Op: JR1FKR Bands: 6M, 10M, 15M, 17M, 20M & 40M Modes: SSB, RTTY & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via JR1FKR or LoTW Start Date - End Date: Sep. 25 - Sep. 28 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/KH0/JR1FKR Notes: Holiday-style operation

Special event callsign TM26SP will be activated by Nicolas, F4HZS, on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming Apostolic Journey to France, taking place September 25–28, 2026. 📡 QSL via F4HZS.

From September 13–15, 2026, Golkem TA7AZC and Emre TA7EK, operators from the GITRAD – Giresun Amateur Radio Association, will be heading to the airwaves from Giresun Island as YM7KK/0. The island qualifies for several popular award programs: 🌍 IOTA: AS-154 🏝️ WCA: TA-00101 🌿 WWFF: TAFF-0208 🏞️ POTA: TR-0328 This will be a true portable operation, with no commercial power available at the site. The team will rely entirely on battery power and portable antennas. Keep an ear

Ops: IZ2GNQ, IU3PMA, IZ2DPX, IZ4UEZ, I8KHC, IU4HRJ, HB9TOC, DL6LZM, GI4DOH, 9Q1KS, DL8JJ, UA4CC & G4PVM Bands: 6M - 160M Modes: CW, SSB, RTTY & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via IK2VUC (Direct or buro) Start Date - End Date: Sep. 30 - Oct. 10 Webpage: https://www.mdxc.support/9t0md/

Op: DL3JH Bands: 10M, 15M & 20M Modes: CW, SSB & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via DL3JH Start Date - End Date: Sep. 20 - Oct. 10 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/DL3JH

Contest: WAE DX Contest, SSB Date: Sep 12, 0000Z to Sep 13, 2359Z Rules: https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/wae-dx-contest/en/

Op: JA6CNL Bands: HF Modes: FT2, FT4 & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via JA6CNL Start Date - End Date: Sep. 10 - Sep. 15 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/KH0N

Op: OM0GA Bands: 10M - 40M Mode: CW Qsl Info: Qsl via ClubLog OQRS Start Date: Sep. 19 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/OM0GA

Op: K5SJ Bands: 17M - 40M Mode: CW Qsl Info: Qsl via K5SL Start Date - End Date: Sep. 18 - Sep. 26 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/K5SL Notes: Their operation will take place during the mornings and late afternoons.

That's the surprising conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland. The team examined 180 years of the aa index (a record of geomagnetic activity stretching back to 1844) and found that after odd-numbered solar cycles, the sun forgets what happened in the past. We're approaching such a moment now, as Solar Cycle 25 descends from its peak. Their research begins with the little-known "Gnevyshev-Ohl rule." Discovered in 1948, this rule says that

Contest: ARRL EME Contest Date: Sep. 05, 0000Z to Sep. 06, 2359Z Rules: https://www.arrl.org/eme-contest

Contest: All Asian DX Contest, Phone Date: Sep. 05, 0000Z to Sep. 06, 2400Z Rules: https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/aadx_eng.html