Staying at a French Best Western
France is the fifth of 10 DXCC Entities that we plan to visit during our Central Europe Trip. Total QSO Statistics for France can be seen here.
![f1](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/summary/f1.jpg)
Hôtel Metz Technopole Best Western Plus
![F_2_Hotel](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Hotel.jpg)
We made it to France. At Hôtel Metz Technopole.
![F_2_Karen_Hotel](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Karen_Hotel.jpg)
It’s our first beautiful day.
Ham Time
![F_2_Karen_Ham](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Karen_Ham.jpg)
Karen, K2KAR, at the controls of F1NGP
![F_2_Karen_Gentry](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Karen_Gentry.jpg)
France Gentry
![F_2_Karen_Dauer](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Karen_Dauer.jpg)
France Dauer
Yann and Myriam’s Home
![F_2_Myrian_Serving](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Myrian_Serving.jpg)
Myriam serving her fantastic covered pizza like dinner that was filled with salmon, egg and mushroom – called Koulibiac.
![F_2_Yann](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Yann.jpg)
Yann, F1NGP, with our flag we brought back from the Clipperton (TX5K) DXp
![F_2_Myrian_Yann](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Myrian_Yann.jpg)
Yann (F1NGP) and his XYL, Myriam at their home in Metz, France.
![F_2_Karen_Dave_Yann](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/photos/F_2_Karen_Dave_Yann.jpg)
Karen K2KAR and Dave WJ2O and Yann (F1NGP) hanging out at la maison.
![CEPT_Logo-1](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Licensing/CEPT_Logo-1.jpg)
With the understanding of how the CEPT Licensing Agreement works, we assigned ourselves the callsigns F/WJ2O and F/K2KAR.
Making Contacts
![FDAve](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/FDAve.jpg)
Dave, WJ2O, operating from a rest area in Brouck, France
![FKAren](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/FKAren.jpg)
Karen, K2KAR, operating from Brouck, France
The mobile set-up:
![DL1](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/DL1.jpg)
Connection to the battery
![DL2](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/DL2.jpg)
![ftablero](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/ftablero.jpg)
![f1Ant](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/f1Ant.jpg)
Tarheel telescoping antenna attached to trunk lip
![F2ANt](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Operating/F2ANt.jpg)
![f2](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Travel/f2.jpg)
Metz, France was the 4th stop and 5th country of our Central Europe Trip.
![6W_Travel_Itinerary](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/f-trip2/Travel/f3.jpg)