VP5 DX-Pedition to North Caicos Island

VP5F Place 2nd in World
2001 CQ WW DX 160 Contest CW
from Turks and Caicos Islands
VP5F Operators; K9NR, WB9Z and AK9F
Photo featured
December 2001 Issue CQ Magazine (page 34)

At home Don, K9NR wins Zone 4 Plaque in CQ WW DX 160 Phone

CQWW 160 Meter CW Contest Station
VP5F

VP5 DX-Pedition
to North Caicos Island

TURKS / CAICOS ISLANDS, BWI
January 2001
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Map of the Turks and Caicos Islands chain

There are eight major islands in the Turks and Caicos chain.
The Caicos Islands are West Caicos, Providenciales,
North Caicos, Middle Caicos, East Caicos and South Caicos.
The Turks Islands are Grand Turk (the capital) and Salt Cay.

Population of Providenciales is about 24,000.
Population of North Caicos is about 1500.

North Caicos is about 570 miles SE of Miami,
and quite close to the Island of Hispaniola,
which is Haiti and Dominican Republic.

Caribbean map showing VP5 (Turks Caicos Islands)

VP5F QSL Information:

Donald L Kerouac, VP5F
6311 E Flora St
Kankakee, IL 60901
USA

VP5F CQWW 160 CW

Location: K4ISV's La Villa Rose on North Caicos

Operators: WB9Z, K9NR, AK9F

QSO's           1,223
Countries       50
Sections        57
Score           713,690

FT1000MP
Alpha 87A
60ft inverted L on transmit
2 pennants on receive

Pennants worked great! 96 European Q's, 114 ten point DX QSO's

Thanks to Bud, K4ISV for regularly checking
with us to make sure everything was OK.

Thanks to K9DX and K9RS for their work on
the transmit antenna on the previous trip.

Thanks to all the SMC guys who helped us out with contacts.

Apologies to anyone we did'nt hear...it wasn't for lack of trying!

QRN is often rough in the Caribbean but the static gods were
fairly kind to us and the pennants exhibited great directivity.

A fantastic time with great friends at a
breath-taking and well equiped QTH.

73 from

Don, K9NR
Jerry, WB9Z
Howard, AK9F

CQWW 160 CW ops at VP5F - K9NR, WB9Z and AK9F
VP5F CQWW 160 CW Team
Don K9NR, Jerry WB9Z, Howard AK9F
VP5/K9NR, VP5/WB9Z, VP5/AK9F

Photo featured in December Issue of CQ Magazine (page 34)

VP5 DX-Pedition
to North Caicos Island
QSL Information:

VP5/AK9F
QSL Information:

Howard S Dybedock, AK9F
1455 Budd Blvd
Kankakee, IL 60901
USA
E-mail: AK9F Howard

VP5/K9QT
QSL Information:

Billie L Kerouac, K9QT
6311 E Flora
Kankakee, IL 60901
USA
E-mail: K9QT Billie

VP5/K9NR
QSL Information:

Donald L Kerouac, K9NR
6311 E Flora St
Kankakee, IL 60901
USA
E-mail: K9NR Don

VP5/WB9Z
QSL Information:

Jerry W Rosalius, WB9Z
POB 160
Crescent City, IL 60928
USA
E-mail: WB9Z Jerry

Billie K9QT - VP5/K9QT

WB9Z, Lori, Sue, AK9F, K9QT, K9NR
WB9Z and Lori - Sue and AK9F - K9QT and K9NR
celebrate good friends and great propagation!

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