P4 – Noord, Aruba

Dates: 22 to 24 February 2012

Callsign: P4/AI2N and P4/WJ2O

P4 – Noord, Aruba 2024-04-10T21:03:40-05:00

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

Aruba

We operated from the Aruba Rental Shack owned by Carl, P49V, and Sue, P40YL.

The Operators

Redd, P4/AI2N

Redd, P4/AI2N

Dave, WJ2O

Dave, WJ2O

 

Towers

Tower 1

Tower 1

Tower 2

Tower 2

Tower 3

Tower 3

 

Rental Shack

Redd, AI2N

Redd, AI2N

Front room

Front room.

Guest bedroom

Guest bedroom.

Wardrobe in hotel room

Wardrobe. In the guest bedroom

Kitchen

Kitchen.

Kitchen

Another view of the kitchen

Bathroom

Bathroom.

Shower

Shower

Ham shack

Ham shack. Two operator positions

 

Tour of the Island

Tour of the Island, Noord

On the south end, I felt kind of anchored down with Red, AI2N!

Sue, P40YL

Sue, P40YL, XYL of Carl P49V

Carl (P49V) and Red (P4/AI2N)

Carl (P49V) and Red (P4/AI2N)

Aruba windmills

Aruba windmills

 

Visit to P43JB

Entrance to P43JB

Entrance to P43JB

P43JB Tower

P43JB Tower

Morse code key collection

Morse code key collection

Telegraph key collection closeup

Telegraph key collection closeup.

Telegraph key collection

More keys.

telegraph keys

Another perspective of the telegraph key collection.

 

Dining Experiences

Shrimp and fish stew

Texas de Brazil. Shrimp and fish stew

Texas de Brazil

Texas de Brazil. They bring different kinds of beef right to your table.

Barneys Beef Tips

Barneys. Beef Tips served in tin foil.

Karaoke night at Barneys

Karaoke night at Barneys.

The Buccaneer Restaurant

The Buccaneer Restaurant.

In Buccaneer Restaurant

Sue, P40YL, at Buccaneer Restaurant

Buccaneer catch of the day

The Buccaneer catch of the day

Dancing water show

Dancing water show.

Lunch at B55

Lunch at B55 with Carl (P49V) and Sue (P40YL).

P4/AI2N and P4/WJ2O QSL Card

P4/AI2N and P4/WJ2O QSL Card

QSL ByW4MPY

Licensing:

Carl (P49V) took care of everything to get my license. It was waiting for me once I arrived.

Licensing

Trip Statistics Report

Operating:

We operated from the “shack” of Carl, P49V.

Aruba Rental Shack

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.

Travel Route

We operated from the Aruba Rental Shack owned by Carl, P49V, and Sue, P40YL.

Aruba

Landed in Aruba