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20130608 0759UTC 14002kHz FJ/K5WE
Date : 08/Jun/2013 0759UTC
Freq : 14002kHz CW
Rig : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording
Saint Barthélemy
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Saint Barthélemy (French: Saint-Barthélemy, French pronunciation: [sɛ̃baʁtelemi]), officially theTerritorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy), is an overseas collectivity of France.[3] Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts or St. Barths in English, the indigenous people called the islandOuanalao.[4] St. Barts lies about 35 km (21.75 mi) southeast of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin, and north of St. Kitts. Puerto Rico is 240 km (149.1 mi) to its west in the Lesser Antilles.[5]
The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeasternCaribbean that comprise the French West Indies, along with Saint Martin, Guadeloupe(200 km southeast) and Martinique. Saint Barthélemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas région and département of France and is therefore in the European Union.
Saint Barthélemy, a volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, has an area of 22.1 km² (8.5 mi²) and a population of 8,902 (Jan. 2009 census).[2] Its capital is Gustavia, which also contains the main harbour to the island. It is the only Caribbean island which was a Swedish colony for any significant length of time; Guadeloupe was under Swedish rule only briefly, at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Symbolism from the Swedish national arms, the Three Crowns, still appears in the island's coat of arms. The language, cuisine and culture, however, are distinctly French. The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, especially the rich and famous during the Christmas and New Year period.
My son Erik & I will be active from FJ - Saint Barthelemy as FJ/K5WE and FJ/N5WR beginning 3Jun13. Operation will be all bands, mostly CW, maybe some RTTY and SSB. We will check 6 meters for openings using a small yagi, but our emphasis will be CW on the HF bands. QSL to home callsigns. Local QTH is Colombier, Grid Square is FK87.
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I operated from KP2, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, as KP2/K5WE from 18Sept12 until 26Sep12. Logged 9,326 QSOs. One day was spent on RTTY (675 QSOs), all the rest on CW. Thanks for the QSOs. QSL via home call. All KP2/K5WE QSOs uploaded to LOTW on 27Jan13.
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Erik & I operated from Bonaire as PJ4/K5WE and PJ4/N5WR from 3Jul2011 to 11Jul2011. QSL via home calls.
