A short break to put a light on the air for the Christmas Light party... Was a wonderful afternoon, with a gorgeous Maui on the other side of an unusually calm channel!
Thanks to all those who answered my calls... from South Africa to Japan, New Zealand to New Jersey, it has been a lot of fun...
 

Guy ropes needed...

The whole setup...

Maui...

2002-04-06/07

A nice afternoon, quiet ocean, little wind, whales jumping, and even some contacts, from Japan to New Brunswick,  from Poland to Brasil... The closest station in the log is more than 2000 miles away though. It is easier from VE7!

Kauhola Point is the only lighthouse on the island with a real high tower... There is even trace of the previous towers (the concrete pads for the wooden structures). The site is gorgeous, but the dirt road to get there a bit bumpy.
 

Laupahoehoe Light (2.5s 39ft 8M) A  tidal wave  washed out all the area on April 1, 1946. A concrete tower, similar to most of the lights on the Island (see Kawaihae and Mahukona)  lies on the shore just in front of the actual pole.  The pole is similar to Ka Lae.

Recon on 2001-02-11
A short visit to check the place and see how easy it would be to set up a station close to the light. Looks good... Pictures below are from this visit. The Light will be activated soon!

Mahukona Light (4 sec 64 ft 6M)

The light is shown from a 22-foot white pyramidal concrete tower on Kaoma Point, S of the old village of Mahukona, once an important harbor and the terminal of the "Hawaiian Railroad Company" which served the sugar plantations of the North Koahala (go here for an interesting article on the Hawaiian Railroad Company and Mahukona). The ruins of a former tower can still be seen 100 ft N of the current tower.

Here are a few pictures. If you click on them, you will get a full size version (~150 to 200 kB).

A view looking West

Looking North, with the ruins of the old tower under the trees

The ruins of the old tower, still covered with their white paint

2002-01-02
A bit more than an hour on the air, at the end of a very nice afternoon. A gorgious sunset, and some nice QSO's...
 

2001-02-04/05
A poor propagation... but a lot of fun for these two hours (02:00 to 04:00 UTC, Feb. 5, 2001) at the Kawaihae Light. Good to meet ARLHS members on the air!
In the log, stations from the Mainland (CA, WA, IL, LA, KY, OK), Argentina and Chile.

The station installation did not take long (~20 mn to set everything up, and 10 mn to pack ) .
No way to bring the truck close to that light... You need to carry your power!
 

Kawaihae Light (6 sec 59 ft 9M)

The light is shown from a 36-foot white pyramidal concrete tower on the NW side of Kawaihae.

Here are a few pictures. If you click on them, you will get a full size version (~150 to 200 kB).

The light seen from the other side  of the Kawaihae Harbor

The light, the harbor, and the Hualalai (8000 ft) in the background

The light at sunset (the inverted-V dipole is on the left of the tower)

Operating at the light. Winter operation here means shorts and working in the shadow...	Station setup is minimal: a car battery, a DX70,  a small antenna tuner and an s-meter

2001-01-06/07
20 mn in the morning and 45 mn at Sunset for a very short activity from South Point... Was Kids' Day, with a lot of stations around and not too many people listening for weak signals!
In addition to TX, OR, WA and CA, El Salvador and South Oural answered the calls. No member of the ARLHS for this first operation from a lighthouse, announced at the last minute. The hike to Green Sand Beach with the family and the hours spent over there were just wonderful though!

Ka Lae Light (6 sec 60 ft 8M)
The light is shown from a 32-foot white pole with a black and white diamond-shaped daymark on the outer end of South Cape.
 

At sunset (2001/01/07 ~04:00 UTC), working on 14.270... DX70 - 80 W - Whip antenna on the roof of the truck

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