9A     - To celebrate their 15th anniversary, members of the Croatian Flora Fauna ARC (9A1WFF) will be active as 9A44FF and 9A44FF/p between 1 January and 31 December. See https://www.qrz.com/db/9A44FF for in formation about the Anniversary Award.

DL     - To commemorate the centenary of the first Kurzwellentagung - the landmark convention for German shortwave enthusiasts held in Jena on 16-17 January 1926 - the special callsign DF100KWTJ will be active between 1 January and 31 March. QSL via the bureau.

DL     - The DARC Team SES will operate five special callsigns at various times throughout 2026: DA100LH, DL100LH and DK100LH for the 100th anniversary of Lufthansa Airlines; DA100TV and DL100TV to celebrate 100 years of television in Germany.

G      - Using vintage equipment manufactured by KW Electronics Ltd from the mid-1950s to the 1970s, the GB8KW multi-operator station will be active again over the "KW Weekend" (3-4 January) from the Cray Valley radio club's HQ in Eltham, England. Other special callsigns are expected to be activated by collectors and restorers across the UK during the month, notably GB2KW from Scotland.

HH     - Members of the Radio Club d'Haiti will be active as 4V1L on 1-31 January. The special callsign memorializes Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniere, who fought alongside her husband during the  Haitian Revolution. QSL via N2OO; QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log.

HK     - Christoph, DF3TJ is active from Colombia as HK4/DF3TJ until sometime in January. "There will also be activations of  HK0/DF3TJ from San Andres (NA-033) and Providencia (NA-049) on short term notice", he says. All QSLs via ON5JC.

J3     - Rikk, WE9G will be active as J38WG from Grenada (NA-024) on 1-16 January. This will be a SO2R (Single Operator 2 Radios) activity on 160-6 metres, mostly FT8 with some  CW and SSB. "I might also do some POTA", he says. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via WE9G.

PJ7    - Giovanni IZ2DPX as PJ7/IZ2DPX, and Flavio IW2NEF as PJ7/IW2NEF will be active from Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 13-21 January. They will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on various bands. Additionally, side trips to St. Martin are also being planned,  with limited operations as FS/IZ2DPX and FS/IW2NEF from a mobile setup. QSL PJ7/IZ2DPX and FS/IZ2DPX via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. QSL PJ7/IW2NEF and FS/IW2NEF via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, IK2DUW (direct, or via bureau to HE9ERA). [TNX IZ2DPX]

W      - The Straight Key Century Club's annual on-air event, commemorating the club's founding in 2006 and celebrating the original instruments of early radiotelegraphy (straight key, bug and cootie keys), will run on 2-31 January. Look for K3Y to be aired from the ten US call areas (K3Y/0 through K3Y/9), plus /KH6, /KL7 and /KP4. Information on the event and QSLing instructions can be found on https://skccgroup.com/k3y/k3y.php.

XF4    - Following his brief October visit to Socorro Island, Revillagigedo, Mark (XE1B) returns to activate XF4B for a Christmas holiday operation. Accompanied by Guillermo (XE1IMO), he was scheduled to arrive on 23 December, with the activation  running through the end of the year. The team is deploying  two radios, one linear amplifier, and four antennas, allowing for simultaneous SSB and FT8 operations on 80-6 metres. All FT8 contacts (excluding 60m)  will use Superfox mode with call validation to prevent pirate stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS only; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW as OQRS requests are processed. Efforts are ongoing to prepare for a more extensive activation planned for 2026.

ZL     - The  New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) was founded in Auckland in 1926. To celebrate their centenary, NZART members are encouraged to use the ZM prefix  during the 2026 year; in addition, individual operators and NZART branches can apply to use special ZL100 callsigns for a period of 1 to 3 months - e.g. Ian ZL1MVL and the Whangarei Amateur Radio Club (ZL1AM) will be using ZL100MVL and ZL100AM, respectively, until 31 March.