PJ5/K3TRM St. Eustatius 2014
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Date: April 12-20, 2014 Grid: FK87ml IOTA: NA-145 Zone: CQ-08, ITU-11 |
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I will be returning to St. Eustatius in the Caribbean between April 12 - 20, 2014. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB, CW and RTTY. Real-time logs will be available on ClubLog during the operation.
Thanks to Taka/JA1MZL, Isao/JH1ROJ and the PJ5J team for graciously allowing me to use some of the antenna hardware that
they left on the island.
Equipment
Rigs:
n Icom IC-706MkIIG
n Elecraft KPA-500
n LDG Electronics ATU-1000Pro Autotuner
n Alinco DM-330MV Power Supply
Antennas:
n Spiderbeam 5-band (10-20m)
n G5RV
n TBD
QSL Information
QSL cards can be sent direct or through the bureau to my home callsign. Direct requests must include an SASE or SAE with either an IRC or $2US for return postage. Additional
details can be found on my QSL Information page.
Online QSL Request Service (OQRS) for both direct and bureau is available through ClubLog.
Full logs will be uploaded to LoTW shortly after completion of this operation.
Accomodations
We will again be staying at the Keli Keli rental home. Keli Keli is located on the northern slope of The Quill, the dormant volcano on the southern end of the island. The terraces provide amazing views of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean with clear takeoffs to Oceania, Central & North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. In addition to my operations in 2012 & 2013, Keli Keli has hosted seveal other DXpedition and contest operations, including PJ5/K5WE & PJ5W in 2014, PJ5J in 2012 and PJ5/SP6EQZ & PJ5/SP6IXF in 2010 & 2011.
Useful Links
n Keli Keli Rental Home
n St. Eustatius Tourism