What a beautiful “shack” it is. Carl (P49V) and Sue (P40YL) were the greatest hosts. More information about this QTH is available at www.P49V.com.
Coming home from Suriname we had to fly through Aruba so Redd, AI2N, and I decided to stay for a few days. We visited the Aruba Rental Shack owned by Carl, P49V, and Sue, P40YL
We operated from the Aruba Rental Shack owned by Carl, P49V, and Sue, P40YL.
The Operators
Redd, P4/AI2N
Dave, WJ2O
Towers
Tower 1
Tower 2
Tower 3
Rental Shack
Redd, AI2N
Front room.
Guest bedroom.
Wardrobe. In the guest bedroom
Kitchen.
Another view of the kitchen
Bathroom.
Shower
Ham shack. Two operator positions
Tour of the Island
On the south end, I felt kind of anchored down with Red, AI2N!
Sue, P40YL, XYL of Carl P49V
Carl (P49V) and Red (P4/AI2N)
Aruba windmills
Visit to P43JB
Entrance to P43JB
P43JB Tower
Morse code key collection
Telegraph key collection closeup.
More keys.
Another perspective of the telegraph key collection.
Dining Experiences
Texas de Brazil. Shrimp and fish stew
Texas de Brazil. They bring different kinds of beef right to your table.
Barneys. Beef Tips served in tin foil.
Karaoke night at Barneys.
The Buccaneer Restaurant.
Sue, P40YL, at Buccaneer Restaurant
The Buccaneer catch of the day
Dancing water show.
Lunch at B55 with Carl (P49V) and Sue (P40YL).
Licensing:
Carl (P49V) took care of everything to get my license. It was waiting for me once I arrived.
Operating:
We operated from the “shack” of Carl, P49V.
We operated from the Aruba Rental Shack owned by Carl, P49V, and Sue, P40YL.
Travel:
Actually we first we flew to Aruba and then to Surname via Suriname Airways. On the way back we went through Aruba again and decided to stay for a few days.
We operated from the Aruba Rental Shack owned by Carl, P49V, and Sue, P40YL.
Landed in Aruba