FP/KV1J
October 2010 DXpedition to Miquelon   Op - Eric KV1J

Grid GN17       CQ Zone 5         ITU Zone 9
IOTA NA-032     DIFO FP-002    WLOTA 1417

Schedule

Time Zone is GMT minus 2 hours (during daylight savings time, FP uses the USA switchover dates)
Current weather

Monday 25 October – Arrive St. Pierre, evening plane to Miquelon, Setup station

Tuesday  26 October – Setup antennas

Through  early Tuesday 2 November – On the air – SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 - 160M - 10M
                                                                          Primarily SSB and RTTY
                                                                          Generally on the highest frequency band open
                                                                          Will try 6M if indications of openings
                                                                          (no permission for 60M)
                                                                          Also AO-51 Satellite weather permitting and if 2M/70cm mode

30 - 31 October - CQWW SSB

     FP/KV1J – 160 -10  Single-Op  High Power (500 Watts)
                        

Tuesday 2 November – Take down and return to Saint Pierre

Wednesday 3 November – Fly to Halifax, drive back to Boston

Equipment

Icom IC-7000

Yaesu FT-817  (for AO-51)

Heathkit SB-200 Amplifier (modified) (80 -10M)

laptop with N1MM logger, MMTTY

Tigertronics SignaLink USB

WiFi internet access

N6BV Propagation Predictions from Radioware

Antennas

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

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

Inverted-L's for 160M  and 80M  (help from Kurt W6PH)

6 Meter Moxon, height = 6m

Arrow 146/437-10  (for AO-51)

QSL Information

Direct to KV1J.  Please include self addressed envelope with return postage, or US$1, or new style IRC*
                                                                                                                *Please only new Nairobi style IRCs, Thanks.

Buro to home call - KV1J

Logbook of the World, eQSL  (will load LoTW and eQSL about one week after I return)

QSL Printer - QSL WORKS

 KV1J ok on QRZ.COM

Links

November 2009 trip - FP/KV1J and FP/W8TOM

March 2009 trip - FP/KV1J

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  

Thanks Bruce W1CSM and Paul K1XM for donating the spare amplifier tubes

Martin RF Supply

Last page update - 31 Aug 2010 - KV1J       kv1j (at) arrl (dot) net