Belgium is the third of 10 DXCC Entities we visited during our Central Europe Trip. Total QSO Statistics for Belgium can be seen here.
![Bastogne, Belgium](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/summary/bastogne.jpg)
A little history. The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge.
Downtown Bastogne
![Downtown Bastogne](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Downtown.jpg)
Downtown Bastogne was pretty neat. We stopped for lunch.
![Wagon Léo Brasserie-Restaurant](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Lunch.jpg)
With Karen, K2KAR at Wagon Léo Brasserie-Restaurant
![Belgium Waffles](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Waffles.jpg)
Real “Cross My Heart And Hope To Die” Belgium Waffles.
Bastogne War Museum
![Bastogne War Museum](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_War_Museum.jpg)
TK2KAR on a straight key at the Bastogne War Museum.
![Karen in Bastogne War Museum](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Straight_Key.jpg)
K2KAR on a straight key at the Bastogne War Museum.
The Gentry
![The Gentry](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Dave_Gentry.jpg)
![The Gentry](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Karen_Gentry.jpg)
The Dauer
![The Dauer](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Dave_Dauer.jpg)
![The Dauer](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/photos/ON_Karen_Dauer.jpg)
![CEPT Licensing Agreement](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Licensing/CEPT_Logo-1.jpg)
With the understanding of how the CEPT Licensing Agreementworks, we assigned ourselves the callsigns ON/WJ2O and ON/K2KAR.
![parking spot, near Bastogne, Belgium](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/ON_op_dave.jpg)
Another random parking spot, near Bastogne, Belgium
![parking spot, roadside in Belgium](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/ON_op_car.jpg)
A random parking spot, roadside in Belgium
The mobile set-up:
![Connection to the battery](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/DL1.jpg)
Connection to the battery
![Connection to the battery](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/CAR2.jpg)
![Connection to the battery](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/CAR1.jpg)
![Tarheel telescoping antenna](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/f1Ant.jpg)
Tarheel telescoping antenna attached to trunk lip
![Tarheel telescoping antenna on car](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Operating/F2ANt.jpg)
![Travel Ruote](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Travel/trip.jpg)
Belgium was the 3rd country of our Central Europe Trip.
![tunnel in Liege, Belgium](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/on/Travel/ON_travel.jpg)
Driving into a long tunnel in Liege, Belgium