FP/KV1J
March 2009 DXpedition to Miquelon

Grid GN17       CQ Zone 5         ITU Zone 9
IOTA NA-032     DIFO FP-002  

Schedule

Time Zone is GMT minus 3 hours
Current weather

Tuesday 3 March – Arrive St. Pierre, Ferry to Miquelon

Wednesday 4 March through Monday 9 March – On the air – SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 - 80M - 6M
                                                                                            Generally on the highest frequency band open
                                                                                            (no permission for 60M)

7 - 8 March - ARRL DX SSB Contest

     FP/KV1J – 500 watts, 160 -10  (SOAB High)
                        

Tuesday 10 March – Take down and return to Saint Pierre

Equipment

Icom IC-7000 (100 W)

LDG AT-7000 Tuner  

Ameritron ALS-500M Amplifier (~4-500 W)

MFJ 994 Tuner

laptop with N1MM logger, MMTTY

WiFi internet access

Antennas

N1IW Off-Centered Fed Dipole 80M - 10M,  height = 6m       (removable 160M extensions)
                                                       W1STT Custom 1+KW Balun - Thanks Richie!!

PAR-6 Moxon for 6M up 6m

SteppIR Vertical  (Thanks Roger G3SXW and Nigel G3TXF  ) – 40M through 10M 

Inverted-L for 160M and 80M

QSL Information

Direct to home call.  Please include self addressed envelope with return postage, US$1, 1 Euro, or new style IRC.

Buro to home call.

Logbook of the World, eQSL  

QSL Printer - QSL WORKS

Links

July 2008 trip - FP/KV1J and FP/W1MAT

FP/K9OT and FP/KB9LIE

FP/VE7SV

FP/G3SXW and FP/G3TXF  

Saint Pierre & Miquelon tourism web site

Saint Pierre & Miquelon information web  

Motel de Miquelon (Maxotel)

Cheznoo.net – includes webcams

NE1RD – 100 Pound DXpeditions

KV1J VHF contesting from FN44

Thank you to all that have helped us prepare for this trip, especially;

Paul K9OT and Peg KB9LIE

Jean-Pierre FP5CJ

Scott NE1RD  

Mike N1IW

Chuck KO1I

Last page update - 2 Jan 2009 - KV1J       kv1j (at) arrl (dot) net