Fun in the Sun The Bahamas

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Fun in the Sun The Bahamas

• Ham Radio
• Bonefishing
• Relaxing

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The Bahamas
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Grand Bahama Island
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Freeports Our Lucaya Resort
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Arieal View North Riding Point Club
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Typical Duplex
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These trees were gone after Hurricane Ivan
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Inside a Unit
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Lounging Area
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Dining Room
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The First Trip 2004 Force 12 Sigma 5
Multi-band
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Ventenna Vertical
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C6AWS- The First Attempt IC-706
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The other side
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Time to Get Serious About

• Antennas

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Moxon Layouthttp//moxonantennaproject.com/
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Mast and Moxon-Makings
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Building the 20 meter Moxon
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Putting Up the Moxon
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A Little More
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Almost Up
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Wire Antennas

• 32 Foot Telescoping Mast Supports a 160 meter
  dipole fed with 450 ohm Ladder-line
• On various trips I have done 30 meter and 40
  meter dipoles

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40 meter Dipole
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Second attempt SO2R? No, this is SOSR!

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SOSR?

• That stands for
• Single Operator
• Spare Radio

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Third and Final C6AWS
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Need a Generator?
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Front Moving Through
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Moxon at Sunset after Windstorm
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Results

• Over 5 years, operating perhaps 25 days
• Over 5,000 contacts
• 120 countries, 34 Zones
• Lots of contacts on WARC bands
• Being that close to Europe during a contest
• Priceless!

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2005 CQ WW DX CW Contest

• 20 meters only
• 1500 contacts
• 100 Entities
• 30 zones

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The Sky above the Sea below
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Mackerel Sky
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End of the Storm
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Lets Go Fishing!
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The Grey Ghost of the Flats
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Bonefish in the Mangroves
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Typical Bonefish
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Steven with a 3-pounder
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A respectable 7-pounder
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Maybe 8 pounds
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Stanley with my 10-pounder
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16 pounds would have been a world record 25 years
ago - Thats not me
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Spectacular Sunrises
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Great Sunsets Too
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AR - SK
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PS The Salton Sea

• Two Field Day trips
• 2 CA QSO Party Trips

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