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International Award on the CENTENARY OF THE FIRST FLYOVER OF THE NORTH POLE PERFORMED BY AIRSHIP NORGE” special callsign II0NRG from 12 may 31 july 2026.
Special callsigns IR2ARIV- II2LXXA and radio club callsign IQ2VJ to celebrate 70 th anniversary of ARI Vigevano , during may 2026.
50th Orcolat “50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake” special callsigns IR3ORCO and IV3PRC, from 25 april to 17 may 2026.
Special callsign II0NRG International Award of the “CENTENARY OF THE FIRST FLIGHT OVER THE NORTH POLE WITH THE NORGE AIRSHIP” , from 12 may to 31 july 2026.
Special callsihgn II2MPP “130 TH Anniversary Marconi Provisional Protection”.
Special callsing II1NAP “Diploma 230° Anniversario delle Battaglie Napoleoniche Savonesi” , from 1 april to 29 june 2026.
DXPEDITION and IOTA:
EUROPA :
JW/KB0ATY & JW/W8UM Svalbard / Arctic Sea , on 15 – 29 may 2026.
Special callsign 9M26ISX West Malaysia, from May 22–24, 2026, during the International STEM X-Plorace (ISX26).
Special callsigns VB3COPS and VB3EMS will be active during the National Police Week on 10-16 May 2026 and the National Emergency Medical Services Week on 17-23 May 2026.
Special callsign SX1FLYhonours the Montgolfier brothers, during may 2026.
Special callsign GB9SOS to celebrate SOS Radio Week , during may 2026.
Award Louis Favre , specil callsign HB200LF from 1 july to 31 july 2026.
Special callsign LZ100LZto celebrate 100 Years Amateur Radio Movement in Bulgaria , during may 2026.
Special callsign A60PE““Proud of the Emirates” until 31 may 2026.
Special callsigns AO1EU, AO2EU, AO3EU, AO4EU, AO5EU, AO6EU, AO7EU, AO8EU and AO9EU on 1-10 May 2026 to celebrate Europe Day.
Special callsign OT26EPICAntwerp Port Epic cycling race , from 25 april to 25 may 2026.
Special callsign DA200GVN celebrates the 200th anniversary of the polar explorer Georg von Neumayer from April until the end of July 2026.
Special callsign DM50GFS (special DOK 50GFS) commemorates the opening of the first German Antarctic station (Georg Forster) by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1976. from April to the end of July 2026.
Special callsign SZ40A to celebrate “forty years of continuous presence, service, and contribution to amateur radio” , from 1 March to 31 May 2026.
Special callsign TM50KKR to celebrate 50th anniversary of Radio Club Rambouillet , from 7 march to 6 june 2026.
Special callsign AX120AAC celebrates the 120th anniversary of the Australian Army Cadets (AAC) during 2026.
Special callsign CT100REP to celebratesthe 100th anniversary of the founding of the REP( Portugal’s IARU society , until 31 december 2026.
The DARC Team SES will operate five special callsigns at various times throughout 2026: DA100LH, DL100LH and DK100LH for the 100th anniversary of Lufthansa Airlines; DA100TV and DL100TV to celebrate 100 years of television in Germany.
Special callsign DB100FT will be active throughout 2026 to celebrate the centenary of the Berlin Radio Tower (Funkturm).
Special callsign DL25WIKIthroughout 2026 , celebrates the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia.
Special callsign DM50DMS “50 years of the German fairy tale route , from 1 august 2025 to 31 july 2026.
Special callsign DR170TESLA , will be active from May 1st 2026 till December 31st 2026 .
Special callsign EM50AR“50th anniversary of Nick’s (US8AR) work on the air”.
Specail callsigns EM100W and EM100WLKK to celbrate 100 years of the Lviv Shortwave Club.
Special callsign EO50AX , “UY4AX 50 years on air “.
Specala callsign GB50PUNK to Celebrate 50 years of PUNK ROCKmusic, during 2026.
Special callsigns HF30KSRG – 3Z30KSRG – SN30KSRG , National Rescue and Firefighting System (KSRG) 30th anniversary.
Special callsign HL70KARL to celebrate 70th anniversary of the KARL (Korea Amateur Radio League).
LZ75HSC is the special callsign for Bulgarian HSC members to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Radio Telegraphy Highspeed Club (HSC) until the end of the year.
DIPLOMA “ALL SAINTS – 2026” : LZ1426EN (January and February), LZ488AM (March and April), LZ370TL (May and
June), LZ67PP (July and August), LZ936BA (September and October),LZ911TD (November and December).
Special callsign EO80F to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Palace of Children and Youth in Izmail, Ukraine.
Special callsign OL26WRTC during 2025 and 2026 ” as a celebration and promotion” of WRTC2026.
OK1MR will be active using special call sign OL80MRfrom Holysov.
Special callsign OT26Bto commemotrate 100th anniversary of the SNCB (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges) , until 31 december 2026.
SKCC 20th Anniversary starting on January 2nd SKCC members around the world will be operating special event CW stations using only straight key, bug and cootie keys.
Special callsigns during 2026 to honour as many different Polish saints.The first callsign in the series, SP1894MMK (1-31 January), is for St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe (SP3RN), It will be followed by SP1440SL (February), SP1040SSZ (March), SP1865JML (April), SP1920KW (May), SP1373JA (June), SP1183JO (July), SP1905MFK (August), SP1373AB (September), SP1550SK (October), SP1234KK (November) and SP1835JK (December).
Special callsign YR1600VT“Via Transilvanica “until 31 march 2026.
Special callsign YT170TESLA to commemorate the 170th anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth , from 31 January until the end of the year.
Special callsign YU45MJA “45 Years with Us” ,Until 31 december 2026.
