4X     - In anticipation of Christmas, special event stations 4X8X (from the Latrun Monastery) and 4X9X (from the Yardenit Baptismal Site) will be active on 6-8 December. They will be followed by 4X7X from the Abbey of the Dormition on 20-22 December. All QSLs via 4X6ZM. A certificate will be available: https://www.iarc.org/xmas2024.

A9     - Celebrating the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Day, the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society will be active as A91ND on 1-16 December. QSL via EC6DX.
Also taking part in the celebrations will be the Emirates Amateur Radio Society as A60BHR on 11-16 December (individual operators may append a serial number to the special callsign), and possibly the Saudi Amateur Radio Society as HZ1BHR, the  Kuwait Amateur Radio Society as 9K9BHR, and the  Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society as A43BHR.

JA     - Take, JI3DST will be active again as JS6RRR from Miyako Island (AS-079) from 4 December to 31 March 2025. Other callsigns to be used include JI3DST/6, JJ5RBH/6, JR8YLY/6 and JS6RRR/6, as well as JI3DST/p, JJ5RBH/p, JR8YLY/p and JS6RRR/p on FT8. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS; QSOs will be made available for Club Log Matching on the IOTA website.

KH9    - Currently stationed on Wake Island (OC-053), Allen, KH7AL is active as KH7AL/KH9 in his spare time. He operates mainly SSB with some CW on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. "He will be working a rotation of three months on the island then one month off the island for at least one year". QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

PA     - Celebrating Christmas and the New Year, special callsign PH24XMAS will be active on 6-28 December, followed by PH25HNY from 28 December to 5 January. Paper QSL cards will not be provided.
Also active in December will be Barry, PC1K as PC24XMAS. QSL via PC1K (direct and bureau), LoTW, QRZ Logbook; a certificate will be downloadable from https://pc1k.nl/xmas "immediately after making a QSO".

SM     - The still operational long wave transmitter at the Grimeton Radio Station, callsign SAQ, was inaugurated on 1 December 1924. To celebrate this milestone, the transmitter will be activated on VLF 17.2 kHz at 10.00 UTC  on 1 December. The Grimenton Radio Station has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2004. As for the amateur bands, SK6SAQ will be QRV on CW (3517, 7017, 14017 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.

V4     - Mike, KC1NGS will be active as V47NH from Newcastle, Nevis (NA-104) on 5-17 December. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log, eQSL and QRZ. [TNX The Daily DX]

VU     - AU2S is the callsign to be used during the 9-13 December operation from Sagar Island (AS-153) [425DXN 1749]. The team includes VE3LYC, VU2RS, VU3DXA and VU3WEW. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or direct to VE3LYC. Bookmark https://au2k.weebly.com for updates.

VU4    - Krish, W4VKU has been active as VU4A from the Andaman Islands (AS-001) since 27 November, and expects to remain there until 11 December. He operates FT8 (MSHV) and SSB on 160-6 metres. On FT8, send your grid, as Krish will enable MSHV to filter "received stations based on their distance from VU4", and "to answer the farthest DX first". QSL via  Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to W4VKU.

YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will be active again during the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur radio hobby to youth and to encourage youngsters to be active on the ham radio waves. So far announced participants include stations from
Argentina             LT4YOTA        
Balearic Islands      AO6YOTA        
Belgium               OQ24YOTA      
Bosnia & Herzegovina  E71YOTA        
Canada                VB7YOTA        
Canada                VC2YOTA        
Canada                VC3YOTA        
Croatia               9A0YOTA        
Cyprus                5B4YOTA        
Egypt                 SU8YOTA        
El Salvador           YS1YOTA        
Estonia               ES9YOTA        
France                TM24YOTA      
France                TM4YOTA        
Germany               DQ0YOTA        
Hungary               HA6YOTA        
Hungary               HG0YOTA        
Israel                4X1YOTA        
Italy                 II0YOTA        
Italy                 II3YOTA        
Italy                 II5YOTA        
Japan                 8N2YOTA        
Korea                 HL0YOTA        
Latvia                YL24YOTA      
Luxembourg            LX9YOTA        
Netherlands           PA6YOTA        
Netherlands           PD6YOTA        
North Macedonia       Z30YOTA        
North Macedonia       Z39YOTA        
Romania               YO0YOTA        
Russia                R24YOTA        
Russia                R73YOTA        
Serbia                YT24YOTA      
Serbia                YU7YOTA        
Slovakia              OM9YOTA        
Slovenia              S50YOTA        
Spain                 AO24YOTA      
Turkey                TC24YOTA      
United Kingdom        GB24YOTA      
USA                   K8O            
USA                   K8T            
USA                   K8Y            
USA                   W8A            
QSLs via Club Log's OQRS (direct or bureau). Information about the event and the awards can be found on https://events.ham-yota.com/.