In July, I had the fortune to visit Hawaii, starting at Maui and moving on to Honolulu, Oahu for the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, where I was presenting a paper. While on Maui, I visited and activated the great shield volcano Haleakala, which comprises over three-quarters of the entire island. It’s an enjoyable, winding ride up to the visitor center and eventually the Red Hill summit at 10,023 feet, upon which there is a small observation room. From here are beautiful views of the Hawaiian islands and the massive, sloping sides of the great volcano. The last eruption of the volcano was approximately during the 17th century, when a small eruption created the lava fields surrounding the La Perouse Bay on the southwest part of the island, which we hiked along later in the week to visit the Hanomanioa Light signal along the coast.
Reports were coming back around S2-S3, which makes sense for transmitting QRP far from the West Coast, and I was there for about 90 minutes for the entire activation, hanging out near the observation building on Red Hill. I had 4 QSOs on 20m, then moved to 17m for the last two contacts.
Thanks to all the chasers, as always!
As a bonus, here are some pictures of the lava fields around the La Perouse Bay:
Tom Zajdel 