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The initial operation of PJ6A is now QRT after
57,515 QSOs!
Thanks to everyone world-wide for making our DXpedition
a success!
But wait! You had another chance to work us; we were QRV for the ARRL CW Contest from 0000Z on February 19th to 2359Z on February 20th! QSL info HERE.
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Located at 17°38'N 63°14'W
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Saba: The Unspoiled Queen
The smallest of the Netherlands Antilles, Saba
(pronounced “sayba”) is a rocky volcanic island
with a single road, lush mountain forests, and
dominated by a dormant volcano. It is located in
the Caribbean sea, between St. Maarten and St.
Eustatius. It is only 5 square miles/13 square
kilometers in size and has a population of about
1500. There is excellent scuba diving, snorkeling
and hiking making this tiny spot in the Caribbean
a major mecca for eco-tourism and earning it the
moniker “The Unspoiled Queen”.
Saba (along with nearby St. Eustatius) have received special municipality status from The Netherlands on October 10, 2010 (that's "10/10/10"; easy to remember!) The ARRL DX desk agreed to delete the two existing Netherlands Antilles entities and create four new ones: Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire and Saba/St. Eustatius. On that day, we were there to activate Saba as PJ6A.
Getting there may be less than half the fun. The Saba airport, named "Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport", is listed by the World Aviation Journal as one of the ten most dangerous aircraft landings in the world.
Fortunately, it ranks ninth:
From: The World Aviation Journal
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Top 10 Most Dangerous Aircraft Landings in the World
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
Saba Airport: This small Caribbean island is a somewhat popular honeymoon destination, but flying into the beautiful Island isn't a vacation – to say the least. Landing an aircraft on one of the world's shortest landing strips (1,300ft long), on a peninsula surrounded by 200ft tall sheer cliffs that fall into the ocean, is easier said than done. Needless to say, larger planes aren't able to fly into Saba Airport because of the short runway. If you're brave enough to fly into this airport, the beautiful scenery of Saba is an excellent reward for your courageous, and probably very stressful, flight.
But, hey, we're hams, not chickens -- so we went! Team #1, nine hams, were on-island from 10/09 to 10/16; Team #2, also nine hams, arrived on 10/16 and departed 10/23.
Thanks!
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Team Leader
PJ6A Saba 2010 DXpedition
Our trip to activate this new entity will be fully self-
supporting; that is, we're not requesting contributions or sponsorships from anyone.
All expenses will be paid (and all equipment provided) by the team members themselves.
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