USI qualification of MD009S South Marsh. POTA K-7750 South Marsh WMA. Photo by - KC3OWM
Welcome – 2024 ~ our 30th year
30th Anniversary Award – 2024: Details HERE
The latest version of POTA-2-US Islands Excel reference, (2023-11-05) is available on the download page.
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: 20th April 2024
- Apr 20, 2024
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FL273S Elk - W5YBV
Apr 20, 2024
Your Name: terry l. joyner
Your Email: w4ybv@yahoo.com
Your Call: W4YBV
Is this operation a:: Activation
Call sign for the operation: W4YBV
USI Number: FL273S
Island Name: ELK
Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2024-4-20 13:00
Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2024-4-20 17:00
Bands: 20-m
Modes: SSB
Power: 100 W
Additional information: BE ON 14.260 TO 14.280
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- Apr 21, 2024
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MA063 North Canal - KC1QKU
Apr 21, 2024
Rob-KC1QKU
MA063 North Canal
POTA US-2443
Sunday 4/21/24
Late morning, early afternoon
20m phone, maybe FT8, 100 watts
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- May 11, 2024
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GA027L West - W4YBV 1DG
May 11, 2024
Your Name: terry l. joyner
Your Email: w4ybv@yahoo.com
Your Call: W4YBV
Is this operation a:: Activation
Call sign for the operation: W4YBV
USI Number: GA027L
Island Name: WEST
Operation Start Date and Time (ZULU): 2024-5-11 11:00
Operation End Date and Time (ZULU): 2024-5-11 17:00
Bands: 20-m
Modes: SSB
Power: 100 W
Additional information: ONE DAY GET A WAY
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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”.
- 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
January 13, 2024, Mike N2PYH qualified NY089 Horseshoe Island. He parked at the lot the fisherman use just over the bridge to the island. He used a Hamstick on the tailgate mount for 20m then switched to a whip for 15m. Radio was his Yaesu FT-710 powered with a 40ah Bioenno battery. He logged 23 QSO’s including 1 into the US Virgin Islands.
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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