[Dx4win] TO5FJ - St. Barts

[F6EXV]

Hi Jim and all
Unfortunately no way to get a "real" FJ call for the trip, as FJs are 
only for residents.
Just for info, the is a legal vacuum for this case in the French laws 
related to FJ and FS s for special prefix to be used (TO or TX). The 
administration decided that, untill further notice, the prefix is TO.  
It might (repeat, might) change in the future !
They are a new "kind" of "territory" called "collectivité d'outremer" 
which could translate as "overseas collectivity".
All other overseas parts of France have a different status :overseas 
departments (FG, FM, FY and FR), overseas territories (FK and FO), 
territorial collectivities (FH), state territory (FO0X). FP is something 
else, the FR islands (FR/J /G and /T), the FT's are again something 
different. I do not even know what is the status of FW !
French administration at its best !
My suitcases are almost ready, I am leaving my home town on Saturday at 
around 16h00 GMT, and will step foot on FJ at around 00h30GMT on Monday. 
It will take us some time to settle down and set up the stations, so 
that gives you plenty of time to set up DX4Win !
I thought the DX4Win users deserved a bit of details about this FJ 
expedition...
Logging will not be done under DX4Win, but QSLing certainly will !

See you all from there, and remember : TO5FJ = FJ !
73 + HNY 2008
Paul F6EXV




Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:

>Starting 6 January 2008, TO5FJ will be the callsign used from the newest DXCC
>Entity of St. Barthelemy.  More information at:
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>    http://www.f6exv.org/
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>The first time you log a QSO with TO5FJ, just change the Prefix field to FJ,
>then all future QSOs will log correctly.  I will not get a country file release
>out in time for the DXpedition, but this call will be added for the next time.
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>73 - Jim AD1C
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