FO – Tahiti, French Polynesia (Trip 1)

Dates: 23 to 27 May 2024

Callsign: FO/WJ2O

FO – Tahiti, French Polynesia (Trip 1) 2025-01-20T00:40:23-05:00

Kon Tiki – Papeete, Tahiti

During my first trip to Tahiti, I stayed at the Kon Tiki in downtown Papeete. It was a solo trip, mainly for radio operations and experiencing Tahiti’s culture. Historic building with flags in Papeete, Tahiti

The Papeete Town Hall in Tahiti, a stunning piece of colonial architecture where we spent a memorable afternoon.

Gotta Eat . . .

ahi-poke
.Ahi Poke. I chose wisely.
juice-drinking.
.
entertainment.
.
raw-tuna.
Raw tuna prepared 3 different ways. Not something usually found on a Tennessee menu.
coffee-donuts.
Coffee and donuts to wake up.
tuna
This was tuna and shit. Very good.
chinese-food.
ahi-poke
Ahi Poke. I chose wisely.
downtown
Downtown
minano-beer
Minano Beer

Walking Tour

tour-guide
Our Tour Guide.
Papeete-City-Hall
Papeete City Hall.
ships-bring
Ships bring day tourists.
beat-up-building
A beat-up building that they get a lot of use from.
apartments
This building is total crap that I think are apartments.
elevator-market
A modern elevator and escalator in the middle of the market.
market
The market.
tourists-belgium
Tourists from Belgium. Karen Farnsworth, they live somewhere between Bastogne and Luxemburg where we drove right through during our first European trip.

Going Home

Aeroplane
At Aéroport International de Tahiti-Faaa.
Air-tahiti
At Aéroport International de Tahiti-Faaa!
Airport-terminal
Of all the people in the terminal, I picked out the ham first try. This is VP6MC, WA6SVT, Mike Collis.

Important Ham Radio Poses

Fo-Dauer
FO/WJ2O Dauer
Fo-Gentry
FO/WJ2O Gentry. I found a second use for my PG Hooters Party shirt.

FO/WJ2O QSL Card

Fo-wj20-QSL

Fo/License

License

Operating from Tahiti using Callsign FO/WJ2O

dipole.
My over the railing dipole is failing. I have 32 QSOs in the contest. ReverseBeacon.net seems to be working as good as LoTW today. So, I don’t know if I’m radiating..
fo-operating
FO/WJ2O on the air.

Traveling route Tahiti to LA

Air-tahiti
Air Tahiti plane ready for boarding.
Aeroplane
View of the aeroplane before takeoff.
Airport-terminal
Inside the airport terminal.
Airport-tahiti-faa
Aéroport international de Tahiti-Faaa.