Announced DX Operations
The "Announced DX Operations" list is provided by Announced DX Operations. Rank is the ranking of the entity in the current Ted Powell Memorial DX Challenge award period.
| Dates | Rank | Entity | Call | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22-Aug 14, 2026 | 148 |  SOUTH COOK ISLANDS | E51KEE | ZL2KE fm Rarotonga I; HF; CW, some SSB; QSL via IK2DUW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL |
| Jul 23-Aug 8, 2026 | 226 |  AZERBAIJAN | 4K | DL4XT as 4K/DL4XT fm Baku; 20-10m; SSB CW FT8; 100w; 1/4 wave vertical; QSL via Club Log OQRS |
| Jul 25-Aug 9, 2026 | 249 |  TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 9Y4 | 8P6PE as 9Y4/8P6PE fm Chaguanas; HF; several POTA activations; end-fed long wire, Buddipole; QSL via eQSL, QRZ |
| Aug 3-9, 2026 | 80 |  TUVALU | T2JK | JK1JXZ fm Funafuti; 80-6m; QRV after 5pm Tuvalu time weekdays, all day weekends; may extend stay until Aug 14 |
| Aug 3-12, 2026 | 234 |  ALAND ISLANDS | OH0ERF | DL1TAM DL5AXI DL5ARI DO6KD DL1STL DG0OCG fm KP00be; 160-10m, perhaps 6m; CW SSB FT8; holiday style operation |
| Aug 5-10, 2026 | 185 |  BAHAMAS | C6AYM | K9GY; 80-6m; CW; QRV for WAE CW |
| Aug 6-10, 2026 | 244 |  ARUBA | P40AA | DL4MM; 160-6m; CW SSB + digital; QRV for WAEDC Contest (SO HP) |
| Aug 7-14, 2026 | 175 |  EL SALVADOR | YS | WE9G as YS/WE9G fm El Sunzal (EK53hl); 160-6m; mostly FT8 FT4 FT2, some CW SSB; QSL via Club Log OQRS |
| Aug 8-9, 2026 | 184 |  TAJIKISTAN | EY35S | YL1ZF YL2KL; QRV for WAE DX CW, M/S; QSL via W0VTT |
| Aug 15-16, 2026 | 227 |  NAMIBIA | V55LH | V51Q V51F V51WO; 80-10m; SSB CW FT8; QSL via DL3DXX Buro |
| Aug 15-21, 2026 | 232 |  SAINT LUCIA | J68TT | N4XTT; 40-10m, perhaps 80m; QSL via Club Log OQRS or N4XTT direct |
| Aug 15-22, 2026 | 145 |  MARKET REEF | OJ0 | OH3JR as OJ0JR and OH2YL as OJ0YL fm IOTA EU-053; 80-10m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS |
| Aug 15-29, 2026 | 44 |  FRANZ JOSEF LAND | RI1FJL | R7AL RW8A RW9JZ UA3QLC UA4Z RA4DX; 160-10m; CW SSB |
| Aug 18-29, 2026 | 308 |  CANARY ISLANDS | EA8 | IZ1GDB as EA8/IZ1GDB fm Mogan, Gran Canaria; 40 20 15 10m |
| Aug 20-26, 2026 | 272 |  ICELAND | TF5SS | Icelandic Scouts fm Akureyri; HF |
| Aug 24-31, 2026 | 191 |  SAINT KITTS & NEVIS | V47JA | W5JON fm Calypso Bay; 160-6m; SSB FT8; yagi, verticals; QSL also OK via W5JON direct |
| Aug 25-Oct 10, 2026 | 227 | NAMIBIA | V51WH | DK2WH fm nr Omaruru; 160-6m, incl 60m; QRV as V55Y in CQWW RTTY Contest |
| Aug 28-30, 2026 | 217 |  LIECHTENSTEIN | HB040A | Liechtenstein Radio Amateur Association ops; HF; SSB FT8 FT4 |
| Sep 1-12, 2026 | 158 |  GRENADA | J3 | MM8IJU as J38LD and GM5RDX as J38DX fm IOTA NA-024; 80-6m; SSB FT8 FT4; QSL via M0OXO |
| Sep 4-7, 2026 | 132 |  PALAU | T88PB | JA0JHQ fm Koror I (IOTA OC-009, PJ77fi); HF; CW; QRV for All Asia DX SSB; QSL via JA0JHQ direct |
| Sep 4-11, 2026 | 162 |  REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO | Z68PX | IZ2DPX fm Grashtice; 60-6m; SSB FT8 FT4; vertical, dipoles; QSL via Club Log OQRS or IZ2DPX (B/d) |
