[amsat-bb] sat dx

[Jim White]

I think the last operation was our FJ/N0KV operation in April of 2018.  
WD0E doing the sat operation.

St. Barts is very expensive to get to and stay at.  It's "the playground 
of the rich and famous".  Multi million dollar yachts in the harbor even 
in off season.  Most of the island is rental or lease villas, some for 
as much as $10,000 a night.  Our group found one that was sort of 
reasonable (the Linn Villa). The bonus was about a 1/4 acre with low 
bushes we could set up HF antennas in.  Very unusual to find that much 
property at a villa.

We went to lunch in Gustava one and only one day. Nice bar on a 
beautiful beach in a cove.  $45 for a cold sandwich, frys and a beer.

At that time some of the buildings were still boarded up from the 2017 
hurricane that devastated Sint Maarten and other islands. From what I 
can see St. Barts is pretty much back to normal.  Too much tourist money 
to be made.

Craziest airport in the world, or at least near the top.  Lots of videos 
of flight operation there available online.  There are also live webcams 
around the island including the airport.  We took the ferry because we 
were lugging Pelican cases of equipment but I'm not sure I would have 
flown anyway.

So enjoy the contacts there. Folks who go are spending significant time 
and money to activate it.

Jim

jim at coloardosatellite.com

wd0e at amsat.org


On 10/11/2019 10:54 AM, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Wow, St. Barts is quite a rare one! There have been only two
> activations of it on satellite since it became a separate DXCC in, I
> believe 2007. Did you get a callsign?
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
>
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> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 12:44 PM tom via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> Hello all, I just wanted everybody to know, that on ao-91, When it comes
>> up the slot from south, there usually Costa Rica, Panama,Guatamala,And
>> on the 9th there was St Barthelemy island! There is only a few min
>> window for the southern states! It would be nice if those dx locations
>> had chance to work more U.S stations.  The pass on the 9th was at
>> 18:02z. Just letting everyone know there is dx to the south! tnx.  Tom.
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