![SUPPORT THIS EXTRAORDINARY DX ADVENTURE The Dx Adventure Radio Club is preparing for one of its most ambitious activations yet — 286DA/SA-101, Alejandro Selkirk Island, a remote and highly sought-after […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/26a90877-6b7d-4188-b64b-555bc61d62d8-640x250.jpeg "*SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY* 286DA/SA-101, Alejandro Selkirk Island")
![Shown above, 14DA181 Marc is one of the DA-RC’s leading Inland Water Island adventurers. On August 15, 2026, this guy set out for a weekend of IWI action, with plans […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260815_065114-640x250.jpg "*REPORT* 14DA/23008L, Vergnolas Island")
![In August 2026, DA-RC HQ Member and leading DXpeditioner 14DA001 Stef escaped to the beautiful island of Martinique in the French West Indies, located in the eastern Caribbean Sea between […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/71186687-b8f7-4ac9-b05a-ba0fc3e35650-640x250.jpg "*REPORT* 136/14DA001, Martinique Island")
![Attention, Freeband Island Chasers — four long-awaited Cyclades islands are about to come alive on the bands, and prominent dx adventurist 13DA012 Joe is bringing them within reach once again! […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a3b04503-5055-4037-8f46-33752cf742d5-640x250.jpeg "*SOON* Kyklades (Cyclades) IOTA Tour")
![Introducing the DA-RC’s QSL Management Platform The brainchild of HQ Member 1DA001 Gaetano, the DA-RC QSL Management Platform is a modern online one designed to make QSL requests faster, easier, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/72cf094d-d0b7-4e38-896e-9c4b38168012-1-640x250.jpeg "DA-RC QSL Management Platform")
![The ‘High-Maintenance QSL’er’ is legendary in QSL Manager circles. And at DA-RC HQ OC, unfortunately, he’s a character I encounter all too often in my own management work. This guy […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-19-2026-03_39_33-PM-640x250.png "*EDITORIAL* The High-Maintenance QSLer")
![Half a dozen countries… One incredible road trip! From August through September 2026, experienced field operative 13DA012 Joe, from the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, Germany, will embark on an […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/thumbnail-640x250.jpeg "*DX NEWS* 13DA012 Joe Embarks on European Campervan DX Tour")
![Our Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is thrilled to announce an exciting upcoming holiday activity by HQ Team member 14DA001 Stef, who’ll soon be QRV from the stunning island of […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/756846473_1718855209449080_2924545421464848345_n-640x250.jpg "*SOON ACTIVE* 136/14DA001, Martinique")
![From crafting antennas and chasing rare DX on SSB or flawless CW, to producing his own wine and olive oil in the rolling hills outside Rome, 1DA007 Davide represents the […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/images-8-640x250.jpg "*MEET* 1DA007 Davide")
![165DA101 Alex’s second activation of an ATNO in the Maddalena Archipelago in as many days, sparked incredible interest in the Freeband DX Community. With antenna arrays aimed at this tiny, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/171604-640x250.jpg "*REPORT* Razzoli IOTA, 165DA/M-011")
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![Our Dx Adventure Radio Club is thrilled to announce details of an extraordinary ‘Most Wanted’ islands on the air activation from the far-flung — and never before activated — Alejandro […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/82a684ae-5d90-4755-91b0-badb270fc6b1-e1781930146622-640x250.jpeg "*DX NEWS* 286DA/SA-101, Alejandro Selkirk Island")
*DX NEWS* 286DA/SA-101, Alejandro Selkirk Island
Our Dx Adventure Radio Club is thrilled to announce details of an extraordinary ‘Most Wanted’ islands on the air activation from the far-flung — and never before activated — Alejandro […]
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*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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/0005-e1585189216857-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Purpose of ‘Skeds’")
*EDITORIAL* The Purpose of ‘Skeds’
Posted on March 26, 2020 | No CommentsDXpedition 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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*DX NEWS* Eleven Meter & PMR Field Day
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*DX RESOURCE* Latest IOTA Directory
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*DX RESOURCE* Australian Ham Radio Handbook
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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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MINI_SWITCH_BOX_CABLES-e1584874445884-115x115.jpg "*PRODUCT WATCH* bhi Mini Switch")
*PRODUCT WATCH* bhi Mini Switch
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COVID-19 Fears Spur DXpedition Abandonment
Posted on March 22, 2020 | No CommentsSadly, for the 11m and Ham communities, Coronavirus (COVID-19) looks destined to derail most dxpedition activity in 2020. How DXpeditions are Affected The 4 main issues causing the abandonment of […] -
![An awesome way to enhance your dx adventure skills (knowledge, understanding and methodology) is to study what some of the world’s elite Ham Teams do and then take bits and […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Picture1-e1584790761738-115x115.png "*DX RESOURCE* DXpedition Movie Library")
*DX RESOURCE* DXpedition Movie Library
Posted on March 21, 2020 | No CommentsAn awesome way to enhance your dx adventure skills (knowledge, understanding and methodology) is to study what some of the world’s elite Ham Teams do and then take bits and […]