3D2 – Nadi, Fiji

Dates: July 13 to 19 July 2018

Callsign: 3D2FD

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The Aquarius on the Beach Hotel

Spent the last week of my South Pacific Tour on the wonderful Island of Fiji. Stayed near the airport at The Aquarius on the Beach Hotel which is on the West Coast of the island near the City of Nadi.

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Room 200. Upstairs. That’s where WJ2O stayed and operated 3D2FD.

The Antenna

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Here is the 5Z4 5-band vertical antenna designed by OZ7AM.

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Feed point of the 5 band vertical.

The Hotel

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First arrival from the ship. Time to catch up on the internet and enjoy a local brew.

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The Pacific Ocean Beach at Aquarius on the Beach.

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Fine entertainment at the hotel.

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Just a short walk from my hotel is the Island Surf Beauty & Spa where you can get a great massage by somebody like Rita here.

Shopping in Port Denarau

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A visit to Port Denarau to see how the rich VKs/ZLs (Australians/New Zealanders) live.

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Getting my haircut.

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Everybody has to have one of these.

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Inside this Hard Rock is a fellow ham’s guitar, Joe Walsh, WB6ACU.

Visiting Nadi

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Nadi is Fiji’s second largest city located on the West side of the island. The largest and Nation’s Capital city is Suva situated in the Southeastern part.

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The market.

Gotta Eat . . .

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I ordered way too much food at the Sitar Restaurant in Nadi.

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At the pizza shop next door.

Gentry/Dauer

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3D2FD Gentry

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3D2FD Dauer

Going Home

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Waiting at the airline counter

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This jet will return me to Los Angeles.

3D2FD QSL Card

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Obtaining a License for Fiji

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Antoine, 3D2AG, is a valuable resource to get your license. He lives right in the capital city of Suva. I recommend you contact him for information on the process.

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In the application for a radio license on Fiji they are asking for my police report and technical capabilities. I though I was so screwed. But, our local police department did a nice write up letter for me.

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Operating from Fiji using Callsign 3D2FD

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Here’s Dave, WJ2O, comfortably operating the station inside his air conditioned room in Nadi, Fiji.

Traveling the South Pacific

The last leg of the trip is spent on the Island of Fiji where the ship from Baker (KH1) dropped us off.

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Map showing the lines of travel for this trip.