Update August 24, 2025: The Daily DX mentions that Bernhard will be active around September 20th, and stay until November 30th. When he leaves Solomon, Bernhard will travel to VK4, and then to India, where he will operate minimally as VU2BMS until around January 18, 2026. Bernhard will depart VU and return to H44MS, with plans to stay until April 15th.

Update June 16, 2025:  Bernhard, DL2GAC, will once again be active as H44MS later in the year and early next year. He mentions on QRZ.com that his next visit to Solomon
Islands (flights booked), will be: September to December 2025 and January to April 2026. Watch QRZ.com for more details

Update February 25, 2025:  DX-World reports that that he has now installed a 5 element 50Mhz beam from I0JXX. It’s rotatable on a waterpipe about 7m above ground, and has a clear view over the Pacific Ocean from west via north to east, so it covers EU, AF via AS to NA, SA over the open ocean. The antenna and shack are 15m away from ocean. Bernard can run about 600w with 1.3K Expert amplifier and says this is the first time as a radio ham since 1974 he’s running the Magic band. Will call CQ around 50.313 Mhz in normal FT8 from time to time.

Update December 10, 2024: Bernard, DL2GAC will be QRV again from Manakwai village, nearby Malu’u (northern Malaita island) as H44MS from February 9, 2025 until May 7th. He expects to be active daily on 80-6m (SSB and FT8).

QSL via DL2GAC and LoTW. 

Update August 27, 2024: Bernard, DL2GAC is QRV on SSB and FT8 again from Manakwai village, nearby Malu’u (northern Malaita island) as H44MS until the middle of September 2024.

QSL via DL2GAC and LoTW. 

Update January 19, 2024: Dates will be February 10 to April 25, 2024. He will upload his log to ClubLog and LoTW.

Update November 12, 2023: Bernard, DL2GAC will be QRV again from Manakwai village, near Malu’u (northern Malaita island) as H44MS from early February to the end of April 2024. He will be active on SSB & FT8 and participate in the CQ 160m SSB contest.

QSL via DL2GAC and LoTW. 

Update February 4, 2023: He will upload his log to ClubLog and LoTW when he returns home.

Update January 11, 2023: Michael, DL2GMI, reports that Bernhard is already in H4 and that he has a Dipole for 60m.

Bernard, DL2GAC, will be QRV in SSB and FT8 again from Manakwai village, nearby Malu’u (northern Malaita island) as H44MS from February 10 to May 8, 2023.

QSL via DL2GAC