A PLEASURE TO OPERATE FROM HAWAII FOR MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT.....  SIGHTSEEING COMES FIRST FOR THE XYL...BUT I WAS ABLE TO OPERATE FROM A RENTAL HOUSE ON THE BIG ISLAND BY THROWING UP A DIPOLE AND USING MY YAESU FT-100 WITH A TUNER...DID NOT MAKE MANY CONTACTS ....LOTS OF RAIN NOISE..BUT AFTER ALL....  IT IS HAWAII....   ALOHA !!!