GUADELOUPE

WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 2000 GUADELOUPE DXPEDITION

BY THE

FLORIDA DXPEDITION GROUP

Dates for Guadeloupe Dxpedition are October 24 thru October 31, 2000.

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Guadeloupe is 1,845 miles from New York, 4,306 miles from Paris, 2,138 miles from Montreal, and 310 miles from San Juan. It is an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea comprising several distinct islands. Guadeloupe proper is made up of two islands, Basse- Terre and Grande- Terre, separated by a seawater channel, the Rivière Salée. The other islands are Marie- Galante, La Désirade, and Les Saintes, which lie offshore, and St. Martin and St. Barthélemy (or St. Barts), some 125 miles north. The butterfly shaped island of Guadeloupe has a land area of 530 square miles: the western wing, Basse- Terre, has 312, the eastern wing, Grande-Terre, has 218. Approximately 386,600 people live on Guadeloupe. The Island is a Overseas Department of France.

"Guadeloupe 2000"

FG5BG

Our Contest Callsign for this years CQWW Phone.

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FLORIDA DXPEDITION GROUP (FDXPG)

The Florida DXPedition Group is a amateur radio club who's interests are primarily DX'ing, contesting, and occasional DXpeditions both in and out of the continental U.S., to include trips to local IOTA's located in the Florida area. This club is an ARRL affiliated club, who's interests are also the advancement and promotion of amateur radio in general.

W4DXP

(FDXPG CALLSIGN)

CLUB ROSTER

Florida Dxpedition Group

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The busy shops and market at the port of Point-a-Pietre, Guadeloupe, West Indies.

We will be staying at the DX SHACK near the Principal city of Pointe-à-Pitre!

Address : Roseau Beach Base Teree Guadeloupe F.W.I.

********************************************* The Operators for this year trip are as follows:

Bill Gallier FG/W4WX

Clarence Kerous FG/W9AAZ

Bob De Grippo FG/KR4DA

William Beyer FG/N2WB

***PHOTOS OF OPERATORS***

Please QSL via each individual's home, CBA or via the buro for any contacts made before or after the CQWW Phone contest.

**EXCEPT FG/N2WB IS VIA N2OO DIRECT/CBA.

Please include a SASE or sufficient funds for postage if you QSL direct !!

***CONTEST QSL INFO "ONLY"*** CQWW PHONE 2000

QSL INFO FOR "FG5BG" IS VIA OUR QSL MANGER KR4DA :

ROBERT C. DE GRIPPO 2835 FENNEL AVE MIDDLEBURG, FL 32068 USA

QSL ADDRESS INFO FOR EACH MEMBER

Our QTH while on the beautiful Island of Guadeloupe

OUR VIEW TO EUROPE FROM THE DX SHACK!

ITU: 11 CQ: 08 LOCATOR FK 96 HD

IOTA NA-102

ISLANDS ON THE AIR

GUADELOUPE, FRENCH WEST INDIES.

LINKS:

Here is a GREAT WEB SITE for INFO and FACTS about Guadeloupe

Lonely Planet - Destination Guadeloupe

Photo From Space of Guadeloupe.

Current Weather Conditions in Guadeloupe.

Color Pic's from Guadeloupe!

Map of Guadeloupe

QSL cards from Guadeloupe over the years!

Our QTH while on the ISLAND!

Operating Frequencies

Operators

QSL Info

Our Sponsors

News/Bulletins

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