
FS/K9EL Saint Martin Island
John, FS/K9EL will be active again from Saint Martin Island, IOTA NA - 105, 10 - 24 June 2026. He will operate on 80 - 6m.Recent DX Spots FS/K9ELFS/K9EL Log searchSearch QSL via home call, LOTW, ClubLog OQRS. St. Maarten was inhabited by Arawaks (Amerindians) before Columbus' great discovery and was called the “Isle of Salt”. This name was given to the territory because of the large number of deposits of this mineral. As soon as the American continent was discovered in 1492, these lands were renamed Saint Martin, and on November 11 of the same year were put on the world map. A century and a half later, the first colonists - the Dutch and the French - settled on the island, and since then they have coexisted peacefully for more than 400 years. The treaty they signed in 1648 is one of the oldest treaties still in force. Saint Martin Island. Author - Mark Yokoyama.
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