POTA activation of K-3062 Antelope Island State Park, UT001L, Feb. 2024 Photo by KI7KY
Welcome – 2025 ~ our 31st year
New version of POTA-2-USI cross reference now includes WWFF. See downloads.
2024 US Island QSO Party Results HERE
Program Rules Updated HERE
USI flag and stickers are available. B/W single sided flags are $30 ea. Stickers are 2 – $5, 5 – $10, 10 – $19. including S/H.
Upcoming USI Expeditions:
Today is: 20th February 2025
- Feb 20, 2025
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FL013S Garden Key - N4T
Feb 20, 2025 - Feb 25, 2025
Your Name: Molly V. Sauder
Your Email: kc3gpb@gmail.com
Your Call: W3NY
Is this operation a:: Activation
Call sign for the operation: N4T
USI Number: FL013S
Island Name: Garden Key
Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2025-2-20 00:00
Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2025-2-25 10:00
Bands: 40, 20 more as time allows
Modes: SSB, CW, FT8/FT4
Power: 100
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- Feb 21, 2025
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FL013S Garden Key - N4T
Feb 20, 2025 - Feb 25, 2025
Your Name: Molly V. Sauder
Your Email: kc3gpb@gmail.com
Your Call: W3NY
Is this operation a:: Activation
Call sign for the operation: N4T
USI Number: FL013S
Island Name: Garden Key
Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2025-2-20 00:00
Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2025-2-25 10:00
Bands: 40, 20 more as time allows
Modes: SSB, CW, FT8/FT4
Power: 100
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Welcome to the U.S. Islands Awards Program (USI) website. USI is an amateur radio award program centered around chasing and activating river, lake, and ocean shore islands within the 50 United States and its Territories and Protectorates.
Numerous achievement awards are available for both island activators and island chasers.
U.S. Islands is a great way to go on a mini-DXpedition without spending a lot of money. Discovering islands in your own backyard and setting up a station outdoors is always a good time. If hams have only operated outdoors during Field Day, we offer another route to get outside and enjoy portable ham radio in a different way.
USI has two operating activities each year:
- One-Day-Getaway (1DG) is just that, a casual day of island portable operations the second Saturday of May. Activating or qualifying a new island, 1DG is a perfect way to hone your on the air operating skills and perfect your portable or mobile “field day kit”.
- U.S. Islands QSO Party is our once-a-year “contest” that has a class for just about any individual or group. Operate from a friend’s island “Fixed” QTH, take your club on a single island “Expedition”, or go on a mobile or waterborne “Rover” adventure. The last full weekend of August.
Any way you like it, portable, walk-on, paddle to, motor to, mobile, drive on, USI is a year-round ham radio fun.
Please consider joining the USI Facebook group.
Webmaster’s Photo Pick
On 10/9/2024, Martin, AC1LL and a friend, paddled their kayaks 7 miles to reach the Franklin Island NWR, to activate and qualify Franklin for POTA, US-0339 and USI, ME135S.
We are not affiliated in any way with the Islands On The Air (IOTA) awards program offered by the Islands on the Air (IOTA) Ltd.
Page Last Updated on Feb 8, 2025 @ 20:01 utc by ADMIN