Update January 22, 2025: I have put a tentative plan for the H44GJ operating schedule up as a link on my H44GJ website. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Hopefully, I can try to make this schedule happen, although Solomon Airlines is involved again this year, so we may have to be flexible again...

GL and VY 73, Lance 

By popular request, I have made plans to activate the main Solomon Islands as H44GJ.

I have purchased the plane tickets to stay in QI81nq for 2 weeks, from August 28 to September 11. The actual operating time will be somewhat less than that, since I have to set everything up and pack it up again to leave. The link to the detailed timetable spreadsheet with and planned operating times will be posted on my website soon. In the meantime, an initial draft of the main DXpedition web page is up and running at W7GJ 2026 6m EME DXpedition to the Solomon Islands (bigskyspaces.com)  As usual, my intent is to provide as much advance notice as possible so anyone  interested in working a new DXCC can make whatever advance arrangements are necessary.

I don't expect to have much ground gain during my moonrises or moonsets during the first part of the trip (due to buildings on the ground in front of the antenna in those directions) and I may have to limit my operation during those times if the nearer buildings are occupied. However, as the moon moves further north, it looks like I should have some excellent ground gain out over the sea on both my moonrise and moonset :-) For horizon-only stations, I see many great opportunities to elevate and work you when YOUR moon is near the horizon!

We all found out during the H40GJ DXpedition that daytime regions of high TEC down in the TEP Zone can play a significant role in upsetting 6m signals - especially when they are in front of an antenna aimed on the horizon. I am hoping things will be a bit different now that the sunspot cycle is further declining. However - provided the planes fly on schedule this time - there should be plenty of common moon windows when these high TEC "blobs" will not be in the way!

Let's work some real DX!! GL and VY 73, Lance, W7GJ