Here is an update on the preparations and logistical work carried out during the last month. Andy (E51AND) informed me that a boat named Lady Moana was scheduled to leave Rarotonga at the end of March,
I have a little over an hour until boarding the plane to Los Angeles. I was able to clear the carry-on, which includes one complete radio station (with headphones, key, mic and a multi-band vertical) along with the fiberglass telescopic poles.
E51LYC operated from Pukapuka Atoll between May 12 and 23. Located about 1200 km north of Rarotonga, in the North Cook Islands, this remote atoll counts toward the IOTA group OC-098, which was confirmed by only 8% of the IOTA members prior to this operation.
E51AND, Andy Duncan says he is QRT-ing now, with the Oceania CW contest just behind us.
He has been active for five years with a kilowatt to a long-boom 5-element
E51LYC operated from Pukapuka Atoll between May 12 and 23.
Located about 1200 km north of Rarotonga, in the North Cook Islands, this remote atoll counts toward the