Hi Jim - Another suggestion: Sint Maarten. The island is Dutch on the south half; French on the north. My XYL and I stayed on the Dutch side in 2001. Actually, we were there during the 9/11 attacks, but that’s another story. St. Maarten has reciprocal licensing, so that’s one problem solved right up front. Lots of good places to eat at, in a wide variety of cuisines. English is spoken on both halves of the island. You’d have to check with the airlines, but when we went, there were daily direct, non-stop flights from Philadelphia. Probably lots of others. Water is clear and warm. Food is super! The road infrastructure could use some upgraded in places! Rental cars are available - no problem there. I operated as PJ7/W6JHB using my K2/10 and a G5RV hanging under the balcony of our time share unit that we traded into. Lots of fun!
There was a link on the Elecraft web site to an article I had written about the experience, but not sure if it is still around or not. 73, Jim / W6JHB Folsom, CA > On Saturday, Jan 3, 2015, at Saturday, 8:42 PM, Ian - Ham > <km4ik....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jim, > > Check out any of the following: > > - Bahamas > - Puerto Rico > - US Virgin Islands > - St. Lucia > - Cayman Islands > - Trinidad and Tobago > - Jamaica > - Aruba > > These are just a few Caribbean destinations hams I know operated from on > vacation. > > Hope this helps. > > 73 de, > > --Ian > Ian Kahn, KM4IK > Roswell, GA EM74ua > km4ik....@gmail.com > 10-10 #74624, North Georgia Chapter #2038 > K3# 281, P3 #688, KPA500 #1468 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim > Lowman > Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2015 9:20 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Warm climate for a vacation/be-the-DX winter > holiday? > > After spending the second holiday season in San Diego, and last year it was > Tucson, the XYL announced that next year she'd like to go someplace warm. > Yes, temperatures in the 50s in December feel cold to us. The area where we > live is between LA and Palm Springs, but our climate more closely > approximates that of Palm Springs. > > I know that many fellow amateurs head for the Caribbean nations for this > purpose. That would work, as would somewhere in the South Pacific. > > Anyone have any suggestions, based on past experiences? > > Criteria are: > > -- somewhere that English is the primary language, or is spoken widely > > -- possibly a country with reciprocal-operating privileges for a US > licensee > > -- easy to get there via commercial airlines > > -- no hassles with customs, coming or going, with amateur gear > > -- ease of getting a license/callsign for that country, if not reciprocal > > -- good accommodations (villa for rent for a week or so); turnkey ham > station on premises is a plus so that we don't have to take much equipment; > hotel with room for a simple antenna > > -- nearby restaurants, although cooking facilities would be helpful > > We've ruled out the following: > > -- Hawaii - probably the easiest option, but is nuts with tourists during > the holidays. > > -- Mexico - difficult to get a license without knowing whom to bribe - been > there before and don't like it > > -- The XYL looked into Belize, but I'd worry about drugs/crime anywhere in > Central America. Costa Rica, perhaps? > > Any and all suggestions are appreciated. > > Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to km4ik....@gmail.com > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w6...@me.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
