ISLAND DXPEDITION WILL BE TRIBUTE TO SILENT KEY

For Eric Williams, KV1J, his planned trip to St. Pierre & Miquelon Island, IOTA Number NA-032, is for a solo activation-- but even as he calls CQ as FP/KV1J starting on the 28th of June, Eric will not be totally alone. He will carry the memory of a local amateur who was his friend, Jean-Pierre Carrere, FP5CJ. Jean-Pierre, who was known in the ham community as a welcoming, helpful and personable radio operator, especially to visitors, became a Silent Key last September.
Eric will remain on the air through to the 14th of July and will participate in the IARU HF World Championship on the 12th and 13th of July. It is his 17th trip to the island in the North Atlantic, not far from Newfoundland.