CE     - 3G5SM [425DXN 1797] is now expected to be QRV from Isla Santa Maria (SA-070) on 10-14 November. QSL via M0URX's OQRS.  The operation will also serve  as a trial run  of the equipment - including a remote station - to be used during XQ7IR's  announced DXpedition to San Ambrosio in January 2026. Please note that only contacts made with the on-site 3G5SM operator(s)  will be accepted for IOTA credit. Those contacts will include SSB QSOs (10-14 November) and FT8 QSOs (10-12 November). Any CW and FT8 contacts made between 00:01 UTC on 13 November and 23:59 UTC on 14 November will be carried out remotely, and will not count towards IOTA credit. Bookmark https://3g5sm.webnode.cl for more information and updates.

EA     - Members of URE's Union de Radioaficionados de Cadiz (EA7URU), in collaboration with the Rotary Club Jerez Internacional, will be active as AO7POLIO on 18-26 October. QSL via the bureau and eQSL. The special callsign marks World Polio Day (24 October), established by Rotary International to raise awareness and celebrate global efforts to eradicate poliomyelitis through vaccination.

FW     - While FW5K (issued to NC7M) is the main callsign for the 19-31 October DXpedition to Wallis Island [425DXN 1796], team members also hold personal callsigns: FW1NA (K6VHF), FW6N (KA6BIM), FW7H (W7HER), FW7SR (N7JI), FW7Z (NG7E).

GU     - Ron, G4DIY and Kev, M0TNX will be active as GP0STH from Guernsey (EU-114) on 17-19 October. They will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL direct to G4DIY; QSOs will be uploaded to  Club Log, LoTW and QRZ Logbook. [TNX DX World]

I      - Markus, DJ4EL will be active as IE9/DJ4EL from Ustica Island (EU-051) on 15-21 October. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.

IS0    - Team IQ0ID (namely IS0EIR, IS0GQX, IS0GVH, IS0IYX, IS0JRL, IS0PAH) will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest from San Pietro Island (EU-165), Sardinia. QSL via LoTW, or via IQ9MQ. [TNX IS0GQX]

PJ2    - Olli, DH8BQA will be active holiday style as PJ2/DH8BQA from Curacao (SA-099) from 24 October to 6 November. He plans to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (QRP). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS.

SM     - On the occasion of United Nations Day, the still operational long wave transmitter at the Grimeton Radio Station, callsign SAQ, will be activated on 24 October to send a message on 17.2 kHz CW at 14:00 UTC. As for the amateur bands, SK6SAQ will be QRV during the day on CW (3517, 7017, 14017 kHz) and SSB (3755 and 7140 kHz). QSL SK6SAQ via the bureau. See https://alexander.n.se/en/ for more information.

TA     - Members of the Tango Alfa Ham Radio Club (YM1KE) will be active as TC29TC on 19-29 October to celebrate Republic Day (29 October). QSL via eQSL.

TF     - Stephen, W4BB will be active as TF/W4BB from Iceland between 23 and 27 October. His main goal is to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest; outside the contest he will be QRV on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres (he is not authorized to transmit on other bands) and on FM satellites. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.

V8     - Commemorating the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union, special event station V84SRU will be active on all bands and modes from 24 October to 26 November. QSL direct to P.O. Box 211, MPC Old Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan BB3577, Brunei Darussalam.

VE     - The Daily DX reports that Mike, VY0ZOO has had to extend his stay, and will remain on Cape Dorset (NA-156) [425DXN 1787] until 19 October before heading back to Southampton Island (NA-007). QSL direct to VE2XB (please wait  until after 1 December before sending him direct QSLs).

VU     - The back-to-back expedition to IOTA groups AS-176 (2-4 November) and AS-169 (6-8 November) [425DXN 1782] has been postponed until sometime next year. "Our plans for the west coast of India are currently on hold  due to heavy rainfall, which makes island travel difficult and unsafe", Sarath, VU2RS says. "We will revisit  and schedule  these expeditions  only  after the VU7 DXpedition" (see below).

VU7    - The DX India Foundation will undertake a DXpedition to  Agatti (AS-011), Lakshadweep Islands on  10-22 January.  A multi-national team (so far  VU24ADX , VU29AR,  VU2DWA, VU2RS, VU3DXA,  VU3GDS,  DJ5IW, DL6KVA, EY8MM, UU5WW, YT1AD)  will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H)  on 160-10 metres with four stations and a focus on 160, 80, and 40m. A fifth station  will be dedicated  to 6m and QO-100. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.  Bookmark  https://vu2rs.com/vu7r  for more  information  and updates.

XF4    - On 25 October, Mark (XE1B) will visit Socorro Island (NA-030),  Revillagigedo to meet the new base commander and establish conditions for an international team with remote capabilities for the future. Access  to the base is  limited  and  is only possible  via a  Navy battleship departing from Baja, Mexico.  The voyage takes 36 hours. The next Navy trip departs on 23 October and returns on 30 October, giving Mark a five-day window to operate.
Mark has visited the island  three times  before (in 1999, 2011 and 2018) and has obtained  a new licence  for this trip.  The callsign will be announced when he is QRV.  He has also obtained  permission from the Navy  and the other two  regulatory agencies  to visit the island and operate.
The operation will have a low profile, demonstrating that a DXpedition can be carried out with  minimal impact on the island.  Mark's focus will be on making as many ATNO contacts as possible  in order to lower  XF4's rank  in demand.  He will bring four antennas,  two radios and a linear amplifier. He will operate SSB and FT8 simultaneously,without automated FT8 QSOs. There are uncertainties regarding Internet access, so contacts will not be streamed.
QSLs will be available via Club Log's OQRS only;  QSOs will be  uploaded to LoTW as OQRS requests are processed.  Any excess proceeds will be donated to the  Northern California DX Foundation.  The aim of this visit is to pave the way for a larger activation in 2026.

Z6     - Milan S58MU as Z68MU  (QSL via home call)  and  Silvo S50X as Z68WW will be active from  Gjilan, Kosovo  from 23 October to 3 November. They will operate SSB and CW on  160-10 metres,  including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as Z68MU.  On 1-2 November,  during the IPARC  Contest  (https://dl0ipa.darc.de/Contest.htm)  they will use Z66IPA (QSL via S58MU, direct or bureau). [TNX S58MU]

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Rudi, DK7PE's third Pacific DXpedition  (25 October-19 November)  [425DXN 1797]  will include  activity  from Guam (KG6/AH0G),  Palau (T8),  Micronesia (V6CW),  the Marshall Islands (V7), and  possibly  Western Kiribati (T30RK).  He will operate CW only with 100 watts and wire antennas. "It will be a mixture of DXpedition, antenna experimenting and meeting local radio amateurs", he says.  Details will be posted to https://www.rooody.de/. QSLs via home call.