E5_nc  - AA7JV, HA5YD, HA7RY and KN4EEI  will  operate  from  Penhryn  Atoll (Tongareva), North Cook Islands  between  20 August and 5 September (dates are subject to weather conditions).  They expect  to collect the licence upon arrival.  Same as VP6A and FO/AA7JV, they will set up on the island using their Radio In a Box stations.  They plan to have three RIBs on the air,  with activity on  160-6 metres CW, SSB  and FT8 ("while early in the low-band season", AA7JV says, "we will make an effort to be on 160 and 80 meters on most nights").

GM     - Members  of  the  Stirling and District Amateur Radio Society  will operate special event station GB1CWC  on 10-13 August for the first edition of  the  UCI Cycling World Championships,  currently taking place in  Glasgow and  across Scotland.  Look for activity on  80-2 metres SSB, CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW and eQSL.

I      - Members of  ARI Lecce (IQ7AF)  will be active as  II7SML  from  the lighthouse at Capo Santa Maria di Leuca on 19-20 August  during the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend,  and again on 6 September (157th anniversary  since the lighthouse  was lit for the first time). They will be QRV on the HF bands as well as on 6 and 2m (WWL JM99et). QSL via the bureau.

I      - Members of ARI L'Aquila will be active as II6POPE from 19 August to 3 September. QSL via IK6QON.  The special callsign marks the annual celebration of the Celestinian Forgiveness,  inspired by Pope Celestine V  in  1294  and  inscribed  on  the  Representative List  of the Intangible  Cultural  Heritage  of  Humanity  since  2019. See  https://www.qrz.com/db/II6POPE for information about the award.

OZ     - Johanna, DJ5YL  and  Carsten, DF1XC  will be active  as  OV5YL and OV1XC, respectively,  from the  Spodsbjerg lighthouse  on Sjaelland (EU-029) on 19-20 August.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via the bureau to home calls.

PY     - PX8AMA is the special callsign that PY5AMF, PY5QW and PY5ZD will be using from Ji-Parana  in the Brazilian state of Rondonia  on  17-29 August.  They will operate from the QTH of Amaral, PW8BR.  QSL  via LoTW.

YB     - Celebrating  the  78th anniversary  of the  Republic of Indonesia's proclamation  of  independence  (17 August  1945),   special  event stations  8H78RI, 8H78I, 8H78N, 8H78D, 8H78O, 8I78N, 8I78E,  8I78S, 8I78I and 8I78A will be QRV on  12-20 August.  Look for activity on 80,  40, 20, 15 and 10 metres  SSB, CW, FT8 and  RTTY,  plus via FM satellites.  See https://award.orari.or.id for eQSLs and the "Indonesia Award 2023".

ZD9    - Yuris, YL2GM will be active as ZD9W  from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) from 24 September to 22 October. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres,  and FT8 only on 6 metres.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or direct to YL2GN. A full LoTW upload will follow six months  after the end  of  the  DXpedition.  More  information  and updates: https://lral.lv/zd9w/index.html.

ZS     - Team  ZS9V  (Paul ZS1V, Jan ZS1Z, Andre ZS1AN and Oleg ZS1OIN) will be active from  Robben Island (AF-064) on  17-20 August.  They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.  See  http://zs9v.org.za/  for  more information  and  updates.