Due to the poor conditions lately caused by solar storms, I occasionally have a listen on the higher bands.
Laci, HA0NAR was operating as FW0NAR on 30M from the “Kingdom of Uvea” on Wallis Island when I heard him very weak, actually barely audible – as can be heard from the recording.
This is an all time new country for me, I don´t recall ever hearing a station from Wallis & Futuna before.
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I used my JA Rhombic to blast through the pileup (at the start of the recording) and a DX PIG shows up at the end of the recording by tuning up on the DX frequency. The recording is in stereo, with both sides of the split operation. I can not imagine a lesser antenna making this QSO possible. Here is another look at the DX PIG.
Centuries ago, cannibalism was the norm in these parts and I have met people from Polynesia who would pinch my arms and sides to check if I was fit to eat – I believe I was approved
Foreigners are commonly referred to as ´long pigs´.
The photo below is linked from the web site of south-images.com and shows the preparation of a Polynesian feast.
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