Oct 5, 20232 min read

E51JAN - North Cook Isl.

E51JAN Update (Oct 31)

30m vertical

First day with a new antenna on 30m and over 700 QSOs done.

Wire over Manihiki lagoon hanging down from coconut tree to the branch

Source: https://e5n.dxpeditions.org/

E51JAN Update (Oct 26)

Use F/H mode on FT8!

As always, about 30% HAMs do not call in Fox/Hound mode on FT8. When I operate on “special” DX frequencies ending: 092, 922, 070 I always use Fox/Hound mode on FT8. Please, please do the same!

Set “Hound” in: File -> Settings -> Advanced -> Special operating activity.

Remember: call me above 1000 Hz.

Source: https://e5n.dxpeditions.org/

E51JAN Update (Oct 25)

Amplifier arrived today

Thanks to the good will of several people, I received an amplifier today. I hope that stations with worse antennas will now receive me and I will give ATNO to many HAMs.

Source: https://e5n.dxpeditions.org/

E51JAN Update (Oct 18)

Coconut VDA

As you probably know I was allowed only 14kg onto airplane to Manihiki. No amplifier, no additional poles, no more wires. I took only sloper for 12m. After some time my desire to have better antenna for this band was stronger and stronger. Finally I found some local materials and below you see result.