![Licensed ‘A Class’ ham — Proven 11m DX Hunter — Communications expert… 3DA005 Leonardo from Brazil joins with the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) in January 2020 and brings with […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/praia_da_fome_ilhabela-640x250.jpg "*MEET THE MEMBER* 3DA005 Leonardo")
![The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is pleased to introduce to you 3DA101 Carlos, in the Federative Republic of Brazil, who links with our club in mid January, 2020. Not […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/17393746273_b73c61f787_b-640x250.jpg "*MEET THE MEMBER* 3DA101 Carlos")
![Ever wondered why your head frequently aches after a solid workout on the mic? Why, at the end of a rip-roaring DX marathon, your ears are throbbing like speakers at […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/163-612x250.jpeg "*EDITORIAL* DX Listening Fatigue")
![It’s the nature of dxpedition operations that, sporadically, callsigns are logged by the dx adventure team that are not accurate — well not fully anyway. You can’t blame them either […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/14807959254_3614f0d1d3_b-1-640x250.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Truth with Busted Callsigns")
![No doubt you’ve heard the phrase ‘ghost member’ at some stage in the course of your time in radio comms, particularly if you’ve spent it with a club. For example, […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Picture1-640x250.png "*EDITORIAL* Ghost Members")
![When it comes to rewarding the tremendous generosity of DXpedition sponsors, the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) and our many committed DX adventurers are second to none! This next DXpedition […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Most-Wanted-Collage-640x250.png "*DX NEWS* DXpedition Sponsorship Opportunity")
![The ‘sticky needle’ phenomena is one that’s haunted some ham and citizens band radio users for decades and continues to do so. “What’s a ‘sticky needle?” you might ask. Well […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/6583534473_68376b7639_o-e1576913272326-640x250.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Sticky Needle Phenomena")
![Hands up if you’ve ever been reprimanded by an OM on air about something you’ve said, allegedly done, or something you should’ve said or done? Most of us I’m sure; […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/law-enforcement-e1576627314625-195x110.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Beware the Band Police")
![What is a Jammer? For the purpose of this DA-RC editorial, a ‘Jammer’ is defined as “a person who deliberately blocks or interferes with radio comms…” For any dx adventure […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/174876008-e1576458240706-195x110.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Dealing with DXpedition Jammers")
![“CQ, CQ from Pacific!” The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is pleased to introduce to you top Aussie op 43DA392 Graeme who joins our ranks in December, 2019. A professional […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/14707012_1487368571278538_6038434087490360490_o-195x110.jpg "*MEET* 43DA392 Graeme")
![An announcement was made recently that a new version of the ‘Island Festival’ will take place on the first weekend of June, 2020. This event, traditionally, has always been heavily […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FB_IMG_1568790790537-195x110.jpg "*IT’S BACK!* The Island Festival")
![For the serious IOTA DX adventurist, it’s hard to find a better ham friendly accommodation than Pei DX Lodge on Prince Edward Island; just off New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/22391-best-of-prince-edward-island-ca-lghoz-195x110.jpg "*HAM RENTAL* Pei DX Lodge")
![The Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone is one of 5 models in the fantastic PR series by audio giants Heil Sound… along with the PR20, PR30, PR780 and new PR781 which […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maxresdefault-195x110.jpg "*PRODUCT REVIEW* Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone")
![Results of the 2019 World Islands Contest (WIC) are in and Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) members feature in the top 5 placegetters in both the ‘Activants’ and ‘Hunters’ categories […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WIC-195x110.png "2019 WIC Results")
![The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is delighted to introduce to you experienced dxpeditioner and passionate DX Hunter 43DA148 Peter (See pictured above) who joined the club in August 2009. […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/20150102_193630-195x110.jpg "*MEET* 43DA148 Peter")
![Please see below the wonderful new personal QSL card for Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member 13DA278 Rüdiger, featuring the unique Donaueschingen flag, its coat of arms and various cultural […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/68310291_697610607329018_6740918980292116480_n-195x110.jpg "*PERSONAL QSL* 13DA278 Rüdiger")
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![DAY 1 – December 30, 2020 Cruising at 35 000 ft, our Malaysia Air flight to Viti Levu Island, Fiji, from Queensland lasts roughly 3 hours, made more pleasurable by […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/76644617_10157080005923773_5345685874795347968_o-640x250.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/DX, Fiji")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/DX, Fiji
DAY 1 – December 30, 2020 Cruising at 35 000 ft, our Malaysia Air flight to Viti Levu Island, Fiji, from Queensland lasts roughly 3 hours, made more pleasurable by […]
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*EDITORIAL* Beware the Band Police
Hands up if you’ve ever been reprimanded by an OM on air about something you’ve said, allegedly done, or something you should’ve said or done? Most of us I’m sure; […]
