W1SYE crew ready to qualify Yarmouth Island ME121 Sept, 2019
Welcome – 2025 ~ our 31st year
New version of POTA-2-USI cross reference (2025-04-08) 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: 18th September 2025
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IN005R Monkey - W9AB
Sep 20, 2025
The Michiana Amateur Radio Club (MARC) will be activating Miami (Monkey Island) Island in Mishawaka, Indiana for US Islands on the Air.
🗓 Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
🏝 USI Designator: IN-005R
📻 Call Sign: W9AB
🔊 Modes: FT8, CW, and Phone
📡 Bands: 15 m, 20 m, and 40 m
🛠 Stations: Two simultaneous operationsThis is a river island activation – a rare one for Indiana – so hunters, be ready to log IN-005R in your books!
#USIslands #IN005R #HamRadio #MARC #W9AB #OnTheAir #IslandHunting
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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
Matt, K2EAG/QRP operated in the 2025 Island QSO Party as a rover, kayaking to both PA052L Clark and PAo53L Harris within Pymatuning State Park, POTA US-1407.
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 Sep 4, 2025 @ 13:51 utc by ADMIN