![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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![The Guadeloupe IOTA Tour QSL card has been designed by Radek at Cool QSL and will be available soon. This is a full colour double card design, depicting images of the recent […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/196da_front-115x115.jpg "*QSL* Guadeloupe IOTA Tour")
*QSL* Guadeloupe IOTA Tour
Posted on June 22, 2014 | No CommentsThe Guadeloupe IOTA Tour QSL card has been designed by Radek at Cool QSL and will be available soon. This is a full colour double card design, depicting images of the recent […] -
![Friday 13/06/2014 Departure to The Netherlands for our IOTA adventure was scheduled at 6:00 GMT, however, my good friend 14IR106 Fabrice arrived 20 minutes in advance to help load all […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 19DA/EU-146/TI")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 19DA/EU-146/TI
Posted on June 21, 2014 | No CommentsFriday 13/06/2014 Departure to The Netherlands for our IOTA adventure was scheduled at 6:00 GMT, however, my good friend 14IR106 Fabrice arrived 20 minutes in advance to help load all […] -
![The Fiji IOTA Tour QSL card has been designed by Radek at Cool QSL and is now available. This is a full colour triple card design, depicting images of the […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/99da_front-115x115.jpg "*QSL* Fiji IOTA Tour")
*QSL* Fiji IOTA Tour
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 2 CommentsThe Fiji IOTA Tour QSL card has been designed by Radek at Cool QSL and is now available. This is a full colour triple card design, depicting images of the […] -
![More than 2000 contacts for a ‘Most Wanted’ DXCC activity is an exceptional feat, not just for the DA-RC DXpedition team, but also for the 11m DX Community in general […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5961467-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* Fiji IOTA Tour Videos")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* Fiji IOTA Tour Videos
Posted on May 11, 2014 | 1 CommentMore than 2000 contacts for a ‘Most Wanted’ DXCC activity is an exceptional feat, not just for the DA-RC DXpedition team, but also for the 11m DX Community in general […] -
![The Fiji IOTA DXpedition team is currently active on Tavewa Island in the remote Yasawa Islands — a spectacular archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_1309-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/OC156, Tavewa Island, Proofs")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/OC156, Tavewa Island, Proofs
Posted on April 13, 2014 | 10 CommentsThe Fiji IOTA DXpedition team is currently active on Tavewa Island in the remote Yasawa Islands — a spectacular archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji […] -
![An incredible start to the Fiji IOTA Tour with more than 900 stations logged in less than 3 days for 99DA/OC-016, Viti Levu Island. Propagation was favourable and the team […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DA-RC-2-003-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/OC016, Proofs")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 99DA/OC016, Proofs
Posted on April 10, 2014 | 8 CommentsAn incredible start to the Fiji IOTA Tour with more than 900 stations logged in less than 3 days for 99DA/OC-016, Viti Levu Island. Propagation was favourable and the team […] -
![For reconnaissance, I visited Rieu Island in Belgium in November 2013 on the way home from the 54DA/HI activity on Luxembourg’s Helt Island — just to see if everything was […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SAM_6599-115x115.jpg "*DXPEDITION REPORT* 16DA/HT011, Rieu Island")
*DXPEDITION REPORT* 16DA/HT011, Rieu Island
Posted on March 18, 2014 | 1 CommentFor reconnaissance, I visited Rieu Island in Belgium in November 2013 on the way home from the 54DA/HI activity on Luxembourg’s Helt Island — just to see if everything was […] -
![Please see above a diagram for a 4 element quad provided by DX Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member and antenna expert 19DA109 Marcel in the Netherlands. This ‘weapon’ is for use […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cubical_Quad_Plans-115x115.jpg "*PRODUCT WATCH* 2m Quad Antenna")
*PRODUCT WATCH* 2m Quad Antenna
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 2 CommentsPlease see above a diagram for a 4 element quad provided by DX Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) member and antenna expert 19DA109 Marcel in the Netherlands. This ‘weapon’ is for use […] -
![The term ‘ATNO’ is a new buzz word in ham and 11m radio comms. With a glut of stirring DXpeditions occurring in recent months to rare DXCC entities (Bhutan, Timor […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/7-115x115.jpg "*EDITORIAL* ATNO – The DX Hallelujah")
*EDITORIAL* ATNO – The DX Hallelujah
Posted on February 9, 2014 | 5 CommentsThe term ‘ATNO’ is a new buzz word in ham and 11m radio comms. With a glut of stirring DXpeditions occurring in recent months to rare DXCC entities (Bhutan, Timor […] -
![Please see below the design for 45DA101 Deja’s personal QSL card. Designed by fellow member 14DA028 Phil and printed by friend LZ3HI Emil at Gold Print Service, this outstanding full-colour QSL card shows some of the […]](https://www.delta-alfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Dejan-front-copie-115x115.jpg "*QSL* 45DA101 Deja")
*QSL* 45DA101 Deja
Posted on February 9, 2014 | No CommentsPlease see below the design for 45DA101 Deja’s personal QSL card. Designed by fellow member 14DA028 Phil and printed by friend LZ3HI Emil at Gold Print Service, this outstanding full-colour QSL card shows some of the […]