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*EDITORIAL* Dealing with DXpedition Jammers
What is a Jammer? For the purpose of this DA-RC editorial, a ‘Jammer’ is defined as “a person who deliberately blocks or interferes with radio comms…” For any dx adventure […]
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*MEET* 43DA392 Graeme
“CQ, CQ from Pacific!” The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is pleased to introduce to you top Aussie op 43DA392 Graeme who joins our ranks in December, 2019. A professional […]
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*IT’S BACK!* The Island Festival
An announcement was made recently that a new version of the ‘Island Festival’ will take place on the first weekend of June, 2020. This event, traditionally, has always been heavily […]
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*HAM RENTAL* Pei DX Lodge
For the serious IOTA DX adventurist, it’s hard to find a better ham friendly accommodation than Pei DX Lodge on Prince Edward Island; just off New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. […]
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*PRODUCT REVIEW* Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone
The Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone is one of 5 models in the fantastic PR series by audio giants Heil Sound… along with the PR20, PR30, PR780 and new PR781 which […]
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2019 WIC Results
Results of the 2019 World Islands Contest (WIC) are in and Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) members feature in the top 5 placegetters in both the ‘Activants’ and ‘Hunters’ categories […]
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*MEET* 43DA148 Peter
The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is delighted to introduce to you experienced dxpeditioner and passionate DX Hunter 43DA148 Peter (See pictured above) who joined the club in August 2009. […]
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*PERSONAL QSL* 13DA278 Rüdiger
Please see below the wonderful new personal QSL card for Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member 13DA278 Rüdiger, featuring the unique Donaueschingen flag, its coat of arms and various cultural […]
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![Please check out below the updated list of stations worked for 99DA/OC-016 Bekana Island (ATNO), plus other important information regarding ‘dupes’, ‘busted’ callsigns and contacting members of the dx adventure […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/untitled-115x115.png "LOG *Updated 13.01.2020*")
LOG *Updated 13.01.2020*
Posted on January 10, 2020 | No CommentsPlease check out below the updated list of stations worked for 99DA/OC-016 Bekana Island (ATNO), plus other important information regarding ‘dupes’, ‘busted’ callsigns and contacting members of the dx adventure […] -
![ACTIVITY DETAILS QRZ: 99DA/OC-016 Type of Activity: Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dates: January Region: Oceania (OC) Island: Bekana (ATNO) IOTA Reference: OC-016 IOTA Group: Viti Levu & Vanua Levu […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2af20ba8_z-115x115.jpg "99DA/OC-016, Bekana Island, Jan 9-TBA")
99DA/OC-016, Bekana Island, Jan 9-TBA
Posted on January 9, 2020 | No CommentsACTIVITY DETAILS QRZ: 99DA/OC-016 Type of Activity: Islands On The Air (IOTA) Dates: January Region: Oceania (OC) Island: Bekana (ATNO) IOTA Reference: OC-016 IOTA Group: Viti Levu & Vanua Levu […] -
![Please see below the list of stations worked for 99DA/DX (Viti Levu Island), plus other important information regarding our policy on logging ‘dupes’, ‘busted’ callsigns and contacting members of the […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1zcj1hs-115x115.jpg "LOG *UPDATED 8.1.20*")
LOG *UPDATED 8.1.20*
Posted on December 22, 2019 | 2 CommentsPlease see below the list of stations worked for 99DA/DX (Viti Levu Island), plus other important information regarding our policy on logging ‘dupes’, ‘busted’ callsigns and contacting members of the […]
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![For the serious IOTA DX adventurist, it’s hard to find a better ham friendly accommodation than Pei DX Lodge on Prince Edward Island; just off New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/22391-best-of-prince-edward-island-ca-lghoz-36x36.jpg "*HAM RENTAL* Pei DX Lodge"){kind=small}
![An exciting IOTA prospect for any serious Dxpeditioner or Island Hunter, Bermuda is a British island territory in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its pink-sand beaches. Possessing the reference […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1920px-Flag_of_Bermuda.svg_-36x36.png "*HAM RENTAL* VP9GE Guest Apartments, Bermuda"){kind=small}
![If you’re looking for a ham rental shack in the Pacific for the Oceania Contest to help crack major DX markets, or for a period of pile-up pumping holiday dx, […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1-36x36.jpg "*HAM RENTAL* Palau"){kind=small}
![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}
![Home of Club Station V31HQ, The Maya Hill Lodge, on the tiny Central American DXCC of Belize, is one of the most incredible ham radio rental properties in the Americas; […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lodge_Seite_1-36x36.png "*HAM RENTAL* Maya Hill Lodge, Belize"){kind=small}
![Standby IOTA DXpeditioners… If you’re searching for ham-friendly ‘BYO Station’ accommodation on the main island of Tongatapu in the Kingdom of Tonga then look no further… Hosting most recently the […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1.3-SURF-36x36.png "*HAM RENTAL* Heilala Holiday Lodge, Tonga"){kind=small}
![Imagine DXing from the quiet of Finnish woods on your own private island. The OH73ELK Rental Shack is situated in the Savonlinna region is the heart of Lake Saimaa […]](http://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Picture1-1-36x36.png "*HAM RENTAL* OH73ELK, Finland"){kind=small}