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DL - DARC Team SES will be active as DL110RG from 1 September to 31 December for the 100th anniversary of the German Life Saving Association (Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft, the largest voluntary water rescue organization in the world), and as DL75BRD from 1 September to 30 June 2024 for the 75th anniversary since the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz fuer die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) came into effect (23 May 1949). All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the DARC bureau; direct cards via DL2VFR.
EI - Between 1 September and 31 August 2024 EI4FOTA will be active from all around Ireland - including SOTA and POTA locations, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, lighthouses and IOTA islands. Apparently the first operation will be on 17-24 September from the Giant's Causeway - which is in Northern Ireland (GI), though; then on 5-15 October from the Blasket Islands (EU-007). More information can be found on https://www.qrz.com/db/EI4FOTA.
GD - Torsten, DL4APJ and Udo, DL2AQI will be active holiday style as MD/DL4APJ and MD/DL2AQI from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 10-19 September. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls (bureau or direct); MD/DL4APJ will also upload his log to LoTW, eQSL, Club Log.
HL - Look for DS1TUW/2 to be active from Taeijak Island (AS-090) on 23-24 September. He will operate FT8 and CW on 40-6 metres. QSL via LoTW; Club Log's OQRS will be available for direct cards.
I - IN3IJB, IU3EDK and IU3ISK will be active again as IL3P from Pellestrina Island (EU-131) on 9 September. QSL via IU3EDK, direct or bureau.
IS0 - Luca, IK5AEQ will be active holiday style as IM0/IK5AEQ from San Pietro Island (EU-165) on 1-5 September. He will operate SSB and FT8/FT4 on 80-6 meters. QSL via LoTW, Club Log, or via home call (direct and bureau).
JA - Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/6 rom Kami Koshiki Island (AS-037) on 16-17 September. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
OH0 - OH0RY is the callsign for PA0VHA, PA2A, PE1NYQ and PG2K to participate in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest from the Aland Islands (EU-002). Outside the contest, on 17-30 September, they will operate mainly CW and digital modes on 160-6 metres. OH0RY QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL and Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
SM - Gaby, DF9TM and Frank, DL2SWW have been active as SD7M/6 and SD7W/6, respectively, from Orust Island (EU-043) since 30 August, and will remain there until 4 September. Next they will go and be QRV from the islands of Oland (EU-037) and Sturko (EU-138). Updates will be posted to their qrz.com pages. All QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and confirmed automatically via the bureau.
T2 - The Rebel DX Group (https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup) will be active as T22T from Tuvalu (OC-015) [425DXN 1683] from 21 September to 9 October. Plans are to have up to ten stations QRV on 160-6m FT8 (seven stations operating either F/H and normal mode), CW (two stations) and SSB (one station). See https://www.qrz.com/db/T22T for the band plan. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.
T32 - Bert, CX3AN will be active holiday style as T32AN from Kiritimati/Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati on 4-11 October. He will operate CW and some SSB on 40-6 metres. QSL via EB7DX.
T8 - Look for T88FM, T88JH and T88MK to be active on various bands and modes from the Palau Radio Club on Koror Island (OC-009) between 12 and 19 September. QSL T88FM via JM1LIG (direct); QSL T88JH via JR3QFB (direct), LoTW, Club Log's OQRS and eQSL; QSL T88MK via JO3LVG (direct or bureau) and eQSL.
TJ - The next DXpedition organized by the Mediterraneo DX Club will see a large multi-national team (IK5BOH, IU3PMA, IZ2GNQ, IZ4COW, IZ4UEZ, IZ8CCW, AG4W, DL8JJ, F6IRA, HB9DHG, HB9TOC, OK2WX, ON7RN) active as TJ9MD from Kribi, Cameroon on 2-15 November. Plans are to have at least four stations active 24/7 on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. There will also be a station for EME. More information is expected in due course. [TNX IZ8CCW]
V6 - Cezar, VE3LYC [425DXN 1686] will be active as V62P from Pulap Atoll (OC-155) from 25 October to 2 November, and as V62S from Satawal Atoll (OC-299) on 4-10 November. Johan, PA3EXX will be the pilot station: Cezar will be unable to check his personal email account, so "those who wish to make a report or inform me of various issues" should send their messages to willemsen[@]multiweb.nl. Donations to help offset the costs of this complex and expensive project are gratefully accepted: https://v6iota.weebly.com
VK - Previously active from Bruny Island (OC-233), John, VK1POR is now a resident volunteer caretaker on Deal Island (OC-195) until 1 December. He is fond of "the new digital modes" and uploads his log to eQSL and LoTW.
VK9X - Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI will be active as VK9XGM from Christmas Island (OC-002) from 21 November to 5 December, including a M/2 entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. They will operate SSB, CW and FT8/FT4 on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSL via LoTW, or N3SL; logsearch on Club Log. See https://www.vk9xgm.com/ for more information.
W - Organized by the Citrus Belt ARC, the 24th annual Route 66 On The Air special event celebrates the historic US Highway 66. A large number of amateur radio stations using 1x1 callsigns in the W6A-W6Z series will operate from cities along the "Mother Road" on 9-17 September. See https://w6jbt.org/ for information about the event, participating stations and QSL routes.
W - Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island (NA-067) on 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]
ZA - Look for Achim, ZA/DL1DAW to be active holiday style from Albania on 4-11 September. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 80-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call (bureau preferred). [TNX The Daily DX]
ZL7 - Holger, ZL3IO will be active as ZL7IO from Waitangi, Chatham Islands (OC-038) on 15-29 September, hopefully including an entry in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (23-24 September). "Station set up will likely take a number of days", he says, but eventually he expects to be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, RTTY, SSB, FT8 and FT4. He plans to return at the end of October (CQ WW DX SSB), and at the end of November (CQ WW DX CW). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via DK7AO.
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