The
V31AD
expedition was put together by two ham friends, James, AG5TX, and Don,
N5DD, and our XYLs Renee, KD5YGC, and Amy, KC5DJI.
The expedition took place in the rental shack of V31MD, in
Placencia, in southern Belize.
V31AD
was operational from March 13 – 20, 2004. During this time we made 3,900
QSOs, with 3,000 unique stations. QSOs
were made on the 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meter bands, using SSB,
CW and RTTY.
Belize
is
just below Mexico on the Caribbean coast.
It offers a mix of tropical forests rich with wildlife, majestic
mountains, mysterious Mayan temples, and water sports.
Belize’s major industries are Sugar, bananas, fish products,
garment production, food processing, timber, tourism, and construction.
Placencia
is at the southern tip of a long, narrow, sandy peninsula in Southern
Belize. It’s a laid-back beach town.
All commerce and activity used to be carried out by boat, thus the
village's 'main street' is just a narrow concrete footpath less than 1m
(3ft) wide. The main attractions are the beaches and water sports, there's
also fishing, bird and manatee watching, and excursions to jungle rivers
and wildlife sanctuaries.
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