H44/ H40, Solomon Islands/ Temotu Islands

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Sigi Presch - DL7DF and Crew DXpeditions DXpeditioning since 1993
H44/ H40		Solomon Islands/ Temotu Islands - March 2013
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Operation		For our next DXpedition, we have chosen two destinations. The first destination the Solomon Islands, H44 . We will stay there from March 8 and 25, 2013. During the time from March 12 to 23, a part of the group will be active from Temotu Island, H40. We are active with several stations on 160m through 6m on CW, SSB. One station on each destination will be exclusively dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Please check our News Page
		The local time in Honiara, Solomon Islands is: 12:56:02 - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Equipment		Our equipment on each destination consists of 4 transceivers (3 x K2, 1 x FT857D), 3 power amplifiers, alowband vertical for 160/80 m, a deltaloop for 40, a deltaloop for 30, a Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/12/10, a 5 elem. Yagi for 6m, some Beverage antennas as well as some laptop computers.
Pilot		Pilot for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB
QSL		The QSL-Route is via DL7DF either direct to: Sigi Presch DL7DF Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123 12621 Berlin Germany or via the German QSL bureau DARC to DL7DF.
		If you prefer a direct QSL please send a SASE or SAE with 1 new IRC or 2 US$ for a international letter. When sending IRC's please check the expiration date, the new ones are valid until the end of 2013. Any donations are very welcome and needed for the high shipping costs.
		If you do not provide the right return postage or a self addressed envelope, we reply via the buro. Please only one call sign per letter! If more than one, all additional cards go via the buro.
		Postage needed for 1 envelope with 20 Gramm (FYI):
		A letter within DL = 55 Euro Cent, a international letter costs 75 Euro Cent. 1 US$ is equal to 69 Euro Cent. So please keep in mind that 1 US$ - due to the bad exchange rate between the US$ and the Euro - does not cover the postage needed for an international airmail letter!
About Solomon Islands		Country name: Solomon Islands National capital: Honiara Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea Area: total: 28,896 sq km land: 27,986 sq km water: 910 sq km Land boundaries: total: 0 km Coastline: 5,313 km Climate: tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather Terrain: mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel Population: 584,578 (July 2012 est.) Ethnic groups: Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (1999 census) Religions: Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census) Languages: Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages Independence: 7 July 1978 (from the UK) Economy: The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of RAMSI, severe ethnic violence, the closing of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds. Reference: CIA - The World Factbook -- Solomon Islands