4X     - Five special callsigns will be used from Israeli lighthouses on 16 August for the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend: 4X01LH (Jaffa), 4X02LH (Stella Maris), 4X03LH (Ashdod), 4X04LH (Akko), 4X05LH (Tel Aviv/Reading). QSLs for all lighthouses via 4X6ZM.

5H     - Alex, SQ9UM will be active as 5H1UM from Zanzibar Island (AF-032), Tanzania on 12-24 August. He will operate FT8/FT4, CW and some SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via SQ9UM.

5H     - Chas, NK8O will be active again as 5H3DX from Tanzania between 31 August and 21 September. He plans to operate CW and FT8/FT4 on 30-10 metres in his limited spare time. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call (see https://www.qrz.com/db/5H3DX for instructions). [TNX The Daily DX]

5R     - Silvano, I2YSB and the Italian DXpedition Team (I1FQH, I1HJT, I2PJA, IK2CKR, IK2HKT, IK2RZP and IV3ZXQ) will be active as 5R8TT (CW, SSB and RTTY) and 5R8XX (FT8) from Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar from 29 October to 12 November. They will run four stations on 160-6 metres. QSLs direct to I2YSB. See https://www.i2ysb.com/idt/ for more information, including band plan, OQRS for direct cards and the new DXpedition Awards.

CX     - CW200DI is a special event callsign for members of Radio Club Uruguayo to celebrate the bicentennial of Uruguayan declaration of independence (25 August 1825) from 20 August to 18 September. QSL via the bureau, LoTW, or direct to CX1AA.

HK     - Renato, PY8WW has announced plans to be active (callsign TBA) from Playa Blanca Island (SA-084) on 12-16 November. The island is located within the Utria National Natural Park, and "due to strict environmental regulations, the National Park has prohibited the use of fossil fuels on the island. Therefore, the operation will rely entirely on an EcoFlow power bank system,  supported by solar panels. This eco-friendly approach adds complexity and cost, including excess baggage, specialized  transport, and equipment logistics". More information is expected in due course.

OH0    - Team OG0C (OH2JIU, OH5CW, OH5CY, OH5CZ, OH5YL, and maybe others) will be active again from the Aland Islands (EU-002)  on 17-24 August. Operating from grid square KO09, they will be QRV from 160m to 70cm CW, SSB, FT8, FT4, RTTY, MSK144 and JT65.  They will also give 50 MHz EME a try. QSL via OH5CW (direct) and LoTW.

OJ0    - Markus, OH1MN will be active as OJ0MN from Market Reef (EU-053) on 25-30 August. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the HF bands, 6 and 4 metres. QSL via OH1MN; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log.

OX     - "Due to unexpected illness", Markus, DL6YYM has had to cancel his trip to Greenland. He was expected to be QRV as OX/DL6YYM on 15-29 August [425DXN 1788].

PA     - The "Dutch Lighthouse Hunt" will run on 1-30 September, when members of the Dutch Radio Group will use eleven special callsigns, each representing a different lighthouse in the Netherlands: PA01LH, PD00LH, PD01LH, PD02LH, PD03LH, PD04LH, PD05LH, PD06LH, PD07LH, PD08LH, and PD09LH. See https://www.qrz.com/db/PA01LH for detailed information.

PJ7    - Czech DXpedition team members OK1FCJ, OK2ZA, OK2ZC, OK6DJ and OM5ZW will be active as PJ7K from Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 12-22 September. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY on 160-6 metres, and via satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via OK6DJ.

VK9N   - Chris VK3QB, Luke VK3HJ and Alan VK6CQ will be active as VK9NT from Norfolk Island (OC-005) on 14-27 September. They will operate CW, FT8 and a little SSB on 40-6 metres with up to two stations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VK9NT for updates and FT8 instructions.

VK9X   - After his Lord Howe Island operation [425DXN 1787], Janusz, SP9FIH will be active as VK9/SP9FIH from Christmas Island (OC-002) from 19 September to 3 October. Plans are to operate SSB and FT8 (FH/SF) on 30-10 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.

YO     - Members of the Federatia Romana de Radioamatorism (FRR) will be active as YO2025ENESCU between 24 August and 21 September, during the George Enescu International Festival and Competition. Certificates and eQSL will be available on https://hamlog.online/. Held in Bucharest since 1958, the Festival honours and celebrates the memory, the music and the personality of  Romanian composer, pianist, violinist and conductor George Enescu (1881-1955).

ZL     - ZL100C is a  special callsign celebrating the centenary of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), which was formed on 16 August 1926. The callsign is valid until 6 August 2026. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.