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![Ideal for dx adventure (e.g. LOTA, IOTA or IWI) on the world’s best HF DX band, eleven meters, is the ProSkypper 11 which is an outstanding new range of heavy […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Picture1-3-e1585299622920-608x250.png "*PRODUCT WATCH* ProSkypper 11 Antenna")
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DXpedition ops are always bombarded by “sked” requests’ and, over the years, I’ve satisfied many such requests during my ‘rare’ or ‘most wanted’ dx adventure. The term “sked” is shortened […]
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The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) has long been an advocate of bhi products and for good reason too. In our opinion, they make radio comms a more satisfying pastime […]
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Indonesia Award
Posted on April 7, 2020 | No CommentsIndonesia (91 Division) is the fourth largest DXCC in the world. It comprises some 18,000 islands in a 5200-kilometre-long archipelago, 6000 of which are inhabited. It is without doubt the […] -
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![With more polar bears than residents, Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. One of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, it’s known for its rugged, […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/download-1-36x36.jpg "*HAM RENTAL* JW5E, Svalbard"){kind=small}
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