EA – Barcelona, Spain

Dates: 18 October to 2 November 2018

Callsign: EA3/WJ2O

EA – Barcelona, Spain 2024-12-22T20:11:48-05:00

The Hotel Casa Fuster

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My wife and I planned a cruise that departed from Barcelona. So, we booked this hotel a couple of days early and got to know the city a little better. One of the highlights of this trip is that I got to meet a local ham and operate his station.

The Station

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Allan, EA3HSO
Here is Allan Batievsky, EA3HSO. He’s one of the loudest stations in Barcelona and a skillful operator.

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Piles of qsls
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Allan, EA3HSO, and Dave, WJ2O
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The EA3HSO antenna farm.
No QSL was Created.
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With the understanding of how the CEPT Licensing Agreement works, I assigned myself the callsign EA3/WJ2O

Operating from Barcelona using Callsign EA3HSO

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At the controls, here is EA3/WJ2O operating the home station of Allan, EA3HSO.

An Easy Route

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We are using Level Airline for this easy one hop trip to Barcelona. Driving to Boston Logan Airport takes about 5 hours from my house.