3D2    - Theo, PA3CBH will be active as 3D2TP from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji from 8 November to 12 December. He will operate QRP on SSB and QRS CW. QSL via home call.

9L     - The Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active as 9L5A from Sierra Leone from 27 November to 8 December. Plans are for a large team (F1DHX, F1ULQ, F2DX, F4AZF, F4FET, F4HAU, F4HHL, F4HRG, F5AGB, F5NTZ, F8AAN, F8EFU, F8GGV/YU3FX, HB9GWJ and ON7RN) to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (MSHV) on 160-6 metres with six stations, as well as via QO-100 with a dedicated stations, with a focus on "human modes" (CW and SSB). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred method for direct and bureau cards), LoTW, or via F5GSJ. More information can be found on https://9l5a.wordpress.com; bookmark the expedition's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/9L5A.DXpedition for updates.

DL     - DM70DXMB is the special callsign for DARC Team SES to mark the 70th anniversary of DARC's DX Newsletter DXMB (DX-Mitteilungsblatt) between 1 November and 13 December. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically  via the bureau; direct cards via DL2VFR.

FJ     - Al, W6HGF and  his son  Ed, K4HGF  will be active as FJ/W6HGF and FJ/K4HGF from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) on 1-6 November. They will be active on all modes on the HF bands. When on FT8, Al plans to use MSHV. QSOs will be uploaded to  Club Log  and  LoTW;  QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

FR     - Jean-Marc, F5SGI  will be active as  FR/F5SGI  from  Reunion Island (AF-016) on 7-18 November. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau  and  LoTW. [TNX F6AJA]

FT_ant - David, F4FKT  will be active again  from Antarctica  between  early November and  late January 2025.  Main activity will be during  his spare time  as  FT4YM/p from  Concordia Station,  operating SSB and digital modes. In addition,  he might be QRV as  FT4YM  from Dumont d'Urville on Petrels Island (AN-017). QSL via F5PFP. [TNX F6AJA]

GM     - Erik, PA1ET will be active as  MM/PA1ET/p  from the  Isle of Canna, the westernmost  of the  Small Isles archipelago,  in the  Scottish Inner Hebrides (EU-008), on 8-11 November.  He plans to operate QRP on 40 and/or 20 metres.

KH2    - Robert, N2OEF will be active as KH2/N2OEF from  Guam (OC-026) on 6-13 November.  The  "primary focus of this trip  will be  activating parks for the Parks on the Air  (POTA) program",  he says.  He will operate mainly SSB;  "if conditions require",  he  "may  switch  to digital modes".  QSL via LoTW (preferred),  or direct to home call. Updates will be posted to https://www.qrz.com/db/KH2/N2OEF.

LU     - Radio Club QRM Belgrano, LU4AAO will be active on the HF bands SSB, FT8 and CW on 2-10 November  to celebrate  Argentine Tradition Day. See http://lu4aao.org/cert_dia_tradicion_2024.htm for more information. [TNX LU4AAO]

PA     - The YNOMY DX Group  will be active as  PA44PARK  on  8-10 November. Main activity is expected to take place from  Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek (WWFF PAFF-0155) on Goeree-Overflakkee (IOTA EU-146), but they might also be QRV from  Kop van Schouwen  (PAFF-0113)  on Schouwen-Duiveland (EU-146)  or Voornes Duin (PAFF-0156, not IOTA).  QSL via Club Log's OQRS.  Information about the  PA Flora & Fauna Programme Can be foun on https://www.pa-ff.nl/.

PY     - ZV2RB is a special callsign for the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio Emissao (LABRE) to celebrate  Brazilian Amateur Radio Day  (5 November).  Look for  activity  on all bands  and  modes,  and  via satellite, on  3-10 November.  QSL via LoTW.  A certificate will be available,  see  https://www.qrz.com/db/ZV2RB  for  information.  5 November  1924  is  when  Decree no. 16657  was signed,  regulating amateur radio in Brazil.

V3     - Tom, AK2G  will be active as  V31TL  from  Belize  between 5 and 14 November.  First  (5-8 November)  he will be QRV  mainly from  POTA sites  BZ-0057   (Altun  Ha  Archeological  Reserve)  and   BZ-0067 (Community Baboon Sanctuary); then (10-14 November)  he "will be on the ocean  and  heading to  BZ-0075 (Half Moon Caye Marine Reserve) and possibly BZ-0072 (Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve). QSL direct to home call.

V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from  St. Kitts (NA-104) on 6-15 November.  He will operate  SSB  and  FT8  on  various bands. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON.

W      - "Weather permitting,  and assuming  no flight cancellation",  Will, WC6DX  will be active from San Nicolas Island  (NA-066)  on  8-12 November. Look for WC6DX (neither /p, nor /6) to operate "primarily SSB, but I can go to  CW if condx  deteriorate"  on 40-6  metres. He will not use FT8  or  any  digital mode.  QSL  instructions for direct cards  will be posted  on Will's  QRZ.com  page  after  the operation: "paper QSL cards only", he says, "please don't ask about Club Log or LoTW  matching;  an  island activated  after  50 years deserves a paper card.  I will automatically send QSL cards via the bureau to all DX stations who do not request a direct card,  so you can keep  your money".  San Nicolas  (CA-009S for the US Islands Awards  Program  (https://usislands.org/) is the  most  remote  and rarest  Californian island,  due to its status  as  a  sensitive US Naval facility. The only documented operation was by two California amateurs who were active as WZ6SNI for Armed Forces Day, May 1971.

ZF     - Andriy, W9KM  will be active  holiday style  as  ZF2KM  from  Grand Cayman (NA-016)  on  5-12 November.  He will operate CW and digital modes with a focus on  30, 17 and 12 metres.  QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.