Wallis and Futuna Islands DXpedition

Eli, HA9RE, and a team of operators will be active from Wallis Island as FW5RE (not FW0RE as first reported).

Eli informs OPDX that they will be leaving Budapest on January 23rd, and travel via London and Los Angeles were they will arrive on Fiji early in the morning on January 26th.

The group is expected to arrive on Wallis Island during the afternoon also on the January 26th. Eli states, "Provided all our baggage arrives in due time then we can begin the operation on January 28-29th." They are expected to be there for about a month.

Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. Two stations will be on the air.

Antennas to be used are: a 24m vertical on 160/80/40m, Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/10m, HB9CV for 20-15m and a 8-band Butternut. QSL Manager will be HA8IB.

Eli and his team are now looking for sponsorship. To help, contact Eli via E-mail at: ha9re@freemail.hu

A Web site dedicated to the FW operation will be set up on HA9RE's own Web pages after the expedition has taken place.

Source: OPDX