Michael, DL2GMI will be active from Malaita Island, OC-047 as H44MI starting April 2, 2023. QRV on 80-6m; SSB, FT8. QSL via home call, LoTW, Club Log OQRS.

Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the second largest island in the country by area, after Guadalcanal.