DX-World

QRV between July 10 – 18.

FP/K9OT and FP/KB9LIE  are two ham radio operators from southwest Wisconsin, USA. Paul K9OT dreamed of vacationing on the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon with a contest added in. The islands are located off the southern coast of Newfoundland, Canada and count as a separate DXCC entity. Peg KB9LIE said, “Let’s go!”
 
In 2009, for our seventh visit, we plan on driving to Sydney, Nova Scotia and taking Air Saint-Pierre to St. Pierre, then enjoying the Atlantic Jet ferry ride to the island of Miquelon. Our destination as always is ham-friendly Motel de Miquelon (formerly Maxotel), once again using Room 5.

We mainly use wire vertical antennas and 100 watts, due to Air Saint-Pierre baggage limits. We do CW and sideband only, with 160-6 meter capability. Main bands are 40, 30, 20, and 17. We will participate in the IARU HF World Championship contest as single operators. Please point your beams towards FP for a nice multiplier!