Op:   DL7BO Bands:   6M - 160M Modes:   CW, SSB & FT8 Qsl Info:  Qsl via DJ6TF, eQSL, LoTW or ClubLog OQRS Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 22 - Jan. 18 Webpage:  https://www.qrz.com/db/XU7GNY

Operators from the Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc will be on the air as CN35CAN  to celebrate the 35th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international football (soccer) championship for African national teams. The event will take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. QSL direct; full details are available on QRZ.com .

Op:   DS1TUW Bands:   10M - 80M Modes:   CW & FT8 Qsl Info:   QSL via DS1TUW (direct) Start Date - End Date:   Jan. 18 - Jan. 24 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/8Q7JI Notes: Holiday style operation

IZ2DPX will be active from both PJ7 (Sint Maarten) and FS (Saint Martin) between January 13–21, 2026. While in Saint Martin, he will operate mobile using a 20-meter vertical antenna on the 10–20m bands. From Sint Maarten, he will also be QRV on 6–40m, operating SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL via Club Log OQRS, bureau, or LoTW.

The Harrison County Amateur Radio Club was fortunate to have a strong signal from the North Pole on Saturday. The ham radio operators had arranged with Santa Claus to make radio contact with them in the lobby of the Rohs Opera House so that children could talk to the jolly old elf on the mic. Each participant was given a commemorative card for making a long range North Pole contact via ham radio. This was not just any old card; this was a QSL card. QSL cards are postcards exc

AU7RS Update (Jan 09) Hey DX Friends! Bummer news, but we've got to postpone the Lakshadweep Island DXpedition . Our Spiderbeam and DX Commander antennas, crucial for 160m/80m ops, got stuck due to shipment delays . Material arrived end Dec, but UPS/Fedex put it on hold for holidays + customs issues. BUT - we've got some good stuff too! Loop antennas are in, and we've added 2 x 1KW Amplifiers & 500Watt Power Amplifier to beef up our power . Customs dept friends are helping us

Op:   CE2EH Bands:   6M, 10M, 20M & 40M Modes:   SSB, CW, FT4 & FT8 Qsl Info:   QSL via qrz.com Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 08 - Jan. 08 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/CE2EH

Op:   YI1DZ Bands:   6M - 40M (Probably 60M and 80M) Modes:   SSB & FT8 Qsl Info:   QSL via OM3JW, LoTW, ClubLog, eQSL or QRZ Start Date:   14 December Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/Z81D

Contest: ARRL 10-Meter Contest Date:   Dec 13, 0000Z to Dec 14, 2359Z Rules: https://www.arrl.org/10-meter

The Expositor sat down with Radio Amateurs of Canada president, Alan Boyd of Little Current to discuss important changes to the way the organization works with emergency services, especially in the far North. Mr. Boyd is probably best known as the former Manitoulin OPP detachment community services officer where he met most Island youth in the classroom, but over those years he was also a dedicated amateur shortwave radio operator, having qualified for his licence in 1986. “N

Commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, members of the UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be on the air as OR81NUTS from 13 to 31 December. The special callsign’s suffix, “NUTS”, references General Anthony C. McAuliffe’s famous one-word reply to a German surrender ultimatum during the Siege of Bastogne. Operations will take place on HF, CW, and SSB. The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War II, tak

Op:  F5NVF Bands:   HF Qsl Info:   Qsl via F5RAV (direct) or LoTW via M0NPT Start Date - End Date:   Jan. 06 - Apr. 06 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/TY5GG

Op:  WE9G Bands:   6M - 160M Modes:   CW,   SSB & FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via WE9G (direct or bureau), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW or QRZ Start Date - End Date:   Jan. 04 - Jan. 16 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/J38WG

Contest:  Pro CW Contest Date:   Dec. 06,   1200Z to Dec. 07, 1159Z Rules: https://proradiocontestclub.com/PCC%20Rules.html

Op: DO5RQ Bands:   10M - 40M Mode: SSB Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 04 - Dec. 14 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/DO5RQ Notes: Holiday style operation. He will be using a 40-meter-long HyEndFed antenna with 100W.

Op: N7IDX Bands:   6M, 10M, 12M, 15M, 17M & 20M Mode: SSB Qsl Info:   Qsl via N7IDX (direct or bureau) Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 04 - Dec. 14 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/OA4/N7IDX

Contest:  FT Challenge Date:   Dec. 06,   1800Z to Dec. 07, 2359Z Rules: https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft-challenge/rules/

Op: JO1VRK Bands:   10M - 40M Modes: CW, SSB, RTTY,   FT4 &   FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog OQRS Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 29 - Jan. 03 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/KH0/AJ6VJ