| Sep 4-12, 2026 | 202 |  VIET NAM | 3W9C | SP5APW fm Hon Son I (IOTA AS-128); focus on 6m, some 20 15 10m; QSL via Club Log OQRS |
| Sep 23-29, 2026 | 170 |  BERMUDA | VP9I | N7NU WJ7R K7AR; @VP9GE; CQWW DX RTTY; QRV Sep 23-29 as N7NU/VP9; HF; SSB CW + digital; QSL via N7NUTDDX |
| Sep 30-Oct 11, 2026 | 85 |  DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO | 9T0MD | MDXC Team; 160-6m; SSB CW FT8 RTTY; QSL via IK2VUC (B/d) |
| Oct 7-21, 2026 | 79 |  SOLOMON ISLANDS | H49A | 9A3MR 9A2NA 9A3CJY 9A4WY 9A7Y DK8ZZ fm Guadalcanal I (IOTA OC-047); HF + 6m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via DK8ZZ |
| Oct 16-29, 2026 | 113 |  LESOTHO | 7P8GE | DL7DF DK1BT DL4WK DL6SAK DL7BO DL7UFR; HF, incl 60m; OQRS: https://webufr.dl7ufr.selfhost.eu/7p8/oqrs.php |
| Oct 17-20, 2026 | 170 | BERMUDA | VP9 | W9HT as W9HT/VP9; HF + 6m; CW SSB FT8; QSL via W9HT Direct |
| Oct 17-31, 2026 | 115 |  SAO TOME & PRINCIPE | S9R | EC7R D2ACE CT1BOL D2IM CT1BZG CT3MD; 160-6m, incl 60m; CW SSB + digital |
| Oct 17-Nov 2, 2026 | 121 |  OGASAWARA | JD1BQP | JP1IHD fm Chichijima I; 160-6m; 200, 100w; EFHW, hexbeam, 6m yagi |
| Oct 26-Nov 25, 2026 | 113 | LESOTHO | 7P9EA | HB9CCS fm Thaba-Tseka (KG0hl); HF; CW SSB |
| Oct 30-Nov 6, 2026 | 188 |  ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | V26JJ | JA3FHL JA3PJL JH3UHG JJ2RCJ JA0JHQ; HF; CW SSB FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS |
| Oct 30-Nov 12, 2026 | 77 |  AMERICAN SAMOA | KH8A | DJ9KH DK5WL DL1KWK DL2RNS DL4SVA DL6KAC DL6KVA DL7JOM DL7VEE fm IOTA OC-045 (AH45op); 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 RTTY; LoTW after 6 mos; see Web for full QSL details |
| Nov 9-20, 2026 | 101 |  MOZAMBIQUE | C8K | OK1BOA OK1FCJ OK1CRM OK1GK OK2ZA OK2ZC OK2ZI OK6DJ; 160-6m, incl 60m, focus on low bands; SSB CW RTTY FT8 FT4 PSK; QSL via Club Log OQRS or OK6DJ |
| Nov 16-Dec 4, 2026 | 76 |  CHRISTMAS ISLAND | VK9XY | 8 young ops; 160-6m; QRV for CQWW DX CW |
| Dec 28, 2026-Jan 8, 2027 | 171 |  SEYCHELLES ISLANDS | S79 | OK2ZA OK6DJ as S79/OL1T; HF; QSL via Club Log OQRS or OK6DJ (B/d) |
| Dec 29, 2026-Jan 3, 2027 | 160 |  MARIANA ISLANDS | KH0 | AJ6VJ as KH0/AJ6VJ fm Saipan I; 40-10m, perhaps 80m; CW FT8; QSL via Club Log OQRS or eQSL |
| Jan 8-14, 2027 | 132 | PALAU | T88SM | JA6EGL fm Koror (VIP Guest Hotel); 160-6m; CW SSB AM FM |
| Feb 1-28, 2027 | 7 |  PETER 1 ISLAND | 3Y0L | 19 ops for 2 weeks during February |
| Feb 15-27, 2027 | 57 |  SOMALIA | 6O6X | ops fm Berbera (LK20mk); HF |
| Mar 9-16, 2027 | 232 | SAINT LUCIA | J6 | KB4YKC as J6/KB4YKC and KB4PML as J6/KB4PML; HF; SSB; holiday style operation |
| May 24-Jun 7, 2027 | 61 |  LORD HOWE ISLAND | VK2LHW | DL2AWG DF4GV DL2AMD DL2SAX DL1KWK DL6RY DL4VK DJ7TO EA5GVH DL4SVA; HF; SSB CW + digital; 4 stns, 24/7; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AWG |
| Nov 13-23, 2027 | 137 |  CAMBODIA | XU7X | 20 ops fm Koh Rong I (IOTA AS-133, OK10pq, WWFF XU-0008); 6 stns; 160-6m; CW SSB FT8 FT4 RTTY PSK31; auto-LoTW after 1 year |