P4 – Noord, Aruba

Dates: 22 to 24 February 2012

Callsign: P4/AI2N and P4/WJ2O

P4 – Noord, Aruba 2025-01-17T02:42:54-05:00
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

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