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GW - GB64MOD, a special event station that "celebrates the spirit of the Mod movement through amateur radio", will be active on 1-31 August, operated by Curtis MW0USK and Kevin MW9KJC: https://gb64mod.co.uk.
HL - Celebrating the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Korea (15 August 1945), members of the Korean Amateur Radio League's Chungbuk HQ (6K0MF) will be active as HL81V on 1-31 August.
PY - Team PQ1I (namely PY8WW, PY7RP and PY4AZ) will be active from Ilha das Garcas (SA-067) on 24-26 July, IOTA Contest included. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8 with two stations. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
TA - Golkem, TA7AZC and Emre, TA7EK will be active as YM7KK/0 from Giresun Island (AS-154) during the IOTA Contest on 26 July. With no local power grid, the station will run entirely on battery power and portable antenna systems.
TK - The TK5SI operation from the Sanguinaires Islands (EU-104) [425DXN 1833] has been postponed to 27-28 July. Toni, F5RAB and Gil, F4FET will operate FT8 (MSHV), SSB and CW on 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. They are not allowed to overnight on the island, so this will be a daytime (indicatively 07:00-16:30 UTC), battery powered "micro-expedition". QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred) and LoTW, or via F8GGV.
UK - Darek, SP9DLM and his 13-year-old son Greg, SN9GM will be active as UK/SP9DLM and UK/SN9GM from Uzbekistan between 27 July and 15 August. See https://www.qrz.com/db/UK/SP9DLM for more information. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
VK9X - The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group (PIDXG) and Youth on the Air (YOTA) have announced the VK9XY DXpedition to Christmas Island (OC-002), running from 16 November to 4 December.
Young operators have expanded their roles in recent years - advancing from remote operations on Rotuma (3D2Y) to on-island team participation on Saba (PJ6Y) - and will now take full charge of planning, leading, and operating the VK9XY DXpedition.
The eight-person on-island crew will consist entirely of operators under the age of 25. Confirmed team members include N4ML (team leader), W4IPC, NT1S, LY7J, and 7Q6UJ, with the final roster spots set to be filled in the coming weeks. Veteran DXpeditioners W0GJ and W6IZT will provide on-site guidance and mentorship.
The station plan calls for 4 local stations, two remote NexGenRiB2 stations operating over Starlink, and a portable QO-100 satellitestation. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, and will include participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.
Fundraising efforts are underway to cover expenses for the young operators. See https://vk9xy2026.com/ for detailed information.
IOTA CONTEST ---> The IOTA Contest will be held on 25-26 July (12:00-12:00 UTC) on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m CW and/or SSB. Complete details can be found on the RSGB Contest Committee's website:
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2026/riota.shtml
The following stations are expected to be active during the contest weekend from qualifying islands. For latest additions please give a look at the announced operations list maintained by Bill, NG3K:
https://www.ng3k.com/misc/iota2026.html
Ref.No. Call/Ops Island QSL VIA
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AF-018 IT9BLB/IH9 Pantelleria LoTW
AF-019 IG9/IK8PGM Lampedusa IK8PGM
AS-001 VU4R Andaman Isls VU2RS
AS-081 6K5EHN Namhae LoTW
AS-101 HS0ZIB Phangan LoTW
AS-113 BO0M Matsu Isls
AS-134 BA3RA Yuetuo BI1XJT
AS-146 BA4OP Sang LoTW
AS-154 YM7KK/0 Giresun LoTW
AS-158 BY1AA Changshan LoTW
EU-001 SX5P Pserimos ON4PO
EU-008 GM7A Lismore LoTW
EU-010 GM7V Benbecula N3SL
EU-010 MM5DB/p Harris LoTW
EU-011 M7X St Mary's LoTW
EU-013 GJ2A Jersey LoTW
EU-014 TK/IZ5DKH Corsica IZ5DKH
EU-014 TK5K Corsica F8GGV
EU-016 9A2L Vis LoTW
EU-016 9A3CYD/p Korcula 9A3CYD
EU-016 9A8DV Drvenik Veli IK6VXO
EU-017 I/DL3NC Lipari DL3NC
EU-018 OY/G3WVG Streymoy LoTW
EU-018 OY1CT Streymoy LoTW
EU-024 II1D/IS0 Sardinia IK1TTD
EU-024 IS0/HA5MIG Sardinia LoTW
EU-028 IR5GO Gorgona IU3EDK
EU-029 5Q5M Femo ON6QR
EU-032 F/OO4O Oleron LoTW
EU-037 SE9DXM Oland QRZ
EU-037 SK7RN Oland LoTW
EU-038 PA/DL1KVN/p Terschelling LoTW
EU-038 PC38EU Texel LoTW
EU-051 IE9/OL5Y Ustica OL5Y
EU-052 SV8/DH5FS Antipaxoi DH5FS
EU-054 II9I Favignana IT9PPG
EU-073 IB7V San Pietro IK7IMO
EU-075 SX8N Salamina
EU-083 IP1X Gallinara IU1JCZ
EU-092 GM1J Tanera Mor LoTW
EU-114 GU6EFW Alderney ON6EF
EU-114 MU5E Herm GU4YOX
EU-116 MD7C Isle of Man M0OXO
EU-120 G5XV Wight M0OXO
EU-121 EJ3KYB Arranmore GI3PXT
EU-121 EJ3Z Inishbofin LoTW
EU-121 EJ9MV Bere LoTW
EU-123 MM1E Great Cumbrae LoTW
EU-129 DK1A Usedom Club Log
EU-130 II3Y S. Maria di Barbana M0OXO
EU-131 IO3M Pellestrina LoTW
EU-132 SN0RX Wolin SP8BXL
EU-136 9A/OM6NM Male Srakane OM2FY
EU-136 9A4KJ Rab 9A2EU
EU-137 SM/OV2E Ven OZ0J
EU-145 CQ7OTA Culatra LoTW
EU-146 PA/OQ4T Schouwen Duiveland ON4TO
EU-146 PA2G Schouwen-Duiveland LoTW
EU-146 PE146U Schouwen-Duiveland PA3EYC
EU-172 OV3W Hjarno DK3WW
EU-172 OV7X Baagoe DL2JRM
EU-172 OZ/K3ZJ Funen LoTW
EU-176 SK3T Ago SM0MPV
NA-002 VP5G North Caicos M0OXO
NA-026 KE2IFC Long
NA-031 AA1AC Aquidneck AA1AC
NA-038 CG2C Cap-aux-Meules F5JYD
NA-046 K1VSJ Martha's Vineyard K1VSJ
NA-062 N1RR/m Key Largo N1RR
NA-067 W4KAZ Great LoTW
NA-083 K4T Tangier KB4YPN
NA-103 VP2MAA Monteserrat LoTW
NA-128 VE2ZQ Aux Coudres VE2ZQ
NA-141 N1RR/p Key Biscayne N1RR
NA-143 N5LYG Galveston LoTW
NA-148 KC1J Georges LoTW
OC-236 7C8C Gusung Toraja YB8HZ
SA-006 PJ4WW Bonaire KU9C
SA-047 PY5DC Ilha do Mel LoTW
SA-067 PQ1I Ilha Das Garcas LoTW |
