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Upcoming USI Expeditions
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• GA029S Cockspur - K4WP
  

  Sat Jan 25, 2020
  

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Announcements:

USI 25th Anniversary Award

The USI is offering a special, 25^th Anniversary award for both chasers and activators running from January 1 to December 31, 2019. Details here.

2019 W/VE Island QSO Party results are posted. HERE

Welcome to the U.S. Islands Awards Program (USI) web site. 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 back yard 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”.
• The W/VE Island QSO Party is our once a year “contest” that has a class for just about any individual or group. Operate from a friends island “Fixed” QTH, take your club on a single island “Expedition”, or go on a mobile or waterborne “Rover” adventure.

Any way you like it, portable, walk on, paddle to, motor to, mobile, drive on, USI is year around ham radio fun.

Please consider joining the USI Facebook group.

 Webmaster’s Photo Pick

The Newport County Radio Club (RI) September, 2019 ultimate qualification machine. Six Maine USI in two days. NCRC club members, Pete W1LAB, Willy W1LY, John K1JSM and Bonnie Knapp.  Complete story HERE.

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.