Islands Info

We are interested in these Islands mostly from previous HAM activity point of view. So, let’s start in order of our Travel agenda:

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• Belongs to: Gulf of Tongking South group
• Claimed by: 0.9% of participants.
• Main prefix: 3W
• Location: 16.18N – 19.97N / 105.63E – 108.33E
• DXCC: VIETNAM
• Group Contains: Con Co, Mat, Me, Ngu
• Previous activities of group:
  • XV3M

More details: The island is 4 km offshore. It consists of 2 islands: the larger stands at 133 m above sea level and the smaller at 88 m. Phan Huy Chu wrote in the book “Lich trieu hien chuong loai chi”: the twin mountains at Hoi Thong estuary … look like two fish, thus are called Song Ngu (two fish) mountain. The locals therefore call the island Dao Ngu hay Hon Ngu (Fish island). The best place to grasp the whole landscape of Hon Ngu is from the river mouth. Cua Lo river starts off from the west, past Huong Van, Phan Thanh. Part of the river flows into Nha Le Canal and the rest of it cuts across Thien Ly road, now known as 1A Highway, at the Cau Cam bridge, then flows between Dau Voi and Ru Cam shrubby woodlands. Before flowing into the sea, the river meets the Ru Dung forest and Lang Kho forest on the north side, turning south out to sea. People say that moutains and rivers give landscapes their beauty, but here there are not just mountains and rivers, but also blue sea. Due to the position of Hon Ngu, Cua Lo beach is very scenic and beautiful. The blue of the sea water all year round is mixed with the white clouds and light red in the horizon on clear mornings. That natural beauty could even beat the blues out of lonely souls. The island gives great protection to fishermen’s small boats. Bai Chua is located to the west of Hon Ngu. The pagoda was built during the 13th century includes a pagoda and a garden. The pagoda includes chua Thuong (upper) and chua Ha (lower), each pagoda has 3 sections. The supporting timbers are carved with the four religious animals (Dragon, Tiger, Unicorn, Phoenix). The garden has many natural green trees: Dai (frangipani), Mung, Duoi (there are two one-hundred-year old trees) and one fresh water well called Gieng Ngoc. Apart from swimming by the beach, enjoying the scenic landscape and fresh air, tourists can also entertain themselves with hiking, going on boat trips around the island, visiting the fishfarm Ca Do Dao Ngu. The island has become an attractive tourist stop for all holiday makers to Cua Lo “the must-see place once you are at Cua Lo beach”. (Resources: RSGB IOTA, others…)

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• Belongs to: South China Sea Coast North group
• Claimed by: 12.8% of IOTA participants.
• Main prefix: 3W
• Location: 12.82N - 16.18N / 108.17E - 109.50E
• DXCC: VIETNAM
• Group Contains: Bo Ba, Cham, Re, Trau, Xanh
• Previous activities of group:
  • 3W3C
  • 3W3M
  • XV3C

More details: Cu Lao Cham island is a cluster of islands in Tan Hiep commune, Hoi An town, Quang Nam, is how to Cua Dai beach is 15 km. Cu Lao Cham Island, including 8: Hon Lao, Hon Dai, Hon Mo, Hon mẹ Dry, Dry Hòn children, Hon La, Hon Tai, Hon Mr. Population on this island, including about 3,000 people.
This is a tourist destination with year-round climate is cooling, the system of botanical richness. Cu Lao Cham has 135 species of coral in which 6 species first recorded in Vietnam sea, 500 carpets and sea grass, 202 species of fish, 4 species of lobster and 84 species be fine. (Resources: RSGB IOTA, others… )

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• Belongs to: South China Sea Coast Centre group
• Claimed by: 20.9% of IOTA programm participants.
• Main prefix: 3W
• Location: 9.92N – 12.82N / 107.63E – 109.50E
• DXCC: VIETNAM
• Group Contains: Bip, Chut, Da Ty, Den, Duoc, Hai, Heo, Hoa, Lao, Lon, Mai, Mieu, Mot, Mung, Ngaoi, Noi, Nua, Tai, Tam, Thi, Thu, Tre
• Previous activities of group:
  • 3W3M
  • 3W7D

More details: Tam Island is located in Vinh Nguyen Ward, to the south of Nha Trang Bay, 3 nautical miles from Nha Trang Port, Khanh Hoa Province.
Characteristic: Tam Island offers many kinds of water sports such as jet skiing, boating, windsurfing, parachute pulling, adventure diving… Other than that, tourists can enjoy camp-fire nights on the fascinating island.

Carpeted with a green tropical forest throughout 4 seasons, the long sandy coastline winds like a mermaid exposing the smoothness of the Creator by thousands of pampering waves onto the shore all day and night. Underneath the uneven cliffs is the blue water as clear as crystal abounds with many kinds of coral reefs blooming in hundred-pink and thousand-purple colours, and hundreds of schools of fish swimming heartily here and there like visitors flocking to festivals. All seem to be fairy like and dreamlike.
There are 200 nice and colourful camps on the island. When attending the camp-fire, visitors will drink can wine, eat baked-meat and sing all night. (Resources: RSGB IOTA, others…)