[ADXA] Today's lack of DX!

[Charles Korzendorfer]

Randy,
  You should check out the announcement from DX World about the Lost
Islands expedition & add them to your island list.  Since they are already
lost maybe you can find & work them…
Chuck

On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM Joel Harrison, W5ZN via ADXA <
adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> The higher you go, the lonelier it gets…………………. :-(
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> 73 Joel W5ZN
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Randell Curtis, W5ZJ via ADXA
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 23, 2026 10:45 AM
> *To:* adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* [ADXA] Today's lack of DX!
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> More specifically lack of new ones.
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> In the quest for new DX, and basically finding none, I have taken a look
> at the entities I do not have and believe I am onto my issues as to why I
> am not working any.
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> First and foremost the entites that end with the word Island seem to be
> few and far between.
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>  AMSTERDAM & SAINT PAUL ISLANDS
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> ASCENSION ISLAND---which may be on in a few days, and semi-easy to work
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> BAKER & HOWLAND ISLANDS
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> CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS
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> CROZET ISLAND
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> HEARD ISLAND-----which should be renamed to NOT Heard Island
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> KERMADEC ISLAND
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> MALPELO ISLAND
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> MARIANA ISLANDS---which has been worked, but QSL is rarer than the island
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> MELLISH REEF---which is just a wannabe island
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> MIDWAY ISLAND---which has been on recently but I missed them...or was that
> Guan I missed?
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> NAVASSA ISLAND
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> NEW ZEALAND SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS
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> PETER 1 ISLAND
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> PRATAS ISLAND
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> SAN FELIX ISLAND
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> SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND
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> SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
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> TRINDADE & MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS
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> TROMELIN ISLAND
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> WILLIS ISLAND
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> I am getting the vibe that the most of these entities only rise from the
> water on a full moon on February 29th and run QRP SSB only.
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> I could be wrong about this and the real issue could be that most ham
> operators do not own boats to activate these island. I feel that we should
> make a ham radio recruitment push in the Yacht and Sailing clubs of the
> world.
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> My other issue is all the countries that lie over the north pole short
> path from approximately 352.3 degrees to 8.6 degrees. While being able to
> hear stations from these compass headings occasionally, the lack of  them
> hearing me has been their problem. I should probably break down and buy
> them all new receivers.
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> In other news that doesn't matter. The reversable pennant has not been
> completed, but the one that did not get struck by lightning is still
> working great allowing a QSO with A31AA and K5UR on 80 as well as 3G0Z on
> 17, 30, and 40.  Glad to have checked UR off on a few bands toward the WAR
> award aka Work All Rick.
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> The reversable pennant really needs to be done and off the bench since
> parts for Bertha are on the fast plane from Greece. Fortunately they will
> be delivered locally by FedEX and their hand in it should give me  several
> extra days before delivery, for bench cleaning.
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> I hope all have a great day, and please do not be stressed by the fear of
> me running out of things to ramble about.  I have saved plenty more for
> later.
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> Good DXing
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> Randy/W5ZJ
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