Mini DXpedition to St. Martin as FS/WX7V
In June 2022 I went on a "mini" DX-Pedition to St. Martin as part of our family vacation. I operated a few hours a day FS/WX7V aboard the SV Pelican as we sailed around St. Martin. The Pelican is a 20+ year old catamaran, complete with generators, air conditioning and LED lights that created higher noise levels (S8/S9 on some days) than I expected. Similiar to doing a POTA activation near an RV park! I made 12 DX countries and 25 POTA References (State/National Parks). While I was initially hoping for a higher daily rate, I was very pleased with the quality of the contacts. Rig: Elecraft KX3, CW and SSB at 15 watts on 20M and 17M bands. The antennas were an MP1C vertical with four tuned radials, and an Elecraft AX1 Multiband Whip Antenna. Pictures and more are logged on QRZ : https://www.qrz.com/db/FS/WX7V