![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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- 242DA/DX, Vietnam, April 2026
- 286DA/SA-005, Robinson Crusoe Island, May 2026
- 286DA/SA-101, Alejandro Selkirk, Oct 2026
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- 337DA0 Austral Islands, Nov 2025
- 341DA/IOTA, Timor-Leste, April, 2026
- 70DA0, American Samoa, Jan 2026
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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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![The red-hot emergence of ‘digital’ or ‘digi’ modes (ROS, FT8, SSTV, PSK31, etc.) on Eleven Meters in recent years has provided a terrific platform indeed for meaningful DX on 26-27 […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/02-e1532943065897-115x115.jpg "*DX RESOURCES* 11m Nets for ‘Digi-Dudes’")
*DX RESOURCES* 11m Nets for ‘Digi-Dudes’
Posted on July 30, 2018 | 2 CommentsThe red-hot emergence of ‘digital’ or ‘digi’ modes (ROS, FT8, SSTV, PSK31, etc.) on Eleven Meters in recent years has provided a terrific platform indeed for meaningful DX on 26-27 […] -
![The ‘WAZ Award’ for hams began in 1934 and is now embraced by the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) for our bustling community of whole-hearted 11m band DX Hunters. The […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cq-zone_4000px-e1532077579195-115x115.gif "*DX AWARDS* DA-RC ‘Worked All Zones (WAZ)’")
*DX AWARDS* DA-RC ‘Worked All Zones (WAZ)’
Posted on July 20, 2018 | 1 CommentThe ‘WAZ Award’ for hams began in 1934 and is now embraced by the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) for our bustling community of whole-hearted 11m band DX Hunters. The […] -
![One of the DA-RC’s stated objectives is to “educate and encourage radio communications hobbyists to strive for higher levels of competence…” As a result of this emphasis, many DA-RC members, who […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hams-in-the-DA-RC-Banner-e1531184010908-115x115.jpg "*DX RESOURCE* Hams in the DA-RC")
*DX RESOURCE* Hams in the DA-RC
Posted on July 10, 2018 | 1 CommentOne of the DA-RC’s stated objectives is to “educate and encourage radio communications hobbyists to strive for higher levels of competence…” As a result of this emphasis, many DA-RC members, who […] -
![Standby committed Island Hunters… “the frequency is in use!” In June, our year 2018, veteran club Dx Adventurer 34DA010 Angel, in Africa’s remote Canary Islands (34 Division) in the Spanish […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/23130851_10214657773948754_5820913977268699093_n-e1529315612728-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* Canary Island DIFM Proofs")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* Canary Island DIFM Proofs
Posted on June 15, 2018 | 2 CommentsStandby committed Island Hunters… “the frequency is in use!” In June, our year 2018, veteran club Dx Adventurer 34DA010 Angel, in Africa’s remote Canary Islands (34 Division) in the Spanish […] -
![A keen 11m, CB, Slow Scan TV (SSTV) and ROS enthusiast, 14DA059 Jack (Pictured right) connects with the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) in June, 2018. Previously known in 11m band […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thumbnail-1-e1528618745345-115x115.jpg "*MEET* 14DA059 Jack")
*MEET* 14DA059 Jack
Posted on June 10, 2018 | No CommentsA keen 11m, CB, Slow Scan TV (SSTV) and ROS enthusiast, 14DA059 Jack (Pictured right) connects with the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) in June, 2018. Previously known in 11m band […] -
![There’s been heated debate recently on some of the Facebook DX forums concerning bypassing QSL Managers and sending QSL cards ‘direct’ to rare stations. BUT…receiving nothing in reply! No QSL. […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/25791129_1529989957069817_7309637694802280351_o-e1523188836977-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Direct QSL Dilemas")
*EDITORIAL* Direct QSL Dilemas
Posted on April 8, 2018 | No CommentsThere’s been heated debate recently on some of the Facebook DX forums concerning bypassing QSL Managers and sending QSL cards ‘direct’ to rare stations. BUT…receiving nothing in reply! No QSL. […] -
![In 2018, our Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) celebrates its 10th birthday. We are both extremely proud and excited about the occasion! In an age when DX groups come and […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Picture2-e1523145624898-115x115.png "*EDITORIAL* Happy 10 Year Birthday DA-RC")
*EDITORIAL* Happy 10 Year Birthday DA-RC
Posted on April 8, 2018 | 2 CommentsIn 2018, our Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) celebrates its 10th birthday. We are both extremely proud and excited about the occasion! In an age when DX groups come and […] -
![For the majority of Eleven Meter DX enthusiasts around the globe, the fundamental aim of our hobby is to work and confirm as many DXCC entities as possible. For sure, working […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Tuvalu-e1481538680755-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Future of ALTNO on 11m")
*EDITORIAL* The Future of ALTNO on 11m
Posted on April 4, 2018 | 1 CommentFor the majority of Eleven Meter DX enthusiasts around the globe, the fundamental aim of our hobby is to work and confirm as many DXCC entities as possible. For sure, working […] -
![As our name suggests, the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is mostly concerned with dx adventure; that is radio operations ‘outside the norms’ of traditional armchair DX. From the beginning, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/26906176_10215536396149592_1863307646_o-115x115.jpg "*NEW AWARD* ‘Dx Adventurer of the Year’")
*NEW AWARD* ‘Dx Adventurer of the Year’
Posted on January 20, 2018 | 1 CommentAs our name suggests, the Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is mostly concerned with dx adventure; that is radio operations ‘outside the norms’ of traditional armchair DX. From the beginning, […] -
![While grand prix motorbike riders experience severe G-forces as they corner, accelerate and brake, pushing their body and their machine to the limit around the race track, imagine the emotions […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/873ab8b4921d15f181035da49b3a3ae4-from-a-distance-northern-ireland-115x115.jpg "*MEET* 68DA024 Francis")
*MEET* 68DA024 Francis
Posted on November 30, 2017 | 1 CommentWhile grand prix motorbike riders experience severe G-forces as they corner, accelerate and brake, pushing their body and their machine to the limit around the race track, imagine the emotions […]