3B9    - Recently active as 3B8G from Mauritius Island [425DXN 1817], Suvar-
         na, VU3OPT (OM0GA) has been QRV as 3B9G (not 3B9N, as he originally
         announced)  from Rodrigues Island (AF-017)  since 16 April.  He now
         expects to remain there until 22 May.

BY     - Ten stations (B0CRA, B1CRA,  B2CRA,  B3CRA,  B4CRA,  B5CRA,  B6CRA,
         B7CRA, B8CRA, B9CRA)  from across the country will be active on 3-5
         May for the annual "5.5 China Amateur Radio Festival" on air event,
         organized by the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC). QSLs via LoTW.
         See http://www.crac.org.cn/55 for the awards.

F      - On 27 March 1899, Guglielmo Marconi achieved the first internation-
         al wireless transmission,  sending Morse code signals between Wime-
         reux (near Boulogne-sur-Mer), France, and the South Foreland Light-
         house in Dover, England. Commemorating this milestone in the histo-
         ry of telecommunications, the special event station  TM8DW  will be
         active from Wimereux on  25 April  during the International Marconi
         Day, and sporadically until June. QSL via Club Log's . In addition,
         GB2DOVER, GB2SFL  and GB8DW  will be operated by the  Dover Amateur
         Radio Club on the British side of the Channel.

I      - Look for IY0CG, IY0GA (Sardinia), IY0IMD,  IY0MMR,  IY0ORP,  IY0TC,
         IY1MR, IY1SM, IY1SP, IY1TO,  IY4FGM, IY5PIS, IY6GM, and IY7M  to be
         active during the International Marconi Day (25 April). IY0IMD (lo-
         cator JN52VC) and IY7M (locator JN81KD)  will operate  also  on QO-
         100. QSL via operators' instructions. These stations are affiliated
         to the  "Coordinamento Stazioni Marconiane Italiane"  which gathers
         amateur radio stations operating from historic Marconi sites locat-
         ed in Italy (https://csmi.altervista.org/wp/).

JA     - Look for JE1HXZ/6 to be active from  Kuchino Island, Tokara Islands
         (AS-049) on 21-28 April.  He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4
         on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, and LoTW.

ON     - OT26EPIC is the special callsign  for the Antwerp Port Contest Club
         (ON8APC)  to promote  this year's edition of the  Antwerp Port Epic
         cycling  race.  Look for activity between  25 April and 25 May (the
         actual day the race will be held on). QSL via ON8JJ.

PA     - PG75HSC is the special callsign for  Theo, PA3HEN  to celebrate the
         75th anniversary of the Radio Telegraphy Highspeed Club (HSC) until
         the end of the year. QSL via home call, and LoTW.
         Also joining the celebrations is Artur, SP3LPR as  3Z75HSC (QSL via
         home call, direct or bureau).
         The club was founded in 1951  as  a community within the  Deutscher
         Amateur Radio Club (DARC). To date, membership has grown to include
         1400+ operators all over the world: http://www.highspeedclub.org.

PJ4    - "TJ", PE1OJR is active holiday style as PJ4TB from Bonaire (SA-006)
         until 4 May.  He operates SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40-6 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW.

UR     - Commemorating the 40th anniversary  of the  Chernobyl Nuclear Power
         Plant disaster (26 April 1986), the special callsign  EN40CNP  will
         be used on 18-30 April  from various locations across Ukraine. QSOs
         will be uploaded to LoTW and QRZ.

YB     - Special callsigns  8A147RA,  8A147KAR, 8A147TI, and 8A147NI will be
         active on 18-20 April commemorating the 147th anniversary since the
         birth of Raden Adjeng Kartini (1879-1904). Look for activity on the
         five classic bands SSB, CW, FT8.  Certificates  and  eQSLs  will be
         available on  https://hamaward.cloud;  paper cards  via  Club Log's
         OQRS, or via N2OO. R.A. Kartini  was  an activist who advocated for
         women's rights  and  female education;  in 1964 she was awarded the
         title of National Hero of Indonesia.

Z6     - Team Z66SP  (namely SP1D, SP2AS,  SP2HQY, SP2R, SP2RBA, and SQ2IHP)
         will be active from near Pristina, Kosovo on 23-28 April. They plan
         to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres,  and to participate in
         the SP DX RTTY Contest.  Depending on  time  and  local conditions,
         they will also be QRV on 6 metres and on QO-100. QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS and LoTW. See https://z66sp.spdxc.org/ for more information.

Z8     - Diya, YI1DZ has renewed his contract with the  World Food Programme
         for six months,  and expects to return to Juba, South Sudan  in the
         next coming days.  Look for him to operate as Z81D on various bands
         mainly FT8 during his spare time. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or
         via OM3JW.

WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2026 ---> Every 18 April,  radio amateurs  worldwide
take to the airwaves  in celebration of  World Amateur Radio Day.  It was on
this day in 1925 that the  International Amateur Radio Union  was formed  in
Paris. IARU has announced that the theme for this year's World Amateur Radio
Day will be "Advancing the Spirit of Amateur Radio Through Innovation".
Announced callsigns  participating in  WARD 2026 include, among others, sta-
tions from
Bahrain            A91WARD
Belgium            OO26WARD
Canada             VA2RAC, VA3RAC
Canada             VE1RAC, VE3RHQ, VE4RAC, VE5RAC
Canada             VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC
Canada             VO1RAC, VO2RAC
Canada             VY0RAC, VY1RAC, VY2RAC
Croatia            9A26WARD
Denmark            5P0WARD and 5P0WHD
France             TM101WARD
Germany            DA26WARD
Netherlands        PA26WARD
Norway             LA0HQ-LA9HQ
Philippnes         DX1WARD
Poland             3Z0WARD
Romania            YP1ZMR
Spain              AO25DMR
Switzerland        HB9WARD
Trinidad & Tobago  9Y4WARD
Turkey             TC18WARD
UAE                A60WARD and A60WARD/#