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PJ7 and FS by W's

2009-01-23 19:12:16 | Weblog
The “Buddies in the Caribbean” DX group which specializes in 100 watt or low power radios and the Buddipole portable antenna system is off again to a new DXpedition site Feb. 4-11.

This time the group will be operating at different times from BOTH the French and Dutch side of St. Bartholomey Island FS/PJ7. Various modes including phone, RTTY, and CW will be on the air, along with “golf cart mobile”, or “bicycle mobile” operations and other unique operational situations. Each of the operators has extensive experience operating from “unique” locations or various DXCC entities.

In 2007, four of the eight operators on the 2009 DXpedition were part of the Montseratt VP2M Buddipole DXpedition.

The DXpedition headquarters will be at Villa Ait Na Greine on the French side of the island, perched on top of a cliff overlooking the Caribbean with excellent take off angles toward North America and Europe. There will be other sites on the island, both on the French and Dutch sides, where operations will occur giving DXers a chance to work two separate DXCC countries.

Operators are:

* K8EAB
* KC4VG
* N7UN
* KB9AVO
* WW5L
* N0TU
* W3FF
* W6HFP

HI by EA's

2009-01-23 06:48:37 | Weblog
HI9/EA3BT and HI9/EA3WL start to operating on January 21st and hope to be on air until January 27th.

They are in Cayo Levantado island (NA-122), the only one IOTA reference from the Dominican Republic, but the main island.

They know that this reference is very nedded for japanese ham radio, so today (22nd) thy will be for Japan on 20Mts around 21:30z.

They will try to send the logs every day, but not for shure. At the present time, you can check the frist batch of QSO at the EA3BT's website.

Stay tuned

J3 by G's

2009-01-23 06:42:58 | Weblog
Colin (J38CW/G3VCQ) and Sharon (M3VCQ) will be active on the island from the 12th - 26th March 2009.

Colin is participating in the BERU CW contest on the 14th/15th and will be part of the “Rest of the World Team”. Operations will be from the beach QTH with FT857d, Expert SPE solid state amplifier. Antenna’s will range from a 3 el yagi for 14,18.21.24 and 28Mhz. On the lower bands the antennas will be verticals and Dipoles for 10,7 and 3.5Mhz. Modes will be SSB during none contest times and CW during the BERU of course.

Colin will only work Commonwealth stations during the contest. Sharon J38/M3VCQ will also be active with Colin from the island (SSB only chaps!). If your local listen out for us on 2m 6m and 70cm.

All QSL’s via G3VCQ please.