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| Nigel G3TXF operated as PJ4/G3TXF from Bonaire in September 2013 participating in both the SAC-CW Contest and in (a small way!) in the CQWW RTTY Contest. In total 4,600 QSOs (3,800 CW and 800 RTTY) were made. QSL via G3TXF : Logs and OQRS QSLing on ClubLog : PJ4/G3TXF |
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| Active CW operator Hans PJ4LS (formerly PA0JLS) is one of only three Radio Amateurs currently resident on Bonaire PJ4. | Bonaire is one the former Netherlands Antilles ABC islands: Aruba (P4), Bonaire (PJ4) and Curaçao (PJ2) are now separate DXCCs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The control tower at Bonaire's Flamingo Airport (BON) - duly painted in flamingo pink! | Hans PJ4LS (a former Dutch Navy sparks) has a collection of over 180 Morse Keys. | Trans World Radio's station PJB has a huge array for 801kHz firing to South America. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The 'contest trophy cabinet' at Noah K2NG's Contest Super-Station PJ4G is a collection of suitably inscribed large white pebbles. | Sunset looking towards the uninhabited island of Klein Bonaire from the Rum Runner's restaurant in Kralendijk, Bonaire's capital. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hans PJ4LS outside the building housing Noah K2NG's Contest Super-Station PJ4G. | The 40m beam (C3 above it) is at about 90ft with a beam fixed on the USA lower down. | The inscriptions on the monument (Seru Largu) are in the local language: Papiamentu | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The nearby power lines cause a constant and serious line noise problem for PJ4G. | Willemstoren lighthouse at the southern end of Bonaire adjacent to the salt-ponds. | Hans PJ4LS on his patio with his HF antennas on a tower next to the house. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| One end of the runway at Bonaire Flamingo Airport (BON) is right by the road, hence this strange notice on the airport fencing. | The C31XR beam at PJ4G works well on the HF bands. There is a huge drop-off in the ground towards EU, right in front of the station. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The 40m beam at PJ4G has a C3 above it, and the 80m dipole (with open-wire matching) can be seen suspended from the tower. | The technical manager at TWR's Bonaire station is Dave PJ4VHF (N7BHC). The Trans World Radio offices and studios are in town. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cheers in Bonaire : Nigel PJ4/G3TXF, Elie (xyl PJ4LS) and Hans PJ4LS at the Rum Runner's sea-front restaurant in Kralendijk | Huge salt-ponds on Bonaire provide a commodities income for the island. Much of the salt is used for winter de-icing in the USA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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