Our team plans to be QRV from Guadalcanal Island. CQ Zone 28, ITU Zone 51, IOTA OC-047.
On Club Log’s Most Wanted List, it ranks quite high: Global #79 and #62 on CW. As for Europe, the situation is even more interesting: #70 in Europe and #48 on CW mode.
The team will begin its journey on October 7 from Zagreb and will fly via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, and Brisbane to Honiara. Tne return journey is scheduled for October 21 in the afternoon from Honiara to Brisbane, where the following day the team will continue via Singapore and Istanbul on their way back. DK8ZZ will continue onward to Frankfurt, while the rest of the team will fly to Zagreb.
Equipment:
3x ICOM 7300
3x Power Amplifiers from ACOM
Antennas: VDAs, verticals
We plan to have our log available on Club Log Live Stream. Of course, this will mostly depend on the quality of the internet connection at the location itself. We also plan to use a power generator, as the electricity supply in the Solomon Islands is not reliable.
This time, our DXpedition also has a humanitarian aspect, and part of the donations will go to the Sisters of Charity mission in Buma.