E51KEE — South Cook Is DXpedition

E51KEE 🇨🇰 South Cook Is (E5/s)

DXpedition Most Wanted #147 · Uncommon IOTA OC-013
E51KEE South Cook Is

By ZL2KE fm Rarotonga I; HF; CW, some SSB; QSL via IK2DUW, Club Log OQRS, eQSL

CWFMSSB10m15m160m20m40m80m
QSL via: IK2DUW (direct)
CONCLUDED
From22 Jul 2026
To14 Aug 2026
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E51KEE Live Spots

12:13:26 UTC
UTC Spotter Frequency Mode Comments Band Age

Source reports

Our sources do not fully agree on the details of this operation. We list what each one reports below and highlight where they differ from our listing.

ARLD029
Dates: reports 2026-07-24 → 2026-08-14 (our listing: 2026-07-22 → 2026-08-14)
DXNL 2520
QSL via: reports IK2DUW (our listing: IK2DUW (direct))
425DXN wcal #1837
Matches our listing.

Update history

  • Note27 Jul 2026ARLD029
    Source (ARRL W1AW DX Bulletin) reported a different start date (2026-07-24 00:00:00) for this event, but it is already in progress — start date kept as 2026-07-22 00:00:00 and NOT changed.
  • Update27 Jul 2026ARLD029
    Steve is now active as E51KEE until August 14.
  • Update27 Jul 2026DXNL 2520
    ZL4CZ (E51CZZ) will also be active, operating SSB only from July 26 to August 6. E51KEE is the new call for ZL2KE.
  • Update16 Aug 2026425DXN wcal #1837
    E51KEE is the new callsign. Operations will focus on 40 and 30 meters, with no digital modes. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW.
Last updated on 16 Aug 2026