 for logsearch and the awards. QSL via LoTW, or direct to  CRAC, PO Box 100029-73, 100029 Beijing, P.R. China

CN     - In celebration of the  21st birthday of  Prince Moulay Hassan,  the heir apparent to the Moroccan throne, special callsign  CN21HM will be active on 8-12 May. QSL direct to CN8RAH.

CP     - Members of the  Yaguarete DX Group  (LU1FM, LU2JCW,  LU3FR, LU6FOV, LU7HN,  LU7MT,  LU8YD  and  LU9FHF)  will be active as  CP7DX  from Tarija, Bolivia on 11-19 May.  They will operate SSB, CW, FT8 (F/H) on 160-6 metres,  as well as  SSB and FM  via  LEO satellites.  See https://jvp-antenas.com.ar/cp7dx/  for  more  information.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or direct to LU1FM.

F      - Team TM24U  (Kurt ON5DZ, Luc ON7KZ, Geert ON7USB and Francis ON8AZ) will be active from Saint Nicolas Island (EU-094) on 5-10 May. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 60-10 metres. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log. See https://tm24u.be/ for more information.

GI     - Once again the North West Group ARC  (MN0NWG)  is  running  special event station  GB0AEL  between 5 and 31 May  to commemorate the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight.  QSL via MI0HOZ (direct or bureau). On 20-21 May 1932,  Earhart  became  the  first woman to  fly nonstop and alone across the Atlantic, leaving Harbor Grace on  Newfoundland (Canada), and  landing  15 hours later  near Londonderry (Northern Ireland).

I      - The  United Nations Global Service Centre ARC (4U1GSC)  in Brindisi is active as 4U29MAY until 31 May. QSL via 9A2AA. The special callsign  promotes  the  International Day of UN Peacekeepers (29 May). DXCC wise, it counts for Italy.

PY     - Gus, PT2ADM is QRV as ZW30AS until 31 May. Look or activity on 80-6 metres  digital and SSB.  QSL via LoTW,  or via PT2ADM  (bureau and direct).  This special callsign honours Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian Formula 1  driver, on the  30th anniversary of his death during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

SM     - Ric, DL2VFR will be active as SM3/DL2VFR from Alnon Island (EU-087) on 8-11 May, and as SM2/DL2VFR from  Holmon Island (EU-135)  on 11-14 May. He will operate  CW and  some SSB.  He might also be QRV as SM5/DL2VFR from  IOTA group  EU-084  on 15 or 16 May.  QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.

V4     - Tim, N5TCH will be active  holiday style as V4/N5TCH from  St Kitts (NA-104) on 10-17 May.  Most likely he will be QRV during his early morning hours. QSL via LoTW; paper cards will not be available.

ZL     - On 22 May 1924 Ivan O'Meara (2AC) in Gisborne, New Zealand made the first  trans-Pacific contact with  Carlos Braggio (CB8) near Buenos Aires, Argentina on 130 metres,  setting a world record distance of just  over 10,000 km.  To commemorate this historic milestone,  the Gisborne Branch  of the  New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) will be using the special callsign ZL100AC  throughout the month of May.