3A     - Operated on 40-10 metres SSB by IU3EDK and IZ3KUZ, look for 3A/IU3EDK to be QRV from a couple of POTA sites (MC-0002 and MC-0003) in Monaco on 25 May. QSL via IU3EDK (direct and bureau) and eQSL.

8Q     - Yosuke, JJ1DQR will be active holiday style as 8Q7QR from the Maldives (AS-013) from 28 May to 1 June, including part-time participation in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

9X     - Alain, F8FUA will be active holiday style as 9X5KM from Kigali, Rwanda on 4-13 June. He will operate CW, SSB and Digital on various bands. QSL via home call (direct and bureau); QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW.

A3     - Oliver, W6NV will be active as A31WW from Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu Island (OC-049), Tonga from 23 May to 2 June. He will operate CW on the HF bands, with main activity during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (30-31 May). QSL via LoTW.

EA     - Georgette ON6AK/EA5HZC, Jean ON5JV/EA5HZB and members of the Radio Club Torrevieja (EC5RKT) will be active as EH5DEL and EH5ALB on 6-7 June during the Museum Ships Weekend. The stations will be installed on the "Delfin", a submarine formerly in service with the Spanish Navy, and the patrol boat "Albatros III". See qrz.com for more information. [TNX ON5JV]

F      - Once again the Association des Radioamateurs de la Sarthe (F6KFI) will operate a  special event station for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Look for TM24H between 30 May and 14 June, with activity on various bands and modes. QSL via F6KFI.

F      - Marc, F6HQP will be active as F6HQP/p from Ile de Re (EU-032) on 21-26 June. He will operate SSB mainly on 40 and 20 metres (also on 15 and 10 metres, if propagation allows), typically during his morning and evening hours. QSL via the bureau and LoTW. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]

G      - The BBC's historic Long Wave (LW) service, broadcast on 198 kHZ from the Droitwich transmitting station in England and its two Scottish sister stations (Westerglen and Burghead), will close for good at 00:00 UTC on 27 June. For more than 90 years, the service provided a vital voice that stretched across the entire UK and far into mainland Europe. To mark the end of an era in British broadcasting, four special callsigns will be activated between 21 and 27 June:
 * GB1500M by members of the RSGB and the BBC Amateur Radio Group from any of the seven British DXCC Entities;
 * GB198END by the Moray Firth ARS (Scotland);
 * GB198KHZ by the Stirling and District ARS (Scotland);
 * GB198LW by the Cray Valley Radio Society (England).
QSL for all callsigns via  M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. Full details are on https://rsgb.org/ (search for "BBC Long Wave Shutdown").

HB0    - Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active again as  HB0/DL2SBY  from Liechtenstein on 25-31 May.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 (MSHV)  on the HF bands with verticals and an inverted vee, and on 6 metres with a 5-element yagi.  QSL via LoTW,  Club Log's OQRS,  or direct to home call.

HB9    - Members of the  Radio Amateur Club Swissair (HB9VC)  will be active as HB200LF between 1 June and 31 July. The special callsign commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Favre, the Swiss engineer who in 1872 contracted to build the first Gotthard railway tunnel,  the longest  in the world at that time.  QSOs will be  uploaded to LoTW and Club Log;  a certificate will be available  (see https://www.qrz.com/db/HB200LF),  but paper QSL cards  will  not be provided.

HC8    - Edgar, K2IN will be active again as HC8M  from San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (SA-004)  from  28 May to 2 June,  with main activity during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.

I      - The  United Nations Global Service Centre ARC (4U1GSC)  in Brindisi is active as 4U29MAY until 31 May. QSL via 9A2AA. The special callsign  honours  the  International Day of UN Peacekeepers  (29 May). DXCC wise, it counts for Italy.

