H44 IOTA HAM RADIO EXPEDITION

H44 IOTA HAM RADIO EXPEDITION

×The H44 IOTA Team will activate a “virgin” IOTA – OC-285 Stewart Island aka Sikian Atoll, which has NEVER been activated yet.

H44 IOTA Ham Radio Station will be activate from the following Islands in June/July 2013:

NAME / IOTA reference Claimed by Dates (2013)

New Georgia OC-149 29% 1st – 4th June

Russell Islands OC-168 11.7% 6th – 8th June

Florida Islands OC-158 15.3% 10th – 13th June

Stewart Island OC-285 0.00% 17th – 24rd June

Nendo Island OC-100 50.1% 1st – 7th July

Vanikolo/Utupua OC-163 13.9% 9th – 12th July

Reef Islands OC-065 33.7% 14th – 16th July

Of special interest to IOTA chasers is OC-285 Stewart Islandhaving NEVER been activated.

Please note that these dates a preliminary and may vary due to the nature of the Tour.

Map of planned H44 IOTA activities:

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More on the IOTA (Islands On The Air) Program: http://www.rsgbiota.org

Not another DX expedition we might hear you say… well no. This is a DX Project that goes beyond the boundaries of any DX Expedition you have encountered so far. This trip is more, so much more. It is a meeting of minds, a meeting of Hams, a meeting of Islands, meeting of compassion.

The H44 IOTA Team, comprising of members from all corners of the world are about to embark on a mission, a mission that will offer more than just a RS59 report from some island you may never have heard of before until you looked it up on Google Earth. This DX Expedition will take you on a journey that will allow you to immerse all your senses fully into new cultures, people, places, and experiences. From the Western provinces of the Solomons we will be travelling east, visiting IOTA groups as we sail through crystal clear waters and amazing blue skies, bringing you the best of the Solomon Islands. As we stop to activate each IOTA, we will also be working closely with each community to help determine what they need and offer our technical support and help with matters that are urgent for them right there and then. Once we reach Honiara, the hub on the Solomons, we get ready for the BIG ONE: OC-285 Sikian Atoll (aka Stewart Island).

With just a slither of moon to guide us, we sail towards the island, reaching it as the morning sun lights up the sky. Arriving to a greeting of Islanders we will load all the gear on to dinghys and banana boats that will take the crew over to atoll. Our three amazing operators spend time with the village chief and the local villagers and then set up and get ready to go ON THE AIR.

A week of Radio activity accompanied by many amazing hours of talks and interactions finds us ready to step aboard the SV Hafkip again to head back to Honiara.

Here we say Goodbye to some of the Team and after reprovisioning, we head off again through the islands this time to activate more IOTA’s as we make out way to Temotu province H40.

What to know where we are now? Stay tuned and follow us on our website,Facebook and Twitter.

For full QSL info please visit: http://www.nr6m.com/

http://h44iota.com/projects/h44-iota-ham-radio/