Welcome – 2023 ~ our 29th year

Announcements

USI flag and stickers have been ordered. Both should be available to order the first week in August 2023. Flags will be $30 ea. Stickers will be 2-$5, 5-$10, 10-$19. including S/H.

Upcoming USI Expeditions:
Today is: 25th September 2023

	September 2023
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	2 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •
3 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	4 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	5 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	6 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	7 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	8 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •	9 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski •
10 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023 Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island NC005S 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. • •	11 NC004S Topsail - W2SKI NC004S Topsail - W2SKI Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Your Name: Richard Manderski Your Email: w2ski@arrl.net Your Call: W2SKI Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: W2SKI USI Number: NC004S Island Name: Topsail (Onslow County) Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-31 20:55 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-11 16:00 Bands: 6,10,12,15 Modes: FT8, cw, ssb Power: 100W Additional information: Fixed operation, vacation style from 5th floor condo at St. Regis Resort, Onslow County, North Topsail Beach - FM14hm. http://qrz.com/db/w2ski NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023 Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island NC005S 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. • •	12 NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023 Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island NC005S 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. •	13 NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023 Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island NC005S 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. •	14 NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023 Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island NC005S 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. •	15 NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN NC005S Hatteras/Pea - KD8JN Sep 10, 2023 - Sep 15, 2023 Randall, KD8JN/4 will be active from Hatteras Island NC005S 10-15 September. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. WI076 + WI075 Muscoda - W6RI + W9AV WI076 + WI075 Muscoda - W6RI + W9AV Sep 15, 2023 Your Name: Quent Cassen Your Email: W6RI@arrl.net Your Call: W6RI Is this operation a:: Qualification Call sign for the operation: W6RI USI Number: WI076 Island Name: Muscoda Island Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-15 17:00 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-15 20:00 Bands: 14250 to 14260 kHz Modes: SSB Power: 100 watts Additional information: This is the first activation of WI076. I apologize for the last minute notification. Time permitting we will also activate WI075. W9AV will accompany me. • •	16 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •
17 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct CA002S East Anacapa - AA6CV CA002S East Anacapa - AA6CV Sep 17, 2023 Your Name: William Willcox Your Email: william_willcox@pacbell.net Your Call: KF6JQO Is this operation a:: Activation Call sign for the operation: AA6CV USI Number: CA002 Island Name: East Anacapa Island Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-9-17 19:00 Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2023-8-17 22:45 Bands: 10,15,20,40 Modes: SSB, CW • •	18 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	19 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	20 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	21 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	22 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	23 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •
24 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	25 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	26 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	27 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	28 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	29 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •	30 GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH GU003S Guam - KH2/DL2AH Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 KH2 LoTW DL2AH By DL2AH as KH2/DL2AH; 80-6m; SSB FT8; Windom, TripleLeg; QSL via Club Log OQRS or DL2AH direct •

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”.
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 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

The Great South Bay ARC operated their club call W2GSB during the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW), August 19+20, 2023 from the Fire Island LH, NY013S.

Left to right
Drew N2AKJ, John W2HCB, Walter KA2S, Steve KD2TVO, Charlie K2ONA, Jan K2BAB, Lou NO2C

Left to right
Steve KD2TVO, Lou – NO2C, Salli – K2RYD

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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