Update December 14, 2023: We finished with close to 28000 QSOs on all bands 6 through 160. OQRS is open and ready for your QSL requests. It will be a few weeks before we have QSLs printed. All QSOs have been uploaded to LoTW. There is no charge for LoTW or Bureau cards. The team has already decided to return again in 2024 from 30 November to 13 December. A full report with statistics will be published soon.

Update December 9, 2023: All antennas except one have been taken down and stored until our next visit. One station will be active until about 1200 or 1300Z on Saturday.

Update December 2, 2023: All antennas are up and functioning. Getting reasonable reports on 160. QSO count is down a little due to solar conditions and operators taking some rest. We have 3 stations operating with very little interference between them. Not all are operating constantly as we also enjoy some of the non-radio attractions to enjoy on the island.

Update November 29, 2023: All antennas are installed for 6 through 40 meters. Tomorrow (November 30) team will install the 80 and 160 antennas. 

Update November 4, 2023: We had our final team meeting before we depart for Saint Martin.

All equipment was tested, all computers networked and tested and new antenna masts were inspected and packed.

We are very excited to be returning to Saint Martin with the enhanced band conditions.

We will attempt to set up a 6m monitoring stations. Two of us will arrive late on November 25th and begin antenna assembly and limited participation in the CQWW CW contest. The other two ops arrive on November 28th.

If you have requests or comments, please send them to our pilot and QSL team at TO9W2023@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce our next TO9W activity from the beautiful island of Saint Martin. Activity will take place November 26th to December 8th, 2023. The 2023 team will include K9NU, N9EP, FS4WBS, W9AP and K9EL.

Our goal is to make as many QSOs as possible on all bands and modes, with special emphasis on CW. We normally give priority to the 160, 80, 40 bands in that order, but with the increased sunspot activity, we will establish band priorities based on conditions at that time.

Bob, W9AP and John, K9EL will arrive late on November 25th and participate in the CQWW CW contest as time allows. Paul, K9NU and Ed, N9EP will arrive on November 28th. Antenna installation has priority, so first few days will be dedicated to the installation of antennas for all bands. We will operate during breaks and in the evenings until all antennas are installed. We will likely do more FT8 the first few days.

We plan real-time uploads using the Club Log Live Stream software for Expeditions assuming a steady internet connection. John, W9ILY, is our QSL Manager and will upload our logs to LoTW daily.

TO9W will be well supported by the excellent pilot team of K9NB, W9MK, AA9A, N9AOL and W9ILY. All requests for information, schedules, QSO verification and general comments should be addressed to TO9W2023@gmail.com.