On the outside chance that another DXer might want to try out his Asian
luck at a forward Pacific location this fall, I thought the details of this
trip should be posted. My wife and I plan to stay in a beach motel at Poipu
Kai, which is the extreme southernmost point of Kauai island (the westernmost
of the main Hawaiian islands). The ocean beach point should provide an
unobstructed salt water path to Asia, ANZ, North and South America-- although
the RF zoo of Oahu will also have an unobstructed path. It remains to be seen
how much of a detriment this will be.
The same "Frequent Flyer" FSL and DXing gear that was used in the Cook
Islands this April should be taken on this trip, and this location is on
exactly the same longitude as Aitutaki in the Cooks. Although the "Frequent
Flyer" FSL and modified CC Skywave are both small enough to easily fit inside
hand carry luggage, they tend to act like the ultimate TP-DXing overachievers
when surrounded by salt water. India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia and Brazil
were all received on MW in the Cooks, and I would be happy to supply identical
gear to anyone else who wishes to try their luck on Kauai. Thanks also to Craig
Barnes for his pioneering DXpedition to Princeville, Kauai in April of 2017,
during which multiple Chinese stations were at an S9 level-- even when recorded
on an open air i-Phone video :-)
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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