6W     - Earl, WA3DX  will be active  holiday style from Senegal  between 22 December and 20 January.  He will operate FT8 and some SSB on 40-10 metres. Specific locations may include Dakar and Mbao as 6W1/WA3DX, Kaolack  and  Marloj  (one  of  the  Saloum Islands,  not IOTA)  as  6W6/WA3DX. QSL via LoTW, or direct to home call.

A6     - A60BHR is the special callsign for the Emirates Amateur Radio Society to take part in the celebrations of Bahrain National Day on 10-16 December.  QSL via EA7FTR.  Individual  operators  may  append a serial number  to the special callsign,  and be active as A60BHR/0, A60BHR/1, etc. (see qrz.com for the QSL routes).

A9     - Celebrating  the  Kingdom of Bahrain's  National Day,  the  Bahrain Amateur Radio Society  will be active as  A91ND  until 16 December. QSL via EC6DX.  Also  taking part in the celebrations  will be  the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as HZ1BHR on 10-16 December, as well as the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as 9K9BHR on 12-18 December.

OH     - Celebrating  the  Christmas Holiday Season,  the OH9A team is  once again active as OG1XMAS on all bands and modes between  28 November and  26 December.  QSL via LoTW (preferred),  Club Log's  OQRS,  or direct to OH1NOA.

SM     - Once again the unique and still operational  long wave transmitter, with  call  sign SAQ, at  the  Varberg Radio  Station  at  Grimeton (southern Sweden) will be activated on VLF 17.2 kHz on 24 December. The  message  transmission  will  take place  at  8  UTC   and  the transmitter will be tuned up  from around 7.30 UTC.  Built in 1922-24, the  Varberg Radio Station  has been inscribed  on  the  UNESCO World Heritage list since 2004. As for the amateur bands,  Grimeton Radio Station  SK6SAQ  will be QRV on CW (3535, 7035 and 14035 kHz) and SSB (3755 and 7140 kHz). QSL SK6SAQ via the bureau or direct to Alexander  GVV  Radiostationen,  Grimeton 72,  SE-432 98  Grimeton, Sweden. See https://alexander.n.se/en/ for more information.

TR     - Roland, F8EN will be active as TR8CR from Gabon between 29 December and  mid-March 2023.  He will operate CW on 30-10m.  QSL via F6AJA, logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]

VK9N   - Marcelo, ZL1MTO will be active holiday style as VK9MTO from Norfolk Island (OC-005) from 29 December to 5 January.  He will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.

VP8    - Jonathan, 2E0KZN now expects to be stationed at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Mount Pleasant Complex, Falkland Islands (SA-002) until sometime in January, as his stay has been extended [425DXN 1630]. He is QRV as V P8TAA from the RAF club station,  and as VP8TAA/p while on  on SOTA activations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.

VU_ant - A member of the  42nd Indian Scientific Expedition  to  Antarctica, Sunny, VU2CUW will be based at Maitri Station, Antarctica for about one year.  In his spare time  he will be active  as AT42I.  QSL via VU2CRS.

ZF     - Edmondo, VA3ITA  will be active  holiday style  as  ZF2IT  from the Cayman Islands  (NA-016)  from  29 December to 5 January.  He  will operate SSB and digital modes on 40-10 metres. QSL only via LoTW.

CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Heli, DD0VR  and  Bigi, DE3BWR  will visit and be active from Aruba (P4/DD0VR) on 16-23 December, Curacao (PJ2/DD0VR) on 23 December - 5 January, and  Bonaire  (PJ4/DD0VR) on  5-13 January.  They will run  15-10 watts on SSB, and 5 watts on CW. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX World]