5H     - Chas, NK8O will be active again as  5H3DX  from Tanzania between 17
         January and 9 February.  In his limited spare time he will  operate
         CW and/or digital modes on 20-10 metres,  and possibly  6 metres if
         conditions allow.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call. [TNX
         The Daily DX]

8Q     - Alex, IW5ELA will be active holiday style as  8Q7EL  from the  Mal-
         dives (AS-013) on 20-27 January. He will operate mainly CW on vari-
         ous HF bands. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and confirmed auto-
         matically via the bureau.

8R     - Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again as 8R1TM  from Guyana between 15
         January and 23 February.  He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes
         on 160-6 metres and via satellite,  from 23.00 to 03.00 UTC  during
         the week,  and "full time" during the weekends. QSL via LoTW, eQSL,
         QRZ Logbook, or direct to home call.

9X     - Harold, DF2WO  will be active again as  9X2AW  from Kigali,  Rwanda
         starting on 22 January for 18 days.  He can operate on 160-6 metres
         using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4, as well as on the QO-100 satellite. QSL
         via M0OXO's OQRS.

DL     - DQ30GDXF is the  special callsign celebrating the  30th anniversary
         of the German DX Foundation (https://www.gdxf.de/)  until 31 Decem-
         ber. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.

DL     - To celebrate the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina
         2026,  the DARC Team SES will be active as  DD2026OWG (1 February-1
         March)  and  DD2026WPG (1 March-1 April).  QSLs via DK5ON, LoTW and
         DCL (DARC Community Logbook).

F      - Special callsign  TM27PVJ  will be activated  from  26 January to 1
         February for the 27th "Percee du Vin Jaune", the festival celebrat-
         ing the  "Opening of the Yellow Wine"  which  this  year  will take
         place at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura). QSL via eQSL.

FG     - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from  Guadeloupe
         (NA-102) from  20 January to 10 February.  He operates SSB on 80-10
         metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.

FO/A   - Team TX5EU  (namely DK2AMM, DL2AMD, DL2AWG, PA2KW, PA3EWP and PG5M)
         will be active from  Raivavae (OC-114),  Austral Islands  on  13-25
         March.  They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4 (MSHV) on  80-6
         metres with  three stations.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS  (preferred),
         LoTW, or via DL2AWG.  See https://tx5eu-2026.topdx.de/ for more in-
         formation.

HI     - HI60UD is the  special callsign for the  Union Dominicana de Radio-
         aficionados, the second oldest amateur radio club in the  Dominican
         Republic,  to celebrate the 60th anniversary.  Look for activity on
         the HF bands SSB and digital modes, from 17 to 31 January.  QSL via
         LoTW (preferred), eQSL, or direct.

I      - Look for IG9/S51V, IG9/S52OT, IG9/S53R,  IG9/S53T,  IG9/S54W (call-
         sign to be used during the CQ WW 160-Meter CW Contest),  IG9/S56DX,
         IG9/S57UN, IG9/S58MU, IG9/S59A, IG9/S59ZZ and IG9/YT3H to be active
         from  Lampedusa Island  (AF-019)  on  18-26 January.  QSLs  via the
         bureau to home calls. [TNX S58MU]

PJ2    - Thaire, W2APF will be active as PJ2/W2APF from Curacao (SA-099) be-
         tween 22 January and 31 March.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8  on
         80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or direct to W2APF.

UR     - EM100W and EN100WLKK  are  two  special callsigns  celebrating  the
         100th anniversary  of the  Lviv Shortwave Club,  founded in 1926 as
         Lwowski Klub Krotkofalowcow (LKK).  It was one of the largest Euro-
         pean clubs before World War II. A commemorative certificate will be
         available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/EM100W for information.

UR     - To celebrate  his  50th anniversary  in amateur radio,  Nick, US8AR
         will be active throughout 2026  using the special callsign  EM50AR.
         Electronic QSL cards can be downloaded from https://em50ar.pp.ua/.

UR     - Established  in  1947, the  British  Faraday Antarctic Station  was
         transferred to  Ukraine  in  February 1996,  and  renamed  Akademik
         Vernadsky.  Celebrating that 30th anniversary,  five special  call-
         signs will  be active from  1 February to 1 March:  EM30VER,  and -
         operated by Antarctic veterans - EM30KY (op. UT1KY) , EM30KCC  (op.
         UR5KCC), EM30LV (op. UR8LV), EN30UA (op. UT7UA). A certificate will
         be available, see https://www.qrz.com/db/EM30VER for information.

S9     - Borut, S53BV will be active  holiday style as  S9BV  from  Sao Tome
         (AF-023) on 5-20 February. He will operate CW and SSB on 60, 40, 30
         and 15 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS only.

V6     - Celebrating his  60th anniversary  in amateur radio,  Haru,  JA1XGI
         will be active as V6CU25 from  Weno Island (OC-011),  Micronesia on
         22-28 January.  He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB, FT8 (F/H)
         and RTTY on 160-6 metres,  including activity during the CQ WW 160-
         Meter Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS,  or direct to JA1XGI.
         See https://islandvacation.amebaownd.com/ for more information.

VP8    - Rick, NE8Z (HC1MD) will be active holiday style as VP8TDX from Port
         Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 7-14 February.  He will oper-
         ate CW, SSB and FT4/FT8 (MSHV) on 40-6 metres using wire antennnas.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.