Three islands so far, each with its own licensing paperwork, its own idea of what a "villa with a view" means for an antenna, and its own weather. Parks activated on these trips are written up on the POTA page — every island section below links straight to them.
A vertical ten feet from salt water, an hour before sunset, and a European pileup that ran until the battery quit. Also: what the licensing office actually needs, how long it really takes, and the ferry from St. Martin with a Pelican case.
The volcano is a national park and the trail is steeper than the map admits. What I took up, what I wished I'd left behind.
Forms, fees, timelines and the email address that actually answers.
Everything I packed, everything I forgot, and the one adapter that saved the week. The honest starting point for a first Caribbean operation.
Nothing drilled, nothing damaged, nothing blown over. Three days of trade winds.