I have been to St. Croix years ago on business at the petroleum terminal
on the South side of the island. Had some time to kill and enjoyed it
immensely. Scuba/snorkeling tours were fun and beautiful. Prices
reasonable. Good place for a "expedition" setup with a QRP rig and a
Buddipole for some radio fun. (I didn't have a Buddipole or a small
compact QRP rig at the time. That was about 25 years ago.) Also was in
Jamaica, Antigua, the Bahamas, and Cayman islands, and Bonaire on ship
radio repair jobs. I'm recently informed that one should stick to
Western end of Jamaica, and avoid the eastern end of the island. Never
had any problem on any of these places or been threatened when I
followed recommendations of previous visitors.
IF I EVER go to these places again, I'll be sure to get permits to setup
with something like an FT-897, FT-817, or IC-703 using the Buddipole
antenna system!
Good luck and have fun!
73,
Sandy W5TVW
Now 78 and somewhat disabled like a creaky car!
The urge is still there though to return!
On 1/4/2015 12:12 PM, Jeff Cathrow wrote:
What about the US Virgin Islands? That's where I'd make a beeline to if I
could. There are ferries that run to St. John from Charlotte Amalie and brief,
puddle-jumper flights to St. Croix and the British Virgins as well. Last time
I was there was long before I was a ham but I really liked the place. American
soil/sand, too.
Hawaii (Big Island) is another great place to go if you know where to go. East Hawaii is much less touristy than the Kona side.
Plenty of guest houses up in the Volcano rain forest where we used to live and
also down around the quaint old town of Hilo.
Have fun wherever you decide.
73, Jeff NH7RO
http://turquoise-king.ebid.net
http://www.louisferreira.org/Jeff_Cathrow.html
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