5U     - 5UA99WS' departure  from Niger [425DXN 1669]  has been brought forward,  and he is now scheduled  to leave the country on 1 June.  In his spare time Giorgio  operates FT8, FT4 and SSB on  40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via EA5GL.

A9     - A91GCC is the special callsign for the  Bahrain Amateur Radio Society to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Council on 19-25 May. QSL via EC6DX. Established on 25 May 1981, GCC is a regional intergovernmental political and economic union that consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia  and the United Arab Emirates.

C6     - Look for KN4NTX to be active as C6AWA from Bimini (NA-048), Bahamas on 26-28 May.  He will operate CW only, and will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]

GM     - Col, MM0NDX and Jonathan, MM0OKG will be active as  MS0INT from the Isle of Tiree (EU-008) on 26-29 May. They will be QRV on 17-6m. QSL via LoTW. "There is a small chance they may try activate the neighbouring Treshnish Islands (EU-108)  for a few hours,  but this will  depend on weather, and will very much be a decision made on the day (possibly 28 May)". [TNX DX World]

GM     - Dan, F5DBT plans to be active as MM/F5DBT from  several islands off the west coast of  Scotland between  28 May  and  15 June.  He will  operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to home call.

H4     - Originally  scheduled  for  March 2024  [425DXN  1668],  the  H44WA  DXpedition to the Solomon Islands has been brought forward to 15-29 November 2023.  Five operators (N7JP, N7QT, N9ADG, NU7J and WA7CPA) will be  active  on  160-10 metres  CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H).  QSL via M0URX's OQRS; there will be no full log upload to LoTW,  and bureau cards will not be available. See https://www.h44wa.com/ for updates and detailed QSLling policy.

I      - As of 18 May, the list of  special callsigns celebrating the centenary of the Italian Air Force until 20 June includes
         II0AAA      II2BGY      II4PNF      II9CMS
         II0AQN      II2BRS      II5GRO      II9CTF
         II0BPL      II2GHD      II5MSC      II9CVT
         II0CMP      II2MIL      II5PIO      II9PAB
         II0FRO      II2VGT      II5PIS      II9SIG
         II0GUI      II2VNG      II5PON      II9TMM
         II0LAT      II3AFT      II6PES      IO3CVM
         II0MVV      II3AVI      II7BPM      IO5LUT
         II0OVF      II3BLN      II7BRI      IO7BPM
         II0PDM      II3CDF      II7GDC      IO9MAR
         II0PEG      II3GOR      II7LEG      IY0TC
         II0RMC      II3IST      II8RCL      IY1TO
         II1ALB      II3PDV      II8REG      
         II1CAM      II3PRL      II8SSC      
         II1CME      II3VEL      II8VVL      
The activity is organized by the Associazione Radioamatori Italiani (ARI) in collaboration with the Air Force General Staff; each callsign represents a place that had or still has significant importance in the ITAAF history.  A certificate will be available;  see https://www.ari.it/images/stories/diplomi/centenarioam23.pdf for information.
         
I      - Look for  Lorenzo, IB0/IZ0BVU  and  Dario, IB0/IW0RLC  to be active from Ventotene Island (EU-045) on 25-28 May. They will operate SSB, FT8, FT4 and RTTY on  40, 20, 15, 10  and  6 metres  (maybe also on 80m). QSL via home calls and LoTW.

JA     - Take, JI3DST  will be active from Shodo Island (AS-200) from 23 May to 5 July. He will operate SSB and CW as JJ5RBH (including participation  in  the  CQ WW  WPX  CW  Contest)  JI3DST/5,  JS6RRR/5  and JR8YLY/5, as well as  JI3DST/p,  JS6RRR/p  and JR8YLY/p on FT8.  He will pay  special attention to 6m.  The QSOs will be made available for Club Log and  LoTW Matching on the IOTA website.

