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| Reviews Summary for The Hamlet - Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $See website
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Description: A charming Carribean cottage overlooking the ocean, complete with great
antennas and a charming hostess (Jody, VP5JM)
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More info: http://vp5jm.com
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write your own review of the The Hamlet - Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands.
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W9VNE
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 7, 2008 06:45
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great ham radio experience
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I first used the Hamlet in 1994 for the CQ WW (November). I went back in Feb 1995 and also November 1995 for another CQWW. I used the Hamlet in Feb 2007 and Feb 2008 for the FOC Marathon. Jody is very gracious and hospitable. The hardware works. Location is above average. I have been operating the bands for more than 55 years so I have some basis for evaluating a location and also the antennas. If you go you will enjoy yourself and will have a great time on the bands.
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K4ELO
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 17, 2007 19:22
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Fun dx location
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My wife and I spent a fun week at the Hamlet. We really enjoyed visiting with Jody/VP5JM. She is a wonderful hostess and makes sure everything is right for you. She will provide a xcvr or, like me, you can bring your own, just sit down at the operating position and plug your stuff in, and you are on the air.
I worked mostly 20m and 40m, both cw and psk. It seemed like 20m was open to EU and beyond almost any time of day. The EU stations particulary, seemed anxious to work a VP5. You would have no trouble working DXCC in a week here if that was your goal. You can even create your own pileups on 20m cw with W/K crowd if you like. Jody's antennas are very good. I worked over 30 countries and many, many US stations with only 20 watts on cw/psk only operating part time.
The rest of the time, the snorkeling, fishing, etc is amazing.
Right after we got there, my wife looked around and said "What, we're only staying one week?"
We will definitely be going back again.
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