3A     - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as  3A/DL2SBY  from Monaco  on 20-23 October.  He will operate FT8 and some CW on 30, 20, 17, 12, 10 and maybe 6 metres. QSL via LoTW,  or direct only to home call  or Club Log's OQRS. He no longer uses the bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

5R     - The 11-22 October DXpedition to Nosy Be (AF-057)  by  5R8CG, 5R8MM, 5R8WG and 5R8WP [425DXN #1635]  has had to be postponed,  as one of the  team members  tested positive  for COVID-19.  "The final  test result (second) came when  we were already driving to the airport", Gerben, PG5M says. "We are hoping to reschedule for late November". Bookmark http://dx.to/ for updates.

A7     - The  Qatar Amateur Radio Society  (QARS)  has announced  that  nine special event  callsigns  will be activated  from  18 October to 18 December to celebrate the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup.  Look for HQ station A722FWC, as well as for  A71FIFA,  A72FIFA, A73FIFA, A74FIFA, A75FIFA, A76FIFA,  A77FIFA and A78FIFA  (each representing one of the eight venues  that will host the matches)  to be QRV  on the HF bands and via QO-100.  QSL via the bureau, LoTW,  or direct. See  https://www.qrz.com/db/A722FWC   for  information  about   the Awards. The FIFA World Cup  is a quadrennial international football (soccer) tournament  contested by  the men's national teams  of the member  associations  of the  Federation Internationale de Football Association.

CT9    - Helmut, DF7EE  and  Georg, DD8ZX  will be active as  CT9/DF7EE  and CT9/DD8ZX from Madeira Island (AF-014) from  25 October to 2 November.  Look for CQ3W (or CR3W)  to be used  during the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest,  most likely as a single-operator single-band entry on  15 or 10m. QSL CT9/DD8ZX via LoTW or home call; QSL CT9/DF7EE via LoTW or Club Log's OQRS; QSL CQ3W via LoTW or Club Log's OQRS;  QSL CR3W via LoTW or DL5AXX's OQRS (http://www.dl5axx.de/dxlog).

FT_ant - David, F4FKT  will be  active again  from Antarctica  between  late October  and  early March 2023.  Main activity  will be during  his spare time as FT4YM/p from Concordia Station, operating SSB and FT8 on 20 and 40 metres.  In addition, he plans to be QRV  sporadically as IA0/F4FKT/p from Mario Zucchelli Station  (for a few days during the  last week  of October),  as  FT4YM/p  from  Little Dome C,  as FT4YM/m  during the traverse from Concordia to the coast,  as FT4YM from  Robert Guillard Station  at  Cap Prud'homme,  and finally  as as  FT4YM/mm  from  the icebreaker  "L'Astrolabe".  QSL via  F5PFP. Updates will be posted to the Polar DX Group's Facebook group. [TNX Les Nouvelles DX]

GW     - Weather permitting,  Kev, M0TNX  and  Ron, G4DIY  will be active as MC7DX from Holy Island (EU-124) on 15 October, and possibly also on the 16th.  They will operate  CW and SSB  on the HF bands.  QSL via LoTW. [TNX DX World]

HR     - Alex, K6VHF will be active again as  K6VHF/HR9  from  Roatan Island (NA-057) on 27-31 October. He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on 40-10 metres,  and  "will specially announce for 6 band operations".  QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call.

I      - Members of the  Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club  will be active as II0IAR from 24 October to 2 November.  They will operate CW only on the HF bands.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/II0IAR  for more information. The special callsign memorializes  Roma Radio (IAR), the main Italian coastal radio station whose Morse transmissions closed down on 31 October 2005  after  51 years of uninterrupted service.  [TNX IN3MDR]

JA     - Moto, JA1GZV will be active as  JS6UKY/6 from  Okinawa Island  (AS-017) on 18-25 October. He will operate CW on or around 7011, 10123, 14011, 18075 and 21011 kHz. QSL via JS6UKY (bureau) or JA1GZV.

JD1_oga - Kou, JP1IHD will be active as JD1BQP from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 26 October to 3 November,  including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.  QSL via the bureau to JD1BQP, or direct only to JP1IHD; he will upload his log to LoTW and Club Log.

PA     - Special  event stations  PA60CUBA,  PB60CUBA,  PC60CUBA,  PD60CUBA, PG60CUBA and PH60CUBA will be active on  22-23 October  to mark the 60th  anniversary  of the  Cuban Missile Crisis.  Also joining  the event  will  be  PA60BBGB,  PA60EHSB,  PA60HS,  PA60KLE,   PA60KOC, PA60NCO,  PA60NN,  PA60NSG,  PA60PARE,  PA60RWS,   PA60YP,  PA6KLD, PA898BAT, PC60NCO, PF60PAIL, PF60PENM and PG6PEACE.  QSL via operators' instructions.  This project,  which has been developed  since 2019 in collaboration  with the  Cold War Cultural Heritage Foundation,  aims at raising "awareness of the technology behind the Cold War". See https://pa60cuba.nl/ for more information (in Dutch).

PJ4    - PE1OJR  will be active holiday style as PJ4TB from Bonaire (SA-006) on 21-31 October. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40-6 metres,  with some activity during the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest.  He will upload his log to LoTW and Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]

PJ5    - John, W5JON will be active again as  PJ5/W5JON from  Sint Eustatius (NA-145) from 25 October to 1 November. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 60-6 metres,  and will participate in the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call. [TNX NG3K]

PJ7    - Ed, N2HX will be active again as  PJ7PL from  Sint Maarten (NA-105) from 23 October to 10 December,  including an entry in both the  CQ WW DX SSB  and  CW Contests.  Outside the contests  he will operate holiday style  also on  RTTY and FT8.  QSL via  home call.  [TNX DX World]

S7     - Wolfgang, OE1MWW  will be active holiday style as  S79/OE1MWW  from Mahe (AF-024),  Seychelles on  13-21 October.  He will operate FT4, FT8, CW and SSB mainly on 20m. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]

TA     - The Istanbul based  Tango Alpha Ham Radio Club (YM1KE)  will be QRV as TC29EKM on 26-30 October.  QSL via eQSL.  The special callsign's suffix stands for 29 Ekim (29 October), the public holiday commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey (29 October 1923)
         
VP5    - Jim, NU4Y and Ron, N4KE  will be active as VP5DX from  North Caicos (NA-002) between  20 October and 2 November,  including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS,  or direct to NU4Y.
         
VP5    - Kan, AB2RF (JJ2RCJ)  will  be active as  VP5Z  from  Providenciales (NA-002) on 24-31 October. He will operate FT8 (using MSHV) and FT4 on 80-10m (see qrz.com for his planned operating frequencies), plus some CW  and  RTTY.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW,  or direct  to JJ2RCJ.
         
VP2M   - George, K2DM will be active as VP2MDM from Montserrat (NA-103) from 25 October to 2 November. He will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on  160-10 metres:  "my priority is the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest",  he says, "but  I plan  to do  a lot of  FT8/FT4  before and after  the contest". QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.
         
VQ9    - When  Steve, WB4GHY  arrived at Diego Garcia,  Chagos Islands he discovered  that the "government official authorized  to dispense licenses was no longer there".  Steve had hoped to have his licence renewed and be active as VQ9SC [425DXN 1635], but "the island has lost  all ham radio  licensing info", he says. "They just haven't done it  in a long time.  They  say  my 2016 license  was  the last issued here and nobody is still here from that time period".  Steve is there until 16 November, and he fears that the problem cannot be solved before  he leaves the island.  For the time being  he is not QRV. [TNX The Daily DX]