I      - Franco, IZ5IUY will be active again as IL7/IZ5IUY from  San Domino, Tremiti Islands (EU-050)  from  20 June to 9 July.  He will operate SSB on 40-6 metres, as well as on 144 MHz and 433 MHz.  He plans to be QRV on a daily basis at  05:00-06:30 UTC,  11:30-13:00 UTC,  and 17:00-21:00 UTC. QSL via home call, bureau preferred.

I      - Once again Vin, IK7IMO will participate in the  IOTA Contest (25-26 July) as  IB7V from  San Pietro, Cheradi Islands (EU-073).  He will operate  SSB running  high power.  QSL  via  home call,  direct  or bureau.

JA     - Take, JI3DST  and  Ken, JA4GXS expected to be active from the Danjo Islands (AS-056) on 22-23 May [425DXN 1828], but anticipated severe weather has forced their charter vessel to cancel the trip.  Consequently,  the entire operation has been called off.  With Japan now entering the rainy season,  rescheduling anytime soon is  extremely difficult, so they are now aiming for May of next year.

JY     - Celebrating the  80th anniversary of Jordan's independence, special event callsign  JY80ID will be active on various bands and modes on 23-25 May. QSL via QRZ.com.

OH     - Look for  OH/DL2VFR,  OH/DL4BBH, and  OH/DL4SVA  to be active  from Emasalo Island (EU-097)  on 1-2 June,  and from  Kaunissaari Island (EU-140) on 3-7 June. QSL via home calls, LoTW and Club Log.

OJ0    - Markus, OH1MN  and  Juha, OH1LEG will be active  as OJ0MN and OJ0Z, respectively, from Market Reef (EU-053) between  30 May and 6 June. They will operate mainly FT8 and SSB on various bands. QSL via home calls.

PA     - Dennis, PA2DK  and  Pim, PA5PR  will be active as PC38EU from Texel Island (EU-038) on 24-26 July,  including participation in the IOTA Contest. QSL via the bureau and LoTW. Outside the contest they will try and be QRV also on 6 metres.

SP     - Members of the Radioklub Stargard (SP1KCJ)  will be QRV as SP0HANZA on 23 May and again for the  46th International Hanseatic Day to be hosted by their city on 11-14 June. QSL via the bureau.  A certificate will be available: https://radiodyplom.pl/ses/257.

T8     - Nobu, JA0JHQ  will be active again as  T88PB  from  Koror (OC-009), Palau on 27-31 May, with main activity during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW (preferred) or direct to JA0JHQ.

VE     - Mike, VE2XB  will be active  again as  VY0ZOO  from  Coral Harbour, Southampton Island (NA-007) between 21 May and mid-June. Usually he operates SSB and CW on  40-10 metres in his spare time.  QSL direct to home call. [TNX The Daily DX]

VU     - To mark the  90th anniversary  of Akashvani  (aka All India Radio), India's state-owned public radio broadcaster, VU3YBH will be active as AT90VANI between 25 May and 16 August.  He will operate  SSB and FT8 on 20, 15, 12 and 10 metres.  QSL via the bureau;  QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ---> The FIFA World Cup is the quadrennial international men's football (soccer) championship contested by the  national teams of the member associations  of  the  Federation Internationale de Football Association.  Jointly hosted by the  United States,  Mexico  and  Canada,  the 2026 "World Soccer Tournament" will take place from  11 June to 19 July, and amateur radio operators from the  sixteen host cities  will be active  to celebrate the event:
4A1CMX   Mexico City        W2C      New York/New Jersey
4A1GDL   Guadalajara        W4C      Atlanta
4A1MTY   Monterrey          W5C/D    Dallas
K0C      Kansas City        W5C/H    Houston
K4C      Miami              W6C      Los Angeles
VB7F     Vancouver          W6S      San Francisco
VC3F     Toronto            W7C      Seattle
W1C      Boston             WM3PEN   Philadelphia
Complete information,  including detailed  operating schedules  and certificates, can be found on https://wc2026ses.org/.