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ITALY

SLOW CW QSO PARTY 2026 , 1 february 2026 ( 13:00 – 23:00 UTC).

Special callsigns II2WOG (ARI Milano)), II3COR (ARI Cadore), II3WOG (ARI Brunico), and II3BIA  between 6 February and 22 March for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Diploma “31 anni di ERA  “( special callsign II9ERA) on 13 – 20 february 2026

Special callsign IR0RIVA Italian football champion Gigi Riva , from 01 January up to 31 March 2026.

 I°  Diploma Carnevale di Palma Campania , on 7 -17 february 2026.

IQ ARMI DICSTRICT from 1 to 31 january 2026 , INFO.

 

 

Christmas and HNY Special Callsign 2025 

PH25XMAS  (6-28 Dec 2025) ,  PH26HNY   28 December -5 January 2026 and  PD26HNY   1 Dececember-31 January 2026 . 

GB26HNY from 28 decenber 2025 to 18 january 2026.

 

 

 

DXPEDITION and IOTA:

 

EUROPA :

HF4COLD On January 23-25, 2026, twinter expedition to the Suwałki region. 

AMERICAS: 

VP2V/W5GI from Anegada, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) until 20 January 2026.

VE3VSM/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057), Honduras on 5-31 January 2026.

J38WG Grenada (NA 024   )January 1-16,2026.

PJ7/IZ2DPX and  PJ7/IW2NEF  Sint Maarten (NA-105) on  13-21 January 2026.

PJ7AA Sint Maarten between March 8 to April 4, 2026.

FG4KH  Guadeloupe (NA 102) from 20 jnuary to 10 february 2026.

 

 

3G9S, CB9N, XR9N  special callsigns to Isla Navarino (SA-050)  on 10-17 January 2026.

VP8TDX Falkland Islands (SA-002) February 7-14, 2026.

V4/K0YA & V47Y – St Kitts and Nevis from 4 februaru to 9 march 2026.

 

ASIA:

XU7GNY from Cambodia between 22 December2025 and 18 January 2026.

AU7RS Lakshadweep Islands  from 10th to 22nd January 2026.

 

AFRICA:

XT2MAX  Burkina Faso on 4-11 January.

 S9BV Sao Tome & Principe from 5 February to 29 February 2026.

Z81D South Sudan until march 2026.

TL8BNW Central Africa Republic from december 2025 to june 2026.

C8K Mozambique  janury -february 2026

TY5GG Benin from 6 january to 6 april 2026.

 

OCEANIA:

FO/JI1JKW Tuamotu Archipelago  January 2-6, 2026.

KH0/AJ6VJ Mariana Isl .between December 30 , 2025 and January 3 2026.

V6HUCHIDA  from Micronesia on 22 – 28 january 2026.

Japanese operator from Palau T88JH (JR3QFB) , T88KY (JA1MFR) , T88MT ( JA1MEJ) , T88MH ( JI1JRE ) , T88MK ( JO3LVG) ,T88YL ( 7K4TKB).

 

ANTARCTICA:

WE9G/KC4 February 1-4, 2026. 

FT4YM Base Concordia from november 2025 to february 2026.

KC4/KL5SE  2025-2026 Austral summer season.

LZ0A Bulgarian Antarctic BasaE , from 27 december 2025 to 16 february 2026.

DP1POL Antartica (Neumayer Station III) , on 6 january to 14 february 2026.

 

 

 

Special callsign DA2026SKI   for the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships  from 15 January to 15 February 2026.

Special callsign AO5PU to celebrate the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America in January 1926 , on 12- 25 january 2026.

Z68BG Slatina Air Base ,  from 8 to 28 January 2026, CW only.

Club station W2HRU will be QRV on 1-10 January to mark the 27th annual Ham Radio University educational conference.

Special callsign TM23AAW from February 16 to March 2, 2026 , to celebrate the 23th Antarctic Activity Week. 

SpecIAl callsigns EM30VER  , EM30KY , EM30LV and EM30KCC to celebrate 30th anniversary of the Ukrainian scientific Antarctic station Akademik Vernadsky , from 1 february to 1 march 2026.

Special callsign  DF100KWTJ  to commemorate the first convention of German HF amateurs which took place in Jena in 1926 , from 1 january to 31 march 2026.

Special callsign 4V1L  Hispaniola Island ( IOTA NA – 096,) on 1 – 31 January 2026.

Special callsign CN35CAN  Africa Cup of Nations from 21 december 2025 to 18 january 2026.

 

 

 

LONG TERM AWARDS & CALLSINGS  2025

 

II4GMRC (January), II4AJMR (February), II4AMRC (March), II4JDVS (April), II4ROSA (May),II4PRCE (June), II4JAFL (July), II4KEMP (August), II4PAGE (September), II4NTTI (October), II4GCLB (November), II4SLRI (December).

 

 

MIL.LENARI of The MONTSERRAT MONASTERY  , special callsigns AN1000MM – AO3MMM – AM1000MM – AO1000MM – EH1000MM.

Special callsign 9A10SOTA  to celebrate 10 years of 9A association , from 1 october 2025 to 30 september 2026.

Special callsigns 9A44FF and 9A44FF/P , to celebrate 15th anniversary of hte Croatian Flora Fauna ARC until 31 december 2026.

Throughout 2026, Tom, 9A2AA will use 9A69AA to mark his 69 years of activity on the amateur radio bands.

America250 WAS  Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary ,Throughout 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 DL25WIKI throughout 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 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).

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   OL26WRTC during 2025 and 2026 ” as a celebration and promotion”  of WRTC2026. 

OK1MR will be active using special call sign OL80MR from Holysov.

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 YU45MJA “45 Years with Us” ,Until 31 december 2026.

Special callsign YU65AEC 65 Years Of Amateur Radio In Odzaci   until 31 decdember 2026.

Special callsign ZL100C  celebrating the centenary of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) , until 6 August 2026.

 

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