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Nigel G3TXF operated as PJ7/G3TXF from Dutch Sint Maarten from 4 to 12 December 2013. 8,800 (net of dups) CW QSOs were made on the three WARC Bands: |
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30m : 3,400 17m : 2,600 12m : 2,800 |
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QSL via G3TXF : Logs and OQRS QSLing are on ClubLog: PJ7/G3TXF The PJ7/G3TXF logs were uploaded to LoTW frequently during the operation. The station was located on the east side of the island close to Oyster Pond Bay, with an excellent take-off to Europe. |
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| The antenna was three separate horizontal dipoles (30m-17m-12m) fed by a single coax feeder. The great take-off did all the work! | The front entrance to the PJ7/G3TXF location was just a few metres from the FS/Saint Martin and PJ7/Sint Maarten borderline. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PJ7/G3TXF operated using a much-travelled and oft-repaired Elecraft K3 with the small Tokyo High Power HF-550X amplifier. | St Barths (FJ) just visible in the distance, with the French side (FS) of Oyster Pond bay to the left and the Dutch side (PJ7) to the right. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nigel G3TXF walks the short distance from his PJ7/G3TXF shack in Dutch St Maarten (PJ7) to the border with French St Martin (FS). | Frank G3YQA/mm (who just happened to be in St Maarten for a day while on an Caribbean cruise) visits the PJ7/G3TXF shack. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nigel PJ7/G3TXF cools off between working the WARC-band CW pile-ops. Tintamarre (IOTA NA-199) can be seen in the far distance. | Breton crêperie, just across the border in French St Martin, provided an excellent meal time venue for PJ7/G3TXF and xyl Anneliese! | ||||||||||||||||||
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