![There comes a point in every man’s life when he must stop blaming himself if things go wrong and, instead, shift the blame elsewhere. I reached that point some years […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/f4a52786-8788-4735-9f9d-31d8758d2549-640x250.png "*EDITORIAL* The DXpedition Voodoo")
![Every so often, a new guy comes along whose passion for radio communications makes welcoming them into our club a straightforward decision… The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is delighted […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/adadddc8-68e5-487e-bd9c-47d3c626e57c-640x250.png "*MEET* 1DA118 Vittorio")
![Every pursuit has its experts — those guys who earn their stripes through years on the ground, costly blunders and a genuine commitment to learning… In radio comms, however — […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/19b5acd3-dbbf-4609-87b6-94940993e501-640x250.png "*EDITORIAL* The Armchair DX Man: Expert in Everything, Experienced in Nothing")
![When you’ve spent almost 50 years chasing DX, worked an extraordinary 273 divisions and confirmed 271 of them, your reputation on 11m tends to arrive before your callsign does… That’s […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/808135907_1619064709612274_2982255046009999406_n-640x250.jpg "*MEET* 13DA077 Roger")
![The Delta-Alfa Radio Club is thrilled to announce an exciting series of Castles On The Air (COTA) adventures across northern France, planned to coincide with the European Heritage Days celebrations […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/caption-e1788565679766-640x250.png "*DX NEWS* Castles, History & Radio: The DA-RC’s French COTA Adventure")
![The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is excited to announce that Tummennus, a specialist film workshop based in Vaasa, Finland, has come on board as a Corporate Sponsor of the […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Picture7-640x250.png "*DX NEWS* Tummennus Joins Naoero DXpedition as Corporate Sponsor")
![Dear World Beauties Award (WBA) friends and hunters worldwide. If you thought that after the euphoric second-anniversary celebrations (HB2) in June the frequencies would slow down, you were quite mistaken… […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Gemini_Generated_Image_o4fc49o4fc49o4fc-1-640x250.jpeg "WBA Monthly Report: July 2026")
![Our Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is excited to announce details of an historic activation of the diminutive Republic of Naoero by 41DA981 Giovanni and 43DA001 Darren in late September, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/215342e3-dec0-4131-a2cc-07d8b6b1a249-640x250.jpg "*SOON* 271DA0, Naoero Atoll")
![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")
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![Dear World Beauties Award (WBA) friends and hunters worldwide. As the blazing European summer gives way to autumn, the 11-metre band is showing no signs of slowing down…. September 2026 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/3f6a9fbc-0fa8-4470-be9c-e1f56db61137-640x250.png "WBA Monthly Report: September 2026")
WBA Monthly Report: September 2026
Dear World Beauties Award (WBA) friends and hunters worldwide. As the blazing European summer gives way to autumn, the 11-metre band is showing no signs of slowing down…. September 2026 […]
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![Attention serious DX Hunters… Please see the magnificent QSL card designs below for the Fiji Islands DXpedition which took place in January, 2020. Designed by 1DA011 Luca from Eleven Four […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/82521182_791767434631379_1787853842893766656_n-e1579475534280-115x115.jpg "*NEW QSL* 99DA/DX/IOTA")
*NEW QSL* 99DA/DX/IOTA
Posted on January 20, 2020 | No CommentsAttention serious DX Hunters… Please see the magnificent QSL card designs below for the Fiji Islands DXpedition which took place in January, 2020. Designed by 1DA011 Luca from Eleven Four […] -
![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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/76644617_10157080005923773_5345685874795347968_o-e1578882851975-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/DX, Fiji")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/DX, Fiji
Posted on January 19, 2020 | 4 CommentsDAY 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 […] -
![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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/14807959254_3614f0d1d3_b-1-e1577171384792-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Truth with Busted Callsigns")
*EDITORIAL* The Truth with Busted Callsigns
Posted on December 24, 2019 | No CommentsIt’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 […] -
![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, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Picture1-e1577064587871-115x115.png "*EDITORIAL* Ghost Members")
*EDITORIAL* Ghost Members
Posted on December 23, 2019 | No CommentsNo 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, […] -
![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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/6583534473_68376b7639_o-e1576913293577-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Sticky Needle Phenomena")
*EDITORIAL* The Sticky Needle Phenomena
Posted on December 21, 2019 | No CommentsThe ‘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 […] -
![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; […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/law-enforcement-e1576627336750-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Beware the Band Police")
*EDITORIAL* Beware the Band Police
Posted on December 18, 2019 | No CommentsHands 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; […] -
![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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/174876008-e1576458253312-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Dealing with DXpedition Jammers")
*EDITORIAL* Dealing with DXpedition Jammers
Posted on December 16, 2019 | 2 CommentsWhat 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 […] -
![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. […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/22391-best-of-prince-edward-island-ca-lghoz-e1569982251501-115x115.jpg "*HAM RENTAL* Pei DX Lodge")
*HAM RENTAL* Pei DX Lodge
Posted on October 2, 2019 | 1 CommentFor 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. […] -
![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 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/maxresdefault-e1569970300107-115x115.jpg "*PRODUCT REVIEW* Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone")
*PRODUCT REVIEW* Heil PR40 Dynamic Microphone
Posted on October 2, 2019 | 1 CommentThe 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 […] -
![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. […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/20150102_193630-e1566631642846-115x115.jpg "*MEET* 43DA148 Peter")
*MEET* 43DA148 Peter
Posted on August 23, 2019 | 12 CommentsThe 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. […]