Op: TF1OL Bands: HF Modes: FT4 & FT8 QSL Info: QSL via LoTW or QRZ. Start Date - End Date: Jun. 12 - Jun. 22 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/D4OL

Ops: JP1IHD & JR6HYO Bands: 6M - 160M Modes: SSB, CW & FT8 QSL Info: QSL via JP1IHD (direct) Start Date - End Date: Junl. 02 - Jul. 11 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/JD1BQP

Contest: CQ WW WPX Contest, CW Date: May 30, 0000Z to May 31, 2959Z Rules: https://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

Houston is one of the 16 host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026. Several operators will be active at different times and on various dates throughout the event using the special event callsign W5C/H. The Houston match dates are: • June 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, and 29 • July 4 and 19, 2026 More information can be found at wc2026ses.org. For those who enjoy working special event stations, we look forward to contacting you on the air!

Op: VU3YBH Bands: 10M, 12M, 15M & 20M Modes: SSB & SSTV Qsl Info: Qsl via bureau Start Date - End Date: May. 25 - Aug. 16 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/AT90VANI Notes: Celebrating 90 Years of AKASHVANI

Op: K2IN Bands: HF Qsl Info: Qsl via M0OXO Start Date - End Date: May. 28 - Jun. 02 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/HC8M Notes: He will be QRV in the CQ WPX Contest, CW

Op: W6NV Bands: HF Qsl Info: Qsl via W6NV or LoTW Start Date - End Date: May. 23 - Jun. 02 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/A31WW Notes: He will be QRV in the CQ WPX Contest, CW

Ops: IU3EDK & IZ3KUZ Bands: 10M - 40M Mode: SSB Qsl Info: Qsl via IU3EDK (direct or bureau) or eQSL Start Date: May. 25 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/3A/IU3EDK Notes: They will be activating two POTA locations: MC-0002 and MC-0003.

Ops: OH1MN (OJ0MN) & OH1LEG (OJ0Z) Bands: 6M & HF Modes: CW, SSB & DIGI Qsl Info: OJ0MN: QSL via OH1MN OJ0Z: QSL via OH1LEG Start Date - End Date: May. 30 - Jun. 06 Webpages: OJ0MN: https://www.qrz.com/db/OJ0MN OJ0Z: https://www.qrz.com/db/OJ0Z

Op: DL2JRM Bands: HF Modes: CW & SSB Qsl Info: Qsl via bureau Start Date - End Date: Jun. 20 - Jun. 22 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/DL2JRM

Op: PH2M Bands: 10M - 80M Modes: SSB, FT4 & FT8 Qsl Info: Qsl via PH2M (direct or bureau) or LoTW Start Date - End Date: Jun. 12 - Jun. 29 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/PJ2/PH2M Notes: Holiday-style operation

Op: EC1A Bands: 6M - 40M Qsl Info: Qsl via EC1A Start Date - End Date: Jun. 17 - Jun. 24 Webpage: https://www.ec1a.es/dxpeditions/d44ec/

Op: KM2KM Bands: 15M, 17M & 20M Mode: CW Qsl Info: Qsl via KM2KM Start Date - End Date: May. 26 - Jun. 03 Notes: Baffin Isl. (IOTA NA-047)

Commemorating the 121st anniversary of the birth of Mikhail A. Sholokhov (1965 Nobel Prize in Literature), special event callsigns R121MS and UE41MS will be on the air 18–24 May 2026 during the 41st Sholokhov Spring Festival.A beautiful commemorative certificate is available for download at: https://hamlog.online/club/mdxcQSLs via RQ7L.

INDEXA: Tonight, during the annual DAYTON SWODXA DX Dinner, two well known DXers were inducted into the Heritage CQ DX Hall of Fame now under the stewardship of INDEXA. Charles Wilmott M0OXO has been inducted into the Heritage CQ DX Hall of Fame. Charles has taken the QSL management process to a new level. He handles logs with more than 9 million QSO’s in them. He has become one of the first QSL Managers contacted to handle many of the larger DXpeditions that come along. But

Op: F8FUA Bands: HF Modes: CW, SSB & DIGI Qsl Info: Qsl via F8FUA (direct or bureau) or LoTW Start Date - End Date: Jun. 04 - Jun. 13 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/9X5KM Notes: Holiday-style operation

Op: K9EL Bands: 6M - 80M (Activity will focus on 6 meters.) Qsl Info: Qsl via K9EL (direct or bureau), LoTW or ClubLog OQRS Start Date - End Date: Jun. 10 - Jun. 24 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/FS/K9EL Notes: The station includes an IC-7000 and a KPA500. Antennas include an EFHW for 10 through 80M and a small Yagi for 6M.

Op: HB9EMP Bands: HF Qsl Info: Qsl via LoTW Start Date - End Date: May. 17 - May. 19 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/MW/HB9EMP Notes: Holiday-style operation