US Islands Awards Program

  • Dennis N2DJS operating Rover call W2PE on NY054L Whaley for the 2023 Island QSO Party.
  • N2PYH qualifying NY084L Glosky - June 11, 2022 Photo by N2PYH
  • KO4KHB qualifying AL056L
  • USI qualification of MD009S South Marsh. POTA K-7750 South Marsh WMA. Photo by - KC3OWM
  • WI074L White Birch - Photo by KD9QKL
  • Terry, W4YBV on FL483S Venice.
  • N9BWT (Blue shirt) & N9DWR activating KY030R Six Mile, September 2024
  • NC019S Big Colington
  • POTA activation of K-3062 Antelope Island State Park, UT001L, Feb. 2024 Photo by KI7KY
  • FL492S Big Grassy (Pepperfish Keys), Gulf of Mexico, Dixie Co. - Photo by W4YBV
  • W1SYE crew ready to qualify Yarmouth Island ME121 Sept, 2019
  • N3ARB Angela helping to qualify OH076L Walker's, May 2024.
  • Team KK1TLS, Terry FL017S Honeymoon Island, Sept. 2018.
  • VA084R Embrey Dam Silt ~ K3USI Op. NS4J May 2024
  • Swan, MD062S POTA K-0333 Qualified 2020-10-03 W3RRM
  • MD025R Paton, 1999 Island QSO Party, AE4MK
  • NF4GA on GA028L for the 2019 W/VE Island QSO Party.

Welcome – 2024 ~ our 30th year

Announcements

2024 US Island QSO Party Results HERE

Program Rules Updated HERE

30th Anniversary Award – 2024: Details 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: 17th October 2024

Oct 17, 2024
  • FL217S Singer - KO4WTM

    Oct 17, 2024

    Your Name: Randy Powell
    Your Email: powellr3@comcast.net
    Your Call: KO4WTM
    Is this operation a:: Activation
    Call sign for the operation: KO4WTM
    USI Number: FL217S
    Island Name: Singer
    Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2024-10-17 13:00
    Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2024-10-17 16:00
    Bands: 10, 20
    Modes: CW
    Power: 5W
    Additional information: Also POTA US-1884 John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

Oct 18, 2024
  • MI041L Harsen - KD8DEU

    Oct 18, 2024

    I plan on activating USI#MI041L, Harsens Island, MI this coming Friday, Oct. 18th. ETA about 15:00 UTC
    CW only 20M, 30M, 17M, 40M et al
    Will be calling as a park, i.e. POTA & WWFF
    Hope to hear from some of you Island chasers. 🙂 de KD8DEU, Al

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  • NY046L Skenoh - N2MAK & KD2YIO
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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

Terry, W4YBV showing off the new, full color, double sided US Islands flag.



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.

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