5X     - Pista, HA5AO will be active as 5X2I from Uganda from 29 September to 10 October. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H on 80-10m and "normal mode" on 6m) on 80-6 metres. QSL preferably via HA5AO's OQRS (https://ha5ao.com/oqrs/logsearch.php) for direct and bureau cards, or direct to HA5AO; the complete log will be uploaded to LoTW six months after the expedition.

D2     - To  celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Angola (11 November 1975), team D2A will be active from Ilha do Mussulo (actually a peninsula near Luanda) on 17-28 October. Ten operators (CT1BOL, CT1FFU, CT2GFW, CT7APE, D2ACE, D2XX,  EA1ACP, EA5EL, EC1T, and EC7R) will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (MSHV), and the QO-100 satellite with up to  six stations. QSL via EA7FTR. See https://www.qrz.com/db/D2A for more information.

E5_nc  - Team E51MWA (namely Robert N7QT, Jack N7JP, James KC7EFP, Brian N9ADG, and YL operators Robin WA7CPA and Violetta KN2P) will be active from Manihiki Atoll (OC-014), North Cook Islands on 9-20 October. They will operate CW, SSB, and FT8 (F/H) on  160-10 metres with three stations. QSL via M0URX's OQRS; selective LoTW upload will be in place, and bureau cards will not be provided. Bookmark https://www.e51mwa.com for more information and updates.

CN     - Taking part in the annual Throne Day's celebrations, members of the Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be using the special prefix 5C26 from 25 July to 5 August: e.g. CN8NIL is using 5C26NIL. The national society (CN8MC) will be running special event station 5C26FT.
Throne Day is a public holiday in Morocco that commemorates the enthronement of the incumbent monarch. Since 1999, it has been celebrated on 30 July.

CT     - Scout station CR5OCEAN will be active on 3-9 August, operating from the National Maritime Scout Camp "Oceanos" at the Alqueva Dam in southern Portugal. The station will be QRV on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via CR6CNE.

GM     - Look for MM/DJ7TO, MM/DJ9RR, MM/DL1KWK, MM/DL1RTL, MM/DL4SVA, MM/DL5KUA and MM/OE8TIR to operate on the HF bands and via QO-100 satellite from the Shetland Islands (EU-012) on 4-14 August. During the CW leg of the WAE DX Contest (9-10 August) they will be signing GM4S (QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS). [TNX DX World]

HL     - Look for 6K2GRX/4 and 6K2CFI/4 to be active from Jaeun Island (AS-060) on 15-17 August. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on various bands with two stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or direct to home calls.

JD1_oga- Typhoon #9 has delayed JH7CSU's departure for Chichijima, Ogasawara [425DXN 1785]. He now expects to be QRV as JD1BRC starting around 8 UTC on 3 August.

KH9    - "I will be going to  Wake Island for a couple of weeks and will be taking a station with me", Jim, K9HEI says. "I'm only scheduled to work 40 hours a week, so I should get some time to get on the air. I will try to get on the air as much as I can". Expect KH9/K9HEI to operate FT8 and SSB between 8 and 22 August. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and QRZ Logbook.

PY0S   - George, AA7JV reports that the plans for the October 2025 DXpedition to the Saint Peter & Saint Paul Archipelago [425DXN 1761] have been put on hold due to a lack of progress in obtaining the final permit from the Brazilian environmental protection agency (ICMBio).

S5     - Scout station S50ZLET will be activated by members of Radioclub Sezana (S59ABL) and Radioclub Koper (S59CST) on 2-8 August for the Slovenian National Jamboree. This is the first time for Slovenian amateurs to help out at the event and showcase our hobby to the scouts.

V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 4-13 August. He will operate SSB and FT8 on various bands, with a focus on 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct only to W5JON. [TNX NG3K]

VK9L   - Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as VK2/SP9FIH from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) from 27 August to 13 September. Plans are to operate SSB and FT8 (FH/SF) on 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct requests for QSL will be uploaded to LoTW within few days, bureau requests will be uploaded after 12 months). See https://vk9.dxpeditions.org/ for more information.
Reminder: according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority's updated "Amateur Radio Call Sign Policy" [425DXN 1723], VK9 prefixed callsigns can be used only by operators located in an Australian External Territory other than the Antarctic. Lord Howe Island is part of New South Wales, hence the use of VK2/homecall.

VP2V   - Andy, KK4LWR and his brother Tony, KD8RTT will be active as VP2V/KK4LWR and VP2V/KD8RTT from Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) on 8-11 August. They will operate mainly SSB, with some CW and digital, on 80-6 metres, with a focus on 30, 17, 12 and especially 6 metres. Using MSK144, they will participate in the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party (https://hamsci.org/msqp) on 11 August, with one station on 6m and the other on 10m. QSLs via LoTW, or direct to KD8RTT.

VU     - Cezar VE3LYC (VU3LPL), Sarath VU2RS, Adersh VU24DX, and Anil VU3DXA will be active as AU2H (requested callsign) from Hope Island (AS-178, new one for IOTA) for five full days, between 27 September and 2 October. Plans are to operate three stations on 40-10 metres, "aiming for a balanced number of contacts in CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H). They will also be prepared to operate on 6m FT8, if the band offers any openings". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or direct to VE3LYC. Bookmark https://au2h-as178.weebly.com for more information and updates. [TNX VE3LYC]

W      - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active as W2T from the Tucker's Island Lighthouse in the Tuckerton Seaport  (mainland New Jersey) on 9 August, from about 13 UTC to 20 UTC. Activity mostly on 40 and 20 metres SSB and FT8. QSL via N2OO.