FM5BH CONTEST STATION
MARTINIQUE ISLAND
FREEDOM for UKRAINE
PLEASE STOP THE WAR
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NEW
For sale BH-FLAG
I build transformer's and terminal resistor's boxes
for flag or pennant RX antennas. I sell them on Ebay
if you are interesting CLICK on the link below :
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The Caribbean ... it's always a dream.
Welcome to this website
for Caribbean DX vacation.
Visit DOMINICA
ONLY 2 HOURS BY BOAT FROM MARTINIQUE
A GOOD PLACE TO STAY
JACOWAY INN
IT IS A FRIENDLY HAM RADIO PLACE
PLEASE CONTACT URIS or VALINA
AT
+1 (767)612-9413 or WhatsApp
Martinique is located between DOMINICA J79 and SAINT LUCIA J6.
It's very easy to visit all these islands from Martinique
with the ferry boat :
You can rent the FM5BH radio station even out of the contest for a week or longer.
The accomodation is very comfortable with one bedroom with air conditionning bathroom radioshack kitchen
If you want to visit us please just send me an email at
fm5bh@sfr.fr or fm5bh@fm5bh.com
Below are some pictures of the accomodation and the nearby beaches
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How to get to Martinique :
From USA with America Airline or AIR FRANCE
OR JET-BLUE (via FG5).
From CANADA with AIR CANADA or TRANSAT
From Paris with Air France- Air caraibes- Corsair
For more information click on the logo below :
There are 2 restaurants at 3 minutes by walk from FM5BH radio station :
MARCORESTO and L'ASSIETTE ET BEN
You have also a supermarket SIMPLY MARKET at only 4 minutes by walk
ANTENNAS : Force 12 C31XR + XM240 - SPIDERBEAM HF+WARC - HF2Vwith elevated radials 40m-80m- INV L160M- INV V 80M
New antenna since october 2019 : AD 2334 QUADBAND
from UA2FZ ANTENNA-DEPOT
LISTEN TO THE WPX SSB 2016 PILE UP : CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW
a terrible callsign !!
Are you in the LOG ?
FM5BH S O 2 R SETUP :
Left radio : FTDX 3000 Right Radio : FTDX 3000
Amplifier left : OM POWER 2500 HF Amplifier right : OMPOWER 2501 Automatic
SO2R Sequencer : MICROHAM U2R
Software: N1MM PLUS or WINTEST or DXLOG
Band Pass Filters : 2 x DUNESTAR MODEL 600 low power
YU1CF DUAL ANTENNA high power band pass filters
TRIPLEXER LBS 4500 Watt and 6 to 2 switch REMOTE QTH
Automation : Bandmaster III WX0B
Here are 2 very good articles about SO2R by Al Dewey, KØAD, NCJ :
Schematic diagram of a SO2R by VA6AM
TO3F : BY Marius ON4RU CQWPX CW 2022 :
TO7O : BY Miguel EA1BP CQWWDX SSB 2021 :
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FM7BH 1977 (17 years old) |
FM5BH 2003 |
FM5BH RADIO STATION DUCOS MARTINIQUE |
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TO1A IK1QEI STEFANO |
FM/T93Y CQ WWDX CW LP |
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TO7A - UT5UGR |
TO5AA - RW3QC |
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CQWWDXSSB 2003 TO5A BY F5VHJ |
FM/K9NW CQWWDX SSB 2006 |
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DANNY FM/T93M WPX SSB2004 |
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JIM N6TJ NOVEMBER 2019 CQ WW DX CW |
Lucien FM5WD-Léonce FM5DN Yuri VE3DZ ARRL CW 2020 |
TO5Y CQ WPX CW 2015
TO8M by LA8OM
CQ WW DX CW 2015
Listen to the pile up from here :