Terry, W4YBV on FL483S Venice.
Welcome – 2026 ~ USI’s 32nd year
USI/WWFF-2-POTA cross reference (2025-12-02)
USI-2-USA Lighthouses (ILLW) cross reference (2025-11-01)
USI-2-USA Lighthouses (ARLHS) cross reference (2025-11-03)
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2025 US Island QSO Party Results
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: 12th February 2026
- Feb 15, 2026
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NY096L Crab - W3NFG
Feb 15, 2026
W3NFG
Your Email
admjlucas@gmail.com
02/15/2026
1500 (ZULU)
USI NY096L Crab
Bands 40-10
Modes SSB
Power 100
Additional details or information
Planning on activation Sunday. POTA US-2040. Skiing to island across ice. EFHW with FT-891
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- Feb 17, 2026
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Dry Tortugas, FL402S, FL478S
Feb 17, 2026
POTA US-0244
AK9IT (CW), AK2G (SSB), W3NY (SSB/FT8/4) will be on Marquesas Keys (FL402S)
N3ARB (SSB), K2EAG (CW) will be on Boca Grande Key (FL478S)
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- Feb 18, 2026
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N4T Dry Tortugas - FL470S Loggerhead Key
Feb 18, 2026
We will try to activate Loggerhead Key (FL470S) as N4T
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- Feb 19, 2026
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N4T Dry Tortugas - FL013S Garden Key
Feb 19, 2026 - Feb 24, 2026
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- Mar 1, 2026
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MA064R Eagle - AC1RH
Mar 1, 2026
Starting in March, I will start back up with activating Eagle Island every day that the tides permit and during daylight hours, until I reach +100 activations of the island. Will be using 600 watts!
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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 (IQP) is our once-a-year, 15 hour “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 2/10/2026, Adam KD9ZAB and friend Mark KD5YZY made the trip to POTA US-10147 Tower Rock State Natural Area and successfully qualified MO021R Tower Rock.
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 12, 2026 @ 13:03 utc by ADMIN