![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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![For serious ham radio ops, taking time to properly position external speakers is DXsential when it comes to getting the best RX sound out of your rig. Sound, after all, […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_2404-1024x600-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Speaker Placement")
*EDITORIAL* Speaker Placement
Posted on August 28, 2015 | 1 CommentFor serious ham radio ops, taking time to properly position external speakers is DXsential when it comes to getting the best RX sound out of your rig. Sound, after all, […] -
![Keen 11m Island Chasers and serious DX Hunters will be stoked with the release of the terrific new QSL card design for D.I.F.M. activity 14DA/AT008 from Chevalier Island, a minuscule N/V IOTA DXstination […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14DA-AT008-front-copie-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 14DA/AT008 QSL")
*QSL* 14DA/AT008 QSL
Posted on August 23, 2015 | No CommentsKeen 11m Island Chasers and serious DX Hunters will be stoked with the release of the terrific new QSL card design for D.I.F.M. activity 14DA/AT008 from Chevalier Island, a minuscule N/V IOTA DXstination […] -
![Licensed ham and Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member 43DA1210 Leonie considers the importance of good posture… Having a crook back can seriously affect one’s lifestyle and given that too […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10314486_677448602292809_4340056516342316953_n-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* Good Shack Posture")
*EDITORIAL* Good Shack Posture
Posted on August 22, 2015 | No CommentsLicensed ham and Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member 43DA1210 Leonie considers the importance of good posture… Having a crook back can seriously affect one’s lifestyle and given that too […] -
![Of all risks associated with dx adventure, particularly with dx projects in the field, skin damage caused by lengthy exposure to the sun (i.e. sunburn) is perhaps the most poignant. […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_2773-115x115.png "*EDITORIAL* Stay Out of the Sun")
*EDITORIAL* Stay Out of the Sun
Posted on August 14, 2015 | No CommentsOf all risks associated with dx adventure, particularly with dx projects in the field, skin damage caused by lengthy exposure to the sun (i.e. sunburn) is perhaps the most poignant. […] -
![Some DXers have reached a stage in their 11m DX career where shack time doesn’t seem as attractive as it used to. Many European Freebanders, for example, have worked the […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/interpersonal-communications-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The Challenge of QRP on 11m")
*EDITORIAL* The Challenge of QRP on 11m
Posted on July 5, 2015 | No CommentsSome DXers have reached a stage in their 11m DX career where shack time doesn’t seem as attractive as it used to. Many European Freebanders, for example, have worked the […] -
![Usually conducted in the spirit of propagating sports, history, religion or culture, Commemorative and Special Event Stations (SES) together are arguably one of the most fascinating activities to appear on […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/QSL-PA70OVsample1-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* SES v Commemorative Stations *The Difference*")
*EDITORIAL* SES v Commemorative Stations *The Difference*
Posted on July 4, 2015 | No CommentsUsually conducted in the spirit of propagating sports, history, religion or culture, Commemorative and Special Event Stations (SES) together are arguably one of the most fascinating activities to appear on […] -
![In the 11m DX community, spirited discussions have cropped up recently on some of the hobby forums, including Facebook, Cluster dk message board and others, about what is and isn’t […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/9818918_kenwood-ts-480hx_1322214545640x360r-1-115x115.jpg "*FORUM* Triple 5 Call Etiquette")
*FORUM* Triple 5 Call Etiquette
Posted on July 4, 2015 | 6 CommentsIn the 11m DX community, spirited discussions have cropped up recently on some of the hobby forums, including Facebook, Cluster dk message board and others, about what is and isn’t […] -
![“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water…” As the DA-RC slogan suggests, our club is dedicated to the thrill of making DX adventure more of […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SAM_0254-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* The DXpedition Experience")
*EDITORIAL* The DXpedition Experience
Posted on July 2, 2015 | No Comments“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water…” As the DA-RC slogan suggests, our club is dedicated to the thrill of making DX adventure more of […] -
![Please see the comprehensive proofs below for 169DA/EU-114 provided by DA-RC member 14DA049 Fred following his recent activity on Guernsey Island, one of the picturesque Channel Islands. Congratulations to Fred […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P1010166-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 169DA/EU-114 Proofs")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 169DA/EU-114 Proofs
Posted on June 24, 2015 | No CommentsPlease see the comprehensive proofs below for 169DA/EU-114 provided by DA-RC member 14DA049 Fred following his recent activity on Guernsey Island, one of the picturesque Channel Islands. Congratulations to Fred […] -
![Long-time Dx Adventure Radio Club member 14DA049 Fred’s dx adventure to the British Crown Dependency’s Guernsey Island as 169DA/EU-114 was one of the many highlights of June’s 2015 Islands Festival. This is yet […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/169DA-EU114-front-copie-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 169DA/EU-114 Guernsey")
*QSL* 169DA/EU-114 Guernsey
Posted on June 24, 2015 | No CommentsLong-time Dx Adventure Radio Club member 14DA049 Fred’s dx adventure to the British Crown Dependency’s Guernsey Island as 169DA/EU-114 was one of the many highlights of June’s 2015 Islands Festival. This is yet […]