FG (Guadeloupe Island) DX'pedition March 2005 on 10 meters band (28 Mhz)

I have had the chance to operate from these nice DX location and on 10 meters band. Guadeloupe Island is located in the Caribbean Sea in French West Indies. The IOTA numbers is IOTA NA-102, WAZ 8, DXCC FG. The callsign used was FG / F1JXQ.

Band : 10 meters and 6 meters band
Main CQ frequency : 28.500 Mhz (+/- 5)
QTH Locator : FK96CD


We get contact and want to receive the QSL card to confirm our QSO ? I will be happy to send you one 🙂

Send your QSL Card directly to :

David Degrelle (F1JXQ)
PO BOX 323
73375 Le Bourget du Lac – FRANCE

Guadeloupe is 1,845 miles (2968 Kms) from New York, 4,306 miles (6928 Kms) from Paris, 2,138 miles (3440 Kms) from Montreal, and 310 miles (498 Kms) from San Juan (Puerto Rico). 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 Rivi?re Sal?e. The other islands are Marie-Galante, La D?sirade, and Les Saintes, which lie offshore, and St. Martin and St. Barth?lemy (or St. Barts), some 125 miles (201 Kms) 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 450,000 people live on Guadeloupe in 2005. The Island is a Overseas Department of France and we speak French and Kr?ole.

More informations about : Guadeloupe at Wikipedia., DXpedition at Wikipedia.

Map of Caribbean Island including Guadeloupe

Picture from satellite of Guadeloupe Island (Butterfly Island)

Pictures of Guadeloupe Island