JA     - Ichy, JH7IPR  will be  active  from  Ishigaki Island  and  Iriomote Island (both count for IOTA group AS-024) on 24-28 May.  He will be signing JH7IPR/6  (CW, RTTY, SSB, AM)  and  JH7IPR/p  (FT4, FT8 and other digital modes). QSL via Club Log and LoTW.

KH8S   - Originally scheduled for March 2020 and  postponed repeatedly,  the W8S DXpedition to  Swains Island (OC-200) is now set  to take place on 4-17 October. The team (DJ9RR,  DL2AMD,  DL6JGN,  KO8SCA,  NG7M, PA2KW, PA3EWP, PA4WM, PA5X and PG5M)  will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY on all bands with six stations from two operating sites.  "Due to Covid  and  the  global economic situation,  our costs  have increased considerably compared to 2020", PA3EWP says. The total cost has increased to  EUR 125,000,  and  donations  will  be gratefully accepted. See https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/ for more information.

KP4    - Manuel,WP4TZ will be active from  Vieques Island (NA-249) on  23-30 May.  He will be QRV on 40-6 metres from parks, summits and beaches for the  POTA, SOTA and BOTA  programmes.  QSL via LoTW  and  eQSL.  Updates will be posted to https://twitter.com/elradiohead.

LA     - Ric, DL2VFR  and  Fred, DL4BBH  will  be  active as  LA/DL2VFR  and LA/DL4BBH from IOTA group EU-061 and the  Ytre Hvaler National Park on 2-6 June.  They will operate  CW and SSB.  QSLs via  home calls, LoTW, and Club Log. [TNX DL2VFR]

OK     - The private company Radiojournal  began regular radio broadcasts in Czechoslovakia on 18 May 1923.  OL100RADIO, OL100RJ, OL23RADIO  and OL23RJ are the special callsigns for the  Czech Radio Club  to mark "100 years of broadcasting in OK-land".  Look  for activity  on all  bands and modes  from  18 May  to  18 June.  A certificate  will be available,  see qrz.com  under  any  of the  special callsigns  for information.

P4     - John, W2GD will be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 23-30 May. Main activity will be  during the  CQ WW WPX CW Contest,  with some spare time operations on 30, 17 and 12 metres  outside the contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to N2MM.

SM     - Ric, DL2VFR and Fred, DL4BBH will be active as either SM6/DL2VFR or SD7V/6 (if his licence is renewed) and SM6/DL4BBH from Orust Island (EU-043) on 31 May-2 June.  They will operate CW and SSB.  QSLs via home calls, LoTW, and Club Log. [TNX DL2VFR]

V4     - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from  St. Kitts (NA-104) from 23 May to 7 June.  He will operate SSB and FT8  on the HF bands and especially 6m.  QSL via LoTW,  or direct only to W5JON.

VP2M   - K2DM, George will be active as VP2MDM from Montserrat on 25-29 May. He will operate FT8 and SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres,  and will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW, or direct to K2DM. [TNX The Daily DX]

VP5    - John, K4BAI will be active as VP5/K4BAI  from  Providenciales  (NA-002),  Turks & Caicos Islands  on  23-30 May.  QSL via  home  call. Along with other operators, he will participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as VP5M (QSL direct to K4QPL). [TNX The Daily DX]

VP9    - Darrell, AB2E will be active as AB2E/VP9 from  Bermuda (NA-005)  on 24-29 May.  Main activity will be during the  CQ WW WPX CW Contest; before and after  the contest he will operate  CW, SSB, and FT8  on 160-10m, with focus on the WARC bands.  QSL via LotW,  or direct to home call.

TF     - Chris, DL1MGB will be active as  TF/DL1MGB  from Iceland  on  26-29 May.  Main activity will be on 80-10 metres during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]

YU     -  The Amateur Radio Union of Serbia (YU1SRS) will host the 26th IARU Region 1 General Conference, to be held at Zlatibor on  1-4 November.  A special callsign has been issued,  YT26IARU,  which may be operated until 31 December  by the hosting society  as well as  by the conference amateur radio station. QSL via LoTW.