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HOP SPORADIC E DXPEDITION TO MUKOJIMA ISLAND, LOCATED IN THE NORTHERNMOST
PART OF THE OGASAWARA ISLANDS, IN JUNE AND JULY.  THE FOCUS OF THIS
OPERATION WILL BE TO CONTACT NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, IN HOPES OF
CONTACTING THOSE WHO NEED JD1/O FOR A NEW ONE ON 50 MHZ.  EME ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED WHEN MOON CONDITIONS ARE GOOD, OTHERWISE HELL BE WORKING
TERRESTRIAL SPORADIC E.  KOJI WILL BE USING A 6M8GJ YAGI ANTENNA WITH
ELEVATION, RUNNING 200 W.  MOUNTAINS COULD BE AN ISSUE FOR HIS EME
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CONTACTS, AS THE ELEVATION BETWEEN 100 AND 180 DEGREES WILL BE PROBLEMATIC
UNTIL HE POINTS HIS ANTENNA ABOVE 50 DEGREES.  FOR HIS NORTH AMERICAN
CONTACTS, 40 DEGREES AZIMUTH WILL BE CLEAR ONCE ABOVE THE HORIZON BY 5 10
DEGREES.  CHECK YOUR FAVORITE DX OUTLET FOR ANY UPDATES ON AN EXACT TIME
FRAME FOR KOJIS OPERATIONS.  JX JAN MAYEN IN LATE MARCH, HELGE H., LB4MI,
BEGAN WORKING AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER ON JAN MAYEN, A NORWEGIAN VOLCANIC
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