RI1ZR

RRA Island Hoppers

Dates of activity: 04 – 09 July 2026

Bands: 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 m • Modes: CW, SSB and Digital (possible)

Latest News

July 12, 2026

Operators are back to home

The expedition was successfully completed and the team members returned home safely. Thank you for the hunt and support..

July 8, 2026

RI1ZR is QRT

Due to bad weather conditions, expedition went QRT earlier then planned. The team is back to Murmansk and then head to home.

July 6, 2026

Bad weather

Due to bad weather conditions, the team still remains on Kuvshin Island RR-03-38, EU-082.

July 5, 2026

New RRA is activated

The team successfully landed on Kuvshin Island RR-03-38. The stay on island will be one day depending on the weather.

July 4, 2026

RI1ZR on Air

The team successfully landed on Shalim Island RR-03-25. The stay on island will be until local evening.

July 1, 2026

On the way

Most of the team is already in Cherepovets, they'll be heading further in the morning, and RZ3EC is still catching up on the train, but he'll be the first to arrive in Murmansk.

May 15, 2026

Expedition Page Launched

The official web page for the RI1ZR — RRA Island Hoppers expedition is now live. Stay tuned for updates as we prepare for our multi-island adventure along the Murmansk coast!

Our Team

Dmitry Kolenchuk

Dmitry Kolenchuk, R3GM

4K3RRC, 4K3/RA1WQ, R3GM/1, R5GF/1, RI1ZZ, RW1ZZ/P, UW1ZZ/A, RT5G/1, RZ20LH

Alexey Morozov

Alexey Morozov, RA1QY

R10RLHA/1, R20RRC/3, R3RRC/1, RA1QY/1, R5GF/1, RI1OR, RZ20LH, RZ6AZZ/P, UE1RLH/1

Victor Rochev

Victor Rochev, RG5G

UE10RFF, R10RLHA/6, UE3GFF, UE9XAB, UE50XN, RF2V/UA9XEN

Eugene Shelkanovtsev

Eugene Shelkanovtsev, RZ3EC

R0K, R3RRC/0, RD20LH, RI0CM, RI0CR, RI0FF, RI0IR, RI1OR, S79RRC, T4xRRC, TF4RRC, XVxRRC

Our Route

1 island per 1 day — hopping along the Murmansk coast

Main Targets

  • Vorya and Korelenskaya Bay Islands (incl. Korelensky Islands) RR-03-40 NEW MU-17/22
  • Ura Bay Islands (incl. Shalim, Eretik, etc.) RR-03-25, EU-082 1% MU-17
  • Vichany Bay Islands (incl. Vichany Islands, etc.) RR-03-37 NEW MU-17
  • Zapadnaya Litsa Bay Islands (incl. Kuvshin, etc.) RR-03-38, EU-082 NEW MU-10
  • Ara Bay Islands (incl. Maly Arsky, Bolshoy Arsky) RR-03-39 NEW MU-10

Possible LightHouse Activations (R3RRC/1)

  • Setnavolok LH RLE-New NEW MU-17
  • Vyevnavolok LH RLE-New NEW MU-17
  • Pikshuev LH RLE-New NEW MU-10
Expedition Route Map
Murmansk Coast

Donation

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PayPal

rrc.expedition@gmail.com

(please note: RI1ZR)

SberBank logo

SberBank

2202 2083 4458 8620

Евгений Николаевич Щ.

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T-Bank

2200 7008 2904 7769

Евгений Николаевич Щ.

Sponsors

RA3NAN/M0MSV, RU5D и XU7RRC teamXU7RRC team logo, R0AZ, RW3DD, HA3HP, RM2P, RL6M, RA3TAR, UA3EDQ, RC5D, RU3SD, UA4LDP, RG2A, UA3XAC, RV3LO, RA1WU, R6TA, UA1OIZ, RX3AEX, RW9HSB, OE1TKW, EA8AM, DM2HK, .

QSL via

QSL Manager

Eugene Shelkanovtsev
P.O. Box 70
Orel 302028
Russia

Online QSL

RRAWARD.RU, LoTW, RDAWARD.RU, CFMRDA.RU