![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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![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 […] -
![Having a large base antenna such as a yagi beam or Solarcon IMAX 2000 with radial kit on the roof is a luxury not all of us enjoy… One of my […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/l-115x115.jpg "*PRODUCT WATCH* Firestik IBA-5")
*PRODUCT WATCH* Firestik IBA-5
Posted on November 25, 2017 | No CommentsHaving a large base antenna such as a yagi beam or Solarcon IMAX 2000 with radial kit on the roof is a luxury not all of us enjoy… One of my […] -
![Stand by Island Hunters! Please see the striking new Eleven Meter band QSL design for Azores Islands (75 Division) based Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) members. Designed by 1DA011 Luca from Eleven Four Designs, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23825564_10215059047096164_750461807_o-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 75 Division, Azores")
*QSL* 75 Division, Azores
Posted on November 24, 2017 | 2 CommentsStand by Island Hunters! Please see the striking new Eleven Meter band QSL design for Azores Islands (75 Division) based Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) members. Designed by 1DA011 Luca from Eleven Four Designs, […]