![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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![In the early 2000’s I enjoyed chasing DX from my home station in the Torres Strait Islands (OC-138). A 4 element long boom yagi some 20m high, nearby waters of […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_1160-e1558782002407-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Little Pistol DX – Tough Going")
*EDITORIAL* Little Pistol DX – Tough Going
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 1 CommentIn the early 2000’s I enjoyed chasing DX from my home station in the Torres Strait Islands (OC-138). A 4 element long boom yagi some 20m high, nearby waters of […] -
![Here’s your opportunity to acquire the new QSL card for Costa Rica (69 Division) members of the DA-RC. This design is typical of the high standard of DA-RC QSL, the […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/59895365_2013518258951801_5529023541736898560_n-e1558749765381-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 69 Division Costa Rica")
*QSL* 69 Division Costa Rica
Posted on May 25, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s your opportunity to acquire the new QSL card for Costa Rica (69 Division) members of the DA-RC. This design is typical of the high standard of DA-RC QSL, the […] -
![Attention serious QSL Hunters! Check out below the dazzling new 11m band QSL card design for England TX DA-RC members which has been ordered from the printer. Designed by 1DA011 Luca from Eleven […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/26DA_Front-e1558748871857-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 26 Division England")
*QSL* 26 Division England
Posted on May 25, 2019 | No CommentsAttention serious QSL Hunters! Check out below the dazzling new 11m band QSL card design for England TX DA-RC members which has been ordered from the printer. Designed by 1DA011 Luca from Eleven […] -
![A recent search of possible QSL printing solutions for the DA-RC helped me to create this list of printers and QSL card designers across different continents. This will enable our […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Picture1-e1558058985139-115x115.jpg "*DX RESOURCE* QSL Printer Directory")
*DX RESOURCE* QSL Printer Directory
Posted on May 17, 2019 | No CommentsA recent search of possible QSL printing solutions for the DA-RC helped me to create this list of printers and QSL card designers across different continents. This will enable our […] -
![To honour the Determination, Accomplishments, Resourcefulness and Collaboration of our members, the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) Awards Program offers the most comprehensive range of DX Hunter and DXpeditioner Awards ever […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58384556_323437848342178_1931773154691121152_n-e1555803412283-115x115.jpg "*DX NEWS* New DXCC Hunter Awards")
*DX NEWS* New DXCC Hunter Awards
Posted on April 21, 2019 | No CommentsTo honour the Determination, Accomplishments, Resourcefulness and Collaboration of our members, the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) Awards Program offers the most comprehensive range of DX Hunter and DXpeditioner Awards ever […] -
![Please see below our new QSL card for members in France which is already a BIG HIT amongst the guys and one that’s sure to be eagerly sought after in […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/14DA_Front-e1555293335639-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 14 Division France")
*QSL* 14 Division France
Posted on April 15, 2019 | 1 CommentPlease see below our new QSL card for members in France which is already a BIG HIT amongst the guys and one that’s sure to be eagerly sought after in […] -
![‘Jetlag’ (also known as desynchronosis) is a physiological condition commonly affecting DXpedition enthusiasts — one that results from rapid long-distance transmeridian travel. Once called ‘boat lag’ by maritime mobile dx […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sexy-airplane-girls-e1555314697616-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Jetlag – the DXpeditioner’s Curse")
*EDITORIAL* Jetlag – the DXpeditioner’s Curse
Posted on April 14, 2019 | No Comments‘Jetlag’ (also known as desynchronosis) is a physiological condition commonly affecting DXpedition enthusiasts — one that results from rapid long-distance transmeridian travel. Once called ‘boat lag’ by maritime mobile dx […] -
![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; […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lodge_Seite_1-e1555025074349-115x115.png "*HAM RENTAL* Maya Hill Lodge, Belize")
*HAM RENTAL* Maya Hill Lodge, Belize
Posted on April 12, 2019 | 1 CommentHome 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; […] -
![A review from 2008 – An oldy but a goody! The Icom IC-R1500 remote head/PC control DC – daylight receiver is one of four models currently available from Icom, a […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maxresdefault-e1554940463704-115x115.jpg "*PRODUCT REVIEW* Icom R1500 Scanner")
*PRODUCT REVIEW* Icom R1500 Scanner
Posted on April 10, 2019 | 1 CommentA review from 2008 – An oldy but a goody! The Icom IC-R1500 remote head/PC control DC – daylight receiver is one of four models currently available from Icom, a […] -
![Ever since my purchase of a Galaxy Saturn rig for citizens band communications about 5 years ago, I had been searching for a way to lower the ridiculously high noise […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/bhi-05-shack-115x115.jpg "*PRODUCT REVIEW* bhi NES10-2 DSP Speaker")
*PRODUCT REVIEW* bhi NES10-2 DSP Speaker
Posted on April 10, 2019 | 2 CommentsEver since my purchase of a Galaxy Saturn rig for citizens band communications about 5 years ago, I had been searching for a way to lower the ridiculously high noise […]